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Some Quick Lessons about Life from Adam and Eve

Adam and Eve (not their names in the ancient Hebrew texts) are the 3 rd and 4 th humans to appear in the Bible. They are in the second story in Genesis. The 1 st and 2 nd humans appeared in the first story, but they weren’t named and they didn’t say or do anything. In that story, an unnamed god created them both at the same time in its image, and gave them instructions on how to live the perfect lives. Continue reading at -- https://mailchi.mp/ea5801968b2d/some-quick-lessons-about-life-from-adam-and-eve

Six Steps that Help Your Brain Function Better and Control Your Elephant

The human brain operates on two very different levels – conscious and subconscious . The subconscious level, as an information processor, is one million times faster than the conscious level. Unless you get the conscious level more involved, the subconscious will absolutely control your life. Continue reading at – https://mailchi.mp/a1a7801282d2/six-steps-that-help-your-brain-function-better-and-control-your-elephant

How Could You Beliefs Affect Other Lives

Have I ever told you how I met Rabbi Jeffrey Leynor? I had been doing research on the Jewish Jesus for about five years, when one day I realized that I did not personally know a Jewish person. I had never asked a Jewish person what they thought about the Jewish Jesus! Most of my information sources about the Jewish Jesus were Christians and they were either ministers or members of churches. That just struck me as odd that day. My wife worked for a Jewish organization so I asked her for suggestions about how I could meet a Jewish person and she suggested that I enroll in a course at the Dallas Jewish Community Center – so I did and guess who was teaching a class? If you guessed “Rabbi Leynor,” you are right! It was a course on the “Prophets” and I learned a lot. But, something happened in one of those classes that really affected my life. Continue reading at https://mailchi.mp/a0d9c1960a9b/how-could-you-beliefs-affect-other-lives

Ending the cycles of chaos that are destroying our society.

Back in 2008 the American public was blindsided by the Great Recession . Guess what? We have been blindsided again. I call these “ blindside events ” - “ cycles of chaos .” Chaos is a state of extreme confusion and disorder. Putting a dozen dogs and a dozen cats in the same room, or a dozen Republicans and a dozen Democrats on the same committee, would probably lead to utter chaos. So what can we, the people whose lives are directly affected, do to end or weaken the cycles of chaos? Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/1b2577497347/ending-the-cycles-of-chaos-that-are-destroying-our-society