Category Archives: Spiritual

The Message (Part 1 – Hidden Gems)

Posted on May 11, 2017 by

The message of your story, generally, is also tied very closely to your Core Concept, although the message may not always be obvious when you first start writing. I think it took me a while after I started writing Singularity … Continue reading →

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Existential Quandary

Posted on December 13, 2016 by

That’s what I would call it. I’d had an ‘Existential Crisis’ before, and it certainly felt like one. This one didn’t feel quite so intense. Although I recognized the depth of the question to be the same kind of depth … Continue reading →

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Existential Crisis

Posted on December 6, 2016 by

I’ve been reading a book titled The Universe Next Door by James W. Sire. It gives exhaustive descriptions of various world views (as many as he was aware of back in the day) talking about how to address various relevant … Continue reading →

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Healing Night

Posted on February 2, 2016 by

I’m doing something a little different today. I’m gonna share an excerpt from my auto-biography about an event in my life I refer to as Healing Night. It comes up in my diction from time to time, but I realized … Continue reading →

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Fighting Over Porn

Posted on May 27, 2015 by

I’m in the midst of a struggle. The idea of watching porn has been more appealing lately, as happens sometimes. At present, I’m managing to say ‘no,’ though I think the primary cause of saying ‘no’ right now is pride … Continue reading →

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God’s Approval

Posted on September 18, 2014 by

Ever had one of those days where you accomplish so much, and yet it’s not enough? Your day is full of hard work and achievements with hardly any time to rest, and yet when it gets late at night you … Continue reading →

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The Rare Autistic Christian

Posted on May 26, 2014 by

A number of people have asked me if being/becoming a Christian is more difficult as someone on the Autism Spectrum. It’s always seemed like a silly question to me. I thought, what difference should it make? But this question was … Continue reading →

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Feelings vs. Choice

Posted on April 5, 2014 by

“If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ‘tis now.” –  Hymn by William R. Featherstone   The line struck me the other night, popping up unexpectedly in my head, because love is still a stark mystery to me, and because … Continue reading →

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Revelations from the Book of Job

Posted on February 5, 2014 by

I wanted to share some of what I’ve learned as I went through my Soul Journey curriculum, and one of the books I assigned myself was the book of Job. I have written here about Job before, in fact, my … Continue reading →

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Soul Journey (Christian Rites of Passage and Intimacy with God)

Posted on January 17, 2014 by

It came to mind to put together a spiritual discipline involving a lot of self-searching and study of the Word of God. Not an ordinary Bible study method, but something combining Bible study, hobbies, and prayer – preferably all done … Continue reading →

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