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God as “Meaning Assigner”

July 11th, 2008 · 18 Comments

It’s 2:45am, I’m back from a long conversation with a good friend, who’s been thinking/seeking/investigating/philosophising for some time, following a religious experience, in the context of a Christian background and culture and possessing an open and inquiring mind. Very philosophical, and digging down to the very basic axioms of meaning and value in life.
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What is God?: The Personal God

February 26th, 2008 · 20 Comments

First post in a series…
I am not theologically trained, I’m just an electronic or software engineer that turned amateur theology into my official thesis procrastination project. (This was a part of the process of deconstructing and defeating the harmful memes that had lodged themselves in my mind, as well as figuring out how best to [...]

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Holy Shofar

December 23rd, 2007 · 6 Comments

I attended Shofar last Sunday. I have many questions and thoughts I’d like to share, but I’ll try to stick to one particular subject right now: the subject of the sermon. The sermon was presented by a guest speaker, I’m afraid I forgot his name.
The key idea presented was pretty much the “Be Holy, for [...]

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Saying Thank You vs Being Grateful

December 20th, 2007 · 3 Comments

You have heard it said that “you should say thank you”. But I tell you that anyone who says “thank you”, but is not truly grateful, commits a sin worse than mere ungratefulness. In addition to having an ungrateful heart, he or she commits dishonesty.

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