God makes the wisdom of the world look foolish. Some obvious examples of that worldly wisdom could be the internet – conceived to empower and enlighten the world but overwhelmed with pornography and scams; antibiotics designed to overcome disease used to such excess that they’re promoting superbugs; painkilling drugs turned into mind-numbing thrills; military-grade weapons made available to not much more than children … [To read more, click on title]
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A Table of Plenty
‘Compassion fatigue’ is an expression that has come into vogue in recent decades. It must be associated with the development of media and communications which enable us to see tragedies in the world in real time. We can sit and watch the news … the sea of refugees trying to find a safe home, the horrors of war, the hopelessness of families in weather-beaten places. Coupled with this, we are beset with appeals through the post, on the phone and by direct advertising from a plethora of charities, all of which are eminently worthy of support … [To read more, click on title]
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