In addition to ‘normal’ things happening…
Had first day of classes for Intro to Counselling (Phil Halstead) and Insights into Church History (Laurie Guy) at Carey today. They both look to be fantastic courses. Random thoughts about both: The counselling class had me reminded again just how ‘objective’/’real’ the various ‘subjective’ human problems can be; The church history class discussed Martin Luther . . . → Read More: busy-ish again
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The word ‘teleology’ (from Greek τελος ‘telos’ – meaning ‘goal’, ‘end’, ‘purpose’ or ‘that toward which things tend’) is not a street-level term. However, the concept of a purpose, goal, function or ‘end’ to things most certainly is. It’s a common as anything. Teleology is blindingly relevant.  31 comments  ethics, philosophy  abortion, advertising, belief, busyness, change, community, conflict, consumerism, creation, dignity, ethics, evil, god, humanity, Law, life, love, morals, order, pain, peace, philosophy, poetry, politics, relationships, science, sexuality, spirituality, technology, wisdom Friggin’ hilarious… and a bit true as well So, I got a call from a friend and we had arranged for he and his wife to come over within the next half-hour… I remembered that I still had to take the compost stuff out and dig a hole and bury it… I raced to the living room (where my shoes were – right next to the doorway)… I put them on quickly… My . . . → Read More: my face (in general) & my nose (in particular) watch it here (worth all 20 minutes of your time). Note: The scope of this thing is so huge, please don’t fault it for making sweeping statements – to cover what it does in 20 minutes, it has to make its statements as general . . . → Read More: the story of stuff Alright, Last week we looked at an analogy between churches and hospitals. Makes sense enough, right? Well, there is one thing that will KILL our ability to turn our churches into ‘hospitals of grace’… Being busy. Want to know one force that NOBODY has ever been able to stop or even slow down??? The force of time. It just keeps . . . → Read More: what all did you do today? |
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