Reinhold Niebuhr began saying the Serenity Prayer (in 1936?) as follows: Father, give us courage to change what must be altered, serenity to accept what cannot be helped, and the insight to know the one from the other. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway [...]
“Amazing Grace” is a Christian hymn written by English poet and clergyman John Newton (1725–1807), published in 1779. “Amazing Grace” is also a true inspirational biography drama (released in 2006) of 18th century abolitionist William Wilberforce maneuvering his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade. Last weekend was the first time [...]
As wonderful as the King James Version of the Bible is, it’s not without its imperfections (no Bible translation is 100% perfect). One particular verse that provides those with a legalistic and judgmental spirit toward others to accuse innocent Christians of wrongdoing is 1Thessalonians 5:22. This is a good reason why Christians should always study [...]
By coincidence, Gavin Bollard wrote a post on empathy on the same day I wrote my last post (The Biased EQ Test) on this same subject. His is titled Barriers to Empathy. What’s said there supports my point; plus, it contains details to help NTs better understand what should not be such a difficult challenge [...]
Simon Baron-Cohen’s Empathy Quotient test is biased. It unfairly favors the neurotypical culture. Its questions have more to do with social etiquette and communication than they do with empathy. Empathy is the ability to understand how someone feels because you can imagine what it is like to be them. The fact of the matter is [...]
This morning I woke up early thinking about theological perspectives I’ve shared which may possibly be revised. I also reflected upon the effects other Christians have had on me. It became apparent again how important it is to have checks, counter-checks, and more counter-checks¹ from multiple sources. The perspectives of many Christians flooded through my [...]
Now I understand why translating the greek verb kenow as “emptied himself” can give the wrong impression of what’s said in Philippians 2:7! The New American Standard Bible (along with other modern translations) mistranslates Philippians 2:7. So does the New International Version by translating kenow as “made himself nothing.” The King James translators gave the [...]
Around the beginning of last December I wrote Five Quotes from Three Posts into Two Books. Since then, I’ve completed reading these two books introduced back then that include some things I said on my blog. I have also been in contact with both of those authors and am now ready to say more about [...]
Proprioception is the sense that people have of knowing where the parts of their body are. It is also called kinesthetic sense. Proprioceptive dysfunction is a fancy term for motor clumsiness which is an expression of relatively low spatial ability. Spatial ability is a category of reasoning skills that refers to the capacity to think [...]
Who knows what they’re doing? It depends on who you ask. If you ask an unsaved person, even if he is labeled (by mankind; not God) as an expert in the field of human behavior, he may say like George K. Simon, Jr., Ph.D. does, Character disturbed people (e.g., covert-aggressive manipulators) are aware of what [...]
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