Holy Ground is an ensemble of energetic melodies and lyrical revelations on the undeniable need for God’s incomparable Holy presence. It’s title track, written in a moment of absolute awe at the sovereignty and majesty of God, is just one of the powerful an-thematic songs you will instantly love. Featuring 12 new songs, this CD/DVD captures the heart of the prophetic worship coming out of Citipointe Church.
“Researchers used brain scans to analyze the thought process of people with ‘high justice sensitivity’. By using afunctional magnetic resonance (fMRI) brain scanning device, they studied the brain activity as the subjects watched videos showing behavior that was morally good or bad like seeing a person put money in the beggar’s cup or kick the beggar’s cup away. They were asked how much they would blame or praise the person in the video and to complete questionnaires that assessed cognitive and emotional empathy and their justice sensitivity.
Those who scored high on the justice sensitivity assigned significantly more blame when asked to evaluate scenes of harm and also praised more the act of an helping person. But it was the brain scans that surprised the scientists.
During the behavior-evaluation exercise, people with high justice sensitivity showed more activity in the parts of brain associated with higher order cognition as compared to an average subject whereas the areas of brain concerned with emotional processing were not affected at all. Thus proving that individuals sensitive to justice are cognitively driven, not emotionally as everyone thinks.
So the search of justice does not primarily come from the sentimental motivations like portrayed rather it comes from reason and mental sophisticated analysis.
When evaluating good actions, a high activity in the regions of brain involved on decision making, motivation and reward was shown, answering why some people react more strongly to justice related situations and why they value justice more than others. The findings also suggest that individuals make judgement about behavior based on how they process the reward value of good actions as compared to bad actions.”
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How do you suppose people are coming to higher-consciousness about social justice?
If you have been following my blog, you may guess that I believe it isn’t by accident — I’m pretty darn sure its because this is what we are doing while we are getting more spiritually fit and mindfully attuned and prayerfully loving. We are changing our brains and our genetics. We are evolving. We are learning and teaching that it is good to love being loving and compassionate. We are learning that we may even have compassion for people that are awful (and of course still have legal justice)… its work; yes it is… its God’s work.
My mission is to promote loving; not religion. You may also though enjoy the remainder of my post today. I hope so.
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Wikipedia short biography
Kim Walker-Smith is an American singer, songwriter, worship leader, and recording artist. She produced her first solo album, titled ‘Here Is My Song‘, which was released in February 2008 through the Jesus Culture record label.
Kim Walker-Smith
Sermon: Impatience and fear
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Program Description Women’s Conference – Session 2 – August 18, 2011 – Under the theme “What If…”
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“My hunger for God
far outweighs the hunger
to understand or to have all the answers.”
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Bless Your Holy Name; Jesus!
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Thanks for visiting.
Eric
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As I face myself in the mirror… I’m looking for holiness within my human face… that will come along.
As I face myself in the mirror… I’m looking for holiness within my human face… that will come along…
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I was looking deeper than at my face. I was facing myself just as I’d been doing many dozens of times before, but this is what I need to share — it was different this time. I was looking through myself and beyond the past of myself, even faster than the speed of light it was. I was really this time in acceptance that I’ve been doing the best that I can do. I know darn well that nothing that I can or did do or even will do makes me worthy of God’s Grace; no matter if I even by some chance may do one thing even perfectly. In fact, I wouldn’t have to work at it to tear up my mental image of myself doing the best that I can — recalling times that I was mean or worse even.
I’ve been so wondering and cherishing and thinking about positive qualities and training myself in the moment to hold His Love in my heart.
Tearing myself up didn’t work. I’ve done that. These recent years, I’m praying and cherishing God’s Holy Love.
Seeing past my shortcomings — its time to give this a try — focus on His Love and happiness and that living in the now awareness that compels strong connection to Holy Jesus — is what is best for me and anyone.
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I want to see only His Love in my face.
God is maker of all of heaven and earth; Of ALL that is, seen and unseen, And if we are without Him,
We do not exist.
Just one look on your face. Just one glance of your eyes. My whole world has changed. My whole world has changed. Oh I see – only to see your face. I don’t want to go anywhere without you God
… without your Presence. Oh let me see your face.
The beauty of your holiness God. Take me into the Holy Place. And only one word comes to mind. There’s only one word to describe. Only one word comes to mind. There’s only one word to describe. Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty.
God’s Love travels faster than the speed of light.
Eric
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