Tag Archives: psychology

Draper Point 7

Posted on January 7, 2018 by ehurst

Point 7 isn’t much to look at. The terrain around it is much more interesting. This arm of land jutting out into the northwest corner of Draper Lake contains the canyon, and the ridge hosts several lovely features, like that … Continue reading →

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Glory Behind Walls

Posted on October 23, 2017 by ehurst

I hope you take the time to read Christine’s post Managing the “Ick” Factor. For me it was a good reminder and good timing. As we descend farther into this time of tribulation, there will be a whole raft of … Continue reading →

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Still Juicy and Sweet

Posted on September 26, 2017 by ehurst

Christine is on a roll; her third installment in the series on understanding the heart-led way discusses gates and filters in our human perception. I would reinforce her statement that such things are simply a part of us, but that … Continue reading →

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On the Sunk Costs Fallacy

Posted on September 23, 2017 by ehurst

If you have the time and patience to read it, I highly recommend The Sunk Cost Fallacy by David McRaney. He uses the memorable obsession on Facebook called “Farmville” to demonstrate a serious flaw that arises from Western materialism. This … Continue reading →

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The One in the Mirror

Posted on September 22, 2017 by ehurst

We have to ditch the mental habits of our world. One of those habits is seeking some body of objective truth. So long as you cling to that, there will always be someone ready to crush you for having a … Continue reading →

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Advances in Self-awareness

Posted on August 6, 2017 by ehurst

I’ve mentioned in the past that a part of good religion is a good anthropology. In our case, that means having a good grasp on human nature, in the sense of how we are designed. My contention is that the … Continue reading →

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Don’t Get Caught

Posted on July 24, 2017 by ehurst

There’s no wiggle room; this stuff is the work of the Devil. I finally got around to reading this slide show about the JTRIG program to train online trolls. Of course, things have advanced a bit since then with the … Continue reading →

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A Working Model

Posted on June 8, 2017 by ehurst

I can’t tell you how to read your own convictions. This is something already wired into your consciousness and unique to each individual. It’s written into our very nature as creatures made by God. The question is one of awareness; … Continue reading →

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You Are Entitled

Posted on April 20, 2017 by ehurst

You are entitled to your own fantasy world. Most of our world shares a certain common core of fantasy in the first place. That fantasy presumes that there is such a thing as “objective reality.” That’s a bad lie and … Continue reading →

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Exchanging One Lie for Another

Posted on March 23, 2017 by ehurst

I struggle with trying to expose this thing. Western mythology has this thing about false heroism. That is, we have the myth of the Great Man as someone who does things that are risky and exciting in pursuit of some … Continue reading →

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