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Labyrinth
The mind is a huge labyrinth of neurons that link up in all sorts of incredible and unique ways. There are 80,000,000,000 eighty billion of them! Our thoughts, ideas, emotions, memories, etc, are bound up in them. We can extend our minds into many different worlds and places. We construct enormous fractils of reality based…
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The wrecking of reality
If reality is real, there certainly is a God, one eternal God, maker and ruler of all. The undermining of reality is happening all around us. We are encouraged to believe in myths and fairy tales, and to choose for ourselves creatures that inhabit imagination. Unicorns, mermaids and all kinds of unreal creations, made from…
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Mad and Bad
Being a Christian, changes everything… THE CYNIC: Mind illness sufferers suffer because it is their fault. We do not understand their illness or the circumstances of their lives, or how their mind works, but it is definitely their fault. As friends and neighbours we have no responsibility for their suffering, it is nothing to do…
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Coping with trouble and how it get out of it…
There is a deep need to recognise our weaknesses and difficulties, but not to give ourselves an easy time. There is a place for deep self-examination and thinking about our behaviour realistically. It is easy to be over-negative or over-positive and not to see the situation. There are many points of view, and so we…
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A mind less…
It’s the disability thing.. if you are disabled, you cannot join the intellectual discussions or the theological debate in society. Especially so, if you have a mind illness of some sort. You are definitely not suitable to debate issues or pass comment on spiritual questions, so tends to be the prevailing attitude… Disability is a…
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Path of power
Psalm 34 This Psalm was penned by David, in response to his attempt to fool Abimelech that he was suffering mind illness. Abimelech realised David was fake and drove David out of his region. David was familiar with mind illness because He himself was a sufferer. In this Psalm he rejoiced in the deliverance of…
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Peace of God
“… and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7 This is how our mind are fortified against distress. We keep ourselves in the peace of God through the meditation on the holy Scripture and in prayer and sweet relationship with the Lord. We…
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Renewed mind
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind” Romans 12:2 Stay away from the contaminating influences of this fallen and corrupt world. Keep your mind safe and away from temptation and the corrupting mindset of the spirit of the age. Renew your mind each day by meeting…
