Month: June 2015

11.6.15
– Compare & contrast the philosophical anthropology underlying the different schools of psychotherapy.

E.g.

Psychoanalysis (negative view)

Vs.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (positive view)
– Original Sin – The sequence/order is all that matters – the foundation always comes BEFORE the building, & never the other way around!

Tree of life –> tree of knowledge (of good & evil) is right.

Tree of knowledge (of good & evil) –> tree of life is wrong.
– When you don’t know what to do, don’t do anything!
– Why does having a large(r) number in your bank account balance feel so good?!
– Gen.18:25

13.6.15
– “First we shape the walls & then the walls shape us.” – Winston Churchill
– There are 2 kinds of people:

1. Those who shape the walls, that in turn shape others.

2. Those who are shaped by the walls, that are shaped by others.

But what are the forces that shape the shapers?!

And do the walls have any reciprocal effect on their own shapers?
14.6.15
– The unconscious/collective/cultural self as the locus of GOD’s work!
– The Word as the seed sown into the soil.

The Spirit as the sower of the seed.

The Body as the soil into which the seed is sown.
– The Devil, the world & the flesh always work together.

So wherever you find one, assume the presence of the other two!
15.6.15
– Answering “How is it with your soul?” (will be sent once a month – First Sundays):

Reflect on the question for at least 10-15 minutes.

Soul = physical + spiritual + emotional + intellectual + material + relational + vocational/mission + public/social (E.g. Citizenship)

‘Material’ includes ecological & economic.

Soul ~ life ~ person

Answer with a brief description of your health/well-being in each of these areas.

SHALOM
– Good Vs. Evil ~ GOD Vs. Satan ~ Spirit Vs. Flesh ~ Word Vs. World

NOT

Me/us Vs. You/them
– patsy
– maw
– peer-review
– Sources, evidence & theory
– Distinguish:

Prison

&

Jail
– scurrilous
– Movies:

“Ripley’s Game”

WOW… O felix culpa!

Grace/sacrifice/love –> Conscientization/humanization/redemption
16.6.15
– Metatheology
– Heretic Asylum
– organon
– Charge mobile – morning (after waking) one hour & night (before sleep) one hour
– The least:

Matthew 5:19, 11:11, 25:40,45, Luke 9:48
– How can peace of mind & universal compassion go together?
– How long has it been since your last naughty/crazy/risky act?
– Can wisdom be taught?

Spiritual knowledge
– How does sexuality affect your spirituality?

How does faith affect your sex-life?
– The Talmud, Mishnah and Midrash
– Synthetic theology

Constructive theology

Intercultural theology

Comparative theology

Integrative theology
– Ignorance –> superstition!
– GOD’s will ~ GOD’s way ~ GOD’s word
– Fascinated by taboo!
– Imperfections, trivialities and diversities of being human!
– Ritual, education and law
17.6.15
– Work-around – to backup iTunes songs from iPad (& free up space), without PC iTunes (different account!) – use (file-transfer through) Documents app.
– Just because you have chosen a suitable vocation doesn’t mean you don’t need to have rigorous discipline, even make sacrifices!
– Grace (vertical) + virtue (inward) + mission (outward) = Blessedness (holistic)!
– Compare:

Marital (dynamics)

&

Martial (arts)
– Ragamuffin Gospel

Vs.

Mendicant Orders
– The sanctity & sanity of the sensual!
– bcc – blind carbon copy
– Auto-suggestion
– Talmudic argumentation
– “Cracking the Bible (code)”
– Positive/constructive/wholesome coping strategies
– Priming the pump
– Mastery/accomplishment

&

Pleasure/satisfaction

equals

Happiness/well-being!
– Weekly – one day random learning (mid-week) and one day freak out (Sunday)
– Check & balances
– Professional contracts

Social covenants
– Professionalism & ethicality always go hand-in-hand!
– When you know and respect your own limits, you can also avoid harming others around you!
– Self-hypnosis
18.6.15
– Can ‘pastor’ and ‘thinker’ go together??
– Trumpery – falderol

Troglodyte – caveman

Purlieu – environs

Boondocks – hinterland

Undertow – seapuss
– Should I digitize and upload (blog) my old journals?
– Summer (hot) – April, May, June, July

Peak summer (very hot) – May, June

Winter (cool) – November, December, January, February

Other (moderate) – March, August, September, October
– Living completely in the present moment – 70%

Thinking about the past and the future – 30%
– skulking
– Fruits for dinner – daily or alternate day?

Half hour silence + journaling, & half hour exercise – daily or alternate day?
– Lectio divina. This time-honored practice consists of five basic movements: biblical study (lectio), reflection (meditatio), prayer (oratio), discernment (contemplatio), and contemplative action (operatio).
– The Holy Spirit – the world cannot receive Him, because they are not looking for it/him/her (anything out of the ordinary/natural/rational)!

Isn’t faith all about expecting the impossible??
– biopolitics & biopower

biotechnology & bioethicS