Bible Errors ?

I just spent some time reading the bible

and found many errors

Most of which were found in me!

and some in You !

( By Digital.Anvil.)

Exonerated: Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

 The short and the longer of it:

"Milestones" in the 8/26/96 TIME magazine summarises it this way:

EXONERATED. DIETRICH BONHOEFFER,

An Influential Lutheran theologian hanged in 1945 for high treason against

 Germany; by a Berlin court, which ruled that a 1946 law nullifying Nazi-era 

judgements formally overturned the death sentence an SS tribunal had 

imposed. Bonhoeffer, whose writings held up the suffering Christ as a 

model of submission to God's will, had denounced Hitler as the "anti-Christ."

 He died at 39, one month before Germany surrendered.

 

 These articles ( above and below ) are old and merely advise older news for

 the hoped- for benefit of my readers.

 

Overturning of Nazi German rulings

  

" The Berlin Public Prosecutor's Office  had announced that it was initiating 

proceedings to have the 1945 death sentence against theologian Dietrich 

Bonhoeffer revoked. 

That announcement was followed by another also 

seeking rehabilitation of Wilhem Canaris and Hans Oster, two of the figures

 executed in April 1945 in connection with the failed July 20, 1944 

assassination attempt upon Hitler.

 

Prosecutors may also seek to rehabilitate Claus Graf Schenk zu Stauffenberg

 and Hans von Dohnanyi reversed as well. Both were involved in the July 20

plot.

 The Berlin prosecutors argue in their petition on Bonhoeffer's behalf that

 the 1945 court proceedings against him were conducted not so much to 

determine the facts of the case, but rather to give a veneer of legitimacy to 

the decision to execute him. Bonhoeffer had been imprisoned in 1943 for

 subversion; in 1945, he was transferred from a Berlin prison to the 

Buchenwald concentration camp (Thuringia) and shortly thereafter to the

 one in Flossenbürg (Bavaria), where he was executed on April 9, 1945, one

 day after being sentenced to death and very shortly before Germany's 

capitulation and the end of the war on May 8.

 In acknowledging the efforts now underway for Bonhoeffer,

 Canaris and Oster, Rudiger Reiff of the Berlin Public Prosecutor's Office

noted that "very, very many sentences" that had been handed down by

 Nazi-era courts against individuals opposed to the regime and have yet to

 be reversed. "

 

(From Digital Anvil) 

 

Journalists vs Activists.

Many journalists  have warned that tech platforms and some liberal legacy media outlets can be weapons of mass destruction to democracy, amplifying misinformation and weakening public debate. Younger generations, who have little experience of journalism before social media, are especially exposed.

It should also be noted that some journalists are activists- in -disguise.   ( Not equal- reporting nor balanced-reporting  journalists.)

(By Digital Anvil)

Nothing Replaces Persistence:

Nothing Replaces Persistence

In life, we can often believe that getting ahead and achieving is all about how smart we are or educated or even how well connected.

But there is another great attribute we often forget; It's called persistence.

An old poem expresses this well - no one knows who originally wrote this but it talks about persistence:

"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not. Nothing is more common than unsuccessful individuals with talent. Genius will not. Unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not. The world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are all powerful."

Don't waste your God-given talents by giving up too soon. Pray for the ability to persist and see through to the end what God has called you to do.

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Much thankfulness for this daily-reading to Karl Faase.

(Agreed: Digital Anvil)

Toxic: (Re-work A)

 

 Serious reflections are sometimes warranted.

 

 Toxic? 

 

A word oft used to describe males and masculinity!

Although there are reasons for that term,the progressives' viewpoint is too loose and   unwarranted, for such a strong and wide -ranging term. Such a term is oft used for men being men, while women are treated as though they are not similarly flawed. The world appears to admire (some ) women as though they are super human. 

However the word has been debated, written about and applied to a difficult- to- be- negative- about yet pervasive tool.

Our "digital" world seems (too) unrealistic to be real. IRL once meant " in real life." 

But for many the IDW (in Digital world )  is "real" enough that it replaces the real world? The world we actually breathe,sleep,work, reproduce and eat in. The real world populated with species from all over, to Man over all.

How is the  IDW ( replacement world) a real world?  It would seem that to those users  who deem this ubiquitous tool essential to each and  every life - journey.?? IF this claim is to be believed then it is in accordance  with the importance,utility and relevance of their shared reality?

This environment of the IDW is thoroughly special  to the Millennials and Gen Z. In Western nations; Mobiles are as necessary as food and water. Life would be much, much harder without them. The world has billions of them. Many own two mobiles.

Gen Z is especially hooked to the IDW( in digital world ) which is fostered by smart mobiles. This addiction has consequences for the shared reality that our real world creates.

Why ? The outcome ( of this Digital World ) makes it  more difficult for real relationships to form in the real world. Least of which, the element of conversation with real people who are physically present so that not just audio but the whole range of subtle cues, bodily and otherwise are available for scrutiny and interaction.

 

Social media  creates faux relationships with smart mobiles mediating "perfect moments" and filtered images or perfected photographs for inevitable comparisons, while people remain fully disconnected from more meaningful relationships.

 

Customs,norms and core values have altered significantly with Gen Z.

In some surveys, its been observed that Gen Z has minimalised some of the  values of their parents. For some, there are individuals whose lives  are eccentric,vastly and culturally different to their fellow Gen Z  members. These "unusual" individuals are like strangers in a strange land. So they live but are  treated by many who label them as  "toxic individuals "

It's a sad state of affairs that new ( and older) relationships that are too "difficult to maintain," therefore labelled as toxic. Approximately 50 % of Gen Z have this disturbing mentality. Such "toxicity" is "too much" for the younger generation Z, so for them, about 50 % of their relationships could be cancelled or annulled. Absurdly awkward for someone who is an individual living in the digital-- and the Real world.

Good, meaningful relationships are like strong, tall trees, the slower but  more worthwhile growth means nurturing and  maturing people over a longer period of time. Not resorting to a "quick fix, " just because of uncomfortable, alien notions,ideas and differing values. It means more patience,listening and forgiveness needs to be applied.

In the long game, it means greater honest interaction, trustworthiness and valid cross- pollination of ideas, values and life.

Cultural and sociopolitical  exchange takes time, unlike instant coffee. Like good tea or coffee, better comes with effort,time and quality of re/sources. Who doesn't like barista coffee or steeped hot tea?

 

 

( by Digital Anvil ) 

Be an Optimist (2)

Be an Optimist (2)

“In this world you will have trouble but be brave! I have defeated the world.” John 16:33 NCV  ( empathsis mine )

Whatever circumstances you find yourself in, they don’t have to define you or defeat you. Even if you cannot change them, you can overcome them. George Bernard Shaw wrote: “People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can’t find them, make them.”

When it comes to faith, we rely far too much on circumstantial evidence. Doubt is letting our circumstances dictate how we feel and what we believe. When we let our circumstances get between us and God, it creates a smokescreen of doubt. 

Faith is putting the promises of God between you and your circumstances. It doesn’t mean you deny reality. It simply means you’re in touch with a greater reality—one more real than what you can touch or taste or see or hear or feel or smell. Jesus was a realist: “In this world you will have trouble.” But He was also an optimist: “Take heart! I have overcome the world” (NIV). Our optimism is anchored to the empty tomb. If Jesus walked out of the tomb, and He did, you don’t have a problem that He cannot solve. And you need to start living as though you believe that is true. There are seven promises in the book of Revelation that begin with the same phrase: “To him who overcomes.” And it reminds us of our true identity as overcomers. We aren’t just conquerors; we are more than conquerors!

SoulFood: Gal 5:22–23 Exo 23:1–9 Luke 6:27–36 Rom 12:14–21

( Agreed: Digital Anvil with thanks to Vision.org.au.)

I'm Not a Vet.

 What Could You Possibly Mean ?

 

I'm not a Vet but i can tell the difference between a human and a horse.

( Agreed: Digital Anvil )