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How Will You Respond When the Tragedy Seems “Meaningless”?

We Don’t Know Exactly How the Thoughts We Think Originate, Including Why You Decided to Read This Title [Video]

We Don’t Know Exactly How the Thoughts We Think Originate, Including Why You Decided to Read This Title [Video]

Why did you decide to click on this article and give it a read? Neurologically speaking, nobody knows! Neuroscientists don’t know how we think thoughts in the first place. This remains elusive. If I think to myself, Raise my right hand and wave at my neighbor, the “origin of thought” or the “neural basis of thought” continues under investigation. Even the smartest scientists and researchers do not know how that thought originates.

An Apology Becomes Suspicious When Overshadowed by Excessive Explanation

An Apology Becomes Suspicious When Overshadowed by Excessive Explanation

John made a thoughtless comment to Kelly when arguing about her father and mother visiting them for Christmas. He said, “Your parents stay too long and continually complain while here.” Hurt and offended by his criticisms, Kelly began to cry. John, recognizing he should not have said those things, tried to apologize.

How Will You Respond When the Tragedy Seems “Meaningless”?

How Will You Respond When the Tragedy Seems “Meaningless”?

Mark Twain believed he was brilliant at highlighting experiences and apparent contradictions that pointed in his mind to God's cruelty, which led him to reject the God of the Bible. For instance, in his novel The Mysterious Stranger, he wrote:

Parallel Worlds: Virtual Particles and the Mysteries of Jesus [Video]

Parallel Worlds: Virtual Particles and the Mysteries of Jesus [Video]

I find it fascinating that scientists have discovered a set of laws in the universe beyond our current understanding of the laws of physics. These laws are counterintuitive and appear to defy our current laws of physics.

Truth or Deception: Exploring the Gray Areas in Communication

Truth or Deception: Exploring the Gray Areas in Communication

In my book Before You Hit Send (How To Speak Your Mind - 2024 re-release), I wrote, “Some contend that it is okay to say things that are untrue as long as we believe it is spoken out of necessity and kindness.” Does this describe you? Do you “categorize” different types of lies and attempt justifying some to be okay?

Parallel Worlds: Virtual Particles and the Mysteries of Jesus [Video]

Truth or Deception: Exploring the Gray Areas in Communication

Living in the Shadow: Discovering Identity, Purpose, and Direction

Living in the Shadow: Discovering Identity, Purpose, and Direction

Have you ever felt the weight of living in the shadow of a more successful person? For many, that presents no serious challenge. But not for those feeling compared to that towering figure. The one in the shadows can feel overlooked and devalued compared to a recognized parent, sibling, or associate. This burden can become overwhelming and defeating.

Unintentional Sin

How do you view your spouse’s mistakes and sins against you? First of all, are they mistakes or sins? There is a big difference between the two. Are they intentional or unintentional? Seldom or frequent? Consider this testimony from a widow who discovered the important difference between unintentional and intentional, though definitely later than she would have desired.

Unintentional Sin

Misunderstanding 'Your Truth': The Consequences of Hasty Reactions [Video]

Misunderstanding 'Your Truth': The Consequences of Hasty Reactions [Video]

The phrase “your truth or my truth” is a popular phrase right now. However, the essence of this phrase is quite timeless. When I was in college in the seventies, I had hair that resembled the shape of a motorcycle helmet. I had too many outfits that included fringe. That era was about “finding truth, baby,” or “being real, man.”

Is Lying, Cheating, And Stealing For Self-Serving Reasons Ever Worth It In The End? [Video]

Is Lying, Cheating, And Stealing For Self-Serving Reasons Ever Worth It In The End? [Video]

Sarah and I recently traveled to Paris to see our daughter, where we stayed in an Airbnb rental about an hour away from the city. At one point during our stay, our daughter, Joy, asked the rental owners about the possibility of swapping homes with them for a weekend at some point.