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Whipped into a Feeling Frenzy

By J. Timothy King on March 16, 2011

Sharks are infamous for the feeding frenzy. They smell blood, and they lose control. All their instincts go on high alert. They turn into a finely tuned hunting machine, with one goal, to eat the kill. Other animals, too, have their frenzies. The predator hunts, and the prey runs. Instinct tells them to panic, and […]

Posted in Fear and Love | Tagged anxiety, black-and-white thinking, emotion, fear, feeling frenzy, herd instinct, news media, spirituality | 2 Responses

The Psychology of Worship Music

The Psychology of Worship Music

By J. Timothy King on September 24, 2009

Isn’t it amazing, with the amount of time we as Christians spend in worship, and especially singing in worship, that we understand so little about it. This thought strikes me now, just a couple nights away from the next “In the Deep” (Saturday night, at which I’ll be subbing on bass, because their usual bassist […]

Posted in Christianity, Music, Praise & Worship, Religion | Tagged herd instinct, In the Deep, Ivan Tyrrell, Joe Griffin, psychology, spirituality | 5 Responses

"Door to Nowhere," by "purplemattfish" on Flickr; © 2009 "purplemattfish" CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Opening the Door to Your Own Destiny

By J. Timothy King on August 12, 2009

This morning, after I dropped the Missus off at work, I headed down Washington Street toward Mishawum Road, where I needed to make a left turn in order to get to the highway. Now, this particular intersection has two left-turn lanes. That is, if you want to make a left turn, you can either get […]

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Inspiration, Leaving Normal, Stories, True Stories, Wishcasting Wednesday | Tagged herd instinct, innovation, psychology | 9 Responses

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