[Aug 08, 2023] Update to the web address for Jim Punton’s understanding of “shalom”. (Currently P. 20)
[Aug 23,2023] Included the “Preamble” and “Preparation for the Journey” sections in the “Introduction” and included the “State of the World” section in the first part of the Spiritual Journey Chapter.
[Jan 15, 2024] This was a major revision to the format of the book. I realized that by using dot points for every illustrative statement throughout the book, I was making the whole thing much more difficult to read. So, I converted every dot point into paragraphs except those being used for actual lists of examples.
I also added a sub, sub-title to clarify the fact that I am attempting to write from a Christian or at least “Jesus-inspired” perspective. This resulted in a re-organization and partial re-write of the Introduction to pick up the various themes in the sub, sub-title. When I started this project, I was probably more ambiguous about my identification as “Christian” because it might deter people from reading the book. I now realize that was a pretty stupid attitude given that the book is for “me” anyway, and I am not expecting large numbers of other people to make the effort to pore through its pages.
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