Day 141 – The Silence of Tests
“When you’re going through a tough ‘exam,’ the Teacher is always quiet during the test…” Continue Reading →
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Day 139 – The Basics of Right and Wrong
The more I learn and experience the profound cores of right and wrong, good and bad, virtue and evil, morality and immorality, the more I see it’s rooted in the distinct choice between rationalised self-preservation OR Faith-inspired selflessness. Continue Reading →
Day 137 – The Impossible made Possible
I saw a ballet performance the other day. The few times I’ve seen this art and watched as a person balances on one toe, I’m reminded of the impossible being made possible. Continue Reading →
Day 135 – Objective Morality
With every single person I’ve ever met, there is some situation, inconvenience, pain, or worse that they will passionately reveal as objectively wrong, YET to this day, there is still a debate over whether objective morality really exists… Continue Reading →
5 Practical Points to Live Well and Healthy
Back in July 2016, I embarked on a special retreat with my church, affectionately titled Restoration Encounter… Continue Reading →
Day 133 – The Power of ‘Turn the Other Cheek’
The other day, a man asked me if I could ‘turn the other cheek’ if I was physically assaulted. I answered truthfully. In history, the “bridging” power of ‘turning the other cheek’ is second to none. Continue Reading →
Day 131 – Glad Surrender
Seems like a contradiction. ‘Glad’ and ‘Surrender.’ When is someone glad to surrender? One core pool of thought produces glad surrender: Admission of being absolutely, unequivocally wrong. No ‘buts…’ or excuses – just ‘sorry’ and ‘the want to change…’ Continue Reading →
Day 129 – 3 Towering Moral Standards…
To give up your only child to rescue the life of an enemy
To sacrifice your own life for the life of an enemy
To forgive, love, empathise, show compassion, and give good things to an enemy Continue Reading →
Battling with Lying Thoughts of Loneliness
In February 2017, I had a powerful revelation about my past.
I wrote this blog for my church’s website in April 2017 as a reflection of that enlightening period of time. Continue Reading →
Day 127 – Something has gone terribly wrong…
…when a person takes pleasure in inflicting unwanted, unexpected pain on others. There is universal agreement on this. The problem is the discrepancy over what is considered painful between one person and another…subjectivity morality: the greatest confusion in existence. Continue Reading →