@omri12 Hey Omri! Do you have references for this view? Initially it seems to push back against Allison's "Embodied," or what I've been exposed to as traditional personhood.
When you say, "The person is a soul who has a body," does it not make the body something that is not us?
@JagexSupport Can you please manually review my account recovery appeal? I am getting auto-denied every time but I am convinced the information is sufficient for a recovery.
@JagexSupport Is there a reason that I am getting instantly denied? A lot of this info is in the Additional comments sections and they aren't being seen by a person.
@JagexSupport Is there a reason that I am getting instantly denied? A lot of this info is in the Additional comments sections and they aren't being seen by a person.
@JordanStoryline I just finished reading it. I was so helped and encouraged by it! Affirming of some things I have counseled in the past, and challenged me in some new ways while caring for others. I am really grateful for your efforts!
Last night I took a ministry resident for a hospital visitation. On the way over I gave him the usual speech for this unique ministry venue:
1. Silence the phone
2. Grab a breath mint
3. Bring a Bible
4. Talk little, listen much
5. Read a psalm, then pray it over them
6. Tears okay, but no preaching, no advice, no counsel
7. Treat them with dignity in their felt vulnerability
8. Speak of God and eternity, not the weather
9. Thank and honor the nursing staff
10. Above all: Don't stay long
"If my mental health problem is mine alone, belonging in a deep way and resting within me, I begin to wonder if my mental health problem defines me." - Warren Kinghorn, "Warfaring."
The impact of identifying mental illness only within the person cannot be overstated. Thoughts?
@NeilShenvi I believe in this book Veronica would use the phrase "denying your personhood" to describe the heart/center of certain abusive behaviors. i.e. suppressing their voice and autonomy, hyper-control, denying access to resources, verbal attacks.
A family member said the drag queen Olympic opening ceremony made her want to puke. She asked for my thoughts.
Here’s what I told her:
1. It shows that Christianity is true — the powers & principalities aren’t interested in mocking other religions because they aren’t real.
2. Every host country highlights its culture. France’s is post-Christian paganism bought into the progressive cult. It sucks, but just as predictable as Chinese ancestor worship.
3. All opening ceremonies are weird and terrible except for the parade of nations. That’s what happens when you put artists in charge of stuff.
4. I’m grateful for the ability to pause live TV so we didn’t have to watch the clown show.
5. I like telling my 10 & 7 year-olds, “We’re skipping this because those are men dressed up like women” and seeing the look of revulsion on their faces. God’s created order is pretty straightforward to kids.
6. I still like the Olympics and hope Team USA crushes everyone.
@jasonkovacs Red Rising series, Mistborn and Stormlight series by Sanderson, Harry Potter, The Kingkiller Chronicles by Rothfuss (highly recommend), anything by Wendell Berry but particularly Jayber Crow and Hannah Coulter!