The debt ceiling was raised last week. If you watch, read or listen to news at all; you know the words, “debt crisis” is constantly out there. The blame for the debt and a slew of other problems is often put on the shoulders of the politicians. I’m here to ask, especially if you are a Christian, to look at this in a different light. Don't blame the parties; we (Americans), as a group, voted them into office. A popular elected government is a reflection of the people. Most American households are so far in debt they will never be out of it. Why would we elect a government that wouldn't be the same? The Biblical requirements for changing the country are humility, prayer, seeking God’s face and repentance, all done by God’s people (2 Chronicles 7:14). Could it be our problems are spiritual problems and not political?
The Bible speaks of a day when the world will be in such a mess that a man on a white horse will arrive to solve (or at least the world thinks he solves) all the world’s problems (Revelation 6:2). Whether this man is a year or a century from coming on the scene the truth...
consequences of corruption by CEO Ken Lay and his Enron Corporation. Despite Leviticus 19:11, which says we must not steal, lie, or defraud, the energy giant disintegrated in one of the worst accounting scandals in U.S. history. Lay’s death just months before sentencing compounded the tragedy. Accounting for business, spiritual lives, scams Although the ultimate price for our earthly sins may be death, II Corinthians 5:10 says we must still stand before God and be judged to receive just treatment for
connection with the Buddhist concept of emptiness and void and the original Daoist answers to the problem. Methodological problems are mentioned and two ways of approaching the theme are proposed: the logically discursive and the meditative mystical one, with the two symbols of each, Uroboros and the open circle. The switch of consciousness is suggested as an essential condition for liberation of the Ego and its illusions. Rational logic as well as the sophisticated meditative ways of selflessness
Marx believed racism played a crucial a role in it. Finally, through the lens he has developed, I will explain how Marx would analyze this issue and how one can argue that it spurred the current movement known as Occupy Wall Street. Karl Marx was a German philosopher and political theorist. He developed the socio-political theory of Marxism. One of his most famous works is The Communist Manifesto that he co-wrote with Friedrich Engels. In The Communist Manifesto, Marx discusses his theories on society
hearts and concern for the future well-being of society? Perhaps this isn't what "properly asked to serve" consists of for North Americans. When people do respond to their summons, researchers say, things happen. The mentoring system is supposedly one of the most beneficial of volunteer activities, in terms of reaching "at risk" kids. The Philadelphia Summit on volunteerism that took place in April of 1997 targeted five basic needs of at-risk kids: a relationship with a caring adult, supervised and