Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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“Meaningless”: Solomon’s Mental Struggle
History knows King Solomon as the wisest king of Israel. So why does Solomon repeat “everything is meaningless” in Ecclesiastes?
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Review: At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
I wanted to start this Friday’s review of Christian Fiction with first book in Jan Karon’s Mitford series, At Home in Mitford. What makes the book so great?
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Is Praying Anger Away Really Possible?
I started reading 2 Samuel. It brought me to the idea of praying away your anger. Is praying anger away really a viable strategy for handling emotion?
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Job Suffered: Coping with Anxiety and the Unexpected
Job suffered and definitely endured stress in his time of trial. Can Job teach us anything about coping with anxiety in the face of stress? Let’s dig in!
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Christian Fiction? Three Ways to Market Your Book of Faith
We’re analyzing the Christian Fiction genre, explicitly Christian fiction in the secular market, and implicitly Christian fiction in the secular market.
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Handling Stress like Moses: Two Methods
Moses was a pretty stressed-out dude. That doesn’t mean God left Moses to learn handling stress on his own, though! God sent advice in a surprising source.
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How Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz Overcame Depression
According to verse 4, Naomi lost her husband and her two sons over the span of 10 years. She ran out of hope. She decides to return to Israel, but as shown by verses 19-21, Naomi is full of pain and despair. So, how does Naomi get from this place of hopelessness to a place of purpose at the end of the book?
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Are Christian Fiction Books Worth Writing?
I spent my college career debating if Christian Fiction books are worth writing. This is the first post in a series debating the pros and cons of the genre.
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How Hannah Coped with Depression in 1 Samuel 1
Happy New Year, everyone! Today is the first day of my new devotional series on coping with mental illness in the church. To be honest, I’ve gotten progressively more nervous about writing these posts the closer it’s gotten to 2020. I take that as proof that this is what I’m meant to be doing. Prayers […]
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Psalm 32 and Finding Your Voice
When I was in middle school, I quit talking. This is how I start most conversations when people ask me to tell my story. I became a Christian at five years old, so I don’t have a crazy salvation story to share. I just have a story of hardship and God’s faithfulness, which one day […]
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