Shedding Egypt's Grip: How to Stop Personal and National Insanity

The moment we are aware of our programming, we are no longer in Egypt.

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“It is easier to get Israel out of Egypt than Egypt out of Israel.”

Since I heard this phrase from Tim Keller years ago, it has been coming back to me again and again. We are creatures of programming. I see it in myself, I see it in others, I see it in nations.

We do what we have always done. It’s familiar. The brain always prefers what is …