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2019-03-02T16:25:50-08:00

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Righteous Indignation?

Last updated on: March 2, 2019 at 4:25 pm By Jordan Hathcock

Sitting on an angry chair Angry walls that steal the air Stomach hurts and I don’t care [1.] Anger is the emotion that always has some controversy through the religious and secular sphere. We can see throughout our current culture that it seems to be running a mock with no end in sight. What do we do with it? We have numerous amounts of data from the scientific and medical fields that are helping us to react to anger. Neurologists are... Read more

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2019-01-18T03:32:17-08:00

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Walls Fall Down

Last updated on: January 18, 2019 at 3:32 am By Jordan Hathcock

All around your island there’s a barricade That keeps out the danger that holds the pain You got a heart so big it could crush this town And I can’t hold out forever even walls fall down [1.] Do walls always work? I think we can all agree to an extent that most walls work and are needed for holding stable structures. But, do walls always need to be created? Some walls aren’t needed due to other present circumstances. We know from psychological... Read more

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2018-12-24T21:28:20-08:00

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XMas Reconstruction

Last updated on: December 24, 2018 at 9:28 pm By Jordan Hathcock

There are many models of human and spiritual development. We could describe three stages as Simple Consciousness, Complex Consciousness (both “fight and flight”), and Non-Dual Consciousness (“the unitive way” or “third way”). More recently, I have been calling the developmental stages Order > Disorder > Reorder. [1.] It’s that time of year again and I think some reconstructing is in order! I mean think about it? Throughout the history of most western cultures, Christmas brings many wonderful and powerful traditions. But,... Read more

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2018-11-27T15:28:09-08:00

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Unified Through Life

Last updated on: November 27, 2018 at 3:28 pm By Jordan Hathcock

“One hundred religious persons knit into a unity by careful organization do not constitute a church anymore than eleven dead men make a football team. The first requisite is life, always.”[1] The current terrain we see our partisan-driven, polarized American culture in, it’s difficult to see where the Church (The community that heals & restores) fits into all of this. Left and right worldviews are the dominating forces that are ringing the most deafening. Each side ready to take whatever... Read more

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2018-10-18T15:54:46-07:00

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The Oceanside Sanctuary

Last updated on: October 18, 2018 at 3:54 pm By Jordan Hathcock

“It’s time to change our posture. I’m not suggesting an extreme alternative of falsely positive, overly peppy Church culture that says nothing is wrong. Jesus, Paul, David and every writer of scripture has shown us that this is not Biblical.”[1] I have a confession to make: I go to church. Gasp! How could you, they say? A variety of reasons come to mind. I get it. Being someone who was raised in a religious institution that came with numerous amounts... Read more

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2018-09-21T15:06:06-07:00

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A Flood of Insightful Hope

Last updated on: September 21, 2018 at 3:06 pm By Jordan Hathcock

“…Myth in general is not merely misunderstood history (as Euhemus thought) nor diabolical illusion (as some of the Fathers thought) nor priestly lying (as the philosophers of the Enlightenment thought) but, at its best, a real though unfocused gleam of divine truth falling on human imagination.” [1.] When a tsunami hits, the damage to all it comes in contact with is devastating. The deadliest tsunami in recorded history was the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed almost 230,000 people in... Read more

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2018-08-22T15:35:41-07:00

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Let’s Get Dirty

Last updated on: August 22, 2018 at 3:35 pm By Jordan Hathcock

“Over the centuries, sin–especially regarding human sexuality— has been equated with dirt. When a woman is sexually active, she is considered soiled. When we speak of something vile, we refer to it as filth. Indeed, the terrain of sin is described by a vocabulary of soil. And many religious traditions get rid of it by ritual cleansing, baptisms, and other rites of washing it away.” [1] Being raised in the Christian tradition, the concept of being “cleansed from sin” always... Read more

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2018-07-17T03:55:59-07:00

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Divine Reticence

Last updated on: July 17, 2018 at 3:55 am By Jordan Hathcock

“No answers given. No miracles offered. No blinding light to penetrate the darkness. No dogma or creed. No sectarian vision. Only silent prayer, through times of joy and pain.”[1] Silence seems to be a constant reoccurrence in my life. Not just from “non vibrations” but also a sense of silent discretion. It seems to be a very subtle thing to really hear some encouraging epiphany when it comes to my state of consciousness. In the good times or bad, all... Read more

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2018-06-26T03:40:07-07:00

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Under Who’s Authority?

Last updated on: June 26, 2018 at 3:40 am By Jordan Hathcock

“When our leaders speak, the thinking has been done. When they propose a plan- it is God’s Plan.” [1] That quote is from my authoritative upbringing in the LDS church. I get that many “Christians” don’t equate the LDS church within the Christian tradition (most consider them a cult with good reasons). But, the reason why I am beginning with this quote when referring to authority within Christianity, is simply this: Do we see that much difference when it comes... Read more

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2018-06-25T00:59:45-07:00

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A Bible Influx

Last updated on: June 25, 2018 at 12:59 am By Jordan Hathcock

Do we need some more books for the Bible? Why did we stop 2,000+ years ago (please don’t throw the “we can’t add or take away from this book” rebuttal because that actually was referring to the law of Moses and the book of Revelation)? I mean, didn’t the prophets and apostles of old speak or write to the issues at hand in their day and age? Just think, we could have a bible that carried with it a butt... Read more

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