The very concept of humility rarely crosses the mind of most people in positions of authority. It is simply not how we are typically conditioned to think. Our culture champions the loud, the bold, the brazen and ruthless. We live in a self-centric society. It’s the ‘me’ generation –...
For those who note that the show trial did not have the Stalinist “confession of guilt”, note that New York requires as part of the initial probation officer meeting by the newly convicted for the person to admit guilt, even if they are appealing from a kangaroo court conviction. Trump ...
rises above…even rejoices in the trials of life. Because suffering is also a participation in the Divine Life. Whenever I see a truly joyful person, I wonder what suffering coexists in their heart.
Our love “must be an imitation of God incarnate: our model is Jesus, not only of Calvary, but of the workshop, the roads, the crowds, the clamorous demands and surly oppositions, the lack of all peace and privacy, the interruptions” (6). First John conveys this understanding in the ...
We can reduce any proud nation to the level of humility we require from all people. For example if Zionist Israel does not sufficiently humble itself, we will take them to the world court, and have them charged with "war crimes." We made up that term; rather ingenious, don't you think...
3. Believing in the realities of Heaven.Regardless of what we are going through, let’s choose to see things as God sees. DearChildof God You’re blessed and not cursed. You’re above and not beneath. You are not poor but you’re rich. ...
I love you for the gift of humility I feel when you reach out to me in kindness (in spite of your own circumstances), and for the depth of love I feel when I contemplate where I would be, absent your presence in my life over these past 18 years. Parker will be 21 this January....
The Epistle to the Hebrews has much to say about those who have received great gifts, who have known the power of the word of God as well as the renewal of their being, only to fall by the way. Above all, we read that, it is difficult ‘to renew them again into repentance, that...
On the basis of the above reasons, we wish to express our dissatisfaction towards the fares hike sanctioned by the government and declare the following demands:- 1) The government must acknowledge that public transportation system is a public goods and shall reclaim the control over them without ...
I completely agree w/Ray Kinsella’s comments (above). Taking a large organization and it’s staff – folks who have been working in a highly matrixed, hierarchical organization – and asking them to pivot towards a lean, self-empowered, autonomous, agile org-structure is not without challeng...