Boris Johnson might have had very strange ideas about CoViD and about global warming, sometimes stepping in the footsteps of Donald Trump. But it seems he might have changed after he himself was infected by the coronavirus. Boris Johnson calls for the world to “grow up” and addresses the threat of climate change to the […]
”Als iedereen vrij is, dan gebeurt dat ten koste van de gelijkheid. Als iedereen gelijk is, dan gebeurt dat ten koste van de vrijheid. Een dergelijk spanningsveld vraagt om een regeling, vandaar mijn omschrijving van autonomie: samen met anderen regels en wetten maken, die zelf naleven en die ook doen naleven. Dit illustreert een klassieke […]
Recently I was thinking on my many sins and failures over the years, the wrong I have done and the good that I have left undone, and this thought came to me: The Creator of the Universe loves me. Is it possible that when I come to Him in genuine repentance to ask His forgiveness […]
”De wereld staat op een tweesprong wat betreft het waarborgen van duurzaamheid. Als nu niet de juiste keuzes worden gemaakt, zullen toekomstige generaties de prijs betalen. Hoe ontmoedigend de taak ook is, dit is het moment om het te doen… English version: Crossroad for ensuring sustainability
”The world is at a crossroads for ensuring sustainability. If the right choices are not made now, future generations will pay the price. However daunting the task may be, this is the moment to do it…”
Twintig jaar hebben de Verenigde Staten van Amerika met Canada, het Verenigd Koninkrijk, Frankrijk, België en Nederland geprobeerd orde op zaken te stellen in Afghanistan en de Taliban hun macht klein te krijgen. Dat laatste hebben zij vast en zeker niet kunnen doen. Ook hebben zij geen blijvende goede oplossing voor het land kunnen brengen. […]
In 2015 there was a wave of outrage, crossing Pakistan’s national borders. The Taliban created a bloody rampage in a school in the province’s capital, Peshawar, killing 141 people including 132 uniformed children in what is being billed as the group’s single deadliest attack to date, In their war against western, secular education, which the […]
Originally posted on Foundation Operation X for languages, cultures and perspectives:
Written by Dyami Millarson Oerfoarm is a Frisian word that is integral to my father’s artistic philosophy. Its Dutch equivalent is oervorm. Oerfoarm/oervorm may be translated as primal form and the plural of this Frisian/Dutch word is oerfoarmen/oervormen. This English translation is only an…
I can’t speak for others, but I notice that so often when I look at myself, I only see half the story. I see my failures, my wrong attitudes and numerous other faults. I come to the correct conclusion that I am a failing sinner, but I forget that this is only half the story. […]
Originally posted on Jewish Young Professional:
Photo by Anandu Vinod on Unsplash “Every cloud has a silver lining” – proverb We watch the heavy storm – Clouds whose bellies hang low, Weighted with our expectations For silver linings – but life is just Phantom pregnancies, labor pains That do not deliver joy. If such linings…
