Musings

9.4.14

– Strong vs. Weak:

Do I derive my self-esteem from my work, or do I minister out of a sense of vocational identity?

– Maybe the urge to get an official qualification for my role as a minister and the thought of charging for my services are temptations that I should resist.

It should never be forgotten that this is a SPIRITUAL (not academic or social or even ecclesiastical) work!

– The greatest sin is that of indifference, apathy & complacency! The manifestation of the supreme evil of pride-despair-anxiety……

– What does “bondage to sin” mean, here & now, for you & me?

– Sometimes the difference between soul-salvation & self-destruction is completely invisible!

– Was there any interaction between the schools of Greek & Indian philosophy in the ancient world?

– Be true (real).

Be good (positive).

Be beautiful (interesting).

– Journal a minimum of ten lines every day.

Virtue
Vs.
Duty

Faith
Vs.
Conscience

Distinguish:
Ignorance
&
Forgetfulness

4Mac. 3:5

Is lust automatically infidelity?
The challenge is to be idealistic without becoming unrealistic!

The Tenth Commandment & feminism

4Maccabees & Moses Maimonedes

Arab philosophy/Islamic theology

What does not bring suffering (existential/social) cannot be called evil (moral/ontological).

Kingdom = forgiveness-reconciliation + miracles-mission + resurrection-perfection!

Purchased NET Bible ebook (with complete notes)

Started vocational counseling for bro.Abraham

Updated certain framework documents

Organised the charitable fund for this month

Now only these 3 remain – pride, greed & cruelty. And the greatest of these is pride!

King
Vs.
High priest
Vs.
Prophet
Vs.
People
Where is GOD in all of this?!

Compare & contrast the coverage of the General Elections by:
The Indian news channels
&
The BBC

Loving the alien & the “beautiful stranger”

Why did Hitler hate the Jews??
The (anti-Semitic) Roman Catholic Church as a partner in (the execution of) the Holocaust!

Why were the Jews an especially persecuted people since ancient times??

Conspiracy theories, demonization, scapegoating

Multi-culturalism, religious pluralism & xenophobia

Sexual minorities

Propaganda >> fear >> hatred!