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Friday, September 2, 2011

The Ten Suggestions

The Ten Suggestions. 1) Be kind to everyone, even those who are unkind to you, for people tend to repay kindness with kindness and unkindness with unkindness. 2) Be on guard against so called ethical rules that lead to unkind actions. 3) Never rationalize an unkind act by thinking that the act was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 1, 2011

Reconcillation

Matthew Chapter 5 Verse 25 “Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court." *** One should not need a reason, other than the desire for peace, to settle all differences with others as quickly as possible. The peace skills are: (1) Seeing the other person's point of view; (2)... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Beatitudes

The Beatitudes from Christian Bible, Matthew chapter 5. The Beatitudes "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the land. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

The parable of the sower

In chapter 4 of Mark, in the new testament, is this parable: 3 "Listen! A sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. 5 Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it had not much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 29, 2011

The love of God

In http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/justpeace/documents/rc_pc_justpeace_doc_20060526_compendio-dott-soc_en.html#The revelation of Trinitarian love We read Saint Paul writes: “If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, will... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 27, 2011

Meaning of the word "God"

The arguments about whether or not God exists are futile. The person who says that God exists has a particular image in mind for the meaning of "God". The person who says that God does not exist fails to understand the meaning that the other person has in mind. He not only fails to understand, but... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 26, 2011

Short story: The Genie of the Marble; Of Heaven and Hell

Sara was bored. Mom and Dad were out at some big grownup's party, and Michelle was in the living room, stretched out of the sofa watching T.V. and crunching an apple. Sara idly picked up Great-Grandpa's marble bag and tossed it loosely from hand to hand. He'd given it to her on her birthday, last... Sign in to see full entry.

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The Quakers also know as The religious society of friends

Another religious denomination that I admire is the religious society of friends, also known as the Quakers. I admire them because of their peaceful attitude, and because they avoid defining themselves by church creeds. From this web page, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_Society_of_Friends I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 25, 2011

The Bahá'í faith

There are many religious faiths. Among the few that I have some admiration for is the Bahá'í Faith. I admire the Bahá'í faith because of it’s built in tolerance for all other world religions. http://www.bahai.org/ Still I do not agree with several of the Bahá'í doctrines. Bahá'í doctrine teaches... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Sinful sin

I am bothered by the traditional church service "Confession of sin". It is often accompanied by the quote from Saint Paul, that if we don't recognize our sins, we deceive ourselves. One of the things that annoy me is that almost always the "sins" confessed to have no specific meaning. For example:... Sign in to see full entry.

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