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| Thank G-d for the courage to live with adversity |
| 19/12/2009 |
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As the new year approaches, with the recession still in force, I find myself giving thanks to God for all the things that cost nothing and are worth everything.
I thank Him for the love that has filled our home for so many years. Life is never easy. We’ve had our share of pain. But through it all we discovered the love that brings new life into the world, allowing us to share in the miracle of birth and the joy of seeing our childr... |
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| Essentially the Sabbath is about recognising that we are not just creators but also creation |
| 21/11/2009 |
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As the Copenhagen conference on climate change approaches, it’s worth remembering a call made independently by two of the world’s most distinguished scientists. One was E. O. Wilson, pioneer of socio-biology and consilience. The other was Lord May, former President of the Royal Society. Though neither is religious, both called for an alliance of science and religion to combat global warming and the destruction of biodiversity.
They were ri... |
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| religions tell us who we are and what we need to be |
| 31/10/2009 |
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Atheists tend to think that religion is about God. Of course it is. But if that is all it is, it would hardly explain religion’s tenacity and power, its hold on the human imagination, and its strange capacity both to unite and divide.
Religion is also about identity. It is an answer to a set of questions science cannot answer, perhaps cannot even understand. Who am I? Why am I here? Where do I belong? Of what story am I a part? How am I connected to those who came befor... |
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| Mission drift happens when people in search of happiness choose routes that go elsewhere |
| 26/9/2009 |
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One of my favourite contemporary phrases is mission drift. First used by the military, it’s what happens when in pursuit of an objective people forget what objective they were pursuing. You get sidetracked. The territory turns out to be not like the map. On paper it looks easy to get from A to B. But once you’re down there, there are all sorts of diversions. The going is harder than you thought it would be. Yo... |
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