Spiritual Dementia – When time stands still

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We’re Losing It

Posted on May 31, 2021May 31, 2021

We’re Losing It AUDIO

Memory loss is a tragic condition. My 94 year old mother’s amnesia is a product of her Alzheimer’s Disease. She has just enough awareness to mourn the loss of virtually a lifetime of memories. “I’m sorry honey, I just can’t remember. It seems that’s all I say anymore.” It’s painful to see her so disconnected from such a full life lived, trapped within the confines of the day at hand – or sometimes just the present moment. Yet her daily life in the dementia unit could be compared to a growing trend in American society.

Sin Isn’t That Original

Posted on March 18, 2021March 18, 2021

Sin Isn’t That Original AUDIO

My mother is now 94 years old. She moved into the memory care unit of an assisted living facility four months ago, having been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. Visits and phone calls require careful concentration to avoid questions as simple as what she had for breakfast that morning. It’s like poking a fresh wound. “I just don’t remember, honey. It seems like that’s all I say anymore.”

That pretty much sums up our collective consciousness in regard to something called sin. Spiritual dementia. A global pandemic of spiritual dementia.

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