Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The Elephant in the Marriage
One year ago, almost to the day, I penned my first word in what would become my first completed manuscript. I only shared this project with a few close friends as I was starting out, and each and every one of them has asked the same question that I have heard from almost everyone else…
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January Snow
“I never eat December snowflakes. I always wait until January.” -Lucy Van Pelt
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Do You See What I See?
“Do you see what I see?” Isn’t it amazing how often we can be standing right next to someone, looking in the same direction, and see the same thing so differently. Henry David Thoreau famously quipped, “It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” We can be absolutely convinced that we…
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I Cannot Do It
“I cannot do it,” Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires.” Genesis 41:16 (NIV) Many of us reading this are familiar with the story of Joseph being called before Pharaoh to interpret his dream. It is a great story that teaches (and preaches) on so many different levels. Today…
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Much-Needed Challenge
[:en]A Marriage between Perception and Reality is a treatise that carefully considers the theological, scientific, cultural, gender–unique, and psychological perspectives on marriage. Dr. Karampatsos provides a much-needed challenge to all of us to think beyond our own experience of the marriage dynamic and place a greater emphasis upon the experience of our spouse. One of my…
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Metrics of a Healthy Church?
In the January “Called to Serve” ministers letter L. Alton Garrison shared some interesting findings that I thought I would share here today: Recently, Dr. Michael Clarensau has completed an intensive study of a decades’ worth of ACMRs to determine what metrics might help you determine the health of your church. Based on his research,…
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Is Tried
Nobody is perfect. You and I both have heard that before, but some of us really struggle with wondering if our “good enough” is good enough. Those nagging doubts infect our relationship with our spouse, our children, our job, and even with God. The Bible helps us out on that last one and lets us…
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Stop, Drop, and Roll
Thinking about fasting this year for the first time? Perhaps you have fasted before but would like a better understanding of “why” we fast or “how” to fast. This practical and interactive message on fasting may just help you get more out of your next fast.
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Fasting the iPad
Yesterday our church kicked off our annual 21 days of a corporate fast. Our 7 year old daughter shared with us yesterday that she is praying about fasting from the iPad that our three kids received for Christmas from a close family friend. Our 5 year old son didn’t miss a beat when he added…
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If you want your happily ever after
[:en]”Marriage is the most important relationship we commit to here on earth. There are many resources to pick from when it comes to focusing on a great marriage. But in the plethora of marriage resources, Jason’s perspective and expertise is one of the best. If you want a healthy marriage, you need to read this book.…
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The Institution of Marriage
Recently, a good friend shared an article that was published in the New York edition of the New York Times that was later reposted online and appears on the New York Time’s website (tinyurl.com/nsyb3gk). The article is titled “The Divorce Surge Is Over, but the Myth Lives On” and discusses how, despite the drop in the divorce…
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Hope Held Out for all Readers is Transformation
“This book is a must read for anyone longing for improvement in their marriage relationship—and that ought to be all of us. Backed by years of counseling expertise, Dr. Jason Karampatsos is a trustworthy source for helping to make your marriage and mine all that God longs for it to be. He helps those…
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Shoot for the Moon
One of my personal favorite quotations from C.S. Lewis is, “Aim at Heaven and you will get Earth ‘thrown in’: aim at Earth and you will get neither.” I love this quote because there is so much packed into it, as it is true on so many levels from so many different perspectives. This is…
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Never Run Alone
Today my wife logged in her 3, tadalafil 001st mile since she started running just 3 ½ years ago. I couldn’t be any more proud of her. Sure she has a wall of bibs, medals, and a closet full of race shirts and jackets, but it is her steady persistence that has encouraged me so…
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Catching the Wrong Train
Yesterday I had the chance to once again travel into Washington DC to participate in the Potomac Ministry Network’s NEXT. This time around John May and Mark Batterson had invited Darren Hileman to join them in challenging young leaders take the “NEXT step in their life and ministry”. As has been the case over the…
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All I Want for Christmas
Say what you mean, and mean what you say. I say it over and over again in working with couples struggling to connect. One of the challenges that they need to overcome is this innate tendency to not truly say what they mean and to not mean what they say. Think about it. Today is…
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It all starts with perspective
Our perspectives are the objective, rational observations of objects or events. Our perspectives are the literal point of view from where we are standing. Our perceptions are the subjective interpretation of those observations. Our perspectives inform our perceptions and it is our perceptions that focus on emotionally connecting the dots of what we saw and…
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at best heretical…
“New perspectives are necessary, but they are not sufficient in bringing health and wholeness to a person or relationship. A new perspective needs to inform, challenge, and influence one’s perceptions if health is the goal…There was a time when our perspectives informed us that the world was flat, and our perception was that anyone who…
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#CatalystNext
Perhaps you have heard @Mark Batterson say it before, sick but he would rather have “One God idea than 1, 000 good ideas.” Yesterday at the CatalystNext conference in Washington DC forward thinking leaders from the region gathered to hear challenging words that just may inspire a God idea.
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58,272 names etched
My girls are growing up. My son is too, but there is something different about turning 7 (in just 3 weeks) or being 8 ½. At four years old Christian is all too innocent, unbelievably cute and adorable; his youth protects him from so much that you and I experience each and every day.
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lifetime of miracles behind us
“Sometimes we are so busy complaining about what hasn’t happened, story ignoring the lifetime of miracles behind us.” –Steve Kramer (missionary) It is always challenging to hear someone who the world would say has every reason to complain reminding you that you have every reason to be grateful. Steve was born a few months premature…
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The Struggle
Last night my wife and I spent the evening with Tenth Avenue North (courtesy of some complimentary tickets from our friends over @ WRBS 95.1). Although we truly enjoy their music, we are not sure that we have it in us to travel two hours in traffic and stay out late for concerts anymore. Our…
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greatly underestimated
“Our perspectives are far more important than many give them credit for, tadalafil and their influence on our perceptions is often greatly underestimated.” –Jason Karampatsos, PhD
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Ken Burtram’s Advance Praise for: The Elephant in the Marriage
[:en] Dr. Jason Karampatsos brings a wealth of personal study, research and experience to the discussion of how to help Christian marriages transition from survival mode to vibrant relationships which reflect the grace and blessing of God. Jason has applied his skill as a counselor with great success helping couples within our network of over one…
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Rod Loy’s Advance Praise for: A Marriage between Perception and Reality
“The gap between expectation and reality is where many couples experience disagreement and discouragement. With the help of Dr. Karampatsos, seek and the example of other couples, you will learn to bridge that gap and experience a healthy, whole marriage. If you are looking for hope and help, read this book!” -Rod Loy Author of…
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This Might Hurt A Little
“You see, discount sorrow is something we often associate with needing to avoid at all cost. The very thing that can lead us to Salvation we turn and run from. Godly sorrow is an instrument that God often uses to bring us closer to Him.” (2 Corinthians 7:10) http://vimeo.com/103273847 8/10/2014 at Cornerstone Church in Bowie…
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Boat
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Got To Tell Somebody
“It is, in part, a shift in perspective that is necessary. Your candle is not just for your, stuff your life in not just for you, the HOPE that you have been given is not just for you. Remember, that our perspectives inform our perceptions, and our perceptions are our reality. And the reality is…
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Jason M Karampatsos, PhD
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What I Am Hearing You Say Is “I’m The Man”
“Perspectives influence your perceptions, vialis 40mg and your perceptions are more powerful than reality…from their perspective, capsule things had never been this good and their perception was that this was as good as it gets.” http://vimeo.com/87592991 2/23/2014 at Cornerstone Church in Bowie Maryland
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Envision
It was a blessing to speak at the “Envision: Driven by a Dream” Children’s Leader’s Conference January 16-18, 2014. Here are some notes from Friday’s workshop. You may notice several chapter titles in there; this presentation served as the initial outline for “A Marriage between Perception and Reality”. http://vimeo.com/105493724
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Paul Young
What a blessing to have Wm. Paul Young with us for the weekend. If you haven’t heard his amazing story that he shared Saturday night, I highly recommend you make time to listen to it. . I was talking to him outside my office Sunday morning and commented that if he started writing non-fiction he’d be a…
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BIg Daddy Weave
What a powerful night of ministry with Mike Weaver and the rest of Big Daddy Weave. I have to admit, sales this was the first time that I was ever invited onto a tour bus for some Dominos Pizza.
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74th Commencement
Great day at the 74th Commencement ceremony for Valley Forge Christian College with commencement speaker Mark Batterson as I was one of two alumni honored.
Got any book recommendations?