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SERMON: The Bible For All |
While I was out and about today I overheard an interesting conversation. The two people in this case were quite loud and seemed almost to be inviting others into the controversial topic they were discussing and debating.
On one side, the man said that the Bible had no relevance in his life because he didn't believe in God or the afterlife.
He appeared to be debating this with his friend by stating that he felt it was not necessary to be educated in the teachings of the Bible because his beliefs lay elsewhere.
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EDITORIAL: Beyond Expectations
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It's always a pleasant surprise when something is better than what we expected. Do you remember as a child visiting the aquarium for the first time, and it was bigger and more spectacular than you could have imagined at the time. We tend to be surprised by these rare instances because more often than not, our expectations aren't even met let alone exceeded. Using the same framework but looking within, when was the last time you were pleasantly surprised? When was the last time you surpassed your own expectations?
Have you ever beaten a deadline at work when it seemed nearly impossible to begin with?
Or maybe you took your kids on an unexpected weekend trip and made an unforgettable memory of it.
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OPINION: Does Busyness Lead To Happiness?
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I have been reading one of the great political and moral thinkers of the past fifty years: John Rawls. Rawls was the chair of the Department of Philosophy at Harvard, where he taught for almost forty years. He retired in the early 1990s.
I was intrigued by Rawls conception of justice. One of the main ideas which underpins Rawls' conception of justice is that what leads to human happiness is as follows: Rawls says that human beings have a need to engage in increasingly complex behaviors as a way to stay stimulated and challenged, and thus be happy.
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GOOD NEWS: COOLpix Puzzler: Swiss Street Scene
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Switzerland is a landlocked alpine country of roughly 7.5 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km².
Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states. These states are called cantons, a French word.
Berne is the seat of the federation and de facto capital, while the country's economic centres are its two global cities, Geneva and especially Zürich.
Switzerland has high degrees of economic freedom, immigrants, and globally-oriented business. It is one of the richest and cleanest and most prosperous countries in the world.
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FICTION: Tails of Aspabibia, Part 121
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"It wasn't your fault," Viker cried. "It was mine."
"No blame," whispered Ferallon. "We must not let this deter us"
"Listen to your father," Red Pearl said. "You did all you could."
Ferallon turned and peered at the Lake in silence for a moment. Its shimmering turquoise water lay motionless, still as a mirror, reflecting the dim shapes of the graceful stalactites that dangled from the ceiling high above them.
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ADVICE: Dear Angel
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I am an extremely ticklish person. All my life my older brothers, sometimes even my father, have tickled me. A little bit of tickling can be fun; I laugh, giggle, run away, am caught; it's a game.
When the perfect man I am engaged to found out about this, from my younger sister, he started to fun tickle me. We rolled around on the floor and I would try to tickle him but he doesn't appear to be particularly ticklish. Or maybe, he is so much bigger and stronger than me that I cannot sustain my feeble efforts against his onslaught.
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