Introduction to the Flood Narrative00:00:26 - After the Flood and Building an Altar00:00:54 - Burnt Offerings and Gifts to God00:01:24 - Sacrifices as Gifts to God00:01:54 - The Concept of Sacrifice in the New Testament00:02:26 - Sacrifices and Orderliness00:02:55 - Making Sacrifices for the Greater Good00:03:26 - The Sacrifice of Respect00:03:31 - Sacrificing the Desire for Righteousness00:03:38 - The Sacrifice of Forgiveness00:03:49 - The Sacrifice of Compassion00:04:01 - The Connection Between Compassion and Selflessness00:04:28 - Sacrifices for the Greater Good00:05:05 - God's Desire for Righteousness00:05:32 - Eliminating Devastation from Our Lives:Following Good Orderly Direction00:06:05 - The Power of Good Orderly Direction00:06:30 - The Consequences of Impatience, Laziness, Selfishness, and Pride00:07:00 - Prudence and its Impact on Others00:07:24 - The Inclination of the Human Heart to Evil00:07:55 - What Can We Eat?00:08:26 - Practical Wisdom: Avoiding Food Poisoning00:08:55 - The End of the Flood Narrative00:09:26 - Lessons from Radical Acceptance: Recognizing the Tension between Good and Evil00:09:55 - The Development of Impulse Control in Children00:10:36 - The Flood and the Preservation of the Righteous00:11:01 - Having the Right Intentions in Our Hearts00:11:35 - Noah's Family: The Foundational Knowledge for a New Race00:12:03 - Noah's Long Life and Generations00:12:33 - God's Regret and the Flood00:13:03 - Radical Acceptance and Moving Forward00:13:31 - Moving Forward from Mistakes00:14:04 - The Importance of Balance in Life00:14:31 - Learning from Happiness and Sadness00:15:02 - Balancing Work and Rest00:15:30 - The Value of Sadness00:15:55 - Embracing the Dialectics of Life00:16:28 - Love for Snow and Warm Weather00:16:58 - Symbolism in the Story of Noah's Ark00:17:26 - Noah's Wisdom and the Coming Trouble00:17:56 - Building Your Ark: Using Good Orderly Direction to Protect those you Love Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices