Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Her
Her? I thought she was gone, Out of my memories for ever, And then I saw her reflection in the glass. No, not her reflection, but someone very much like her, And then it all came back, The pain, the joy, the laughter, The way that she used to smile, to stand, No, this was…
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Sermons – It’s all Collen’s Fault
This is part of several sermons that should have been put up ages ago, but as those of you that are regular readers may have noticed, I’ve not been on top of that. So, here for those of you that want to read it, the sermon entitled Its All Collens Fault ~Bx
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Sir, We Would See Jesus.
This sermon… confuses me. I wrote it, sure, but I don’t know what it means. By that, I mean, that I don’t know what message I was going for, and, more to the point, I don’t know what message it has. The thing that really confuses me is that I’m going to preach it. Probably…
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Do You Want to Be a Hero?
Today’s Sermon. I know that I’ve been a bit slow on updating my sermons here, but I’m going to try and get back into the habit of doing it. So, here is the one for today. The readings for today are : Isaiah 35:4-7a, James 2:1-10 [11-13] 14-17, Mark 7:24-37 DoYouWantToBeAHero-Sermon This was an interesting…
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Another Take on the Flood Story in Genesis
*Another Take on the Flood Story in Genesis* For a long time, the story of the flood in Genesis has been a source of theological problems for most theologians. On the face of it, it essentially shows God getting annoyed with the world, and drowning them en-masse apart from Noah and his family. I’ve been…
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Church In Wales Review Report
Today, the 20th of July, 2012, a group of three experts have delivered a report to the Church In Wales that is full of over 50 recommendations on how the Church In Wales can modernise itself in order to survive for the future. The Report can be found here As a Priest, newly ordained in…
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My Crime was Simply To be – A poem
My Crime was Simply To be We walked the earth with everyone else. We spoke to them, We comforted them. We told them of God’s Grace; of God’s Love. We tried to show them the truth of what they already knew. They were afraid. Afraid of change. Afraid of being lost. And in that fear…
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Pacifism, Forgivness, and the Masacare at Houla.
I am technically a pacifist. Technically. I believe that resorting to violence means that you have lost. I see no reason to own a gun. I see no reason to carry a knife, even when I felt threatened. The most I have ever felt the need to learn to protect myself was Choi Kwang Do…
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From Ubuntu 12 to Linux Mint, and why I did it.
So, Ubuntu 12 was the last straw. I tried it, and it just wasn’t right. The push behind the modern UI design does seem to be a complete reversal of the ideas of Linux, that is, let the user choose what the user wants. I moved to Ubuntu from Fedora because I was bored of…
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Desert Fathers accepting of homosexuality?
Lust 29. ‘A brother, being tempted by a demon, went to a hermit and said ‘Those two monks over there who live together live sinfully’. But the hermit knew that a demon was deceiving him. So he called the brothers to him. In the evening he put out a mat for them, and covered them…
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How to loose your influence in a theological debate:
A response based on the reading of this article. An interesting piece which strikes a chord for me as someone who spends an inordinate amount of time discussing theology with people. I was happily nodding along in agreement with it, much of the actions is something that I see in others (of course never in…
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The Demons in the Darkness – Easter Eve Sermon.
An Easter Eve Sermon. This was an interesting sermon, both in the way it was written, and the way it was recieved. Some comments: The beginning terrified me… I felt guilty all the way through.. I’m not sure how I feel about those comments. The Demons In the Darkness ~BX
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Merchandising!
So, I decided to re-visit CafePress after a very long absence to discover that they have very much upped their game. While there, in order to test out their features, with the eye to perhaps writing a review, I noticed that actually, I could produce quite a few of the items of clothing that I…
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Dear People who use “Christians think/say/believe”,
Dear People who use “Christians think/say/believe”, Can you please, please, please cite your source? It’s getting both boring, and tiresome to not only have to correct you repeatedly, but to also have to ask you “Where did you hear that?” or, “Who told you that?”, or say “Do we now?”. I know that there is…
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