“in a shocking burst of violence that darkened the start of the holiday week, five people were stabbed — two fatally — at a downtown church [san jose grace baptist church] sunday as it welcomed homeless people inside for the night to escape the cold.” mercury news as someone who lives in america’s homeless capital,Continue reading “No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Morality and Homelessness, The Bitter Truth”
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A Steal that Was Slam Dunked: A Tale of Petty Theft That Led to An International Incident: A Cautionary Tale, a Tale of Second Chances, and the Need for Educators to Embrace the Wisdom of the Bible
for a time is was u-c-l-a steal! steal! steal! instead of the traditional cheer u-c-l-a fight! fight! fight! it was a petty theft. it was a stain to one of the greatest college basketball programs in history, it was an embarrassment to one of the most esteemed universities in the world, it was an embarrassmentContinue reading “A Steal that Was Slam Dunked: A Tale of Petty Theft That Led to An International Incident: A Cautionary Tale, a Tale of Second Chances, and the Need for Educators to Embrace the Wisdom of the Bible”
A Goal Line Score for Goodness: A Special Person Who Was Able Teach Many One of Life’s Most Important Lessons
we start off life being are all about ourselves. some individuals can go through their entire life being all about themselves. it takes a maturity to be able to start seeing others in life and their needs. when we see others and their needs, our attitudes change. we realize that there is more going onContinue reading “A Goal Line Score for Goodness: A Special Person Who Was Able Teach Many One of Life’s Most Important Lessons”
Who Needs Cobra Kai? Mr. Miyagi, Karate Kid Part III, and The Ten Commandments: The Need to Focus in Trying Moments
karate kid was a popular series of movies. in the initial movies, mr. mygagi, a martial arts teacher or sensei, takes a troubled youth, daniel, under his wings and teaches him the fundamentals of karate. as part of this training process, his student daniel grows in many ways as he learns about work-ethic and theContinue reading “Who Needs Cobra Kai? Mr. Miyagi, Karate Kid Part III, and The Ten Commandments: The Need to Focus in Trying Moments”
Greatest Professor Ever? An A+ for an A+ Plus Teacher? His Life Saving Lesson on Confronting An Act of Evil: A Real Hero
there will probably be no greater professor that liviu librescu. all you need to do is ask his students who were present on his last day of teaching. he taught them them a lesson that they will never forget. the lesson of life. during the infamous virginia tech mass shooting in which 32 people wereContinue reading “Greatest Professor Ever? An A+ for an A+ Plus Teacher? His Life Saving Lesson on Confronting An Act of Evil: A Real Hero”
From Generation to Generation: L’Dor V’Dor: The Struggles of Passing It Down: A Teaching Moment
” my children and i have a biological connection, when i open my mouth their ears shut” l’dor v’dor, לדור ודור, is a hebrew term which speaks to the generational responsibility to pass along knowledge from one generation to the next. in the torah, deuteronomy 6 provides that with respect to the commandment, the statutes,Continue reading “From Generation to Generation: L’Dor V’Dor: The Struggles of Passing It Down: A Teaching Moment”
It is Time to Become a Cavod-20 Superspreader: Time to Get Off Our Society’s”Animal Farm.”
what is cavod-20? cavod is a hebrew term. כָּבוֹד. per oxford reference, “it means (), a term with social, moral, and theological implications derived from the Hebrew root for weight, meaning honor, respect, reverence, importance, distinction, or glory. a person gives kavod (honor) to …” 20, is of course the year 2020. cavod-20 carriers bring to world aContinue reading “It is Time to Become a Cavod-20 Superspreader: Time to Get Off Our Society’s”Animal Farm.””
Protestors, Looters and the Ten Commandments: The Racism/Wealth Excuse
when the ten commandments were provided to the children of israel at mt. sinai, it was arguably a cohesive group of people. if we were to define them by racial characteristics. they were mostly from the levantine region or canaan. the group that left egypt included other racial characteristics. the torah mandates that those whoContinue reading “Protestors, Looters and the Ten Commandments: The Racism/Wealth Excuse”
Awaken the Moral Giant Within
tony robbins wrote the book “awaken the giant within.” this book has been one of the most influential books i have read in my life. essentially, it provides tools for one to achieve. many of my successes in life are due to employing his approach. in fact, my decision to create this blog is foundedContinue reading “Awaken the Moral Giant Within”
Breaking One Commandment Leads To Another: Looting and its Ugly Consequences: A Message to Our Leaders
in 2020, there are individuals and groups who believe that rioting and looting is some acceptable form of expression. looting is stealing. stealing is in violation of the ten commandments. the stealing alone is not only the problem. when individuals engage in looting. there are greater consequences that can occur. there was video on theContinue reading “Breaking One Commandment Leads To Another: Looting and its Ugly Consequences: A Message to Our Leaders”
The Ten Commandments Project 