Jesus’ teachings about the end times were accompanied by a great dose of peace, not fear. John 14:1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me”
11/04/08 The Historic Election of President Obama
I have been thinking about that election day on and off in numerous occasions in the past few days. The unfolding of the results, the blue and red colors on the screen of my TV, the analysis... then in my mind, politics take place in the background, together with the economy and the many achievements of our society. In the foreground, history unfolding and hope for a better society.
Death penalty and morals
Monte Sahlin has recently posted an entry on his blog on death penalty titled: Why Capital Punishment is a Moral Mistake Here is my comment to his blog entry: Monte thank you for your post. It seems to me that death penalty is one of those brutal, immoral, and primitive provisions that is refraining our …
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 …
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 