In such changing times, we’ve seen all kinds of creativity and innovation, finding new ways of doing things under the pressure of confinement and social distancing. But mostly we have seen a big shift of communication towards digital systems to keep the human need for social contact with coworkers, family
The Ten Commandments are a gift from the Jews to the world, a moral framework for governing our lives and a foundation for building just societies. There is a direct correlation between the moral righteousness of individuals and the well-being of society. Virtue in society is a product of virtue
When I think of what it entails to be a woman, the words beauty, poise, compassion, nobility, love, tenderness, warmth, nourishment, discernment, wit and grit come to mind. Womanhood is fascinating! It is like a blending of different fruits that form a richly flavored cocktail. A woman can be gentle
What is the biblical view of time? To be human is to ask, “Where have we come from?” “Where are we going?” “What is the meaning of history?” The answers are shaped by one’s worldview. Animism answers both questions with a resounding “Nowhere!” To the animist, life is an endless
Cultural relativism asserts that all truth claims are relative to particular cultures or societies. This worldview poses one of the greatest challenges to human flourishing in our generation. As taught in the “soft sciences” of psychology, sociology, and anthropology, it holds that the values in one culture are no better
Is money the primary capital investment in a community or nation’s development? What capital is needed for nations and communities to develop? Who is responsible for communities and nations to be lifted out of poverty? The most common answers to these questions in the modern world is the need is
A human life is incomplete without the arts. If the “unexamined life is not worth living” as the ancient Greeks said, in the same way, a life without the experience and enjoyment of beauty is not a completely realized life. The Christian worldview takes into account the individual as a
Not every religion enables self-control Years ago I saw a sign in an office kitchen: “Your mother doesn’t work here; please clean up after yourself.” It’s not hard to imagine the back story: otherwise-responsible adults (they were holding down jobs, after all) leaving dirty cups in the sink. Somebody else
Finally a public official is standing up and speaking common sense about children and gender. Cobb County State (Georgia) Representative Ginny Ehrhart is writing legislation “to protect children from having irreversible procedures done when they are young.” So writes Maya T. Prabhu in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The bill is entitled
Quillette recently published, “Why White Privilege Is Wrong.” The authors, Cambridge PhD students Vincent Harinam and Rob Henderson, report some surprising findings. White privilege as social theory claims that benefits accrue to individuals because of their skin color: “White privilege refers to a set of built-in advantages held by whites.
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