What is tolerance? There’s widespread confusion. While confusion abounds in general, there is one aspect of tolerance to which people seem to be entirely oblivious – tolerance can sometimes be cruel. Sounds a bit counterintuitive, right? Let me explain…
Tag Archives: love
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May
May
“Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him. Even so, I will defend my own ways before Him” (Job 13:15, NIV 1984). In the midst of his Job’s suffering, his surprisingly gracious words ring out with utmost confidence. Having lost his sons and daughters, all his worldly possessions, and circumstances that led to his…
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Apr
Apr
Heaven and hell – what are they? Though various concepts of the afterlife are prevalent throughout different cultures and belief systems, most have a line of demarcation between the destination for those who are “good” and follow certain guidelines and those who are “evil” and do not. How are we to understand this line? Why…
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May
May
As we are often reminded by that nudging, that jerking of the heart just when we’ve erected our walls of rationale, we need our hearts just as much as we need our minds. For when our theories leave us cold and lonely inside ourselves, only the warmth of another will be able to break through…
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Apr
Apr
What is love? This Scientific American article tells us that we can now thank some of our recently identified brain regions for harboring passionate, maternal and even unconditional love. But are we really to understand love to be nothing but the result of a biochemical cocktail of hormones and neurotransmitters that are zapped by electrical…
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Mar
Mar
How life animates a person is one of the most phenomenal wonders. And when there’s a death, how greatly that animation is missed. Emotions blossom on every branch of this tree watered by uncertainty. But, I’m tired of philosophizing. All thinking eventually sinks and crumbles. Sometimes one should just let his emotions and imagination freely…
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Feb
Feb
On February 14th of every year, couples celebrate their love and devotion to each others’ in what has come to be known as Valentine’s Day. But what are the roots of this special day? Saint Valentine’s Day as it has been known throughout history was actually named after one or more of Christian martyrs named…
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Feb
Feb
What is the ultimate source of evil? Is it money? Is it Satan? You may be surprised to find out that the very source of it is actually personal choice.
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Jan
Jan
The year is 1909. Turkish forces have surrounded Hadjin, a town of 20,000 in Turkey with a predominantly Armenian population. It’s now been days and the isolated people are running low on food and supplies. Many have taken cover in an orphanage where Christian missionaries from America have resided and worked. This is the onset…