I have recently attended the 4th annual conference on innovation. I loved it! As usual after this kind of gatherings I feel inspired, re-energized, and hopeful. The speakers were very insightful, the infromation they shared was valuable, and their thoughts were challenging. However, what makes these conferences worthwhile is getting together with people that share …
Joel Osteen on eating scripturally
Joel Osteen is the pastor of Houston's Lakewood Church. In the video below he addresses the issue of eating scripturally.
The man with leprosy
Leprosy is a wicked illness. Fortunately enough we are making the right steps to eradicate it worldwide. The World Health Organization reports that the global registered prevalence of leprosy at the beginning of 2007 stood at 224,717 cases (http://www.who.int/lep/en). That is still many people, bu the cases are decreasing every year and if we compare …
Bridging cultures to defeat conflict
This morning I had great conversation with Liana Paris, a young woman who is making her life an example for everyone out there. My Rotary club is sponsoring her to be an ambassador in the Arab country of Jordan. I admire Liana for her determination and clear vision for her future. Liana is building her …
Bio-diversity heroes!
Very recent data by the FAO shows that in the United States 95 percent of cabbage varieties and 94 percent of green bean varieties have disappeared. In Mexico, the crop variety has decreased of 20 percent. These are just a couple of examples of vegetables that are disappearing from the marketplace. So What? It is …
Welcoming change: a spiritual discipline
It is common, and to a certain extent normal for human beings to resist change. Most people have a tendency to nesting, that is arranging life around us so to make it the most comfortable place we can. Then we try to dwell in that comforting place, and we fight change with all our strength, …
Death penalty: time to end it!?
Today (9/28/07) the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Massimo D’Alema, made a proposal to the UN General Assembly for a worldwide moratorium on the death penalty. One can easily predict that powerful countries that apply the death penalty, including China, the United States are likely to lobby against it. D’Alema stated that capital executions are …
Gianluca Bruno, MA, LPCC-S 