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Category Archives: Community
Leaders 2
I covered a lot of ground in my latest reading of Richard Nixon’s Leaders. I finished Nixon’s chapter about French leader Charles de Gaulle, and I read a significant portion of his chapter about General Douglas MacArthur and Japanese Prime … Continue reading
Posted in Community, History, Political Philosophy, Politics, Social Skills
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“I Come with Joy”
At church this morning, I enjoyed reading the lyrics of the hymn, “I Come with Joy”, which we sang for communion. Here are two stanzas that particularly stood out to me, along with my comments. “As Christ breaks bread and … Continue reading
Posted in Asperger's, Church, Community, Religion
Tagged Church, evangelical emphases, redeemer presbyterian church, Religion, spiritual mentors, spirituality
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Completing The Different Drum
I finished M. Scott Peck’s The Different Drum: Community Making and Peace. My latest reading had a few paradoxes, even if Peck may not classify them as such. He wants for groups to be inclusive, even politically, for he states … Continue reading
Posted in Alcoholism, Asperger's, Community, Political Philosophy, Politics, Social Skills
Tagged different drum, genuine acceptance, leadership, m scott peck
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Spiritual Alienation, Yet Extroversion
I got a lot read of M. Scott Peck’s The Different Drum: Community Making and Peace. A significant part of this book overlaps with Peck’s Further Along the World Less Traveled, in the sense that Peck discusses the four spiritual … Continue reading
Posted in Asperger's, Community, Religion
Tagged lonely feeling, m scott peck, Religion, selfish desires, spiritual interests, spiritual stages, The Different Drum, theology
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The Basement Group
In my latest reading of The Different Drum: Community Making and Peace, M. Scott Peck talks about the Basement Group, a group that gathered together once a week to discuss spirituality. In Peck’s story, the Basement Group started with a … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Religion, Social Skills
Tagged m scott peck, The Different Drum
Problems in and Outside of Community
In my latest reading of M. Scott Peck’s The Different Drum: Community Making and Peace, I could identify with some of the people and problems Peck discussed. Peck mentioned a man named Marshall who wanted to focus on abstract theology … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Social Skills
Tagged m scott peck
A Place Where People Can Be
I started M. Scott Peck’s The Different Drum: Community Making and Peace. I’d like to use as my starting-point something that Peck says on page 103, as he describes a hypothetical group that has entered into a state of community: … Continue reading
Posted in Alcoholism, Asperger's, Community, Social Skills
Tagged m scott peck, The Different Drum
