3.4.14
– Fascinated with the irrelevant!
– Faith IN action
– Lackadaisical
– The sexual mafia & the hijacking of youth!
– Journal of Adolescence
– Persistent spiritual youth – is immaturity necessary for virility?
– Suicidology
– Deception, manipulation & coercion
– Emotional blackmail
– Psychological struggles » existential crisis » escapism!
– Preventive, educative & supportive counseling
– Learn the ‘language’ of your audience/clientele
– Successful suicides
– Accidents > homicide > suicide
4.4.14
– Green cabs
Why don’t you consider investing in this novel & noble venture?!
– Dr. Emma Gonzalves
She is a spiritual-psychologist, but not a philosophical-theologian.
– “But HOW can we cut ourselves off from GOD??”
The mystery of original sin!
– Analogies of Sin
1. The uprooted (& decaying) plant
2. The falling plates.
– Sin cannot be understood apart from Law (condemnation/curse) & Death (ultimate destruction).
And Salvation cannot be understood apart from Grace (forgiveness & reconciliation) & Resurrection (abundant & everlasting life).
– Uprooting & rerooting
The ground of being ~ the sustaining soil!
– Comparing the story of ‘The Fall’ to the parable of the Prodigal Son.
– Judgment as offence-retribution
Vs.
Judgment as choice-consequence
– The unique role of revelation & faith in spiritual truth, as opposed to physical reality…
– The Cross of Christ » our conversion/baptism » cosmic renewal!
– Tree of life (faith/spirituality/religion/theology)
&
Fruit of Knowledge (reason/science/culture/politics)
Adulthood is NOT growing out of childhood, but building upon it!
DON’T hurry/skip the transition phase – adolescence is crucial!
– Pastor: I hate to go after people & drive them, I would rather that each person takes more initiative, but since that is not the case, I have to use more of the rod-&-staff approach!
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