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		<title>Quotation #5: To Give Yourself</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 19:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual than to labor diligently for the salvation of the masses.&#8221; (Dag Hammarskjold) One of the most recurring, vexing questions in my life concerns what really matters. Like many people, &#8230; <a href="http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/quotations-on-love/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4569092&#038;post=1546&#038;subd=thequestforagoodlife&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Quotation #4: In Giving We Receive</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console; to be understood, as to understand; to be loved, as to love. For it is in giving that we receive.&#8221; (St. Francis of Assisi) One aspect &#8230; <a href="http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/quotation-4-in-giving-we-receive/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4569092&#038;post=1542&#038;subd=thequestforagoodlife&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Quotation #3: Faith, Hope, and Love</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Life is not a problem to be solved; it is an uncontrollable mystery into which we. . . enter in faith, hope, and love.&#8221; (Frederick Bauerschmidt) The older I get, the more I resonate with the notion that life is &#8230; <a href="http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/quoation-3-faith-hope-and-love/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4569092&#038;post=1537&#038;subd=thequestforagoodlife&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>10 Personal &#8220;Holy&#8221; Books</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an article published several years ago, University of California Psychology Professor Bob Emmons described five characteristics of &#8220;spiritual intelligence,&#8221; one of which includes the ability to &#8220;sanctify&#8221; aspects of everyday life as &#8220;sacred&#8221; or &#8220;holy.&#8221; Perhaps inspired by this &#8230; <a href="http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/10-personal-holy-books/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4569092&#038;post=1532&#038;subd=thequestforagoodlife&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Quotation #2: The Desire to Please</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I &#8230; <a href="http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2013/04/08/quotation-2-the-desire-to-please/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4569092&#038;post=1529&#038;subd=thequestforagoodlife&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Quotation #1: Never Assume to Comprehend</title>
		<link>http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2013/03/25/quotation-1-never-assume-to-comprehend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Admire and adore the Author of the telescopic universe, love and esteem the work, do all in your power to lessen ill, and increase good, but never assume to comprehend.” (John Adams) Today, I begin a series of posts in &#8230; <a href="http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2013/03/25/quotation-1-never-assume-to-comprehend/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4569092&#038;post=1526&#038;subd=thequestforagoodlife&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Christian Meditation</title>
		<link>http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2012/10/28/christian-meditation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 02:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most important developments in Psychology in the past decade is the embrace of mindfulness meditation. Many carefully controlled studies have found benefits of mindfulness meditation training. For example, those who are trained in mindfulness meditation show less &#8230; <a href="http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2012/10/28/christian-meditation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4569092&#038;post=1520&#038;subd=thequestforagoodlife&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mysticism (VI): How to Live and How to Die</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 02:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I end my recent series of posts on Frederick Bauerschmidt&#8217;s book &#8220;Why the Mystics Matter Now&#8221; by discussing what is maybe the most difficult teacher we face: Death. Perhaps because of the fairly early death of my mom when I &#8230; <a href="http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2012/09/23/mysticism-vi-how-to-live-and-how-to-die/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4569092&#038;post=1507&#038;subd=thequestforagoodlife&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mysticism (V): How to be Unhappy</title>
		<link>http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2012/09/16/mysticism-v-how-to-be-unhappy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 01:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Life is difficult.&#8221; (M. Scott Peck) Most people can at least partly resonate with Peck&#8217;s characterization of the human experience. There is no doubt that life can be filled, at least at times, by suffering. Indeed, almost half of the &#8230; <a href="http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2012/09/16/mysticism-v-how-to-be-unhappy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4569092&#038;post=1505&#038;subd=thequestforagoodlife&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mysticism (IV): How to Love</title>
		<link>http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2012/09/09/mysticism-iv-how-to-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 02:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared with love in my dreams.&#8221; (Fyodor Doestoevsky) It seems that many people in our culture have difficulties with love, particularly in close relationships. People increasingly seem to seek and expect &#8230; <a href="http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2012/09/09/mysticism-iv-how-to-love/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4569092&#038;post=1502&#038;subd=thequestforagoodlife&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mysticism (III): How to Receive</title>
		<link>http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2012/09/02/mysticism-iii-how-to-receive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 01:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Detachment is a powerful psychological and spiritual process that is discussed in many modern day psychological treatments. Much of this comes from Buddhism&#8217;s huge modern influence in Psychology. Surely, there is much to gain from an understanding of detachment. Detachment &#8230; <a href="http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2012/09/02/mysticism-iii-how-to-receive/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4569092&#038;post=1495&#038;subd=thequestforagoodlife&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mysticism (II): How to Live in a World with Many Gods</title>
		<link>http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2012/08/26/mysticism-ii-how-to-live-in-a-world-with-many-gods/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Purity of heart is to will one thing.&#8221; (Soren Kierkegaard) In my last post, I started a series of reflections (that I plan to continue) on mysticism, drawing largely from Frederick Bauerschmidt&#8217;s brilliant book &#8220;Why the Mystics Matter Now.&#8221; In &#8230; <a href="http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2012/08/26/mysticism-ii-how-to-live-in-a-world-with-many-gods/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4569092&#038;post=1492&#038;subd=thequestforagoodlife&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mysticism (I): How to Live in a World Without God</title>
		<link>http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2012/08/19/mysticism-i-how-to-live-in-a-world-without-god/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 02:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Christianity. Mysticism.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the last few years, I&#8217;ve noticed that my interests have shifted somewhat from the purely intellectual to a greater focus on aesthetic pursuits. In my faith, this shift has led me from being virtually consumed with apologetics (an intellectual &#8230; <a href="http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2012/08/19/mysticism-i-how-to-live-in-a-world-without-god/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4569092&#038;post=1486&#038;subd=thequestforagoodlife&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Must Science and Faith Conflict?</title>
		<link>http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2012/08/18/must-science-and-faith-conflict/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2012 15:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Science and Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science. Religion. Christianity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many of the modern debates about science and religion revolve around the question: Is it possible to accept both scientific and Judeo-Christian teachings? Most seem to answer with an emphatic &#8220;NO!&#8221; I publish scientific articles and review others for publication. &#8230; <a href="http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2012/08/18/must-science-and-faith-conflict/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4569092&#038;post=1480&#038;subd=thequestforagoodlife&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Change One&#8217;s Mind, Change One&#8217;s Life</title>
		<link>http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2012/08/12/change-ones-mind-change-ones-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 01:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I long have been intrigued by the Celtic spirituality of the late John O&#8217;Donohue. I summarize my take on several of his books in the following blog entry from last year. http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2011/05/13/celtic-spirituality/ Recently, I had the opportunity to listen to &#8230; <a href="http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2012/08/12/change-ones-mind-change-ones-life/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4569092&#038;post=1473&#038;subd=thequestforagoodlife&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Significance of Awe in Christian Experience</title>
		<link>http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2012/08/11/the-significance-of-awe-in-christian-experience/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2012 12:43:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several years ago, my family and I had the opportunity to travel to the Isle of Skye, situated near the coast of northwest Scotland. We decided to stay near Dornie, a location I knew practically nothing about at the time. &#8230; <a href="http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2012/08/11/the-significance-of-awe-in-christian-experience/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4569092&#038;post=1470&#038;subd=thequestforagoodlife&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Idolatry and Suffering</title>
		<link>http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2012/07/22/idolatry-and-suffering/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 01:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The incomplete joys of this world will never satisfy [the human] heart.&#8221; (Alexis de Toqueville) For the past few months, I have been reflecting on Timothy Keller&#8217;s excellent book &#8220;Counterfeit Gods.&#8221; Keller&#8217;s primary thesis in this book is that all &#8230; <a href="http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2012/07/22/idolatry-and-suffering/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4569092&#038;post=1464&#038;subd=thequestforagoodlife&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Psychology of Visions and Voices in Christianity</title>
		<link>http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/the-psychology-of-visions-and-voices-in-christianity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The most beautiful and most profound experience is the sensation of the mystical. . . He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. To know &#8230; <a href="http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/the-psychology-of-visions-and-voices-in-christianity/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4569092&#038;post=1445&#038;subd=thequestforagoodlife&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Seeking an Education as a Christian</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 12:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most students who identify themselves in some way as &#8220;Christian&#8221; have not considered the intersection of faith and learning to a large extent. Most attend a public or secular school and do not think much about the relation of their &#8230; <a href="http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2012/05/07/seeking-education-as-a-christian/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4569092&#038;post=1447&#038;subd=thequestforagoodlife&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Meaning of Love</title>
		<link>http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2012/04/09/the-meaning-of-romantic-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“[Close relationships are] the merciless revealer, the great white searchlight turned on the darkest places of human nature.” (Katherine Anne Porter) One of the most profound needs of a human being is to love and be loved. Most individuals long &#8230; <a href="http://thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com/2012/04/09/the-meaning-of-romantic-love/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thequestforagoodlife.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4569092&#038;post=1434&#038;subd=thequestforagoodlife&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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