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Sunday, November 13, 2011
Devotion (ODB, Sun 13 Nov) - Be Who You Are
SCRIPTURE - 1 Pe 3:8-17
"13 Who will harm you if you follow what is good? 14 If you suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are you; be not afraid or troubled by their terror. 15 Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; be ready always to give an answer to every man that asks you the reason for your hope." - 1Pe 3:13-15
OBSERVATION
It's better to suffer for the cause of Christ, than to let the cause of Christ suffer.
We should stand up for our faith in an increasingly secular and pluralistic society. If we are criticised or marginalised, we should respond with gentleness and respect.
APPLICATION
On secular platforms, where appropriate, I should testify of what God has done.
PRAYER
Give me courage to do so.
"13 Who will harm you if you follow what is good? 14 If you suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are you; be not afraid or troubled by their terror. 15 Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; be ready always to give an answer to every man that asks you the reason for your hope." - 1Pe 3:13-15
OBSERVATION
It's better to suffer for the cause of Christ, than to let the cause of Christ suffer.
We should stand up for our faith in an increasingly secular and pluralistic society. If we are criticised or marginalised, we should respond with gentleness and respect.
APPLICATION
On secular platforms, where appropriate, I should testify of what God has done.
PRAYER
Give me courage to do so.
Saturday, November 05, 2011
The Science of Favouritism (Time, 14 Nov 2011)
Since procreation is basically the biologically narcissistic act of replicating ourselves through succeeding generations, parents choose the biggest, healthiest offspring, as it is more likely to carry healthy genes into the next generation.
A crested-penguin mother will kick the smaller of her two eggs out of the nest. A black-eagle mother will watch idly while her bigger chick rips her smaller one to ribbons. The function of the second chick is insurance; if the first chick is healthy, the policy is cancelled.
Firstborns are often the family's favourite: the rule of sunk costs. The more effort you've made developing a product, the more committed you are to seeing it come to fruition.
The most likely candidate for the mother's favourite is the firstborn son, for the father, the lastborn daughter.
Favouritism can fluctuate, depending on family domains. An active child may be intolerable at home, but a darling on the field.
Kids who feel less loved are more likely to develop anxiety, low self-esteem and depression.
Favouritism conflicts fade as children get older.
Being the favoured may boost self-esteem and confidence but studies show it can also leave kids with a sense of arrogance and entitlement. Unfavoured children may grow up wondering of they're somehow unworthy of the love the parents lavish on the golden child. But they do better at forging relationships outside the family.
A crested-penguin mother will kick the smaller of her two eggs out of the nest. A black-eagle mother will watch idly while her bigger chick rips her smaller one to ribbons. The function of the second chick is insurance; if the first chick is healthy, the policy is cancelled.
Firstborns are often the family's favourite: the rule of sunk costs. The more effort you've made developing a product, the more committed you are to seeing it come to fruition.
The most likely candidate for the mother's favourite is the firstborn son, for the father, the lastborn daughter.
Favouritism can fluctuate, depending on family domains. An active child may be intolerable at home, but a darling on the field.
Kids who feel less loved are more likely to develop anxiety, low self-esteem and depression.
Favouritism conflicts fade as children get older.
Being the favoured may boost self-esteem and confidence but studies show it can also leave kids with a sense of arrogance and entitlement. Unfavoured children may grow up wondering of they're somehow unworthy of the love the parents lavish on the golden child. But they do better at forging relationships outside the family.
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