How intuition makes sense

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When we begin to look through rather than at the gathering clues, we begin to see possible wholes and purposes. Then integrative capacity reaches Aha!

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Reality is not as tidy as scientism claims

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Knowing is an alternating, meaning-seeking cycle of analyzing wholes into details and integrating details into wholes. There are always more details than we can tell.

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Morality, driven upside down

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When passion for humanity detaches from externally-existent values, the perspective of the one --whether person or people --is forcefully posited as the perspective of all.

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Robb Wolf's book is getting closer and closer...

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I've pre-ordered mine. Have you?
Buy through this link and I get a few pennies :-)  The Paleo Solution: The Original Human Diet Thanks.


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The deep humanness of groping for truth

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We must move on from the insufficient notion of explicit objectivity: reality is not so tidy. There is much we know that cannot be spoken.

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Discovering reality in gathered hints

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Belief sees what could be, swirling in indistinguishable bits and perceptions, hovering beneath the surface. Wonder drives imagination forward in the hunt until reality focuses.

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Surfing the edges of awareness

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The clues that lead to discovery fly about in our soul’s peripheral vision. Those who pay attention and integrate the clues into wholes make discoveries.

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When you look at nature, what does it mean?

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From flowers

When we look at the universe-- the whole of it and its details --perceiving with our senses directly and through tools, our assumptions determine meaning.

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  • Genesis 1
  • John 1
  • Psalm 19
  • Psalm 8
  • Job 38-40
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Thinking should be worship

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Since Jesus is sovereign over all and all truth is God’s truth, all branches of knowledge are worthy of contemplation, resulting in worship of Jesus.

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Mountain Walking - 8/21

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A bit over 7 miles in a bit over 2 hours.  Lots of beauty along the way

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If Jesus is God, what do the details of Evolution mean? [Weekend Q]

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If the universe is not mechanistic, but is rather created and upheld by a personal, sovereign divinity, what do the data show?

What say you?


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Admitting we’re a society of explorers

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Answers are useful, but mystery drives us. Intuition grasps apparently unseen clues, commitment points to possibility, and mystery slowly transforms into wonder. Or it doesn’t.

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Mountain Walking - 8/19

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View Sunset-Hemlock-Sunset-Palisades in a larger map

2.5 miles in 45 minutes, even with a few stops for pictures!

From flowers

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Does intuition + imagination = knowledge?

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We assume our perceptions are correct, controlled. But what if they are skewed by presumption and are running amok beneath the surface of our souls?

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Life’s “So What?”

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trust tends
surprising turns

core transforming darkness to light
kindness leaks with unplanned impact

act!
flexible
strong

stand up!
detractors shocked

do truth!
lies faced

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Mountain Walking - 8/17

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View Palisades down John Muir up Sunset in a larger map

Hill near the end of this morning's walk...I had to stop once. :-(
1.2 miles in ~33 minutes.  Tomorrow, more distance!

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And rejectors bear responsibility

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preciousness
arrogantly rejected
who judges all

revealed truth trips
and rejected more still

rejectors finally surprised:
rejected One decides

knowers are known
rejectors are rejected

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  • 1 Peter 2:4-10 YLT
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We shall never cease to be amazed

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self-revealed
writing God
trusted

surprising One measures
the promise
fully approved
and proven

trust
bringing verified certainty

worthy object
relied upon

inherent goodness
ever clearer

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  • 1 Peter 2:4-10 YLT
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We are a place of worship

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this living edifice
offering
place and space
knowing him
and them

built to Life’s criteria
this our essence
in him:
our Chief Priest
and Cornerstone

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  • 1 Peter 2:4-10 YLT
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"Green Eggs and Ham" Turns 50

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With its 50-word vocabulary and out of the box breakfast, Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham was an essential part of my childhood.

Happy Birthday!



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Service along the way

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happy abundance
recognized
despite life’s stumbles
so common

joining whomever
shoulder-to-shoulder

sharing whatever
needs
too soon hidden

acting by wisdom
sensitive
flexing

whenever needs arise

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And knowing where he came from and where he was going

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despite sure rejection
he comes
so much more
that a cog in the works

ultimate acceptance certain
coming then and again
dynamic Lord
temple’s center

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  • 1 Peter 2:4-10 YLT
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In him, we become we

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disconnected masses
wandering amidst their own devices

deep kindness intervenes
a gift paid by blood

peopled by the Sovereign
we
drawn by mercy
made whole

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1 Peter 2:4-10 ESV
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Bragging on the One who must be told

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a people bragging on him:
deliverer
healer

offerers of truth
for him

structured
for his purpose

clarifying reality
standing as his own
being made whole

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  • 1 Peter 2:4-10 ESV
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Grass-Fed Rib Eye with Pickapeppa and Wright's Liquid Smoke

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Pan-searing in butter
From what I'm eating

Enjoyed with a reduction of pan juices with Pickapeppa Sauce and Wright's All natural Hickory Seasoning Liquid Smoke
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Question: What’s the point of general education?

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Anyone who have gone to college took General Education. Honestly, we have forgotten most of it.

What are we supposed to do with it now?

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  • General Education
  • Creation Theology
  • Logos Theology
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If we’re deemed excessive, should we care?

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evident power draws
unavoidable decision

rejectors withstood
despite their emotional vehemence

blunt deliverance
yanks from fire
by one name:

our solitary proclamation
radical obedience proves

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Towards defining a way of understanding

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ICT: Making sense of life and truth in accordance with the subordination of all things to Jesus, for the purpose of logical and practical wisdom.

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The stone allows no neutral position

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identity that forces a decision
exposing depths

human responsibility slams sovereign will
and loses

blaming him
stumblers deny
choices made

path set long ago
fulfilled

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  • 1 Peter 2:4-10 ESV
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Making sense of the vast array

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  • Truth is necessarily Christ-centered.
  • Proper knowledge is connected and comprehensive.
  • Proper knowing is creative, critical, and collaborative.

Logical Basis: Assumptions under a theory of everything

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  • Enduring understandings and big ideas for Integrative Christian Thought
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He’s not who they thought

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for trusters
the stone is life
love

together and alone
centered
founded

for rejecters
truth returns to judge

One considered unusable
becomes measure of all

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  • 1 Peter 2:4-10 ESV
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What if reality is mostly mystery?

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The mysteries of God’s triune being, of our own bearing of God’s image, and of our simultaneous creatureliness, requires full attention of soul and will.

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He is our end and measure

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revealed truth requiring trust:
sufficient basis

building on this trusted One
our true selves
becoming like this precious One

truly human
imaging the sovereign
alive

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  • 1 Peter 2:4-10 ESV
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Sage and Fennel Venison+Pork Sausage

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Ingredients
  • 1 lb ground venison
  • 0.5 lb ground pork
  • about 20 fresh sage leaves
  • 1 T fennel seeds, rough grind (more if you really like fennel: which I do = should have put in more)
Mix ingredients and let sit at room temperature to allow the flavors to combine.  Make five patties and fry in butter, 3-4 minutes each side.

I enjoyed one for breakfast this morning, along with Brussels sprouts and half a sweet potato.


From what I'm eating

--- Twitter - Facebook (C) Laura Springer

Fuzzying up the boundaries of knowledge

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According to Boyer, integration begins with research at the edges of a discipline and then reaches across to make its place in the intellectual landscape.

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Knowing him, we transform

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transforming
in nature and purpose
offering joy
and sorrow

clean by his sacrifice
a people

built to intercede
with gifts of honest worship
boldly given

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  • 1 Peter 2:4-10
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