Welcome back! Today, I’m writing a brief post on today’s reading, Meditations chapter two! In today’s reading, I will be breaking down a few of the 17 points in chapter two, starting with point 1. I HIGHLY recommend picking up a copy of this book for yourself. It’s a very highly recommended book on philosophyContinue reading “Meditations on Meditations, Part 2: Mornings & Mortality”
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Thoughts On: The City of God, by Saint Augustine, Part 7
For part 6, give a Click! Hey guys, and welcome back to my personal study of City of God! I let you guys down real hard last week, missing my self scheduled post time. It turns out, I bit off more than I could chew, and didn’t have enough steam built up to make itContinue reading “Thoughts On: The City of God, by Saint Augustine, Part 7”
Ecclesiastes Part 2: The Emptiness of Possession
“I said in my heart: “I will go forth and overflow with delights, and I will enjoy good things.” And I saw that this, too, is emptiness.”- Ecclesiastes 2:1 The Continued Hopelessness of Solomon Picking up from chapter 1, Solomon continues by going and making merry, enjoying the many good things he has gotten,Continue reading “Ecclesiastes Part 2: The Emptiness of Possession”
To Grow In Kindness
How would you improve your community? I am, quite often, an angry, venomous, spiteful person. And I confess this, not out of pride, but awareness. I am, as most in America, untrusting, unkind, confrontational, and very un-Christlike. When asked about what I can do to improve my community, I must think first on the greaterContinue reading “To Grow In Kindness”
The Body, a Temple
“Or do you not know that your bodies are the Temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?” - 1 Corinthians 6:19 When I approach the topic of physical fitness, I approach it from a Christian viewpoint first, and a preparednessContinue reading “The Body, a Temple”
Ecclesiastes, Part 1: Vanity, and Wisdom
I highly recommend reading this AFTER reading the biblical book of Ecclesiastes, which touches on a great number of my feelings recently. The first chapter sets a mental foundation for our character, Solomon (maybe), who is experiencing what seems to be a crisis. All is vanity. Everything. It’s all… waste. The world doesn’t stop moving,Continue reading “Ecclesiastes, Part 1: Vanity, and Wisdom”
Thoughts On: The City of God, by Saint Augustine, Part 6
If you missed part 5, Click Me!! Hello all, and welcome back to my personal study of Saint Augustine’s “City of God”! Today, in part 6, we’ll be covering parts 12 and 13, covering two very interesting points whose direction I don’t know. So let’s dive in! Part 12: The lack of a burial doesContinue reading “Thoughts On: The City of God, by Saint Augustine, Part 6”
Meditations on Meditations, Part 1: Gratitude, Through Aurelius Eyes
One of the great Stoic Philosophers of history, Marcus Aurelius is oft touted as a “Philosopher King”, a great leader of men, and is the writer of the book “Meditations” which is the subject of today’s reading. It has been on my reading list for some time, and while I have read parts of it,Continue reading “Meditations on Meditations, Part 1: Gratitude, Through Aurelius Eyes”
Peace is a Lie, There is Only the Eternal Grind of Progress.
“What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun?”- Ecclesiastes 1:3 ESV Where is my peace to be found? And to where can I run, in hopes of finding rest? There is no true one size fits all answer. But this is mine. Some would say, run to God,Continue reading “Peace is a Lie, There is Only the Eternal Grind of Progress.”
Philosophy, Theology, Preparedness.
“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!”- Psalm 103:1 ESV Last year was a particularly difficult one for me. I felt alone, isolated, depressed, and tired. I knew that things needed to change, that I needed to change, and that my life needed to change. CarryingContinue reading “Philosophy, Theology, Preparedness.”
Modern Survival Arkansas 