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Articles on this site express varying points of view, to encourage mature thinking on serious issues. The assumption is that you will want to study a controversial topic from various angles before you arrive at a conclusion, rather than simply believe what someone told you when you were impressionable! (So some stuff here is ‘hot’. Proceed at your own risk!). See the Statement of Faith for John Mark Ministries' theological stance.

10 Steps to a Blessed Day

By and others ⋅ June 17, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

** 10 Steps to a Blessed Day ** 1. TODAY I WILL NOT STRIKE BACK If someone is rude; If someone is impatient; If someone is unkind … I will not respond in like manner. Love is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. (1 […]

Magnanimity

By and others ⋅ June 15, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

It would be judicious to act with magnanimity towards a prostrate foe. – Zachary Taylor ~~~ In War: Resolution. In Defeat: Defiance. In Victory: Magnanimity. In Peace: Goodwill. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill: Self Discipline Quotes ~~~ Minds are conquered not by arms but by love and magnanimity. ~~~ “To be a philosopher is not […]

UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

By and others ⋅ June 14, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

(~) UNCONDITIONAL LOVE A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from San Francisco. “Mom and Dad, I’m coming home, but I’ve a favor to ask. I have a friend I’d like to bring home with me.” “Sure,” they replied, “we’d love […]

This is special

By and others ⋅ June 3, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

http://www.wisehearts.com/yaam.html

The Organic Rebellion (brilliant!)

By and others ⋅ June 1, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Make sure you have the sound switched on. There’s an option for dialup, broadband and cable…. http://www.storewars.org/flash/index.html

It is easier than one thinks to hate oneself

By and others ⋅ May 30, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

The philosopher (and Christian) Paul Ricoeur liked to quote the ending of George Bernanos’ 1936 novel ‘Diary of a Country Priest’: ‘It is easier than one thinks to hate oneself… the ultimate blessing would be to be able to love oneself humbly, just like any other suffering member of Christ.’

Committing Your Life to Adventure

By and others ⋅ May 30, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

“Committing Your Life to Adventure” Religion in Daily Life By the Rev. Edward Chinn, D.Min. http://www.allsaintstorresdale.org If our lives only had the dimension of the past, then memory would be enough to cope with life. If life had only the additional dimension of the present, memory and reason would be enough. However, our lives also […]

Seeing Your Daily Life Differently

By and others ⋅ May 30, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Religion in Daily Life C By the Rev. Edward Chinn, D.Min. http://www.allsaintstorresdale.org New Jersey Governor James E. McGreevey broke his left femur (thigh bone) on Friday, February 1, 2002, when he stepped off a four-foot ledge in the sand on the Cape May beach. What happened to him then shows us how differently we see […]

Putting Big Rocks in First

By and others ⋅ May 30, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

“Putting Big Rocks in First” Religion in Daily Life Rev. Edward Chinn, D.Min. A time management expert spoke to a class of business students. He said, “Okay, time for a quiz.” He put a one-gallon, wide mouthed Mason jar on the table. He then placed a dozen fist-sized rocks, one at a time, into the […]

Friendship

By and others ⋅ May 25, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Friendship (-: Many people will walk in and out of your life. But only true friends will leave footprints in your heart. To handle yourself, use your head; To handle others, use your heart. Friends Anger is only one letter short of danger If someone betrays you once, it is his fault; If he betrays […]

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