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There is a big difference between knowledge and wisdom. First, let us understand that there is no such thing as wisdom unless it pertains to wisdom from God. All other earthly wisdom is foolishness, according to God. Now that we have that straight, what exactly is the difference.
Well, my
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Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Nov 11, 2004
Self Love Is Ordinary
Self-love is so ordinary that Jesus used it as a reference point: Love your neighbor as you love yourself.” When I was in elementary school, the teacher sometimes solved the first problem on a sheet of homework to show us how the others were solved. Jesus used our love for
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Contributed by Bill Butsko on Aug 9, 2007
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“Seeing Only Self”
One day a certain old, miserly, rich man visited a rabbi, who took him by the hand and led him to a window. “Look out there,” he said. And the rich man looked out into the street.
“What do you see?” asked the rabbi.
“I see men, and women, and little children,’ answered the
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Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
ARISTOTLE ON SELF-DISCIPLINE
We are the sum of our actions, Aristotle tells us, and therefore our habits make all the difference. And what is the best way to practice?
Aristotle's answer lies in his explanation of "the mean." In his view, correct moral behavior in any given situation lies at the
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Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 11, 2011
SEXUALITY, SELF, AND IDENTITY
Michael Foucault, in The History of Sexuality: "Sexuality is a word that now serves a purpose like the word soul did in the Middle Ages. In that period, people believed that one's soul united the various aspects of human identity and gave significance to that
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SALT WATER AND SELF
I watched a movie once, where several men were left drifting aimlessly on the ocean, in a small lifeboat, after a terrible shipwreck. The sun was hot and their rations were low--soon they ran out of fresh water.
One night while the others were sleeping, one man drank from
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In the book, The Three Edwards, Thomas Costain described the life of Raynald III, a 14th century duke in what is now Belgium. Grossly overweight, Raynald was commonly called by his Latin nickname, Crassus, which means "fat."
After a violent quarrel, Raynald's younger brother Edward led a
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 27, 2023
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Are you struggling with self-control in any of these areas that are addressed in the Book of Proverbs?
• Uncontrolled lust.
Proverbs 6:26: “For the prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.”
• Uncontrolled spending.
Proverbs 21:20: “In the house
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
Illustration from Dying to Self - A wealthy university graduate chose to live frugally in a single room, cooking his own meals. As a result he was able to give two million dollars to foreign missions. In explanation of his choice he wrote these words: “Gladly would I make the floor my bed, a box my
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Contributed by James O. Davis on Oct 28, 2003
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The Progress of Knowledge -- The mental sign is seen first in the progress of knowledge. Man’s knowledge doubles in less than 6 years. By the time many medical students graduate, much of their earlier training is already obsolete. Printed material doubles in less than 15 years. Technology, for
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