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About Patrick

First and foremost, Patrick is a fallen being far from perfect in just about every way. Saved by Christ more than a decade ago, his life has been transformed. While there is more to Patrick than simply his redemption this must be placed up front because it is perhaps the most important brick in the foundation of this blog. Additional information about Patrick includes his home. He is a displaced native Minnesotan who has studied just about everything. He holds both a Bachelor of Science in Multi-Disciplinary Studies and an MBA with an additional emphasis on Public Relations, both from Liberty University.

A Third Grade Curriculum Worth Reprinting

Posted on 2016-07-04 by Patrick

In the now out of print “The Embarrassed Believer” by Hugh Hewitt https://www.amazon.com/Embarrassed-Believer-Reviving-Christian-Unbelief/dp/0849914191/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1467647489&sr=1-1&keywords=the+embarrassed+believer Hugh offers up the Third Grade Curriculum from his church Sunday School.  This is what he outlines as a guideline between a Believer, a Bystander, and a Bad Guy. I am somewhat embarrassed to say I cannot currently pass the curriculum, not at […]

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Apple Stands for Security by Opposing It

Posted on 2016-02-17 by Patrick

This morning the following story popped up in my Flipboard news feed.  Tim Cook: Apple Won’t Create ‘Backdoor’ to Help FBI Access San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhone http://flip.it/aKeSz I’m not an Apple fan boy by any stretch of the imagination.  Yes I own a Macbook Pro (I bought it in 2010) and I purchased a 2013 […]

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New Years Eve 2015

Posted on 2016-01-01 by Patrick

So this year has gone way too fast.  I did fairly well on meeting my resolutions, (http://guidedconscience.blogspot.com/2014/12/on-to-new-year-and-resolutions-that.html) though I did lose track of them with my move in June-July.  While I didn’t achieve everything I am still quite happy with the close of the year. Assessment. I most certainly continued to live a happier life, […]

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A Special Thanks

Posted on 2015-09-19 by Patrick

It would be inappropriate for me to publicly endorse a candidate for President, or for the Republican nomination, and indeed right now I cannot do so anyway.  There are quite simply too many candidates that are vying for my vote  to even come to that decision at this time. What I can do however is […]

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Free Speech, Civility, and the #Eric Sheppard Challenge

Posted on 2015-05-05 by Patrick

For those 5 people on the internet who don’t know what the #Eric Sheppard Challenge is; I’ll make it simple for you.  It is a challenge for people to walk on or in some other way disrespect the American Flag, and then post it on the internet for all to see.  The people who do […]

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Does Sexual Promiscuity Reveal Character?

Posted on 2015-03-30 by Patrick

This post is, in its genesis a response to something a friend posted on Facebook.  In her post she had commented to the effect that a person’s actions, in this case having slept with every woman within 100 miles, does not speak to that person’s character.  I vehemently disagree, not just from the perspective of […]

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A First Quarter Resolution Update

Posted on 2015-03-15 by Patrick

Today is the Ides of March are you wary? I would like to take this time to report on my New Years Resolutions and where I am on my progress. 1.  I am continuing to follow the wisdom in “The Happiest Life” and in “Happiness is a Serious Problem.”  I plan on breaking those books […]

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On to the New Year and the Resolutions that Accompany It

Posted on 2014-12-30 by Patrick

First off I would like to review my resolutions from last year to this year.  http://guidedconscience.blogspot.com/2013/12/looking-forward.html 1.  I was definitely happier this year than last I highly recommend that anybody concerned with Happiness read these two books:  The Happiest Life, Happiness is a Serious Problem. Careful reading may help change the way you think as […]

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On looting and mob violence

Posted on 2014-11-26 by Patrick

The events in Ferguson, Missouri have continued to shed light on a massive problem within modern society.  No, it isn’t a problem of unequal access to justice between minorities and whites (this is not to say such unequal distribution may exist).  This problem is the loss of civility in the face of loss.  First off, […]

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Another update on fake cell towers

Posted on 2014-11-15 by Patrick

Worthwhile story concerning your cell privacy.  http://nr.news-republic.com/Web/ArticleWeb.aspx?regionid=1&articleid=31859487

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