1 day ago by rinalondon

November 25th 2008 The ‘otherness’ of the older woman It is very common for people to quote in an amused way their older relatives say “No I would not want to go to a retirement home and stay with all these old people”. Of course the word ‘old’ is full of meanings and the reluctance to admit that on ...

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1 day ago by toshibaninja

I don’t get it. I don’t understand it. What is “it”? I don’t understand how a person who calls himself or herself a Christian does not resonate with the idea of helping other people? I don’t understand how a person who calls himself or herself a follower of Jesus the Messiah (the Saviour, the One wh ...

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3 days ago by emellesse

35 joy knows no bounds in the predawn hours the earth is held in the embrace of an otherness that can only be called ’sacred’ it’s like a held breath, a halt in time’s march … then, the peach-hued sunrise is noisily called forth by the feathered guardians of the dawn, and the breath flows out into t ...

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5 days ago by Яic

Ecclesial mysticism implies an experience which takes us away from what is normally called mysticism. Here union with God does not take place at the level of consciousness. The problematic of mysticism operates normally with the assumption that the organ (centre) of spirituality is consciousness. He ...

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7 days ago by Trevor Cairney

Our next issue of Case magazine will consider how we relate to ‘the other’. As I ask in my introduction to the magazine, is this just a philosophical and theological discussion to keep scholars busy? Clearly, we see it as a topic of concern to all people. In his influential book ' Exclusion and Embr ...

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9 days ago by martinworster

I read that the government’s drug advisor Professor David Nutt has been sacked after claiming that ecstasy, cannabis and LSD were less dangerous than alcohol. It’s a shame that the scientist Nutt, who used evidence and reason to back up his claims, has been ousted like this. I am constantly baffled ...

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10 days ago by aspiescribe

Max is a refreshingly accurate embodiment of Asperger's syndrome. Mary and Max is a full-length claymation movie that has won many awards. Its humanity and attention to detail will astound and delight you. Max, one of the main characters, is an Aspie. To date there have been few authentic dramatic r ...

How to be an Aspie - aspiescribe.wordpress.com

10 days ago by Marcio Rocha Pereira

I met a girl called Amanda Oldring, and she wrote me something in my travelbook that i have been reading and rereading over and over again. So i thought maybe others could like it too. I asked for permission, and she never answered, so maybe in a few days that will disappear, but then again there is ...

Truth of the Lesser Men - lessertruth.wordpress.com · 3 references

15 days ago by martinworster

I finally relented and bought an iPhone. As I spend so much time on the internet I was reluctant to have the www permanently switched on in my pocket. The last recess of offline sanity was to be no more. I can Twitter and Facebook from anywhere. I am never out of the loop on any global breaking news ...

MARTIN'S IN LA LA LAND... - martinworster.wordpress.com

15 days ago by mike

the dissemiNATION - thedissemination.com