The issue of white privilege and black disadvantage has lately gained much-needed attention in American and international media due especially to: The fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida, on February 26, 2012,…
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Power Corrupts? Absolutely Not. Arrogance Corrupts Power.
Tagged with: abuse of power, Black disadvantage, John Crawford, John Crawford III, justice, Levar Edward Jones, Levar Jones, Michael Brown, power corrupts, racial politics, racism, Trayvon Martin, violence, White privilege
Posted in Current Events
Posted in Current Events
Seasons of Life
In January of 1969, a photo was published that forever changed our view of the earth, and of our place in the universe. The photo was taken on Christmas Eve day, 1968, by the crew of Apollo 8—the first humans…
Tagged with: autumn, death, earthrise, fall, old age, seasons, spiritual rebirth, spirituality, spring, summer, winter, youth
Posted in Science Philosophy and History, Spiritual Growth
Posted in Science Philosophy and History, Spiritual Growth
What is a Real Apology and How does it Help Your Soul?
Apologies have been in the news lately. Many apologies by celebrities and other public figures fall seriously short in sincerity and believability. They’re more of a CYA response than a real apology. But sometimes apologies are real. Last Thursday in…
Tagged with: angels, apologies, apologizing, apology, Giancarlo Stanton, Jacintha Saldanha, Jonah Hill, Mel Greig, Mike Fiers, repentance, spiritual rebirth, spirituality
Posted in Current Events, Spiritual Growth
Posted in Current Events, Spiritual Growth
Eat My Flesh, Drink My Blood
When it comes to the Christian sacrament of the Holy Supper, it’s all about eating and drinking. That’s true whether we look at it physically, philosophically, spiritually, or interpersonally. Though our observance of this sacrament is based on the Lord’s…
Tagged with: Christian beliefs, Christianity, Communion, Eucharist, food, food and drink, Holy Supper, Jesus Christ, Loaves and Fish, spiritual meaning, spirituality, The Last Supper
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Advanced Tech Brings Down American Plane in Border Skirmish
Okay, you’re right, that title is just a little bit exaggerated. The technology isn’t very advanced at all. It’s just a plastic device called a “Knee Defender.” But it did bring down a U.S. passenger plane. What? Well, yes, the…
Tagged with: border wars, boundaries, boundary issues, conflict, Knee Defender, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, power, struggle, technology, tragedy, United Airlines flight 1462, violence
Posted in Current Events
Posted in Current Events
From Literal Slavery to Spiritual Freedom
In Exodus 6:5–6, God said to Moses: I have heard the groaning of the Israelites whom the Egyptians are holding as slaves, and I have remembered my covenant. Say therefore to the Israelites, “I am the Lord, and I will…
Robin Williams, 1951-2014
Annette and I are saddened to hear of the death of Robin Williams yesterday, August 11, 2014, at the age of 63. He was a great and compassionate soul. His humor lightened the lives of millions of people around the…
Tagged with: angels, comedy, death, depression, heaven, hell, Robin Williams, Robin Williams 1951-2014, Robin Williams suicide, suicide, What Dreams May Come
Posted in Current Events, Pain and Suffering, The Afterlife
Posted in Current Events, Pain and Suffering, The Afterlife
Why does God Keep it a Secret until it’s Too Late?
Do any of these sound a little too familiar? You work hard toward something you’ve set your heart on, but no matter what you do, you just can’t achieve it. You start a project with high hopes, everything goes wrong,…
God Proposes, but Man Disposes . . . and God Re-Composes
In his 15th century devotional classic, The Imitation of Christ, Thomas à Kempis (1380–1471) famously wrote: Man proposes, but God disposes The general idea is that we humans can make whatever plans we want, but in the end, God is…
Tagged with: evil, love, Man proposes but God disposes, Man proposes God disposes, materialism, selfishness, service, spiritual rebirth, spirituality, suffering, The Imitation of Christ, Thomas à Kempis, work
Posted in Spiritual Growth
Posted in Spiritual Growth
It’s not fair that God made some people incredibly beautiful, and others just average!
Here’s a Spiritual Conundrum submitted to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life by a reader named Kimberly: How come some people are blessed with beauty, while others aren’t as beautiful aesthetically? I guess I feel it’s unfair, how God made some…
Tagged with: beautiful people, beauty, beauty in heaven, fairness, inner beauty, love, physical beauty, relationships, sex, spiritual beauty, spirituality, ugliness, ugly people
Posted in Spiritual Growth
Posted in Spiritual Growth
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