5. “Forgive us for our less than perfect actions, just as we have forgiven those who have wronged us.” * We often try to minimize, excuse and/or justify our less than perfect actions, but as Jesus teaches in the previous part of the “Sermon on the Mount”, none of us are good enough for God’s
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Alyosha
In The Brothers Karamazov, I identify the most with Alyosha.
Formula for Emotion
As people, we all experience emotions to various degrees and in a variety of ways. Though this is so, it seems like we generally don’t have a good grasp on why we feel the way we do. We typically externalize our emotions, seeing them as the inevitable result of events outside of our control: other
Motivation
I’ve been feeling moved to do better in a couple of areas recently. I was pondering this tonight, and questioned what my motivation is. Am I doing this to improve myself, to make me a better person? Am I doing this because I don’t want the embarrassment of people seeing me as less than perfect?
Priorities
Recently I’ve been thinking about my life’s priorities as a way of understanding decisions I make regarding how I spend my time. This has a lot to do with the fact that I’m now working full time and my time is therefore much tighter. My first priority that I’ve identified is survival. Of course put
Job Searching: Employment Agencies and Job Fairs
Yesterday morning I went in to an employment agency that has had job openings listed. They say that they have interviews every weekday morning at 9:00 a.m. I had wanted and intended to go in previously, but have a hard time getting up and being ready that early. Since they supposedly had interviews for these
How the Music Industry Is Killing Itself
It’s so frustrating to be both a music fan and involved in this industry. “Between the lawsuits, DMCA takedown notices and crippling web radio fees, you’d be forgiven for thinking the music industry is designed solely to stop you from listening to music. And sad though it may seem, it doesn’t look like the music
I Want to be Like Steve
As mentioned, I had to go to the Post Office the other day. One of the employees working there I remember seeing a couple of times before. He stuck in my mind because he seems to have one of the coolest attitudes of anyone I’ve met. It’s a bit hard to describe perhaps, but the
Memories
I think I may have had a bit of a revelation today. I’ve spoken in the past of how I often find memories—even good ones—to be haunting. Interestingly, a thought hit me today even though I wasn’t thinking about this subject: maybe memories are meant to be shared. Let me explain. I’ve felt like I’ve
Hermeneutics Quiz
Hermeneutics Quiz Score 67 Evaluation You scored between 66 and 100, meaning you’re a progressive on The Hermeneutics Scale.