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Attitude

In a world where antagonism is the norm, it becomes clearer that to turn the other cheek is much more than simply letting go of wrongs done to us. We must be like the good Samaritan. The Good Samaritan is a familiar parable, and so is the saying that you […]

The Good Samaritan Turns the Other Cheek

28 Oct, 2018 in Arrogance / Attitude / Empathy / Gratitude & Thanksgiving / Humility / Image of God / Justice & Forgiveness / Love & Hate / Mass Shootings / Society / Violence tagged agreeableness / antagonism / empathy / forgiveness / good samaritan / gratitude / humility / justice / love your enemies / mass shootings / mercy / thankfulness / thanksgiving / turning the other cheek / violence / who is my neighbor by John D

The Nazis Supported Abortion, but “Brave” Is Standing Up to ...

18 Mar, 2018 in Abortion / Arrogance / Society tagged abortion / brave / nazis / society by John D

Why are our children so violent? What causes young people to want to shoot up a school? Could it be the messages we tell our children?

Why Are Our Children so Violent?

12 Mar, 2018 in Judgmentalism / Society / Violence tagged children / judgmentalism / violence / why are our children so violent by John D

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What is your answer to “What do you want?” This is another revealing question. Is it wrong to ask it? Last time, I covered the question, “Who are you?”, making a Babylon 5 reference as to how the army of light, led by the Vorlons, considered this the prime question. […]

Reflections: What Do You Want?

29 Oct, 2017 in Attitude / Loyalty tagged attitude / identity / loyalty / what do you want by John D

What is your answer to the question “Who are you?” Your answer tells a lot about your identity. I am a calendar. ~ person I once spoke to

Reflections: Who Are You?

17 Oct, 2017 in Attitude / Loyalty / Reflections tagged attitude / identity / loyalty / who are you by John D

Some Broncos players claimed they were kneeling “in unity”, but pictures show otherwise. The major questions are: Can you cause unity by division, and can you demand respect by being disrespectful? Many NFL players reacted negatively to President Donald Trump’s declaration that they should be fired for kneeling during the […]

Atonement and Division

30 Sep, 2017 in Day of Atonment / Holy Days or Holidays / Hypocrisy tagged atonement / division / hypocrisy / kneeling during national anthem by John D

Do our reactions show grace or judgmentalism? 32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? ~ Jn 10:32

Throwing Stones

4 Sep, 2017 in Attitude / Hypocrisy / Judgmentalism tagged hypocrisy / judging others / judgmentalism / pointing the finger / throwing stones by John D

According to People online, “Debbie Reynolds’ ‘Greatest Fear’ Was Outliving Daughter Carrie Fisher” (warning: auto-playing videos in link destination). Death might be the enemy, but outliving your children is especially grievous. This is a different kind of post. It’s a bit more personal.

Outliving Your Children

31 Dec, 2016 in Empathy / Suffering & Trials tagged carrie fisher / children dying before parents / death / debbie reynolds / empathy / outliving your children by John D

clown, fool or court jester — Jesus condemned those who would cry, “Thou fool!” Why was He so adamant, and how can we avoid both being a biblical fool or condemned by recognizing fools? 25 Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is […]

Are You a Biblical Fool?

21 May, 2016 in Arrogance / Attitude / Bible Studies / Hypocrisy / Judgmentalism / Words and Phrases tagged biblical fool / fool / judgmentalism / thou fool by John D

Has the COG movement arrogantly taken over Jewish beliefs? Do you appropriate Jewish traditions by keeping the holy days? … what species of arrogance does it take for an ostensibly Christian group to appropriate Jewish traditions, modify them, impose new meanings to fit in with their literalist eschatology, and then […]

Do You Appropriate Jewish Traditions?

8 May, 2016 in Arrogance / Holy Days or Holidays tagged are you jewish / ethnic appropriation / holy days / jewish tradtions by John D

Bernie Sanders claimed that there is a revolution brewing. There are signs all around that there is a coming American revolution, but is it the one that he is seeking? Long, long ago there was a white-haired gentleman that made a few bold predictions. Some of them have come to […]

The Coming American Revolution

14 Feb, 2016 in British-Israelism / Corruption / Hypocrisy / Politics / Prophecy tagged american / change / decline / fall / revolution / united states by John D

No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care. ~ Theodore Roosevelt I was thinking the other day about the American Indian saying that encompasses the idea of empathy, “Don’t judge a man until you have walked a mile in his moccasins.” There are […]

Reflections on Empathy

24 Jan, 2016 in Attitude / Empathy / Proverbs & Sayings tagged attitude / empathy / proverbs / reflections / sayings by John D