Category Archives: philosophy

Giving your all

Paraphrase from Ravi Zacharaias: There was a little boy who had many marbles, and a girl who had candy. The little girl told him she would give him all of the candy if he gave her all of his marbles. The little boy went and took his finest marble and stuffed it under his pillow.Continue reading “Giving your all”

The artist bets his life by: Adam Gopnik

From the New Yorker’s Adam Gopnik about Vincent Van Gogh: “Some stories in history we want to have neatly finished; some we like to have always in play. We accept without too much trouble the ambiguity of the old and new stories because they add up to something similar in the end. Van Gogh’s earContinue reading “The artist bets his life by: Adam Gopnik”

I can never be lost from you

Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent? 11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father whoContinue reading “I can never be lost from you”

This Week’s Picks: June 23, 2013

Hello Everyone, I hope this week will be an inspiring one. I hope each of us will take a duty to uplift others, and enjoy the beautiful summer ahead of us. Let us look back and count our blessings. Let us dream big and change the world in our own way. Let us change perspectiveContinue reading “This Week’s Picks: June 23, 2013”

Steve Turner: Creed

By: Gabriela Yareliz Steve Turner describes the greatest nation on earth. Creed by Steve Turner We believe in Marx, Freud and Darwin We believe everything is OK as long as you don’t hurt anyone to the best of your definition of “hurt”, and to the best of your definition of “knowledge”. We believe in sexContinue reading “Steve Turner: Creed”

Love without limits: Nick Vujicic and Kanae Miyahara

By: Gabriela Yareliz Nick Vujici has always been an inspiration. A young man without arms or legs who smiles and praises God puts me to shame when I complain in my worst moments. God has used this young man in a powerful way. I have posts related to him (look at the Butterfly Circus), andContinue reading “Love without limits: Nick Vujicic and Kanae Miyahara”

More than you take- Joseph the king of dreams

A single voice, Is joined by multitudes in song, With every verse, They’re finding harmonies that rise to Heaven sure and strong. Richer and richer the soil on which they thrive, Higher and higher a hymn of what it means to be alive You’ve got to give a little more than you take, You’ve gotContinue reading “More than you take- Joseph the king of dreams”