The Velvety Steel Balls Radiance Project (or something like it)
Hunger: Touching and Fulfilling Our Deepest Yearnings
We become whatever we feed. So feed yourself wisely. Every human being is hungry. Some hunger for food. Some hunger for love. Some hunger for admiration. Some hunger for belonging. Some hunger for touch. Some hunger for meaning. Some hunger for God. From the moment we...
Why People Fall in Love with Psychopaths: A Psychological and Forensic Analysis
Love is often described as mysterious, unpredictable, and irrational. But few forms of attraction puzzle psychologists, clinicians, and laypeople alike as much as the phenomenon of falling in love with a psychopath. How can highly intelligent, manipulative, and often...
The Weekend I Discovered How Kind People Can Be
The unexpected encounters with love and humanity that changed my life. When I was 16, I spent a fall weekend on a church retreat on the South Side of Chicago with about 30 other teenagers. We stayed at Hyde Park Union Church with pastors from our local church. We...
Dangerous Men: Why “High IQ” Doesn’t Equal “High Safety”
Intelligence has long been revered in society as a marker of success, competence, and problem-solving ability. High IQ individuals are often assumed to possess not only cognitive superiority but also wisdom, morality, and sound judgment. Yet, history and psychological...
God’s Mercy Moments: Intercessors, Psychopathy, and the Diverging Paths of Evil and Redemption
The Difficult and Troubled Path of the Intercessor and the Unexpected End Throughout Scripture and theological tradition, God frequently works through individuals to extend mercy to others. These individuals function as intercessors—persons who stand in relational...
Song Recommendation:
— “Baba O’Riley,” The Who, 1971
