Whenever I read 2 Corinthians 10: 5 about "taking every thought captive," I envision a rugged, talented cowhand swirling his or her lasso in the air, looping the rope around the stray thought, and corralling it into a saddle bag for safe keeping. No strays are going to wander very far off...

You hear a lot about mindset these days, and there are scads of books and articles that teach about it. Verywellmind.com defines mindset this way (https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-mindset-2795025):

"Your mindset is a set of beliefs that shape how you make sense of the world and yourself. It...