Archive for March, 2007
Saturday, March 31st, 2007
Nothing but the Truth
The Judeo/Christian world recognizes the divine command which reads: “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.†Although the ninth commandment is most often cited using only the first six words: “Thou shalt not bear false witness.†While leaving “against thy neighbor†off the ending, doesn’t necessarily change the message, it does however [...]
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Saturday, March 24th, 2007
Play Nice - Tolerance of the Intolerant
The mid-west communities surrounding Wamego Kansas rallied this morning to show its support for 25-year-old Army Specialist Forrest John Waterbury, and his family, who was killed in action west of Baghdad Iraq on March 14, 2007.
Within hours of hearing Fred Phelps and his radical activists planned to protest at the funeral, countless numbers from the [...]
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Saturday, March 17th, 2007
Beneath Our Dignity
Recently Mexican President Vicente Fox was scolded for his declaration that “Mexicans do jobs that even blacks won’t do.†This inflammatory statement, intended to evoke support for less restrictive immigration policies, unfortunately is nothing more than a restated point of view that was once used to promote slavery here in America.
Before the Civil War, Senator and [...]
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Saturday, March 10th, 2007
Three Deceivers
Author Richard Eyre has said, “I have come to believe that almost all of us spend a substantial amount of our time and our mental effort seeking three things that end up working against us and against our happiness and joy. They are things that almost all of us think are good things — right [...]
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Saturday, March 3rd, 2007
Three Stages of Truth & Change
The Greek philosopher Heraclitus has been referenced as saying “nothing endures but change,†along with its more popularized version “the only constant is change.†Yet isn’t it interesting that the most feared and resisted efforts in our individual search of reality and truth are those which require change in us.
Recognizing and accepting the need for [...]
