🧠 Mind as receiver, not creator.
Psychologists are exploring a fascinating idea that challenges how we understand the human mind. Thoughts may not be something we actively produce. Instead, they may arise, arrive, or surface from deeper subconscious processes beyond conscious control. Rather than being authored moment by moment, thoughts appear automatically, often without warning or intention.
Brain imaging studies show that neural activity linked to a thought begins milliseconds before a person becomes aware of it. This suggests awareness comes after the thought has already formed, not before. Meditation research supports this too, showing how thoughts emerge spontaneously when the mind is quiet, then fade when attention shifts.
This perspective changes how we relate to anxiety, creativity, and self-judgment. If thoughts are received rather than chosen, then observing them without attachment becomes easier. Mental clarity may come not from controlling the mind, but from listening to it with awareness.
The mind may be less like a writer and more like a radio, tuning into signals already in motion.
So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars and the world’s brilliant debaters? God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish. 1 Corinthians 1:20
This is true of Christianity. We can know a lot about God, through his Word, the patterns of history, proper science, prayer, personal experience, and more. But, ultimately, as God is the Creator of all things - including a universe of wonders packed with hundreds of billions of galaxies - and the very source of all being, he is so far above us that there's necessarily a limit to what we can understand about him. We need to be okay with that, and God tells us as much in Scripture. He gives us enough to know we can trust him, and the rest is faith.
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight." – Proverbs 3:5-6
Image below: The Hubble Ultra Deep Field, showing the thousands of galaxies occupying just a tiny sliver of the sky.
This is DNA replication.
Nine molecular machines working in precise coordination.
Remove just one, and the entire system collapses—life becomes impossible.
For me, this level of order inspires awe in God’s design.
When Jesus said 'whoever has seen me has seen my father,' he was declaring his ultimate connection to divine consciousness of God. The true essence of God is present in everything, including our physical form.
By living in alignment with our divine nature and embodying qualities like love, compassion, and service, we're allowing the divine energy to flow through us. This is what Jesus was teaching - that when we recognize and connect with our innate divinity, we're connecting with the essence of God.
-Apostle Anthony
Revelation 1:8 means that God is the beginning and the end, the source and completion of all creation. 'The great I am is the creator of all that exists, both in the physical and spiritual realms.
As the Almighty, God is the ultimate source of power and authority. Everything in the universe exists because of Gods will and presence. His essence permeates all dimensions and timelines, past, present, and future.
When God speaks these words, he is declaring that complete dominion over all creation. He is both the first and last, the source and completion of all things. He is eternal and unchanging, yet continuously creating and transforming through divine evolution.
- Apostle Anthony