Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. (Isaiah 6:6)  People glibly talk about seeing God, or seeing Jesus Christ. But in…

-Looking Good Isn’t Enough “Judah has not turned to Me with her whole heart, but in pretence.” – Jeremiah 3:10 The American humorist, Sam Levenson told the story of the driver who put a note under the windshield wiper of a packed car that read, “I have just smashed into your car. The people who…

-What God Hates: Proverbs 6:12-19 “You who love the Lord, hate evil” –Psalm 97:10 God hate sin. In proverbs 6, the author singled out 7 specific transgressions that are an abomination to the Lord. Sin is so horrible that when the Lord Jesus, the perfect son of God, bore our guilt on the cross, the…

-The Trouble with the Towers “Come, let us build ourselves a city and tower…; let us make a name for ourselves” – Genesis 11:4 A daring acrobat gained attention when he scaled the steel and the glass surface of Chicago’s 1,454-foot Sears Tower. He carried 50 pounds of climbing equipments and fought off 40-mile-an-hour winds.…

FORGETTING YOUR PAST –Turning your Pain into Purpose. -John 8:1-11; Philippians 3:8-14; Isaiah 43:16-21. By: Robert Kortey Apla-kweku. I want you to imagine the healing of memory as a leader with seven rungs. It only takes a small act of courage to start, but a big daily dose of it to keep going, because you’ll…

-There is Hope “Now, Lord, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers!” – Kings 19:4 A letter came to the class of Social Doctrines of the Catholic Church class that bore no signature and no return address. It read, “By the time you receive this letter, I will have committed suicide.…

-Samson’s Fatal Flaw: Judges 14 “Samson said to his father, Get her for me, for she pleases me well” – Judges 14:3 Failure to exercise self-discipline can ruin a person. Lack of self-discipline caused Samson to make mistakes that led to his capture by the philistines who put out his eyes and enslaved him. His…

-Things Don’t Just Happen “Behold, all souls are Mine;… the soul who sin shall die.” –Ezekiel 18:4 When salmon travel hundreds of miles up the rivers and streams to spawn where they were hatched, they act on instinct. In a sense, they are driven by an uncontrollable force. People, on the other hand, are different.…

What’s the Meaning of “Be Strong and Courageous” Have you ever had a time in your life, when you felt so afraid that you screamed inside of yourself, “I just can’t do it!” Are you there now? God knows that there will be times when you will feel afraid to move forward or do something…