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belief system Cognition

Our attention shapes who we become

Jesus kneeling and writing in the sand while surrounded by a crowd with an anxious woman leaning against a wall
Jesus writes in the sand while a crowd angrily confronts a woman accused of wrongdoing.

Our attention is never neutral. It is always training us, shaping our perception, values, emotions, and sense of self.

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false ideas journey materialism Religion and Politics

We didn’t abandon religion — we just exchanged gods

Modern society has not abandoned religion; rather, it has replaced traditional beliefs with new societal ideals. Influential thinkers like Durkheim and Tillich suggest that faith now revolves around ultimate concerns such as social justice or identity. This shift transforms political discourse into a moral battleground, revealing the complexities of modern devotion.

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belief system

God is not dead

If you have been celebrating the death of the Divine One, you may be in for a surprise because God is not dead. He has morphed into a variety of new secular religions.

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Decision making Faith hope

Go to the limit of your longing

Sometimes you have to keep moving forward in spite of what is happening. Love this poem, “Go to the limits of your longing” by Rainer Maria Rilke that captures this so beautifully. Go to the limits of your longing A poem by Rainer Maria Rilke Translation by Joanna Macy and Anita Barrows God speaks to […]