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Perhaps Solomon should get more credit as one of the first wise investment advisors.

On 02/14/2022, in 21st century, budgets, business, Daniel S. Christian, economics, faith, global / globalization, parents/guardians, productivity / tips and tricks, society, by Daniel Christian

Ecclesiastes 11:1-2 and 6 — Invest in Many Ventures; as written by King Solomon

11 Ship your grain across the sea;
after many days you may receive a return.
²Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight;
you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.

…

⁶Sow your seed in the morning,
    and at evening let your hands not be idle,
for you do not know which will succeed,
    whether this or that,
    or whether both will do equally well.

From DSC:
Perhaps Solomon should get more credit as one of the first wise investment advisors. If he lived today, he would likely support diversification and support the concepts behind using index funds!

Love is… [1 Corinthians 13:1-8]

On 02/13/2022, in faith, global / globalization, hearts -- matters of the heart, parents/guardians, relationships, religion, society, by Daniel Christian

1 Corinthians 13:1-8 — from biblegateway.com

13 If I speak in the tongues^[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. ²If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. ³If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast,^[b] but do not have love, I gain nothing.

⁴Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

⁸Love never fails.

Psalm 33:4-5 and Deuteronomy 6:4-5

On 02/08/2022, in faith, global / globalization, hearts -- matters of the heart, relationships, religion, by Daniel Christian

Psalm 33:4-5 — from biblegateway.com

⁴For the word of the Lord is right and true;
he is faithful in all he does.
⁵The Lord loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of his unfailing love.

⁴Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. ⁵Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

I’m still learning what Jesus meant by this [Christian]

On 02/05/2022, in Daniel S. Christian, Emotion, faith, hearts -- matters of the heart, by Daniel Christian

Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV) — from biblegateway.com

²⁸“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. ²⁹Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. ³⁰For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Psalm 86:5

On 01/31/2022, in faith, global / globalization, hearts -- matters of the heart, relationships, religion, society, by Daniel Christian

Psalm 86:5 — from biblegateway.com

You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you.

Matthew 7:12

On 01/19/2022, in faith, global / globalization, hearts -- matters of the heart, relationships, religion, society, by Daniel Christian

¹²So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

Isaiah 1:17

On 01/17/2022, in Access to Justice (A2J), ethics, faith, law schools, legal reform, legislatures / government / legal, policy, relationships, religion, society, sociology, United States, by Daniel Christian

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do right; seek justice.
Defend the oppressed.
Take up the cause of the fatherless;
plead the case of the widow.

From DSC:
This verse especially caught my eye as we have severe access to justice issues here in the United States.

6 higher education lawsuits to watch in 2022 [Schwartz]

On 01/13/2022, in faith, higher education, legislatures / government / legal, United States, universities, by Daniel Christian

6 higher education lawsuits to watch in 2022 — from highereddive.com by Natalie Schwartz
We’re keeping an eye on cases including a challenge to affirmative action that could reach the Supreme Court and alleged price fixing by wealthy colleges.

Excerpt:

Several major pending lawsuits have the potential to crumble the pillars of long-standing practices in higher education, including whether colleges can consider race in admissions and whether faith-based institutions can be exempt from a federal sex discrimination law.

Another high-profile case accuses top-ranked colleges of colluding to limit financial aid packages, while still another centers on the messy divorce between Liberty University and its former president, Jerry Falwell Jr.

Also see:

Top-ranked colleges illegally conspire to limit financial aid offers, lawsuit alleges — from highereddive.com by Natalie Schwartz

A group of former college students is suing 16 top-ranked private nonprofit universities — including Yale University, Georgetown University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — alleging they engaged in a price-fixing scheme that favored wealthy applicants and drove up the price of college.

Those institutions involved in the lawsuit include:

Northwestern University
Yale University
Georgetown University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Brown University
California Institute of Technology
University of Chicago
Columbia University
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Duke University
Emory University
University of Notre Dame
University of Pennsylvania
Rice University
Vanderbilt University

Zechariah 8:16-17

On 01/03/2022, in faith, global / globalization, hearts -- matters of the heart, relationships, religion, by Daniel Christian

Zechariah 8:16-17 — from biblegateway.com

¹⁶These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth to each other, and render true and sound judgment in your courts; ¹⁷do not plot evil against each other, and do not love to swear falsely. I hate all this,” declares the Lord.

Merry Christmas!!!

On 12/22/2021, in Daniel S. Christian, faith, global / globalization, hearts -- matters of the heart, relationships, religion, society, by Daniel Christian

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times

Bavarian Church by Stefan Thaler

On 12/14/2021, in art, creativity, digital photography, Emotion, Europe, faith, photography, by Daniel Christian

Bavarian Church — from 500px by Stefan Thaler

Have you heard of the Glorify app?

On 12/02/2021, in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, faith, global / globalization, hearts -- matters of the heart, relationships, religion, society, by Daniel Christian

Investing in Glorify –– from a16z.com (andreesen horowitz) by Connie Chan

Excerpt:

Faith is inherently social. For example, there are 2.5 billion Christians globally and many congregate at church, Sunday school, fellowships, discipleships, and more.

Why then, when we have best-in-class, venture-backed social and content platforms dedicated to everyone from gamers, to fashionistas, to sports card enthusiasts, are Christians not able to complement their in-person worship with an equally sophisticated and engaging online experience? Why does the Christian community rely on digital experiences built almost exclusively by non-profits?

This is the question Glorify cofounders Henry Costa and Ed Beccle asked themselves in 2019 when they set out to build the world’s leading online platform to help Christians practice their faith and connect online. As former founders, they knew that it was possible to build something that was delightful to use, with intuitive social features.

From DSC:
I had not heard of this app; sounds interesting.

Psalm 100:4-5

On 11/24/2021, in faith, global / globalization, hearts -- matters of the heart, relationships, religion, society, by Daniel Christian

Psalm 100:4-5 — from biblegateway.com

⁴Enter his gates with thanksgiving
    and his courts with praise;
    give thanks to him and praise his name.
⁵For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
    his faithfulness continues through all generations.

Jeremiah 22:15-16

On 11/09/2021, in faith, global / globalization, hearts -- matters of the heart, relationships, religion, by Daniel Christian

¹⁵“Does it make you a king
    to have more and more cedar?
Did not your father have food and drink?
    He did what was right and just,
    so all went well with him.
¹⁶He defended the cause of the poor and needy,
    and so all went well.
Is that not what it means to know me?”
    declares the Lord.

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