Lost in Distortion: Keys to Keeping Your Spiritual Life Pure and Simple

By Jeffrey A. Crow

We live in a world where everything gets distorted. Sometimes it is unintentional, due to the passage of time and the minds inability to accurately recall the real facts. Sometimes it is on purpose, whether to feed an ego, improve ones image, realize financial gain or to control others. Sometimes it is a combination of these. Regardless of the reasons, to successfully navigate life without being lost in naivety and living under the control of someone elses motives, one must constantly evaluate and question everything, including things often presented as facts.

While there is only one set of real facts in terms of spiritual truth, these facts are hard to come by, and so through time, man has created various views of these spiritual facts. Each religion claims for itself the real truth. Only by getting past the distortions brought by various religions can we begin to see the real truth. The real truth lies beneath the surface and it is here we will find it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Dec 22, 2011
• ISBN: 9781469130163

Jeffrey A. Crow

Dr. Jeffrey A. Crow was born in Blanchard, Louisiana and has had over thirteen years of religious training and education, followed by an advanced degree in science. It is this unique combination of theology and science that lends to his unusual insight into the spiritual aspects of living. Jeff now lives near Richmond, Virginia with his wife and three children.

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Copyright © 2011 by Jeffrey A. Crow.

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CONTENTS

The Truth of God

The Truth of Loving God

The Truth About Loving Others

The Truth About Difficulties

The Truth of Discipline

The Truth About Creating

The Final Truth

For Lauren

INTRODUCTION

After writing cgod3, even with its daily devotional style, I was informed by my daughter that it was too much in-depth and the font was too small. She’s very honest. She had a good point, and often we need something short and to the point. And, often what we need are fewer words, not more. Fewer words can lead to more time to meditate upon them.

We live in a world where everything gets distorted. Sometimes it is unintentional, due to the passage of time and the mind’s inability to accurately recall the real facts. Sometimes it is on purpose, whether to feed an ego, improve one’s image, realize financial gain or to control others. Sometimes it is a combination of these. Regardless of the reasons, to successfully navigate life without being lost in naivety and living under the control of someone else’s motives, one must constantly evaluate and question everything, including things often presented as facts.

Take for instance the religions of the world. While there is only one set of real facts in terms of spiritual truth, these facts are hard to come by, and so through time, man has created various views of these spiritual facts. Usually the view we espouse is a reflection of our upbringing and our environment. And of course each religion claims for itself the real truth. So what is the real truth? Only by getting past the distortions brought by various religions can we begin to see the real truth. The real truth lies beneath the surface and it