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Where Are You Looking for Wisdom? Hint

Usually they were hoping there might be some rare, hidden wisdom that would clear things up for them. They craved a revelation, a solution, a magic bullet. And as I listened I would think: 95 percent of what this person is seeking is right there in God's Word.These people didn't need any new revelation or special insight. They needed to submit to what God had already written. They needed to trust what is sure - the clear words of the Creator, found in the pages of his book, the Bible. The apostle Paul does a good job in Colossians 2 of diagnosing this endemic problem."So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him rooted and built up in him, strengt...


What A Shy Waitress Taught Me About Generosity

The first generosity may well be attentive respect. I had noticed that birdbath, but only that it was awkward, weighty, gray -- of a piece with everything I thought I knew about that man. All the ecologies of value grow and elaborate themselves in deepest privacy. Even we might not know what a home or a friendship means to us until we leave it or lose it. So how can we have sufficient care of other people not to do harm, out of indifference or clumsiness or the failure of imagination? Here is another tale from my youth, another lesson, as I take it, in the intense flourishing of value, in fact a blossoming tropic of value, contained within a very specific and private, even so...


RELIGION NEWS

This weekly event is sponsored by the Flagstaff Vipassana Sangha which is a group of people that explore Buddhist meditation practices and teachings mostly from the Theravada tradition. We are primarily a group of people interested in supporting each other in cultivating qualities that lead to an embodied spiritual life. Following the regular meeting, there is an optional discussion from 8:15-9 p.m. flagstaffvipassana.weebly.com. The Tibetan Center, Katog Jampel Sungling, 2708 N. Fourth St. 814-9851.Buddhist Meditation: Group meditation practice is offered every Wednesday evening. Practitioners of all levels are welcome to attend. We alternate three practices: Shamata, which develops...


Kendall Jenner marks her 18th with Kylie Kim and Khloe Kardashian as they don masks for a family dinner

But Kendall Jenner opted to spend her actual birthday Sunday with a modest masquerade dinner party with friends and family. The privileged teenager - wearing a simple white vest - donned bedazzled masks alongside her momager Kris Jenner and sisters ...


Breeders- Cup 2013 schedule, post times, odds

The Early Lead. Breeders' Cup 2013 schedule, post times, odds. By Kelyn Soong. November 1 at 9:37 am. More. Comments. Twilight Eclipse is ridden in the early morning at Santa Anita Park, Thursday, Oct. Twilight Eclipse is entered in Saturday's Breeders ...


Author hopes to give inspiration to others

Synopsis of the book: It is the true hidden life story of the author that is being shared in hopes of encouraging and offering hope and perhaps inspiration to people facing challenges and in particular those with hidden disabilities. The author shares ...


Fletcher studio blend zurich biopool into an ecological oasis

suspended on the edge of a steep hillside, the ecological 'biopool' by san francisco-based fletcher studio merges in with its natural environment. situated in zurich, switzerland the entire project includes a swimming pool, spa, sun deck, kitchen ...


Dutch Gamble on U.S. Housing Debt After Patience Wins

The Dutch government's decision to hold onto U.S. mortgage debt acquired during the 2009 bailout of ING Groep NV has paid off so far as prices of the securities soared, more than doubling in some cases from lows that year. The nation now is planning to ...


How much are we willing to pay for the pursuit of happiness?

Radcliff is a political scientist at Notre Dame whose work places him in the forefront of what might be labeled happiness studies. His particular corner of the field looks at social policies and political outcomes. It's an ambitious study, as is shown ...


Solar Energy Industry Development in India

India Breaks 2 GW Solar Energy Barrier. Like it? 13. comments. 2. Posted November 3, 2013. Keywords: Electricity, Energy Security, Tech, Solar Power, Sustainability, Utilities, Efficiency, Cleantech, Energy and Economy, Fuels, india, industry growth ...


Getting Its Share of Attention

The seven-week class teaches mindfulness, a loose term that covers an array of attention-training practices. It may mean spending 10 minutes with eyes closed on a gold-threaded pillow every morning or truly listening to your mother-in-law for once ...


Dangers of Daylight Savings Time

The end of daylight savings time means that we all get an hour back this weekend, so it's easier to appreciate the semiannual ritual of adjusting our clocks during this time of year. In the spring, when we set our clocks one hour ahead, losing an hour ...


Impacts of the time change

The time change also affects your planning around the weather. Both high and low temperatures occur earlier in the day. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. comments powered by Disqus. Advertisement. Advertisement.


Gotta Be MobileHow to Escape from Apple's Ecosystem in OS X Mavericks

Apple released OS X Mavericks earlier this month as an update from OS X Mountain Lion. It's the first time that Apple has made OS X updates absolutely free, and the new version comes with a heap of new features, as well as some new default apps, ...


Steen launches Ergonomic Guitar line

Guitars like Gibson's iconic Flying V, just about any BC Rich model, or Bob Wiley's Ministar travel guitars may well stand out in any crowd, but they're not exactly built for comfort. Guitar maker Shawn Steen has spent the last two years tweaking and ...


Outrageous acts of kindness in restaurants

While we often hear nasty stories about how people act toward each other in public, sometimes it's good to hear the good stories too. It doesn't always take much to make someone's day. We've covered a lot of stories of people giving outrageous tips or ...


Metta World Peace, Daniel Artest have gone down different hoops paths

When World Peace's career began taking off, beginning at St. John's in the late 1990s, he assumed the same would happen to his younger brother because he said Daniel was just as talented. He said he dreamed of the day when they would team up again.


Buckeyes' class led by several top-100 prospects

Urban Meyer is cleaning up on the recruiting trail, though that isn't surprising given his history or the fact that we're talking about Ohio State here. The Buckeyes currently have 18 verbals for 2014, and the class ranks second nationally, according ...


Hugh Joyce focuses on sustainable energy

Businesses: James River Air Conditioning Co. Inc.; 1905 Westmoreland LLC; Global Comfort Group; Whitescarver Engineering, Roanoke; Joyce Leasing; and Gallery Flux, Ashland;. Professional: former board member, Air Conditioning Contractors of America ...


TVA's Green Power Switch generates one million megawatt-hours of electricity

TVA considers the innovative Green Power Switch program, the first of its kind in the Southeast when it started 13 years ago, a success story. TVA said the program has helped prevent more than 700,000 tons of carbon dioxide from being emitted into the ...


Looking to make solar power affordable, popular

If, as Brian F. Keane maintains, Americans' buying decisions are motivated by (a) I want and (b) I need, where does solar power fit in? Keane, president of SmartPower, a national nonprofit organization that creates community programs for energy ...


Spooks movie given go ahead

Spooks: The Greater Good will see the return of Peter Firth who will reprise his role as MI5 chief Sir Harry Pearce, in the big screen version of the award-winning series. The plot, in typical Spooks style, revolves around terrorist Adam Qasim escaping ...


Late 20th century politics and spirituality

The next chapter of The Rest Is Noise is called Politics and Spirituality in the Late 20th Century. In it, we hope to capture the shifting, changing political and social landscape of the 1970s and 80s, exploring how this permeated the mood and music of ...


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