Archive for 'contentment' tag

Is It Better To Give Than Receive?

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

Jesus said it was better to give than to receive. There’s not many times I disagree with Jesus, but on this notion I do not necessarily agree with him. I have the greatest admiration for Christ’s teachings. To tell the truth, upon deep inspection I’ve always found most all of what the Bible teaches to [...]

Thoughts On Neccessity

Friday, February 2nd, 2007

Have you ever heard people say, “We need to cut back to the essentials of life”?  Finances get tight, and they need to “cut back” on “luxuries”.  I’m going to show that this is a confusion.  Nothing is technically neccessary, nothing needed.  Needs and neccessities are required to produce some sort of effect.  Nothing is [...]

Altruism, Authenticity, and Identity

Friday, January 26th, 2007

If a person follows the crowd, do they have identity?  Can they be happy?  Does a person who ‘lives to serve’ have identity?  Do we have a duty to be altrusitic?