Recalling a trip to the IMAX to see a film on teh Hubble Space Telescope; reacting to the awe inspired by the Deep Field Images; observing that the size of the universe alone should keep us humble; suggesting an acceptance of an all-powerful, loving God should radically change our approach to life.
Reviewing the state of my current set of projects; recounting the events of the eruption of Mount St Helens in 1980. recognizing that one of the qualities of life is resilience, and applying that principle to my weekly activities
Announcing the revamp of nitcentral.com; remembering a wonderful analogy of the flesh versus the spirit; reviewing the Nova special “Mind Over Money.”
Recounting the times in recent weeks when I’ve heard others talking about the flesh and the spirit; recalling a friend’s sad admission of “I feel like a failure”; examining the concept of “being” a failure; discussing the impossibility of this most cancerous lie.
Returning to the ending of the Anatomy of Wonder; encouraging the attitude of boldness; ruminating on the perils of hierarchies; putting the challenge to embrace
Recounting a conversion over lunch; reviewing the Nova episode, “Hunting the Edge of Space”; ruminating on the contrivance of the universe; and pondering the anatomy of wonder.
Admitting that I need to apologize to the Children of Isreal; recognizing that I share their forgetfulness; reminding myself of the faithfulness of God; making a practice of building memorials
Exploring the chapter “Following the Herd” from the book “Nudge”; rehearsing Erykah Badu’s latest music video; remembering Rielle Hunter’s reaction to her pictures in GQ magazine; and encouraging us to evaluate our inclination to imitate.
An brief explanation why last week’s episode was 52B, this week’s episode is 53, and next week’s episode will be 52A; remembering a piece of Wayne Dyer’s talk on the Tao; recalling Pascal’s Wager and a corollary with regards of inclusive vs. exclusive systems of belief.
(Note: This is part two of episode 52. Part one will be recorded next week. 😉 Finishing my conversion with my wonderful son-in-law Alan Beauchamp, as I drive him home after he rode along with me to celebrate the one year anniversary of the podcast.
