Blaise Pascal Quote
Came across this quote from Pensées by Blaise Pascal and it struck me how very true it is. Knowing God without knowing our own wretchedness makes for pride. Knowing our own wretchedness without knowing God…
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Singapore, the Sequel
Just over a year ago I sat in the bar of Singapore’s Raffles Hotel and reflected on visits to some of the poorer areas of Burma and Bangkok. Here’s the post if you want to…
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Middle East Christianity and RFRA
Cardinal Timothy Dolan has written a powerful call to action on the persecution of Middle East Christianity. Naturally CNN over dramatized it with the headline, “Will this be Christians’ last Easter in Iraq?” But the…
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Journey of Hope
What is hope? The meaning of hope has been on my mind lately, so I’ve decided to think more on the topic in 2015. It seems both healthy and timely. We live in an era…
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Live Simply?
Remember the adage, “Live simply so that others may simply live”? Spoken first by Mahatma Gandhi, or so they say. The line has been around for a long time and was especially popular a decade…
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The Super Rich
There has been a lot of talk about wealth disparity in the world. The Oxfam report released just before the World Economic Forum in Davos was designed to shock the world into the realization that…
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What Christmas Is All About
The wisdom of Linus. A good reminder about what Christmas is all about. Watch this short 90 second video and be encouraged as you remember the real reason for celebrating Christmas.
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Online Junkyard Shopping
It’s cyber-Monday, which is a made up marketing name if there ever was one. Despite whatever cynicism you might have (and I might share with you), there is a silver lining here. You can go…
