by Jeremy Ostler | Apr 30, 2019 | Culture, Personal Development, Uncategorized
Under narrowly defined circumstances, boredom can be a good thing. It can lead to greater levels of creativity. However, the solution to boredom is never to seek out distractions – the habit of which can be spiritually and emotionally devastating. In fact, the need to...
by Jeremy Ostler | Apr 28, 2019 | Culture, Personal Development
We are not free in a world that permits people to do things that are objectively wrong. So although we’re free to choose between good and evil, at least initially, the degree to which we remain free to choose depends on what we choose. Freedom, therefore, could not...
by Jeremy Ostler | Jan 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
The challenge for all of us is to develop more than just a superficial understanding of ourselves and of the world. The struggle, however, of interpreting things accurately is real. It isn’t just that we “see through a glass, darkly” – in many cases, we have wittingly...
by Jeremy Ostler | Sep 3, 2018 | Culture
Diversity has become a euphemism for moral relativism. This becomes clear when we consider the fact that despite our endless “diversity” initiatives Americans aren’t valuing more things. Quite the contrary, we’re simply abandoning more of our time-honored values. If...
by Jeremy Ostler | Sep 3, 2018 | Culture, Personal Development, Relationships
I was recently accused of being judgmental for my belief in the traditional definition of marriage. In other words, rather than debating the merits of my position, it was easier for her to name-call. This trend seems ubiquitous nowadays. Interestingly, it’s not even...
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