Unemployedidealist

Until recently humans were nested in concentric circles of people. As you progressed outward the your proximity, familiarity and availability decreased. Technological improvements have given us an unprecedented ability to jump to outer circles. The question is, what will such a jump do to us as humans?

Much or the modern political rhetoric classifies Progressive as the alternative to Conservative. Given what defines classical liberalism, the change may be warranted. Progressives feel the solutions to today’s problems are things we haven’t tried before. Conservatives are sure the solutions of the past would still work. I tend toward Conservatism in my public persona while privately embracing a return to an ancient proposal so radical it appears progressive. Which is why I’m so frustrated at the cowardice of a conservative longing for the unexamined good old days while offering no strategic plan to recapture what we abandoned.

I believe in the idea of a God shaped vacuum in the soul of man. It appears that when man is deprived of God he will invent one. Which forces me to face the question: if I would invent a god if I didn’t have one, how can I know that didn’t happen long ago? Did I inherit a useful psychological construct? Or have I encountered a divine being?

Easier can describe the pathway to a goal. Does it become something more dangerous when it becomes the goal? (If you are uninterested in the results of a personal health experiment which is improving the quality of my sleep feel free to jump to 10:50 and skip that rabbit trail. )

I have a habit (perhaps irritating to some) of laying such an intricate and exhaustive foundation for an idea that by the time I introduce the idea no one knows what I am talking about. So this is the introduction to the Abundance Dimensions (part 1) which I made while repairing my Dad’s car.

What if “Abundant Life” is more than just cheerful religious jargon? Could abundance be a specific dimension of life the can be realized once you discipline yourself to seek it?

Hope, husbands, and badly sung Lutheran liturgy all in one podcast. I think this functions as a sequel to “Defining Tyranny. “

It’s probably foolish for someone who doubts the validity of the organized church to offer suggestions about how it conducts its business. But after an attempt to attend a service this weekend, I feel compelled to share how the faithful might emphasize a different brand.

It seems possible to me that much of the rebellion that we observe today may come from an unusual source.  Very few of the structures that modern kids inhabit have the strength of deep roots and long traditions.  Many of the patterns they are expected to fulfill are being made up on the spot by a stressed figure of authority.  Could some rebellion be a survival mechanism practiced by kids who realize there really is no way to successfully play the game they are being ordered to play.

My wife shares an allegory.  Is it about chocolate or something more?  Enjoy the story and you decide.