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Projecting Feeling as Thought

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Awry Stoic

Jeremiads teach us the impermanence and misguiding of emotions through a false filter as shown by Amusing Ourselves to Death and the Screwtape Letters. My father valued Spiritual emotions as one of the greatest and most important books he ever … Continue reading →

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The Presbyterian Temperament and Francis Schaefferโ€™s Search for Absolute Truth

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Awry Stoic

While stating that Presbyterians have a tendency toward a melancholic temperament may be seen as an exaggeration, Mark Twain connected the two as inseparable in Tom Sawyer.[1] ย J. I. Packer stated that a melancholic character is a mind that functions … Continue reading →

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Calvin, Schaeffer, Peterson, and Paradoxes as Bridges to Meaning

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Awry Stoic

John Calvin placed great importance on the definition of words, especially those of a spiritual nature. Francis Schaeffer placed great importance on the definition of words, especially those of a spiritual nature. Jordan Peterson places great importance on the definition … Continue reading →

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The Divine Duty of Drudgery

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Awry Stoic

๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ง ๐ฎ๐ง๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž. Continue reading →

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On the Symbiotic Nature of Joy and Despair, or the Shadow of Ecclesiastes in Pilgrimโ€™s and Samโ€™s Progress

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Awry Stoic

Emotion is morally indifferent before application to an object. Much joy is vanity. Some joy is evil. There is no hope without despair. Hope and despair, or at least hope and fear, have a symbiotic relationship. There is no hope … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Anatomy of the Soul Since Psalms

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Awry Stoic

This is one of the greatest books ever written, and it should be studied in every Sunday school in every church in the entire world. This book is a great aid to sanctifying the emotions and putting them in a … Continue reading →

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Rotting Fruits of the Spirit: Pride and Joy

Posted on October 10, 2020 by Awry Stoic

Using wisdom to weigh the objects of supposed joy may be more important than you think. Continue reading →

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C. S. Lewisโ€™s Occasionally Stoic View of Prayer

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Awry Stoic

The Stoics thought that emotions were morally indifferent before application. John Calvin at times held this view, but was inconsistent. C. S. Lewis also held this view at times, but was inconsistent. Emotions and thoughts are interwoven. Some statements that … Continue reading →

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When Anger is a Fruit of the Spirit: The Anger of Joyful Thankfulness

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Awry Stoic

According to Ephesians 4:26, and Proverbs 8:13, anger is indifferent, and can only be good or bad based on its object. It can be the fruit of the spirit, or the fruit of the flesh. To not be angry at … Continue reading →

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Samโ€™s Best of All Stories Theory

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Awry Stoic

Frodo, Sam, and Gollum leave Henneth Annรปn today, March 8, TA 3019.[1] The writers for this scene of the movie adaptation of the Two Towers had to stop and think โ€œwhat are they fighting for?โ€[2] Sam is sad because of … Continue reading →

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