The document discusses how the media can help reduce violence in society by raising awareness of issues. It provides examples of how media coverage of landmines in Angola and the war in Bosnia put pressure on governments and donors to take action. While the media reports on acts of violence, it argues this does not inherently cause more violence but rather draws attention to problems to motivate positive responses. It rejects the idea that media coverage would cause people to commit violence themselves, saying most people can control violent impulses.
Message series awakening - part 6 - awakening to surrender - pastor chuck b...LifePointe Church
This message is Part 6 in the message series “AWAKENING” by Pastor Chuck Bernal. In this message titled, “Awakening To Surrender”, Pastor Chuck talks about how we can go "ALL IN" with God by surrendering all we are and all we have to Him. Using the examples of Moses and his staff, the disciples and their nets and Elisha and his plow, Pastor Chuck challenges each of us to release everything to God in total commitment and surrender. This message was delivered at LifePointe Church in Crowley, TX on Sunday, May 28, 2017.
Message series awakening - part 6 - awakening to surrender - pastor chuck b...LifePointe Church
This message is Part 6 in the message series “AWAKENING” by Pastor Chuck Bernal. In this message titled, “Awakening To Surrender”, Pastor Chuck talks about how we can go "ALL IN" with God by surrendering all we are and all we have to Him. Using the examples of Moses and his staff, the disciples and their nets and Elisha and his plow, Pastor Chuck challenges each of us to release everything to God in total commitment and surrender. This message was delivered at LifePointe Church in Crowley, TX on Sunday, May 28, 2017.
Jesus was interpreting radical sufferingGLENN PEASE
This is a study of Jesus interpreting radical suffering. Why do bad things happen to good people? That is the issue for many people and in this study we look at a number of answers.
New Book Encourages Couples to Celebrates Life Even When One of Them Has a Te...flashnewsrelease
The personal narrative of Don’t Stop Believing: Our Journey with Cancer, by Kasey Crawford Kellem is a remarkable memoir that shares her personal struggle, unconditional love for her husband Craig, and their losing battle against prostate cancer.
If I go back some twenty or so years, I remember our family and friends gathering back in my wife’s hometown for many weddings, baptisms, and other sacraments. But as time has moved on and age begins to creep up on our generation, it seems that recently we have gathered all too often to mourn the death of one of our loved ones.
And so, this afternoon we remember the life and the love of Vincent. And while Vincent was physically and emotionally dis-abled – when it came to love he had the capacity to be very ‘able’ indeed. Being in the season of Lent while writing this homily gave me reason to pause and to believe that in some respect I think Vincent had an advantage over most, if not all of us.
What was that advantage…and how did he impact the lives around him? Check it out…
This Sunday we brought to a close Ordinary Time of our Liturgical season and through the year we have walked through the Gospel of Mark, using the Sunday gospels learning how to see as God sees. But the question remains whether we have allowed the words to help us see any better? In his latest book release, Fr. Greg Boyle, SJ reminds us that we need to see as a Mystic sees. Jesuit theologian Karl Rahner said, “The Christian of the future will either be a mystic – or (s)he will cease to be anything at all.” We are all called to be mystics? What does that even mean or look like today? Check it out…
What is the "besetting sin" in your life? Identify the underlying emotional need or "desire" this sin is attempting to fulfill. What steps are you taking to resist temptation and overcome this sin?
I was blessed to have just returned from spending three weeks with my nineteen-month-old granddaughter, Bloom. During our time together she retaught me one of the core lessons we need to be reminded of this Palm Sunday as we move into Holy Week. What did she do and what did she teach me? Check it out…
How to Protect Your Healthcare Facility From Medical Identity TheftThe Identity Advocate
Albany Medical Center was working hard to take care of its patients and bring a higher level of healthcare to the community. According to most patients, the facility was doing a good job of it. Unfortunately, the medical center’s reputation was recently damaged when one of its own nurses was caught stealing patient identities. With the help of her boyfriend, a nurse stole over 50 patient identities and applied for hundreds of credit cards in their names. The two identity thieves were eventually caught red-handed with a collection of patients’ names, home addresses, Social Security numbers, credit cards, and gift cards.
Sadly, this is just one of numerous cases in which nurses swiped patient identities for personal financial gain. As a medical facility or administrator, it’s your duty to protect your patients from identity theft. After all, more importantly than harming your reputation as a trusted healthcare provider, medical identity theft puts your patients’ lives at risk. Here’s how to safeguard your facility.
Jesus was interpreting radical sufferingGLENN PEASE
This is a study of Jesus interpreting radical suffering. Why do bad things happen to good people? That is the issue for many people and in this study we look at a number of answers.
New Book Encourages Couples to Celebrates Life Even When One of Them Has a Te...flashnewsrelease
The personal narrative of Don’t Stop Believing: Our Journey with Cancer, by Kasey Crawford Kellem is a remarkable memoir that shares her personal struggle, unconditional love for her husband Craig, and their losing battle against prostate cancer.
If I go back some twenty or so years, I remember our family and friends gathering back in my wife’s hometown for many weddings, baptisms, and other sacraments. But as time has moved on and age begins to creep up on our generation, it seems that recently we have gathered all too often to mourn the death of one of our loved ones.
And so, this afternoon we remember the life and the love of Vincent. And while Vincent was physically and emotionally dis-abled – when it came to love he had the capacity to be very ‘able’ indeed. Being in the season of Lent while writing this homily gave me reason to pause and to believe that in some respect I think Vincent had an advantage over most, if not all of us.
What was that advantage…and how did he impact the lives around him? Check it out…
This Sunday we brought to a close Ordinary Time of our Liturgical season and through the year we have walked through the Gospel of Mark, using the Sunday gospels learning how to see as God sees. But the question remains whether we have allowed the words to help us see any better? In his latest book release, Fr. Greg Boyle, SJ reminds us that we need to see as a Mystic sees. Jesuit theologian Karl Rahner said, “The Christian of the future will either be a mystic – or (s)he will cease to be anything at all.” We are all called to be mystics? What does that even mean or look like today? Check it out…
What is the "besetting sin" in your life? Identify the underlying emotional need or "desire" this sin is attempting to fulfill. What steps are you taking to resist temptation and overcome this sin?
I was blessed to have just returned from spending three weeks with my nineteen-month-old granddaughter, Bloom. During our time together she retaught me one of the core lessons we need to be reminded of this Palm Sunday as we move into Holy Week. What did she do and what did she teach me? Check it out…
How to Protect Your Healthcare Facility From Medical Identity TheftThe Identity Advocate
Albany Medical Center was working hard to take care of its patients and bring a higher level of healthcare to the community. According to most patients, the facility was doing a good job of it. Unfortunately, the medical center’s reputation was recently damaged when one of its own nurses was caught stealing patient identities. With the help of her boyfriend, a nurse stole over 50 patient identities and applied for hundreds of credit cards in their names. The two identity thieves were eventually caught red-handed with a collection of patients’ names, home addresses, Social Security numbers, credit cards, and gift cards.
Sadly, this is just one of numerous cases in which nurses swiped patient identities for personal financial gain. As a medical facility or administrator, it’s your duty to protect your patients from identity theft. After all, more importantly than harming your reputation as a trusted healthcare provider, medical identity theft puts your patients’ lives at risk. Here’s how to safeguard your facility.
CHRISTIAN SUPERNATURAL TEACHINGS, BIBLE CLASS LESSONS, GOSPELS BY LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU, THE SUPERNATURAL TEACHER AND SOLE SPIRITUAL HEAD, BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR
manusia mengalami hal yang sama di dunia ini, lahir, kanak kanak, remaja, dewasa, kerja, menikah, melahirkan anak, tua, mati. tidak ada yang tidak, hanya satu yang mereka perlukan Yesus. jadi pikirkan kehidupan saudara untuk apa ? #marikitabelajar
REL101(WI) World ReligionsReflection Paper #2The Problem of.docxcarlt3
REL101(WI): World Religions
Reflection Paper #2
The Problem of Evil
The most formidable challenge a believer in God must face is known as “the problem of evil.” This problem, which goes back to ancient times yet is no less distressing today, asks about the relationship between belief in God and the existence of evil in the world. If God is truly good and cares for us, why do bad things continually happen to good people? How can there be so much unmerited evil and suffering in the world if an all-powerful and all-loving creator governs the universe? Like many other faiths, Judaism has had to confront such questions head on. While much of Jewish history is full of pain and suffering, nothing has tested the Jewish faith like the mass slaughter of Jews during the Holocaust (or Shoah). Given God’s covenantal promise of a blessed existence and God’s declaration that the Jews are his “chosen people,” many wonder today how they can possibly square the extermination of 6 million such people with belief in a deity who is said to be both compassionate and just. For this second Reflection Paper, you are asked to weigh in on this conflicted debate. Before you begin to write, consider the discussion of Judaism in class, read carefully the article “The Problem of Evil” posted under “Course Materials” on Blackboard, and research at least two other articles of your choice that address this topic. Then, in your paper, expand this difficult issue to all of the Western religions and offer your best insights on the ongoing attempt to make sense of the problem of evil. If you are a believer, how do you reconcile your belief in an all-powerful, all-loving God and the immense evil that surrounds us? Which of the many solutions to the problem of evil (officially known a “theodicy”), do you find convincing? If you are not committed to a religious belief, what is your opinion about the problem of evil? Is this problem great enough to lead one to atheism, as many have argued? Is one of the counterarguments presented in this discussion particularly powerful?
The Problem of Evil
Introduction: The Great Problem
We live in a world in shadow. It’s a fact, noted by every religion and belief system throughout history, that suffering plagues the human condition. Some of us experience far more pain than others, but it’s something we must all face during our lives. Possibly even worse than the existence of suffering is the randomness with which it strikes—often in the lives of people who have done nothing to deserve it—and our too-frequent powerlessness to help the afflicted innocent.
The great and terrible fact of suffering has been humanity’s constant companion. Our history as a species is a long, slow climb up from the darkness, punctuated by much faltering, backsliding, and frustration. For thousands of years of human history, every day was a struggle to stay alive. Plagues and epidemics swept continents like wildfire. Natural disasters led to the collapse of great empires..
Jane draws upon a lifetime of spiritual experience to bring to you a short power packed book that was created from one word – the word blame. Having problems in you life? Find out how to dispel blame and live a life of joy and peace. Let me take you on an amazing journey of knowledge concerning evil, and what you can do to stop it. Answers to life itself lay inside …
This video was submitted to the Republicans Against Trump website, as they are asking for more people to tell their story, and I wanted my friends and neighbors to know my story regarding my politics.
Before I released this video, I pondered whether I should tone down the rhetoric, but then I realized that although Christians should ordinarily be reluctant to object stridently and forcefully, that when Christians are confronting pure evil, they must be strident and forceful to hopefully snap their Christian friends from their moral slumber.
Originally, I was a Democrat, in part because in the mid Seventies the Democratic Party was still the majority party by far in Florida, though after the election of Ronald Reagan as President in 1980 the Republican Party would slowly gain in strength, taking over the former Confederate states. The Monica Lewinsky scandal, and the libertine attitude of the Democratic Party, along with its support for gay rights and apparent disregard for Christian values, compelled me to switch to the party of morals at the time, the Republican Party.
My ultimate re-conversion to the Democratic Party was preceded by an increased awareness of our country’s ugly Jim Crow racial history as I read the American history that I was not taught in school.
Although I did not vote for John McCain for President in 2008, as I thought that Alan Greenspan and the Republican Administration’s criminally libertarian hands-off approach to regulators over many years led to the subprime mortgage crisis and near collapse of the world economy, I could not vote for Obama because of the gay rights position of the Democratic Party, a stance with which I am still uncomfortable, but then the Democratic Party is not a religion, I can be a card carrying Democrat without adopting all of its planks.
The absolute disrespect shown to our President Barack Obama by many Republican Congressmen, Fox News, and the Tea Party movement was both deeply offensive and also reminded me of similar insults thrown about during the Jim Crow lynching years of our ugly history. It was the rise of the Tea Party movement that meant I now had an ugly choice, I could either support the party of morals, or I could support the party of compassion, but the choice was not really that ugly, because if you are not compassionate, than any morals you wear on your sleeve for show are fake morals, because compassion and morals go together.
YouTube video: https://youtu.be/94_2OYuZpJs
A divine revelation of spiritual warfare Mary K Baxter
Violence in the_media
1. Violence in the media causes violence in society.
(Neg. 2nd speaker)
We live in an imperfect world. Right at this moment, wars are being fought, people being
wounded and killed. The media, reporting these to the public, does not generate more
violence, rather, it can help to diminish violence in society by making people look these
problems in the face.
Land mines in Angola were a cause of destruction and devastation to its impoverished
people. That is, until Princess Diana stepped in. Photogenic and popular, she instantly
attracted all the cameras. The world found out about innocent children hobbling through
life on wooden legs, families blown to bits by the pernicious land mines. With this 'CNN
effect', people from around the world donated $500 million to the International Campaign
to Ban Landmines. And even though Diana is gone now, The Ottawa Convention and its
ratification by 64 countries last week are the positive and long-lasting effects of the
Media's scrutiny.
The war in Bosnia might never have stopped, had it not been for the courageous reporters
who took photographs and made reports on the bloody and gory conflict. Bombarded by
letters and calls from appalled members of the public, members of parliaments across
Europe and congressmen in the United States forced their governments to deal with the
issue. Ultimately this led to the involvement of peace keeping United Nations troops to
control conflict.
The media reflects violence. It frequently makes accurate reports on horrible situations,
so drawing public concern to take positive action against violence. Ladies and
gentlemen, if you tune in to the news tonight and see a report on a man who has chopped
his wife up into 26 chunks and stowed them inside his refrigerator, will you run after your
spouse with a chopper because you're having a tiff? I don't think so, unless you are a
psychopath—a natural born killer. And despite what our opponents may try to imply,
thank God, most of us are perfectly able to keep any violent impulses under control.
Jealousy generates progress
Neg. 1st speaker
Good afternoon. History is the best proof of all the atrocities caused by
jealousy. The Bible tells of the first murder in the world. Cain was
jealous because God favoured his brother Abel, and he murdered Abel.
He was thus condemned to a life of suffering. Jealousy led to his sibling
rivalry, broken family and miserable life.
2. Moving on to Ancient Greece, Greek states were jealous of Athens's great
achievements in literature and art, and started the Peloponnesian War,
ending the Golden Age of Greece. In other words, jealousy marked the
destruction of a flourishing culture and civilisation, and a torn nation.
In the 1910's, countries fought for colonies and rival-armed camps were
formed. Jealousy arose between many countries in their bitter armament
races. The outcome? World War One, in which 10 million men lost their
lives in a horrific 5 years of bloodshed.
And just last May, the world was shocked by the Colorado Massacre.
Two boys, jealous of the popularity of the jocks in their school, killed 13
schoolmates before committing suicide. Jealousy was one of the roots of
the crazed murders.
In the clinical sense, jealousy has been proven to make a person resentful,
angry, violent, and socially isolated.
These emotional swings are
seriously disrupting to social and marital relationships. Jealousy destroys
precious human bonds.
In the timeline of the world, jealousy has generated nothing but evil, evil
and more evil. War, hatred, destruction, death. Progress indeed. Thank
you.
(Back to our side of the globe, Mao Ze-dong was jealous of the moderates
who were eating away his absolute power over China.
In 1966, he
launched the Cultural Revolution to restore his power, with drastic
results. The Revolution disrupted the improving economy. Schools were
closed down. Students spent their time in demonstrations where
thousands were killed.
Intellectuals were driven to death by Mao's
policies against them. Eventually, Mao died amidst a broken China. The
3. cost of Mao's jealousy was the ruin of a recovering China and a lost
generation. )
Free Sample Inspirational Speech: Overcoming Storms of Life
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, we have gathered today to speak about overcoming
adversity and coping with the storms of life. This is very deep theme, and I am sure
that anyone has many stories based on the challenges and their overcoming. But
today we will concentrate on the issue of overcoming. In this light, it is important to
emphasize the postulate that all challenges are timely, and they are not accidental.
God tests us in such way. You cannot realize the real value of your life if you have not
compared it to something. God sends us trials so that we could understand the
deepness of His goodwill and love. No one is alone until he has his faith. The Bible
has such words: "God withdrew from him, in order to test him, that He might know all
that was in his heart" (Chronicles 32:31 NKJ). So, you see that even in His withdrawal,
God is always with us. Sending us trials and challenges, He wants to demonstrate us
the real power we have inside, the real power he gave us. Often we fail to use it
properly, because we don't know how strong we are. In order to help us see our
values He assigned us to, He sends us trials. There is no sense in crying over the
trouble - "the best way out is always through", as Robert Frost claimed. So, you should
not concentrate on your problems, but rather on the way how to solve them. Look
forward, because life is beautiful, and God created it for us. "That which does not kill
us makes us stronger" - these words of the famous philosopher demonstrate that we
are the instruments in the hands of God. Remember, how many times you thought
that this was the hardest thing you've ever done. Then you experience something
even harder, and you understand that you became stronger. Now you can endure
even more. This is the eternal process of human development. I have met a lot of
people who overcame the storms of life with dignity and faith. they all admit, that these
challenges made their lives brighter. They understood the real value of life - it is
invaluable. And there is no sense in suffering - accept it and overcome. This is life. It
does not consist of dreams and happy days, but of alternation of days and nights -
4. both happy and miserable. Thus, another sense of adversity comes to the foreground
- it makes us closer to our destiny. Japanese proverb says, "Fall seven times, stand
up eight" - and this eighth may be lucky chance which will bring you to your happiness.
May be not, but then you'll have to believe, fight and stand up as much as it will be
needed. Storms of life are transient, no matter how hard they are - some day you will
definitely
reach
your
desired
peaceful
shore.
Just listen to the words written in the Holy Bible: "Blessed is the man who endures
temptation; for when he has been proved, he will receive the crown of life which the
Lord has promised to those who love Him" (JAMES 1:12-13, 16-17 NKJ). Temptation
to yield - overcome it! Temptation to blame God, fate and everybody around you in all
your troubles - overcome it! All your life is the sequence of choices. When a person
makes his choice in favor of faith - he wins! Overcoming adversities and
demonstrating strong will and belief, a human will obtain the "crown" - for he has
shown his love to God, by accepting all challenges as needed and coping with them
with the name of God on the lips. And God loves us, helps us and support us, and this
is the main truth a person should remember when fighting with difficulties in life. Don't
be alone in your struggle, accept it and entrust to your God. For, as He told, "…When
you pass through the waters I will be with you; when you pass through rivers, they will
not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the
flames will not set you ablaze. For I Am the Lord…your Savior." (Isaiah 43:2, NIV). All
our mundane difficulties may seem crucial and catastrophic to us, but in fact they are
only the episodes in the history of the humanity. Each life is saint and important in the
eyes of God, so don't thin your faith and sacrifice are inessential. They mean a lot,
especially
when
God bless you all!
they
are
heartfelt
and
sincere.