It is amazing what tiny events can trigger anxiety. Even a slight physical discomfort can do it. We (some of us, sometimes) go to the doctor, here comes the needle, and we instinctively recoil, just like an amoeba who has been gently poked. What Rx would you prescribe? (I’m not going to try to …
Health, sanity, and happiness
When we find ourselves in difficulty, it is especially important to refresh ourselves in the saving truths of the universal family—the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man—however you may express them. Here is a philosophy of living reflection on integrated living. Health, sanity (mental …
From “Judge not” to the golden rule
There is a marvelous flow of teaching from Matthew 7:1-12 in Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. “Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. For with the judgment you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. Why do you see the speck in your brother’s eye, your …
The fact, law, and love of God unfolding
Today I recommend the 7:33 video. Here's the audio file. The family of God is like a man who had horses and trained the young ones to carry a rider by taking them out and whenever they were frightened, he would stop turn around, get off the horse, and allow the horse to become fully …
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C. S. Lewis, Peter Kreeft, and the sequence: truth, goodness, and beauty
Peter Kreeft Scrambling at the last minute to get all the data required to submit a book proposal to an editor. They all want to know how your book compares with similar books on the market. You think you know the “competition,” but just to see if anything has appeared recently, go to amazon. Type …
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Socrates: Goodness, the first steps
Socrates Philosophical decision-making clarifies the truth--or meaning--of the facts and specific value most relevant to the situation. Socrates’ reasoning about whether to escape or to remain in prison is presented in Plato’s dialogue, the Crito. After some preliminaries, Socrates expresses …
