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Twilight and the burden of free will

I watched the movie Eclipse recently. I’m not a Twilight fan, but – well, we all have people in our lives, don’t we? One moment in particular stood out to me. In the middle of the one of the most … Continue reading

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The Structure of Human Hope: speculations on immortality

In my previous posts (1, 2, 3), I’ve tried to be careful not to offer any speculation on the actual nature of resurrection or immortality. Instead, I’ve tried to follow the scriptures, and simply hold out trust and confidence in … Continue reading

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The Structure of Human Hope: personal eschatology

As I’ve hinted in my previous posts (1, 2), I think “God” means that there is progress and growth for infinity, that our efforts and actions reverberate down through eternity, and that there are always new things to learn and … Continue reading

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The Structure of Human Hope: in the first century

In my previous post, I outlined what I think reality must be like in order for human hope to persist. Now I want to examine how that looked in the first century. The New Testament scriptures begin with a declaration … Continue reading

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The Structure of Human Hope

There are many philosophies of the future, many perspectives on how society progresses, and many thoughts on what gives us hope. It seems by now to have been well-established that humans need hope in order to survive. When hope fails, … Continue reading

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Night Sky

Tonight I looked up at the clouds, and the sky beyond them, and the stars beyond that. And I thought that people were not meant to live only under the clouds, but that one day, we might climb up a … Continue reading

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Paddling into the waves

I wrote this on October 8, 2008, 10:51pm. It has been here waiting ever since. It has been long enough. -micah — Today I set out to understand myself. My peculiar mix of emotions and thoughts and attitudes – where … Continue reading

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Kings and Heroes

There is a lot of confusion about what exactly Jesus teaches us to be. Many people on TV would suggest that Jesus came to teach us how to be happy. There is a lot of validity to that thought, but … Continue reading

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every moment is valuable

Every moment is valuable all by itself. But sometimes other moments help us see that. At one point in my life I was extremely distressed. I walked out into the darkness, and eventually laid down behind an old log. And … Continue reading

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converge

Ever since I was 15, I’ve identified myself primarily as a songwriter. It is what I do, and who I am. And ever since I began performing, I’ve begun segmenting myself. There is the side of me that performs and … Continue reading

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