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- Why Did Jesus Tell Mary, "Mine Hour Is Not Yet Come" (John 2:4)?
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- Book Write-Up: Things That Differ, by Cornelius R. Stam
- Book Write-Up: Among the Gods, by Lynn Austin
- John 21: Jesus Encourages (Not Rebukes) Peter
- Book Write-Up: The Counselor, by A.W. Tozer
- Shaman? Savior? Myth? Inkblot? --- Why Christianity's Main Man Remains So Elusive
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Category Archives: Psychology
Book Write-Up: The Anxious Christian, by Rhett Smith
Rhett Smith. The Anxious Christian: Can God Use Your Anxiety for Good? Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2011. See here to buy the book. Rhett Smith is a graduate of Fuller Theological Seminary (M.Div., MSMFT) and a licensed marriage and family therapist. … Continue reading
Posted in Psychology, Religion, Uncategorized
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Book Write-Up: The Dynamic Heart in Daily Life, by Jeremy Pierre
Jeremy Pierre. The Dynamic Heart in Daily Life: Connecting Christ to Human Experience. Greensboro, NC: New Growth Press, 2016. See here to purchase the book. Jeremy Pierre teaches biblical counseling at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he is also the … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Calvinism, Psychology, Religion
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Book Write-Up: Still Life
Gillian Marchenko. Still Life: A Memoir of Living Fully with Depression. Downers Grove: IVP Books, 2016. See here to buy the book. In Still Life, Gillian Marchenko shares her journey with depression. Gillian is the wife of a pastor, and … Continue reading
Posted in Psychology, Religion
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Book Write-Up: Knowing Yourself Knowing God
Dr. John F. Shackelford. Knowing Yourself Knowing God: From an Ego-Run-Life to a God-Run-Life. 2015. See here to buy the book. John F. Shackelford is a licensed psychologist. He has a degree from the Rosemead School of Psychology at Biola … Continue reading
Posted in Psychology, Religion
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The Crucified God: Moltmann, the Psychologists, and Me
In my post about Jurgen Moltmann’s The Crucified God, I did not talk about Moltmann’s discussion of psychology in that particular book. I just felt like ending the post where I did! In this post, however, I will talk about … Continue reading
Posted in Psychology, Religion
Tagged christianity, genuine Christianity, Jurgen Moltmann, Moltmann, The Crucified God
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Fawn Brodie’s Richard Nixon: The Shaping of His Character 10
My latest reading of Fawn Brodie’s Richard Nixon: The Shaping of His Character was a summary of Brodie’s psychological analysis of Richard Nixon. Brodie essentially argues that Nixon was unloved as a child, and she states that Nixon’s father was … Continue reading
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Fawn Brodie’s Richard Nixon: The Shaping of His Character 6
How do people move forward from a trauma, or from guilt? In my latest reading of Richard Nixon: The Shaping of His Character, Fawn Brodie talks about Adlai Stevenson, the Democratic candidate for President in 1952 and 1956. Stevenson accidentally … Continue reading
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Book Write-Up: Young Man Luther, by Erik H. Erikson
Erik H. Erikson. Young Man Luther: A Study in Psychoanalysis and History. United States of America: W.W. Norton and Company, 1958 and 1962. Erik Erikson was a psychologist, and this book is his psychological profile of Martin Luther. There were … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Life, Psychology, Religion, School
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Ambrose’s Nixon: Ruin and Recovery 5
On page 134 of Nixon: Ruin and Recovery, 1973-1990, Stephen Ambrose says the following about Elliott Richardson, who would serve as President Richard Nixon’s Attorney General: “But Richardson was also a D-Day veteran. He was one of those junior officers … Continue reading
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Peck on the My Lai Massacre
In this post, I’d like to talk about M. Scott Peck’s discussion of the My Lai Massacre in his book, People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil. Wikipedia defines the My Lai Massacre as: “the Vietnam War … Continue reading
Posted in History, Political Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Social Skills
Tagged m scott peck, People of the Lie, The Different Drum
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