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The varied musings of a soul attempting to do important things first and the absolutely necessary when (or if) I find time.

Jeremy Davies


    • Sep 11, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 32m AVG DURATION
    • 291 EPISODES


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    289 The Greatest and Most Practical Ideal: the Ideal Ideal

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2025 37:42


    Wow two superlatives in one title! I must be full of myself. But this feels like it was where the last three almost manic episodes were leading. An ideal that incorporates the optimal instead of warring against it.

    288 The Functional Limits of Sacrifice and Self-Immolation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2025 23:52


    I accept that the most meaningful thing a human can embark upon is a life of voluntary sacrifice. Has the enemy successfully convinced us that the act of self-immolation is a good in and of itself regardless of our vision?

    287 The Servant of All and Solving the Pareto Inequality

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2025 33:21


    Every attempt at a utopia seems to run into the problem of fundamental inequality. Christ suggests a self-interested way to serve others that solves the problem for the individual.

    286 Do I Gotta be Good for Goodness Sake

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2025 47:46


    Join with me as I unmask possibly the deepest Luciferian attack on call of Christ.

    285 Choose Life or Fear Death?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025 36:01


    Have we embraced a cult of death because we made an alliance with our fears to oppose death. We must fight death with everything except fear.

    284 Help! I Think I'm Becoming a Curmudgeon

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 39:16


    I need the help of those of you who believe in an organized Church. Please help me see what it is that I am missing. Multiple times most days I drive by a building that makes me wonder am I crazy or are they. Or maybe neither of us is sane. But if I'm missing something obvious to everyone but me I'd like someone to help me understand.

    283 Repetition, Irritation and Petty Tyranny

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 13:58


    I consider the distinction between petty and grandiose tyrants, and analyze their intersection with things that become irritating when repeated.

    282 The Criminalization of Anger and the Feminization of the Organized Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 47:12


    When you make a distinction between petty and grandiose tyrants you start to find them in the nicest places.

    281 A Plea for Perspective Disguised as a Curmudgeonly Rant

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 30:38


    I'm trying not to be easily irritated. So join me trying to figure out if there is a good reason for a trendy phrase that I find significantly irritating.

    Rebellious Wondering!!??

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2025 32:15


    I look at what happens when we infer that wondering about a question we found a satisfying answer for is an act of rebellion.

    279 A Trip to Baltic (3 of 3) A Malevolent Consciousness pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 35:09


    Driving through the night I continue the analysis of whether consciousness is always good or whether there is a Holy consciousness and a malevolent consciousness, and whether you should trust your best guess.

    278 A Trip to Baltic (2 of 3) A Malevolent Consciousness pt. A

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 49:26


    Driving through the night I begin the analysis of whether consciousness is always good or whether there is a Holy consciousness and a malevolent consciousness, and whether you should trust your best guess.

    277 A Trip to Baltic (1of 3) Utilizing Atheists

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 53:57


    Join me on a night drive as I consider whether brokenness or achievement makes the best frame for a divine painting.

    276 Virtue Signaling and an Ethos of Trust

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 43:07


    How much responsibility a society has to prevent virtue signaling depends on how toxic such a gaming of that system is.

    274 An Observation without a Hypothesis

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 21:13


    My musings on habit forming, non objective science, and tyranny.

    275 Unsolicited Wedding Advice from a Guy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 23:39


    This is sure to be popular! But I did it anyway. The sound quality goes down at the end but if you aren't intrigued by my idea at that point you can just shut it off.

    273 A Divine Path to Death?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 30:00


    Some thoughts on how Mary and I found a balance between accepting death and opposing it. We passed through the valley of the shadow of death without fearing evil. I love the path God provided, I hate the timing. Join me as a grapple with the question, “Can you get God's way on your schedule?”

    272 Aiming Up: Thrive or Survive

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 24:43


    This is a rambling and discursive late night podcast I made while driving through the night. My voice was just about gone and an unusual noise developed towards the end. Maybe caused by a low battery. I just about deleted it then decided I would let the listener decide.

    271 Symbols, Leaven and Helpless Innocence

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 39:04


    I'm on a walk and my mind is wandering I don't know how else to summarize this episode.

    270 Public School Brand

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 50:25


    The intersection of a snow day and personnel cuts at the school prompted me to speak out on one of the only topics in which I can claim expertise.

    269 Good God?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 68:55


    Have you ever wondered if God is really good? or maybe you've wondered why we think he should be. If you haven't this podcast isn't for you.I am convinced God is good and loving, furthermore he welcomes your questions about Him if you are willing to seek the answer the way he told you to.

    268 A Synopsis of the Novel I Probably will never Write

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 26:57


    This is the last half of Good, Evil, AI, and Eternity part 2. If you listened to it there you might not want to listen again…or maybe you do.

    267 White Banners (audiobook) chapter 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 6:11


    “I've been doing nothing lately but running up white flags.” “No—not white flags Paul. White Banners!” Hannah's voice was vibrant with emotion. “You haven't surrendered. You have just taken a new position. “

    266 White Banners (audiobook) chapter 19

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 27:00


    265 White Banners (audiobook) chapter 18

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 33:33


    I'm trying to keep up. Thanks for listening.

    264 White Banners (audiobook) chapter 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 37:36


    I am not purposely keeping my faithful listeners in suspense. A frozen sewer kept me busy. The weather is finally climbing above zero and we are hoping for a breakthrough today, but I found time to read chapter 17 today.

    263 Compassionate Affordability with a Slight Chance of Tyranny

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 32:40


    I tell the story of a fruit vendor to develop the idea of what might happen is we decide something has to be affordable. It affects the kids in the neighborhood of the fruit cart but it may be affecting every aspect of allopathic care.

    262 Welcome to a week of Health Practice.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 34:53


    This is my imaginary welcome session to a week of health practice. Today I met with one of the most inspirational figures in the field of finding a balance between allopathic and natural health support. This is my favorite way to present our shared vision and how it might manifest itself.

    261 White Banners (audiobook) chapter 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 32:42


    I am realizing again many little ways Lloyd Douglas affected our lives. His portrayal of the consuming mother definitely influenced Mary not to be that way.

    260 White Banners (audiobook) chapter 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 22:05


    I'm sort of keeping up. Thanks to my regular listeners.

    259 White Banners (audiobook) chapter 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 55:12


    258 White Banners (audiobook) chapter 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 30:50


    257 Good, Evil, AI and Eternity part 2 of 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 35:25


    Join me as I consider what might happen to Artificial intelligence if it is set free to become whatever it will become. And enjoy the synopsis of another book ai won't find time to write.

    256 White Banners (audiobook) chapter 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 31:26


    Been busy but I am trying not to make you wait.

    255 Good, Evil, AI, and Eternity part 1 of 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 20:40


    Join me as I consider what might happen to Artificial intelligence if it is set free to become whatever it will become.

    254 White Banners (audiobook) chapter 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 38:04


    Enjoy chapter 11

    253 White Banners (audiobook) chapter 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 38:01


    Trying hard to stay ahead of the handful of faithful listeners who listen as soon as I put them up. I'm thankful for your interest.

    252 White Banners (audiobook) chapter 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 46:56


    I hope you are enjoying the book. Reading it again after many years reminds me of the many small ways Lloyd Douglas influenced my life.

    251 The Babel Antidote

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 43:17


    Why do we have to keep rediscovering old ideas? A look at what happened at Babel refocuses me towards mentoring instead of media.

    250 White Banners (audiobook) chapter 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 38:03


    Sorry about the slow release of Chapter 8. I was interrupted by the birth of a grandson.

    249 White Banners (audiobook) chap. 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 31:39


    In 1936 Lloyd C. Douglas used the story of a family who gets invaded by a housekeeper possessed of a peculiar idea to present a philosophy of life which has challenged me in many ways. Lloyd Douglas has had an enormous impact on my life and so I wanted to share this novel of his for my listeners.  The book is in the public domain

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    248 White Banners (audiobook) chapter 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 48:07


    In 1936 Lloyd C. Douglas used the story of a family who gets invaded by a housekeeper possessed of a peculiar idea to present a philosophy of life which has challenged me in many ways. Lloyd Douglas has had an enormous impact on my life and so I wanted to share this novel of his for my listeners.  The book is in the public domain.

    audiobooks banners lloyd c douglas
    247 The Giant or the Dragon (a fairy tale)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 26:27


    I'm going to interrupt White Banners to share a story I imagined on one of my midnight moonlit walks. It really might be best enjoyed walking or in the moonlight or both if possible. (The frosted eyebrows I came home with are optional.)

    246 White Banners (audiobook) chapter 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025 51:14


    In 1936 Lloyd C. Douglas used the story of a family who gets invaded by a housekeeper possessed of a peculiar idea to present a philosophy of life which has challenged me in many ways. Lloyd Douglas has had an enormous impact on my life and so I wanted to share this novel of his for my listeners.  The book is in the public domain.

    audiobooks banners lloyd c douglas
    245 White Banners (audiobook) chap. 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 29:24


    In 2021 I planned to share White Banners as an audiobook. I only posted one chapter but it is one of my most listened to episodes. I am reposting it now and intending to include the whole book. In 1936 Lloyd C. Douglas used the story of a family who gets invaded by a housekeeper possessed of a peculiar idea to present a philosophy of life which has challenged me in many ways. Lloyd Douglas has had an enormous impact on my life and so I wanted to share this novel of his for my listeners.  The book is in the public domain

    audiobooks chap banners lloyd c douglas
    244 White Banners (audiobook) chap. 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 30:01


    In 2021 I planned to share White Banners as an audiobook. I only posted one chapter but it is one of my most listened to episodes. I am reposting it now and intending to include the whole book. In 1936 Lloyd C. Douglas used the story of a family who gets invaded by a housekeeper possessed of a peculiar idea to present a philosophy of life which has challenged me in many ways. Lloyd Douglas has had an enormous impact on my life and so I wanted to share this novel of his for my listeners.  The book is in the public domain

    audiobooks chap banners lloyd c douglas
    243 White Banners (audiobook) chap. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 38:18


    In 2021 I planned to share White Banners as an audiobook. I only posted one chapter but it is one of my most listened to episodes. I am reposting it now and intending to include the whole book. In 1936 Lloyd C. Douglas used the story of a family who gets invaded by a housekeeper possessed of a peculiar idea to present a philosophy of life which has challenged me in many ways. Lloyd Douglas has had an enormous impact on my life and so I wanted to share this novel of his for my listeners.  The book is in the public domain

    audiobooks chap banners lloyd c douglas
    241 So you want to have a Dance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 59:09


    Our family has been hosting swing dances for friends and neighbors for about three years. They have been a lot of fun for us. But recently I was asked by a mom involved in a homeschool coop if I would host a dance for their students. If you are interested this is my counter-offer. It touches practically on some issues in a lot of marriages. Maybe even yours.

    240 Optimal, Attainable, and Engineered Ideals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 19:23


    Not Sure I can explain in a few words what this episode is about. So listen if you want or not. Your call

    239 My Vision for a fusion of Medical and Natural Healthcare part 4of 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 20:13


    One bright spot during my wife's final illness was the discovery of a competent and compassionate medical professional who purposely occupies a place on the divide between allopathic and natural healing. I wanted to share my vision of how such individuals could become the first line of a healthcare movement that could benefit many.

    238 My Vision for a fusion of Medical and Natural Healthcare part 3 of 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2025 48:32


    One bright spot during my wife's final illness was the discovery of a competent and compassionate medical professional who purposely occupies a place on the divide between allopathic and natural healing. I wanted to share my vision of how such individuals could become the first line of a healthcare movement that could benefit many.

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