Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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My 3 Phases of Pandemic Response
As we begin officially re-opening Florida today (at 25% capacity), I’ve been reflecting on the journey so far. It seems like so long ago that we were first hearing of this virus on the loose in China. Much like hurricane season, there was then two months of discussion and forecasting before a storm was obviously…
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Sunday Seven: Pizza, Metal, Billions
Starting this week, I’m going to self-conscious rip off Tim Ferriss’ 5-Bullet Friday with my own version. The gist of the idea is that it’s a way for me to share things that I’m enjoying, pondering, or just promoting. Hope you find something interesting! Recipe I’m using: I probably like pizza too much. But, I…
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Should We Trust the Experts?
At the beginning of March, we began acquiring newspapers to use for packing materials when we moved. The Wall Street Journal was offering 12 weeks for $12, which is both ridiculous and a reminder of where print news is these days. It is a considerable increase sometime in May, at which point I’ll have to…
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Why We Can’t Know If We Overreacted (Yet)
A few disclaimers here at the top. I’m not a doctor. I don’t even play one on TV. I hang out with doctors, but they are predominantly philosophical rather than medicinal. I can’t speak to how SARS-CoV-2 affects your immune system and leads to COVID-19, and in advanced cases, ARDS. I can’t speak to how…
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Four Long Years
For months, years really, I’ve been wanting to get back into a regular writing habit. And then it happened… “It” is normal life being cancelled and way more time at home all of a sudden. But, let’s not start there, let’s go back a few years, to roughly this time in 2016. If you’re keeping…
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Unpacking Passion 2020: The Stage, The Songs, The Spectacle
Over the past couple of days, I’ve been processing my thoughts from Passion 2020. I gave a general introduction, and then a bit of backstory that explains how I think conferences, retreats, and camps fit into a continual pattern of Christian growth. You don’t need to read either to make sense of what follows but you’ll enjoy it…
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Unpacking Passion 2020: Sessions 4-6
Over the past couple of days, I’ve been processing my thoughts from Passion 2020. I gave a general introduction, and then a bit of backstory that explains how I think conferences, retreats, and camps fit into a continual pattern of Christian growth. You don’t need to read either to make sense of what follows but you’ll enjoy it…
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Unpacking Passion 2020: Sessions 1-3
Over the past couple of days, I’ve been processing my thoughts from Passion 2020. I gave a general introduction, and then a bit of backstory that explains how I think conferences, retreats, and camps fit into a continual pattern of Christian growth. You don’t need to read either to make sense of what follows as…
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Unpacking Passion 2020: How Mountaintop Experiences Work
With all the background from my last post in mind, let’s talk about my actual experiences at Passion Conferences. The first conference was in 1997 in Austin, Texas, and had about 2,000 students. I was not one of them because I was only 13. Also, I probably wouldn’t have been interested because it was not…
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Unpacking Passion 2020: Introduction and My Backstory
Earlier this week, we rang in the New Year with 65,000 college students. It was probably the most legit New Year’s Party I’ve been to, mainly because a) I don’t usually party and b) I usually go to bed around 9. But, as you can see here, I think it was probably worth staying up…
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