Monday, July 31, 2023

Households


SURRENDERED?

HARMONY IN THE HOME


Materialism Humanism

Twin killers of 'home-life'?

A house is not a home, is a home more like a business? Is stable family life 'profitable' to civilized societies?


This people say, The time is not come, 

the time that the LORD'S house 

should be built.


Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste? 


Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.


Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.


This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.


As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith


Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.


the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith


ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God




THE JAMAICA 

DAILY GLEANER


"In addition to the daily courtesies and instructions to members, families need to establish 'family time' at least one day per week. 


During this 'family time', members can engage in family games. This is an inexpensive activity which can lead to family bonding. 


This is also good to divert attention from the daily diet of negative news. It could also strengthen the family in order to endure and overcome tough times.


Family communication time must be used as an opportunity to celebrate family successes such as the children's performance in academics ". . . 


http://mobile.jamaicagleaner.com/20090414/lead/lead5.php

Saturday, July 29, 2023

Niebuhr

A PROBLEM OF 'BIBLICAL' PROPORTIONS? 

Why do you continue to invite punishment? Must you rebel forever? Your head is injured, and your heart is sick. - Isaiah 1:5


CONUNDRUM:

Man's capacity for justice makes democracy impossible; man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.

(My variation on Reinhold Niebuhr's quote)


THE ORIGINAL:

Man's capacity for justice makes democracy POSSIBLE; but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary."


"Reforming our prosecutorial system is no longer just a proposition—it is an urgent imperative, a rallying cry that reverberates across the arc of justice, demanding immediate, transformative action. 


This is not about making incremental adjustments or tweaking the system; it is a clarion call for a seismic shift in our prosecutorial decision-making framework."


#CityFathers

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/reforming-our-prosecutorial-system-is-no-longer-just-a-proposition-it-is-an-urgent-imperative/


Highest ranking in personal freedoms were Sweden (9.45) and the Netherlands (9.28). In 2020, United States has dropped to rank 17 according to The Human Freedom Index. The Freedom Index does not measure democracy, but it does measure freedom of speech and media, press killings, political imprisonment, etc.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_Freedom_in_the_World