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About Being Known
Let’s get to know each other »
Being Known exists for one simple purpose — to help each of us better understand ourselves — our relationships, our thoughts, hopes, and fears within the context of discoveries in the field of interpersonal neurobiology and the truth of the Bible PDF … more >
About Curt Thompson
Meet Curt Thompson »
Curt Thompson, M.D., is a psychiatrist in private practice in Falls Church, Virginia and founder of Being Known, and author of Anatomy of the Soul: Surprising Connections between Neuroscience and Spiritual Practices That Can Transform Your Life PDF … more >
Insights Blog
Coming and Going »
The season of Christmas is one in which we emphasize how God comes to us. Immanuel. God with us. Or perhaps, as we tend to think of it, God with us, rather than we with God. And so God comes to us, embodied in Jesus. But it seems the minute Jesus gets here, he starts turning tables in all sorts of ways, not least being his invitation for us to come with him to where he is going… It is striking how the mind responds to such coming and going…. more >
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One Millimeter Per Month »
I’m not always happy with God’s pace. The speed with which he moves to assist me in my travail, to answer my prayer for others’ plight, or (mostly) to bring about the transformation I long for in my own mind, is frequently out of step with the velocity of my own gait. I wish he would run faster to keep up with me…But what if I have this whole time thing, and the urgency with which I dwell in it, completely backwards? more >
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Be Where You Are »
“Where are you?” At first glance, the question seems easy enough to answer. “Well, I’m right here, as a matter of fact.” But am I? I often find that question no easier to answer than did Adam…. more >
Insights Blog
Attention and the Kingdom of God »
On most days, the evidence for the emergence of God’s kingdom seems to be quite thin, especially given the depth of the pain of those who walk into my office, let alone what I read in the paper. However, when I am confronted with the evidence from neuroscience… more >
