13 February 2021 An Attempt at Self Psychoanalysis - II I will present the story as I know it. As children, we were loved most fully in one of two situations: when we were high-achieving, or, on the other hand, when we were
12 February 2021 An Attempt at Self-Psychoanalysis So gents, this is going to be a doozy. You were warned. I recommend you turn back now if you don't want to be weirded out. It goes without saying this must be
Commentaries 31 January 2021 Romans, Ch. 1 vs. 1-5 Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!
25 January 2021 #16 - Nietzsche and the Revaluation of Values Part II In this episode, Brandon and Jacob discuss nihilistic effects on a global scale and propose an alternative way to approach life.
22 January 2021 #15: Nietzsche and the Revaluation of Values Part I In this episode Moore and Murdock present audio essays regarding the state of nihilism in the present American context.
20 January 2021 Blessing Upon Asher on His First Birthday This blessing will be read and prayed over my son tomorrow, and I would love it if all the men of our community would pray it with me from distance, wherever you guys
backchannel 2 January 2021 Sermon - "Strive to Enter at the Strait Gate in the New Year." I almost didn't post this, but felt convicted that it must be posted after prayer and thought, for the following reasons: I. The very easy loss of the Gospel in its truth, with
31 December 2020 #14 - The Great Man Theory of History In this episode Jacob and Brandon analyze the Great Man Theory as proposed by Thomas Carlyle.
backchannel 29 December 2020 Sermon - "Moralism, Traditions of Men, and the Galatian and Colossian Heresies." Please tell me if I am wrong. I am trying to be as clear as possible with my goals and questions. I need counsel, because I'm very near to making one of the
backchannel 28 December 2020 Creed for Watermark Community Group Hello gentlemen, More data has come to light on the issue regarding my communal union with Watermark and the problems seen heretofore therein. In recent discussions in the community group Biblical reading accountability
17 November 2020 #13 - Hume, Enlightenment Values, and Epistemology, Challenging Assumptions, Perception as Powerful Tool for System Building In this episode, Brandon and Jacob discuss the ground-breaking ideas of Hume and their relation to human perception, the senses, and systems for developing epistemic grounding.
11 August 2020 #11 - Avicenna and Epicureanism: Truth? New Atheism. Left Behind Theology. What is Avicenna's Proof of the Truthful, and in what sense did he mean something was true? Today's show interviews Stephen McClung on his perspective on Avicenna and Epicurus, along with their respective beliefs place in the present culture.
4 August 2020 #10 - Sidelights Episode #3: Art, Archetypes, and Religion On today's program, the discussion centers around various works of art and artists, the role of such in society, and how such relates to current and future affairs, religious devotion, and the craft of artistry as applied to writing.
28 July 2020 #09 - Metaphysics and Other Vices The perceptual capacity of animals and humans differ in the endless search for the source, the answer to questions. Is any of this clawing at the heaven's truly helpful?
20 July 2020 #08 - Sidelights Episode #2: The Problem of Evil, Flawed Education, the Freedom Responsibility In today’s episode, Jacob and Brandon bring sidelight topics that stuck out to them from the past few episodes. The problem of evil and the flaws in the educational system are discussed.
13 July 2020 #07 - Aquinas ad Astra The greatest theologian that ever lived, according to some, sought to answer every attack on his faith, as well as provide the human mind tangible proof of the divine's existence. He gave five proofs for God in his famous seminal work Summa Theologica.
backchannel 9 July 2020 A Review of Apellus' WIP, Reconstruction As humbly as may be do I venture now to offer my own perspectival thoughts regarding the echo of the infinite which is Apellus' WIP, Reconstruction, a work in which we all have
28 June 2020 If ye love me... A meditation on the church's response in some areas to COVID-19, and what might be the path forward for us.
22 June 2020 The Inimitable Upness of Being Monologue to be presented to the esteemed members of the Positive Perspectives book club on June 22nd 2020.
Philosophy 21 July 2019 Seneca and Timothy on the Nature of True Virtue Monologue given on July 7th to the esteemed members of the Positive Perspectives Book Club.