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Movie Review – The Descendants
by Nils von Kalm http://soulthoughts.com In this movie set in the beautiful islands of Hawaii, George Clooney plays brilliantly the role of Matt King, the father who could probably relate a bit to the suffering of Job. His wife has just had a boating accident, is in a coma and is about to […]
Elephants never forget…
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1065865/Pictured-Elephants-march-hotel-lobby-built-migration-trail.html http://bushcampcompany.com/elephants_in_reception.php
Wisdom for Life
Some wise reminders from a dear friend: “All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed; Second, it is violently opposed; Third, it is accepted as self-evident.” — Arthur Schopenhauer People often say with pride, ¢â‚¬Å“I ¢â‚¬â„¢m not interested in politics. ¢â‚¬ They might as well say, ¢â‚¬Å“I ¢â‚¬â„¢m not interested in my standard of […]
Resources for Christians Under Pressure
Allender, W. Leading With A Limp: Take Full Advantage of Your Most Powerful Weakness 2008 Waterbook Press. Anderson, F. Running on Empty Contemplative Spirituality for Achievers 2004 WaterBrook Press. Austin, B. When God Has Put You On Hold. 1986 Tyndale House. Beach, S. The Silent Seduction of Self Talk 2008 Moody Publishers […]
Gay marriage: another view
Gay vows not so queer Paul Monk December 8, 2011OPINION Illustration: John Spooner. Religion’s baulking at homosexual marriage is utterly sanctimonious. The reaction by conservative religious leaders and political commentators to the decision by the ALP on gay marriage has been that this tilt will imperil the party at the next federal election. It may […]
Going forward, let’s ban this awful jargon
BY:JARED OWENS AND SARAH ELKS From:The Australian January 02, 2012 12:00AM LANGUAGE manglers beware: the buzzword “occupy” features prominently on a list of futile words and phrases the world’s grammarians want purged from the English language this year. After submissions from incensed wordsmiths and literary fiends worldwide, a US university has published its annual blacklist of […]
Weight-loss (There’s more to weight than measures)
Date: January 01 2012 Amanda Dunn What was it you announced to your friends last night as you topped up your champagne glass one more time and grabbed a handful of chips? It was probably something like: ”Urgh. Right. Tomorrow, it starts. I’m going to get fit, eat better and lose weight.” You are far […]
Sand and Stone – a Parable
January 15, 2012 Sand and stone Two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey, they had an argument; and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: ¢â‚¬Å“today my best friend slapped me in […]
Rogue Ringtone Halts a Maestro
By JENNIFER MALONEY The final movement of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony is a slow rumination on mortality, with quiet sections played by strings alone. During the New York Philharmonic’s performance Tuesday night, it was interrupted by an iPhone. The jarring ringtone ¢â‚¬”the device’s “Marimba” sound, which simulates the mallet instrument ¢â‚¬”intruded in the middle of the movement, emanating from […]
Animal Psychology: what can we learn about humans?
Sightings 1/12/2012 Rational Animals — Kristel Clayville Definitions of what it means to be human have been sought out for centuries in many academic disciplines. Theology and philosophy have been at the forefront of this humanistic inquiry, but since Darwin’s writing, biology and psychology have posited their own definitions. More importantly, biology and psychology have […]
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