Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Philosophy Friday: The Stoics
I was going to write something explaining how exciting Stoicism is, but then I decided to just play it cool.
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#ETS2015 Books of Note: Pastoral Reading
While I might not be at ETS this year, if you are, I thought I’d share some books you should check out. Obviously, even if you’re not at ETS, you can still check these out. You’ll just miss out on whatever deals publishers are offering at their booths. And you’ll miss out on meeting people…
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#ETS2015 Books of Note: Biblical Studies
While I might not be at ETS this year, if you are, I thought I’d share some books you should check out. Obviously, even if you’re not at ETS, you can still check these out. You’ll just miss out on whatever deals publishers are offering at their booths. And you’ll miss out on meeting people…
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#ETS2015 Books of Note: Theology
While I might not be at ETS this year, if you are, I thought I’d share some books you should check out. Obviously, even if you’re not at ETS, you can still check these out. You’ll just miss out on whatever deals publishers are offering at their booths. And you’ll miss out on meeting people…
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Why I Won’t Make It to ETS (Yet Again)
I have a long history of trying to go to the Evangelical Theological Society’s national conference. My first attempt was in 2010 when it was the much hyped showdown between N. T. Wright and John Piper in Atlanta. I was in my last year in Dallas and it was just too close to Thanksgiving to…
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Philosophy Friday: Epicurus
I’m sure if I had been asked who Karl Marx’s dissertation was on, I wouldn’t have guessed Epicurus, but now it kind of makes sense. Distributing happiness equally seems like a good idea, but the reality will never work out.
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Supernatural: What the Bible Teaches About the Unseen World – and Why It Matters
Every now and then a book comes along that blows your mind. I feel pretty comfortable saying that this is one of those books. I was somewhat prepared for the ideas that Michael Heiser unpacks in Supernatural: What the Bible Teaches About the Unseen World – and Why It Matters but it was still a game changer.…
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Why I Went To Seminary
There should be a compelling reason anyone would opt to spend more money on a graduate education when in many cases a good undergraduate degree can get you started off in a promising career. This is especially true for someone like myself, who managed to graduate college with zero debt by never taking out a…
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How to Get Started Reviewing Books: Setup and Practice
A couple of weeks ago, we talked about why you’d want to review books. Once you have your “why” in place, it’s time to get started. If you already have a blog up and running, I’m assuming you’ll post there. If you don’t you could start by posting reviews of books you’ve bought from Amazon.…
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Wanna Trade Starbucks Mugs?
Starbucks seems to be a hot topic right now, so let’s talk about collecting mugs. When Ali and I got married, we started collecting the city mugs available at the time. If you remember, and even if you don’t, these were in the Architecture series. Shortly after we started collecting these, the Icon series released,…
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