Tag: freedom

What are you focused on?

April 1, 2011 | 13 comments

Do other people’s actions and topics of conversation ever bother you? Should they? Or is a perspective adjustment needed? A common complaint I’ve heard over the years from residents in care facilities who try hard to keep their thought spiritually

The rebels in Libya

March 22, 2011 | 5 comments

The internal struggle for greater human rights in Libya offers many valuable spiritual lessons. One fact it reveals is the tenacity of error. Gaddafi is absolutely convinced he is right and deserves to continue ruling the country in the same

Walking around Liverpool

March 14, 2011 | 1 comment

Kathy and I had a few hours in the afternoon before I had to lecture, so we walked around the city to see some of the main sights. It was a delight to walk around the inner core of Liverpool

Fiery furnaces of today

March 10, 2011 | 2 comments

I love the Old Testament story of the three Hebrew boys thrown into the fiery furnace. The story is so relevant to events happening in the world today. You and I might not be thrown into a furnace of roiling

The Libyans’ fight for freedom

March 8, 2011 | 2 comments

Who do you expect to win in Libya? I asked myself recently. I sympathize with the rebels who are fighting for increased human rights and freedoms. I do not have firsthand experience living in Libya, but from what I read