Sartre – Existentialism
Despair and self focus are unfortunate foundations to most expressions of existentialism.
Ecclesiastes 2:12-17 – Despair and Hatred of Vanity and Futility
12 So I turned to consider wisdom, madness and folly; for what will the man do who will come after the king except what has already been done? The collector of sentences come to think there are no unexplored works left to investigate through the application of wisdom, madness, and folly. All works to come have come before. This expands this […]
Taking Every Thought Captive to the Obedience of Christ
When I am down, I fight self criticism after self criticism. The feeling of despair strengthens and subside. But one after another I try to take them captive.
My Soul Has Become Troubled
I am encouraged that, “My soul has become troubled,” is not unique to my self only, voicing some difference alienating me. Trouble is common to all humanity, and in humanity, these words, “My soul has become troubled”, were uttered by Christ.