In quietness and confidence

Some people think emotional sensitivity is foolish and irrational, but I don't think so.

Shakespeare didn't think so, as Macbeth is about the self destruction brought about by suppressing one's emotional side and living according to pure reason...and Christ Himself showed strong emotions.

Yet I no longer allow emotions to rule my life. Though I am sensitive, I am not sentimental....Though I am a romantic idealist, I am not unrealistic.

Modern culture is wrong -- again. Qualities of quietness and meekness are positive, not signs of weakness. Allowing ourselves to feel our emotions helps us retain our humanity. Sensitivity is essentially honesty, the courage to be vulnerable.

Thoughts on winning and losing from a Christian perspective, in light of the election

Some people have everything, from a worldly perspective.

Certainly I don't have the most beautiful face or the best fashion sense; I don't win any "-est" contests. Who does, though? Who "wins"?

Perhaps the way to "win" is to be the best I can be in Christ. Father, teach me to be content with imperfection, rather than seeking "perfection" by works, which derives from pride...knowing that I am made perfect in Christ. Help me rest in that truth.

Comparing oneself to others isn't wise; there is always someone better, and always someone worse.

Create in me a thankful and content heart, instead of always striving for more; let me only strive toward God and His purpose. 

May I never sell out and become a walking advertisement, conformed to this world.

God loves diversity, end of story.

Just as there is a distinction between men and women according to God, there is a distinction between different ethnicities. That doesn't mean any are superior or inferior, of course. Yet the Bible makes a clear distinction between Jews and Gentiles, indicating that there are different roles for different ethnicities, as there are different roles for women and men.

Ethnicity, like gender, won't be wiped away in Heaven. On earth I am a Jewish woman, and in Heaven I shall still be a Jewish woman. In Heaven, however, these distinctions may matter much less to people than they do in the fallen world.

Like most Jewish people these days, I used to be an atheist. Ironically, faith doesn't come naturally to the people who brought the Bible to the world. Therefore, I could never thank God enough for His divine grace in helping me overcome the atheistic belief system.

However, preoccupation with race is actually an indication of deep seated racism. People who aren't racist don't think much about race. Nor do they expect special privileges because they happened to be born with certain genetics.

Newscum's proposal to pay reparations for slavery in California is ridiculous...first of all because there is no history of slavery in this state, and second because all races have traumatic baggage in their collective backgrounds. The Holocaust happened much more recently in history than slavery; there are still Holocaust survivors to this day. Where are the reparations to Jewish people? What about the Native Americans, the Mexicans, the Chinese immigrants who were exploited to build the railroads?

The point is there's no longer any blatant racial discrimination in the United States today, other than that which is fabricated and funded by people like George Soros.