Dr. Keppe has said many times over the more than 2 decades I’ve been here in Brazil studying and working with him that no one is good alone. That means we act from influencers in our lives — and I don’t mean to social media kind. Friends and family, lovers and mentors, teachers and priests
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Welcome to episode 14 of the Modern Relevance of God audio course here on Thinking with Somebody Else’s Head. I’m Richard Lloyd Jones. My dad used to say the problem with the human being was we were born without an owner’s manual. I used to nod in agreement, but now I’m pretty sure my father
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Welcome to episode 13 of the Modern Relevance of God audio course here on Thinking with Somebody Else’s Head. I’m Richard Lloyd Jones. As I’ve been developing this series, I have to admit I’ve been wondering about the acceptance of its premise in the English-speaking world. Living in Brazil for the past 20 years has
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The Dark Night of the Soul. In the theological canon, this signifies a spiritual crisis in a journey towards union with God. In more secular language, that would be the transformational journey that takes place when you’re suffering. A journey of transformation. A conversion, even. A deep repentance for a path ill chosen. And at
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