Religious Thought

In Too Much and Not Enough, author Karen Shock writes with a refreshingly brutal honesty about her experiences growing up under the influence of toxic theological systems that left her doubting her sanity, her identity, and her voice. Like many men and women who have been hurt by the church they loved, or betrayed by the pastors they trusted, Karen’s story is filled with disappointment and grief. But, as she writes from her heart and makes room for healing, she discovers a deeper hope, and a surprising amount of grace waiting for her—and all of us—on the other side.

Do you seek truth? Have you ever questioned what you have been taught? World-renowned human and animal rights activist Kyle Ferguson was living in a bubble...until he saw something that forced him to question everything he had believed. In The Christian Bubble, you will discover: The greatest inventors in our history had religious fear and how they overcame it. How to break free from fear, think for yourself, and see how to truly love other beings. The shocking truth about Mother Teresa and her organization, The Missionaries of Charity.

There is nothing more universal than the concept of a soul. Your soul is of pure love, of pure energy, connectedness and oneness. We have one God. It’s why we are here. We are not just beating hearts. There has to be something most essential to life. What is the language of the soul? Traditional Chinese medicine has described this energy as “Qi” for over 3,000 years. Qigong uses energy and movement to balance the energy. The indigenous tribes have always used energy in a similar way.

From the day that you are born into this world, you start to experience what life throws at you. For some of us, it is largely a pleasant experience. For other people, however, it is a different story. As I spend each day of my life, I reflect on what I have seen, heard, and felt. I see the evils that people do. Some of these things have caused me to ask myself so many questions, to which I know, of course, I have no answers. A lot of the things that I have seen in life makes my heart ache. I have always thought of a way to express my thoughts. Pages of My Heart, is a collection of these thoughts put together into poetry.

Epistemology: Poetic Expressions of Epistemological Thought is a collection of poetry created to generate mental stimuli. Dissected into four categories, each section is viewed through a different lens with the same purpose. Each section draws from the poem “Epistemology” which is the poem that started this collection.

I am a woman living with cerebral palsy (CP) since birth. When I was prepping for graduation and finishing my final honors essay for school, I had a realization that based on experience, most of the world does not think or experience life the way I do. Despite my CP, the world still didn't seem to process experiences, feelings, or ideas the same way I've learned to be my normal way of functioning.

Jamie Blaine's life isn't exactly going as planned. When a twist of fate places the late-night psychiatric crisis guy on 24/7 call, his insomnia ramps up to desperate stages as he veers closer to becoming the very kind of person he's trying to save. After a well-meaning colleague offers a workbook promising "the divine secret of life", Blaine throws himself into the stereotypical journey of self-discovery with hilarious and heartbreaking conclusions that are anything but clichéd.

A quick listen. Filled with humorous and thought-provoking poems that are fun to listen to. My mission is to provide an escape from the always serious and sometimes overbearing world of being an adult. No responsibility here to weigh down on your sole. Think of it as a kids poem book for adults. Listen and enjoy!

Dr. Worden carefully traces the historical shift through the centuries of Christianity through the Reformation on how profit-seeking and wealth are assumed to be related to the sin of greed. In short, making and accumulating money was thought by most major theologians for centuries to indicate the presence of greed, the love of more and more. The uncoupling of greed from earthly treasure began to take hold only with Aquinas amid novel pressures from Commercial Revolution.

A thought-provoking collection of poetry and thoughts as seen through the eyes of the author's own depression.

Ich schreibe, weil keiner mehr zuhört... Menschen reden nur noch aneinander vorbei. Sehen sich nicht mehr. Kein Platz für Romantik. Kein Platz für tiefe Gedanken. Alles ist gestellt. Alles auf der Überholspur in die Bedeutungslosigkeit. Niemand nimmt sich Zeit für die kleinen Dinge. Niemand lauscht mehr dem Regen in der Nacht. Höher, schneller, weiter und ignoriert das Blut an den Händen. Was hätte aus uns allen werden können? Vereint für eine gute Welt. Doch der Schein des Glänzenden hat das wahre Glück ersetzt.

A captivating look into my journey of writing between the ages of 10 and 32 years old. A fantastic selection of captivating stories and poems from friendship and love to demons and time travel.

Ten Thousand Steps, the debut collection of poetry from The Thought Finder collaborators, is a deeply personal treatise on the nature of the individual and the web of synchronicity that surrounds us. Intended to be listened to in any order, the collection arrays itself not as a single path to enlightenment, but as a constellation of destinations and possible connections. It’s a mosaic of ideas and emotional revelations that encourages the listener to forge their own path and take a conscious ownership of both their listening experience and their beliefs.