Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The Problem with Book Reviews
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’d remember that I used to post multiple book reviews a week. The apex was probably toward the end of my time at Dallas Seminary and then first couple of years teaching. Over time, work responsibilities and life events squeezed out the margins for writing time,…
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Theology in Three Dimensions: A Guide to Triperspectivalism and Its Significance
During my last year of studies at Dallas Seminary, I discovered John Frame’s triperspectival approach to theology. I can’t remember exactly how, but I think it was by going downstream from Cornelius Van Til, who is shall we say, difficult to follow sometimes. I remember sitting in a Starbucks while visiting Orlando on Christmas break…
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12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
If you haven’t heard of Jordan Peterson at this point, you have two options. The first is to just punch in his name on YouTube, and probably end up watching this interview. Now, you can simply get his latest book, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. At the advice of a friend, I…
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When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing
One of my favorite authors is Daniel Pink. He’s written about how right-brainers will rule the future, the surprising truth about what motivates us, and how to move and motivate others. His latest book, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, just came out and I just read it. Like the others I’ve read, it is…
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We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy
Over the weekend, I spent some time reading Ta-Nehisi Coates’ latest, We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy. By “spent some time,” I mean I read the whole book. I first heard of Coates when his essay “The Case for Reparations” was published at The Atlantic. This was back in June of 2014…
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New Year’s Rhythms Rather than Resolutions
2018 is in full swing it seems. We’re one week down, and this is usually when the rubber meets the road on resolutions. If you’ve never read through Jonathan Edwards’ Resolutions, now’s a good time to do so. But, I’m not going to be talking about them, or that I’m reading The Religious Affections and…
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Why You Need an Anti-Library
As I sit and write, this is generally my view. I could of course look out the window to my right, which I often do in anticipation of the mail coming. That’s usually because the mail brings books, which at this point overflow their shelves. Thankfully, those books are most often provided by gracious publishers.…
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The Top 25 Books I’ve Read in 2017
From time to time, I like to read a book or two. Earlier in the year, I tracked my progress by posting monthly updates. Those fell by the wayside, but if you’re interested (and even if you aren’t), they can be found here: January February March April May June July The reason the posting went…
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TheoFit 31 Day Challenge (Starts Tomorrow!)
It might be a tad too late to post about this, but better late than never. Tomorrow, December 1st, my friend Paul Maxwell is starting a 31 Day Fitness Challenge for his TheoFit website. The challenge has 3 components to it: 20% calorie deficit in your diet 4-5 days a week of resistance training (he…
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Giving Tuesday: Support Our College Ministry at UCF
Sometimes a blog post like this is a shot in the dark. But, it is Giving Tuesday after all, and as we all know, it can’t hurt to ask! At the very least, it’ll be a good primer to get you up to speed on what we’re up to in college ministry. To not bury…
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