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* The discussions are not apologetics -- we're not here to argue or defend one belief or another; we are here to celebrate the faith we bring to one another
* The discussions are not apologetics -- we're not here to argue or defend one belief or another; we are here to celebrate the faith we bring to one another


'''Please join us!'''  
'''Please join us!'''
 
For list of other topics we may review, go to the Discussion page here [[Talk:Fast Fridays: 30 Minutes for God|Talk: Fast Fridays]]
 
== Friday, Aug 9: Confirmation bias ==


== Friday, Aug 2: "Childlike" (Matthew 11:25) ==
== Friday, Aug 2: "Childlike" (Matthew 11:25) ==
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''All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him."''</blockquote>We had a wonderful first Fast Fridays! discussion. Thank you so much for attending, and for thoughtful, inspirational discussion. Michael blew it on one thing: we didn't open or close with prayer!  That will happen going forward.
''All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him."''</blockquote>We had a wonderful first Fast Fridays! discussion. Thank you so much for attending, and for thoughtful, inspirational discussion. Michael blew it on one thing: we didn't open or close with prayer!  That will happen going forward.
== Next topics to do: ==
=== the battle for our souls ===
==== [[Deus Propicius Esto (God be favorable to me, a sinner)|Deus Propicius Esto]] ====
* a medieval prayer for God's protection in the "the dreadful judgment"
** perhaps originating from St. Augustine
** was common in Medieval "psalters," or books of prayer
==== popular music / popular culture ====
* how do we Christians approach music and lyrics that celebrate sin?
* Bromley has a story about asking his Confessor for permission to see the Rolling Stones -- why ask the question in the first place? Why did the priest find it okay to attend the concert?
There is a much larger topic here about how to live in a fallen world