Civilization Archives - Vincent Ryan Ruggiero Official website - Author https://mind-at-work.com/category/civilization/ Vincent Ryan Ruggiero - Author of books and essays Sat, 28 Sep 2024 14:19:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://mind-at-work.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-open-book-32x32.png Civilization Archives - Vincent Ryan Ruggiero Official website - Author https://mind-at-work.com/category/civilization/ 32 32 God, Truth, and Civilization https://mind-at-work.com/god-truth-and-civilization/ Sat, 28 Sep 2024 14:19:28 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=6037 Christians tend to think of truth as something we are commanded to reflect in our speech. The Bible supports that understanding. But John's gospel goes further and links truth to God's very nature. It says that Jesus is not only the "Word of God"—He is God. He is also "the way, and the truth, and [...]

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]]> The Oldest and Strangest Hatred https://mind-at-work.com/the-oldest-and-strangest-hatred/ Sat, 28 Oct 2023 09:25:09 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=5517 The hatred of Jews is manifest once again in the massacre of hundreds of Israelis, including unborn children slashed from their mother's wombs and beheaded before their parents' eyes. Equally disgusting are the gleeful celebrations of that barbarism that took place around the world. Ancient facts rush once again to mind. The Son of God [...]

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]]> Trump or Biden? A Not So Difficult Choice https://mind-at-work.com/trump-or-biden-a-not-so-difficult-choice/ Sat, 21 Oct 2023 15:12:56 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=5504 The early phases of the 2024 Presidential campaign are well underway and barring unforeseen events, the final faceoff will be between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Both candidates are known to all Americans. But the truth of what is known varies considerably, mainly because media coverage has bent over backward to depict Biden as a [...]

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]]> Reflecting on the Middle East Slaughter https://mind-at-work.com/reflecting-on-the-middle-east-slaughter/ Sat, 14 Oct 2023 14:08:52 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=5498 Most of us are still struggling to grasp the enormity of the recent attacks on Israel by Hamas. We heard the reports and saw the pictures of what was done to civilians. Families butchered in their beds. Babies decapitated and burned alive with parents forced to watch. Men massacred. Women dragged away, gang raped, slashed, [...]

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]]> Self-Love Minus Guilt Equals Chaos https://mind-at-work.com/self-love-minus-guilt-equals-chaos/ Sat, 10 Jun 2023 13:15:24 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=5346 Several decades ago the word "guilt" fell out of use, as did its companions “remorse" and "repentance." All three words, and others like them, were no longer considered meaningful. The change was not sudden but gradual, the result of a different view of human nature and needs. Here is an overview of how the change [...]

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