Category Archives: Sociology

May 23, 2012

So, Why Do People Really Go To Church?

Have you ever been in one of those churches that has convulsions every two or three years and found yourself wondering why people really go to church there? Well do not feel like you are alone; many people are … Continue reading →

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Filed under Communication, Developing, Index, Leadership, Motivation, Perception, Relationships, Sociology, Spiritual Development, Technology, The Soul

Tagged as Baptist, behavior, Believe. Faith, change, choice, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Churches, Decisions, direction. problems, disappointment, Fear, Frustration, God, guidance, Guilt, Jesus, Liberty University, Motivation, perspective, regrets. wisdom. God, Religion and Spirituality, Social networking service, Sociology, spiritual. know, Sunday

August 12, 2011

Happiness: Guilt, Criticism, and Projection

Happiness: Guilt, Criticism, and Projection An interesting thing that I have noticed about people who feel guilty is that they are not very happy and that they invest a huge amount of energy trying to hide– cover up painful or guilty … Continue reading →

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Filed under Abuse, Attitude, Communication, Developing, Index, Influence, Motivation, Perception, Relationships, Sociology, Spiritual Development, Uncategorized

Tagged as anger, attitude, behavior, Carl Jung, complaints, control, Criticism, Failure, forgiveness, God, guidance, Guilt, Health, Influence, Mental Health, Moral responsibility, Motivation, Perception, Person, perspective, Psychological projection, Psychology, relationships, Religion & Spirituality, Satan, Self-Help, Sigmund Freud, Social Sciences, Success

August 12, 2011

Spirituality: Jesus the Church, Evangelism, Discipleship, and Multiculturalism

Albert Mohler (2010) said, “As the period of emerging adulthood grows longer, young people are becoming more alienated spiritually.” Mohler’s statement raises questions about what is occurring in 21st century within beliefs about spirituality. It is apparent that there is … Continue reading →

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July 7, 2011

Synthetic Spirituality: Is it New Wine in Old Skins or Something Else?

When the apostle Paul says, “Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ” (Colossians 2:8), what does it mean to 21st century … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Atheism, behavior, Believe. Faith, change, Chris Mooney, Christianity, direction. problems, Frustration, God, guidance, Jesus, Motivation, Opposing Views, Philosophy, relationships, Religion, Religion & Spirituality, Religion and Spirituality, Richard Dawkins, spiritual. know, Spirituality, United States, Western world

April 29, 2011

Invalidation, Control, and Bullying: Who Wins?

Do you recognize the picture? Better yet, can you identify the feeling of repeatedly experiencing the sting of emotional abuse that comes from being invalidated? Invalidation is the tool that abusers, bullies, and manipulators use to destroy the emotional self-confidence … Continue reading →

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Filed under Abuse, Borderline Personality Disorder, Index, Mental Health Issues, Relationships, Self Defeating Behavior, Sociology, Uncategorized

Tagged as abuse, anger, behavior, Believe. Faith, Borderline, Bullying, change, Child abuse, choice, Decisions, direction. problems, Emotion, encourage, Failure, Frustration, God, guidance, Health, Influence, Mental Health, Motivation, perspective, Physical abuse, Problems, Psychological abuse, regrets. wisdom. God, relationships, self esteem, Success, Verbal abuse

April 6, 2011

Spirituality and Knowledge: Culture Shifting Emphasis from Content to Skill Development

Knowledge Dissemination in the 21st Century In USA Today (March 5, 2009) Greg Toppo’s article, “What to learn: ‘core knowledge’ or ’21st-century skills’?” describes a changing emphasis in how knowledge is ranked on a gradient of importance in contemporary American … Continue reading →

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Filed under Attitude, Developing, Index, Influence, Leadership, Perception, Postmodernism, Sociology

Tagged as attitude, behavior, Believe. Faith, Business, change, Christian, Christianity, communication, Criticism. complaints, direction. problems, EBSCO Publishing, Frustration, God, guidance, Health, helping, Jesus, Knowledge, Knowledge management, Massachusetts, Motivation, perspective, Philosophy, Postmodernism, Problems, regrets. wisdom. God, relationships, Religion & Spirituality, Religion and Spirituality, spiritual. know, Spirituality, Success, Theology, United States

April 1, 2011

Spirituality in a Postmodern Age: The Decline of the West and Spirituality.

Postmodernism: — a state of mind in a particular period of history affecting every area of western culture Postmodernism is a term that has gained popularity in scholarly writing as well as casual conversations. Thomas Guarino (1996) says, “It’s a … Continue reading →

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Tagged as attitude, behavior, Believe. Faith, change, choice, Christian, Christianity, communication, control, Criticism. complaints, Culture of the United States, Decisions, direction. problems, EBSCO Publishing, encourage, Failure, Frustration, God, guidance, Influence, Jesus, Judeo-Christian, Motivation, Movements, perspective, Philosophy, Postmodernism, regrets. wisdom. God, relationships, Religion and Spirituality, spiritual. know, United States

March 31, 2011

Spirituality Under Review: What is Influencing Contemporary Perceptions about Spirituality?

V9W93MSA9RXR In Christianity Today (2005) in an article Eugene Peterson was interviewed about spiritual meaning and the question was asked of him, “What is the most misunderstood aspect of spirituality” (Galli, p. 43). As I was reading , what stood … Continue reading →

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Tagged as American Journal of Sociology, attitude, behavior, Believe. Faith, change, Christian, Christianity, Christianity Today, Decisions, Dialectic, direction. problems, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, God, Logical-Positivism, perspective, Philosophy, Postmodernism, Problems, regrets. wisdom. God, Religion and Spirituality, Scientific method, Social Sciences, spiritual. know, Spirituality, Thousand Oaks California, United States, Verificationism

March 27, 2011

Point of View: How Perspective Influences Cultural Trends and Communication

I only have one opinion so it is the only one I can give. Sounds narrow minded and resistant, but isn’t that how every person lives life? One of the challenges in the modern world is to understand the speed … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Adlai Stevenson, attitude, Belief, Believe. Faith, Business, change, choice, Christian Universalism, Christianity, coaching, communication, Decisions, direction. problems, Ed Stetzer, Ethnic group, George Orwell, guidance, perspective, Philosophy, Success, Think Different, Understanding

March 23, 2011

What the Trends in Social Networking Reviews Suggests: Identity Crisis and Confusion

What impact is social media, networking having upon relationships? The question is simple and the answers given are loaded with different opinions. Relationships are at the core of the discussion and reveal changing perceptions and an emergent paradigm developing. A … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Business, Facebook, Google, Harvard Business Review, Interpersonal relationship, Personal identity (philosophy), Social media, Social network, Social network service, Twitter, University of South Carolina