Christian Science Monitor: Commentary
- An African model for ethnic reconciliation?
Wednesday - 09/19/2018 - 04:35 PMEthiopia’s new leader has quickly begun democratic reforms but none will mean more than reconciling the country’s ethnic groups. Recent violence shows the urgency to develop a civic identity that he says starts with forgiveness.
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Wednesday - 09/19/2018 - 02:55 PMEvery so often, I take this space to let you know about happenings at the Monitor.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The power that stops violence
Wednesday - 09/19/2018 - 02:55 PMToday’s contributor explores the biblical example of Saul’s transformation and how it speaks to God’s ability to heal violent intent.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The FDA’s crackdown on teen vaping
Wednesday - 09/19/2018 - 02:55 PMThe agency's move against the makers and sellers of e-cigarettes is aimed at keeping children from addiction. But it joins a larger trend in the safeguarding the most innocent in society.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Getting a jump on loving others
Wednesday - 09/19/2018 - 02:55 PM“It is the most natural thing in the world to feel and express God’s love toward one another” – even those we haven’t yet met, explains today’s contributor.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Overcoming addiction – a mother’s perspective
Wednesday - 09/19/2018 - 02:55 PMWhen today’s contributor learned of her daughter’s substance abuse, she “reached out to God as never before” in a prayer-filled journey that brought peace and healing.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - No loneliness vacuums in God’s love
Wednesday - 09/19/2018 - 02:55 PMThere has been a heightened focus on the issue of loneliness in the news this year, and today’s contributor found that it was prayer and turning to God, divine Love, that made the difference in finding freedom from feeling alone.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How can we pray for our environment?
Wednesday - 09/19/2018 - 10:55 AMToday’s column explores how an understanding of God’s care for His universe helps us become more open to solutions to environmental issues.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Amazon’s Bezos clicks on homelessness
Monday - 09/17/2018 - 04:40 PMA big new focus of his philanthropy will be innovators solving this acute social problem. The best are nonprofit volunteers equipped with special qualities of care that can heal the homeless from the inside out.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Canada needs to make a statement about Aung San Suu Kyi, Question easy loans from China, Working mothers are assets, not liabili
Sunday - 09/16/2018 - 10:25 PMA roundup of global commentary for the Sept. 17, 2018 weekly magazine.
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- Readers write: Beacon of hope, change for Supreme Court?, locals’ stories
Wednesday - 09/19/2018 - 02:55 PMLetters to the editor for the Sept. 10, 2018 weekly magazine.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Suicide prevention, and beyond, through God’s love
Wednesday - 09/19/2018 - 02:55 PMToday’s contributor shares how a friend was freed from recurring impulses to kill herself as she grew conscious of her innate value as a child of God.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Protected and guided during a hurricane
Wednesday - 09/19/2018 - 02:55 PMWhen today’s contributor was stuck outside without suitable shelter during a hurricane, prayer led to a profound sense of spiritual peace that enabled her to remain calm and find a way to get safely indoors.
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Wednesday - 09/19/2018 - 02:55 PMToday’s column points to the comfort, safety, and peace God imparts to all His children.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Canada needs to make a statement about Aung San Suu Kyi, Question easy loans from China, Working mothers are assets, not liabili
Wednesday - 09/19/2018 - 02:55 PMA roundup of global commentary for the Sept. 17, 2018 weekly magazine.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Readers write: Buryatia coverage, book search, wildfire precautions, science at home
Wednesday - 09/19/2018 - 02:55 PMLetters to the editor for the Sept. 17, 2018 weekly magazine.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How can we pray for our environment?
Wednesday - 09/19/2018 - 02:55 PMToday’s column explores how an understanding of God’s care for His universe helps us become more open to solutions to environmental issues.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The freedom driving North Korea to the table
Tuesday - 09/18/2018 - 02:58 PMThe latest North-South summit is yet another test on whether the Kim regime feels pressure from its people to further embrace a market economy in return for giving up its nuclear arsenal.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Overcoming addiction – a mother’s perspective
Monday - 09/17/2018 - 10:14 AMWhen today’s contributor learned of her daughter’s substance abuse, she “reached out to God as never before” in a prayer-filled journey that brought peace and healing.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - A golden lesson from the 2008 financial crisis
Friday - 09/14/2018 - 03:40 PMOn the 10th anniversary of the financial crash that triggered the Great Recession, one lingering result is the use of ‘risk officers’ in financial firms. They are really affinity coaches.
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- Myanmar genocide needs international response, US-Mexico trade negotiations leave Canada on edge, Why the EU needs a diversity s
Wednesday - 09/19/2018 - 02:55 PMA roundup of global commentary for the Sept. 10, 2018 weekly magazine.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - In China, a great leap in corporate governance
Wednesday - 09/19/2018 - 02:55 PMBucking a deep tradition in private companies, the founder of tech giant Alibaba picks a successor – not a family member but a person with ‘professional talent.’ A kinship of qualities beat out succession by clannishness.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Frat houses refine the purpose of brotherhood
Wednesday - 09/19/2018 - 02:55 PMIn response to cases of tragic misuse of alcohol, fraternities decide to ban hard liquor at events. The next step is to restore the core purpose of these campus clubs.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The best way to curb illegal migration
Wednesday - 09/19/2018 - 02:55 PMThe largest numbers of migrants caught at the US border now are from Guatemala, a country struggling to renew its efforts toward the kind of clean governance that can quell violence.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - A golden lesson from the 2008 financial crisis
Wednesday - 09/19/2018 - 02:55 PMOn the 10th anniversary of the financial crash that triggered the Great Recession, one lingering result is the use of ‘risk officers’ in financial firms. They are really affinity coaches.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Amazon’s Bezos clicks on homelessness
Wednesday - 09/19/2018 - 02:55 PMA big new focus of his philanthropy will be innovators solving this acute social problem. The best are nonprofit volunteers equipped with special qualities of care that can heal the homeless from the inside out.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The freedom driving North Korea to the table
Wednesday - 09/19/2018 - 02:55 PMThe latest North-South summit is yet another test on whether the Kim regime feels pressure from its people to further embrace a market economy in return for giving up its nuclear arsenal.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - No loneliness vacuums in God’s love
Tuesday - 09/18/2018 - 10:00 AMThere has been a heightened focus on the issue of loneliness in the news this year, and today’s contributor found that it was prayer and turning to God, divine Love, that made the difference in finding freedom from feeling alone.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Readers write: Buryatia coverage, book search, wildfire precautions, science at home
Monday - 09/17/2018 - 12:04 PMLetters to the editor for the Sept. 17, 2018 weekly magazine.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Getting a jump on loving others
Friday - 09/14/2018 - 09:26 AM“It is the most natural thing in the world to feel and express God’s love toward one another” – even those we haven’t yet met, explains today’s contributor.
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