# human being (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover human being. Page: Feed: --- ## [Jesus and the Jewish covenants](https://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/ve/article/view/3794) _2026-08-20 · Volker Kessler · Verbum et Ecclesia_ Jesus established a New Covenant which we commemorate regularly at the Holy Communion. This New Covenant can only be fully appreciated in the context of the Old Testament (OT). This article explores the links between the New Covenant and the relevant covenants in the OT: the Noahic Covenant, the Abrahamic Covenant, the Sinai Covenant (including the Priestly Covenant), the Davidic Covenant and the… ## [The software industry and the end of history as we know it](https://lateblt.livejournal.com/529615.html) _2026-08-19 · In search of balance_ The study of History usually divides history into different eras. At the largest scale, the study of the history of the universe divides this history into three eras, known in consecutive order as the radiation-dominated era, the matter-dominated era, and the dark-energy-dominated era. (We see that cosmologists are not necessarily that creative at naming their eras, but that's okay; if they were,… ## [The trial of Jesus before Pilate and the politics of representation in Mark 15](https://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/ve/article/view/3769) _2026-08-19 · Mphumezi Hombana · Verbum et Ecclesia_ Given the Roman court procedures and the interaction between Jewish and Roman powers, the trial of Jesus before Pilate in Mark 15:1–15 presents challenges for both historical and theological interpretation. Central to the discussion is the narrative’s potential intent to shift culpability from Roman officials to Jewish leaders, raising questions about historical reliability and ideological… ## [Assessing Jesus’ character in the temple-cleansing narrative in the Nigerian context: A response to Alana](https://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/ve/article/view/3621) _2026-08-18 · Solomon O. Ademiluka · Verbum et Ecclesia_ Relying on the temple-cleansing narrative, Alana asserted that the humility ascribed to Jesus by the European missionaries does not conform to his portrait in the NT narratives. In view of this action of Jesus, in the Nigerian context, he would be described as a hooligan. Applying historical-critical exegesis and the descriptive method, the article examined the narrative with a view to assessing… ## [The Mac Is a Harsh Mistress](https://lateblt.livejournal.com/529187.html) _2026-08-17 · In search of balance_ Those who have been reading my blog for years will probably know that I am not, and have never been, a Mac person. If desktop computing is a binary battle between the IBM PC-compatible and the Mac, then I've always been on the side of the IBM PC-compatible, not because I have any special love for Microsoft or Windows, but simply because I've always seen whatever the Mac had to offer as so much… ## [Most of What You Do as a Leader Is About Managing Your Own Discomfort](https://dougnoll.substack.com/p/most-of-what-you-do-as-a-leader-is) _2026-08-17 · Douglas E Noll, JD, MA · Douglas E Noll, JD, MA_ The leadership behaviors that feel like care are often something else entirely. Here is the neuroscience of what is happening underneath. ## [The progress of freedom](https://lateblt.livejournal.com/529085.html) _2026-08-15 · In search of balance_ I recently saw a quote which was attributed to Aldous Huxley. The quote said: "The belief in a bigger and better future is one of the most powerful enemies of freedom". I question the veracity of the attribution to Huxley, because I have not been able to find this quote in any of his sources. In fact, I have not been able to find this quote anywhere else; it feels to me like it was made up by… ## [Final Words](https://yourmomhasablog.com/2026/08/15/final-words/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=final-words) _2026-08-15 · Melissa · Your Mom Has A Blog_ I’ve spent hours in the car with Sawyer lately. In these final weeks leading up to college, I’ve driven with him to new student conferences and college camps that are meant to prepare freshmen for their new life. During one long drive, I thought about how I had a chance here to teach him some... Read More ## [What Happens When the Hunger Gets Fed](https://dougnoll.substack.com/p/what-happens-when-the-hunger-gets) _2026-08-13 · Douglas E Noll, JD, MA · Douglas E Noll, JD, MA_ What genuine listening gives the listener. It is not what anyone told me to expect. ## [Two incompatible images of the material nature of human beings and of being human: Reframing the free will debate](https://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/ve/article/view/3714) _2026-08-13 · Pieter F. Craffert · Verbum et Ecclesia_ Recent debates about free will, especially in the neurosciences, have been central to the debate about what it is to be human. Two recent publications, one by Robert Sapolsky and the other by Kevin Mitchell, not only represent distinct views on free will and moral accountability, but they depart from different images of human beings and divergent framings of the puzzle. For Sapolsky, there is no… ## [Browse ThreatCrush Modules (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/xsJQescVNHed) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Install community-built security modules to extend real-time threat intelligence and monitoring ## [Doing business as mission: A bittersweet challenge for the church in Africa](https://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/ve/article/view/3924) _2026-08-12 · Kimion Tagwirei · Verbum et Ecclesia_ The Church in Africa is amazingly well endowed and can accomplish integral mission both at home and away on reverse mission to former motherlands that launched missionary initiatives. As the world struggles with religious syncretism, political polarisation, wars, natural disasters, pandemics and economic recession, the Church in Africa is expected to engage in both local and reverse mission and… ## [Bootable floppy-disk images for Apple II and IBM PC emulators](https://lateblt.livejournal.com/528853.html) _2026-08-11 · In search of balance_ I have written, in the past (notably here ), on the topic of making programs that boot directly on a computer without requiring an operating system. In order for people to use this information, however, they need to be able to create some kind of boot medium from which the software can be loaded, and this led me to become interested in the formats used for floppy-disk images for popular computer… ## [The Leadership Operating System Nobody Taught You About](https://dougnoll.substack.com/p/the-leadership-operating-system-nobody) _2026-08-10 · Douglas E Noll, JD, MA · Douglas E Noll, JD, MA_ Every framework you have ever learned gets installed on top of it. That is why the training never quite sticks. ## [Peace is Better](https://yourmomhasablog.com/2026/08/08/peace-is-better/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=peace-is-better) _2026-08-08 · Melissa · Your Mom Has A Blog_ A fiery certainty lives inside most human beings when they’re 25 years old. 25 year olds are the ultimate in confidence that they know the best way to do things, the best way to think, and what is right and wrong. Most 50 year olds have realized that they know less than ever. We’ve seen... Read More ## [To understand the world, explore](https://lateblt.livejournal.com/528174.html) _2026-08-08 · In search of balance_ I recently read the following proverb which gave me pause for thought: "To understand the world, read. To understand yourself, write." I think I understand the point. In my mind, it's related to a similar proverb which I've heard which posits that human beings have two eyes and two ears but only one mouth, so they should spend more time watching and listening than speaking. The idea is that people… ## [The intersection of traditional healing practices and the Western health care system](https://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/ve/article/view/3712) _2026-08-07 · Verbum et Ecclesia_ This article discusses the challenges traditional healing practitioners face in contemporary society due to the conflict with Western healthcare systems. In African countries, traditional healing does not get the same recognition as Western healthcare and biomedicine, while a large number of indigenous people across the globe rely on traditional healing. The research presented in this article was… ## [Ubuntu perspective on ecotheology towards environmental justice](https://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/ve/article/view/3829) _2026-08-07 · Lungile Mpetsheni · Verbum et Ecclesia_ Adherence to Ubuntu, which anchors on interconnectedness, interdependence, conviviality and sacrosanctity of life, can make a significant and positive contribution to environmental justice. As Ubuntu is about belonging, ‘I belong therefore I am’, human beings \[ abantu \] would have a sense of belonging to, interdependence and interconnectedness with the environment and, therefore, do everything to… ## [Translating paradoseis: 2 Thessalonians 2:15, the Smith–Van Dyck Arabic Bible and Protestant hermeneutics in the 19th century Greater Syria](https://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/ve/article/view/3877) _2026-08-07 · Verbum et Ecclesia_ This study examines the rendering of 2 Thessalonians 2:15 in the Smith–Van Dyck Arabic Bible, produced by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) in nineteenth-century Greater Syria. Employing Critical Discourse Analysis alongside historical and exegetical approaches, it investigates the theological significance of translating paradoseis as al-taʿālīm \[teachings\] rather… ## [What the Most Defended Human Beings on Earth Taught Me About the Most Universal Human Need](https://dougnoll.substack.com/p/what-the-most-defended-human-beings) _2026-08-06 · Douglas E Noll, JD, MA · Douglas E Noll, JD, MA_ If the hunger is real here, the argument that it does not exist in your boardroom is not credible. ## [God’s divine covenants ratified by blood](https://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/ve/article/view/3860) _2026-08-06 · Willem H. Oliver · Verbum et Ecclesia_ From the creation of humankind, Yahweh was involved with his people and continuously built a relationship with them. As an indication of how serious he was, Yahweh entered into a multi-covenant process with his people. Whereas some covenants were (seemingly) bloodless, others were ratified by blood. Four of these covenants that Yahweh established with his people during the Old Testament times are… ## [Hire AI-Powered Freelancers Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/UZIYLFJoqaDn) _2026-08-06 · **Sponsored**_ Browse and hire skilled professionals using AI tools — free to post, free to apply. ## [Creating problems as a way of showing love](https://lateblt.livejournal.com/527926.html) _2026-08-03 · In search of balance_ For some years now, I've had a personal theory that some people love children and animals partly because of the problems they create. Both children and animals are sometimes loud and need to be calmed down, they get hungry and need to be fed, and they soil themselves or otherwise make a mess and need to be cleaned up after. From a rational perspective, it seems to me that these problems are more… ## [Radical Candor Works Perfectly. Except When It Matters Most.](https://dougnoll.substack.com/p/radical-candor-works-perfectly-except) _2026-08-03 · Douglas E Noll, JD, MA · Douglas E Noll, JD, MA_ The 45-second neurological event that blocks every word of feedback from landing. ## [That's The First Time You Have Listened To Me In 20 Years](https://dougnoll.substack.com/p/thats-the-first-time-you-have-listened) _2026-07-30 · Douglas E Noll, JD, MA · Douglas E Noll, JD, MA_ What happened in a conference room in 2005 that changed everything I thought I knew about conflict, connection, and what human beings are actually reaching for. ## [The programming world is healing](https://lateblt.livejournal.com/527863.html) _2026-07-30 · In search of balance_ I often write about technology, especially computer technology, not only because it happens to be something of both personal and professional interest to me (since I work in the field and am also active in it as a hobby), but also because I recognize how important technology is for the world and all of humanity, how fundamentally technology shapes the experience of being human in our modern world.… ## [Influence of Christian missions on ecological preservation](https://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/ve/article/view/3875) _2026-07-30 · Akinyemi O. Alawode · Verbum et Ecclesia_ For many years, Christian missions have focused on the redemption of humans while neglecting the environment that sustains them. The salvation story has always been centred on Christ’s sacrifice for humankind. Other creations were conceived as immaterial to God’s mission of love and care on Earth. Christian domains witnessed an explosive development and advancement that put other creations at… ## [The Crucial Conversations Technique That Works Perfectly — Except in High-Conflict Situations](https://dougnoll.substack.com/p/the-crucial-conversations-technique) _2026-07-27 · Douglas E Noll, JD, MA · Douglas E Noll, JD, MA_ The neuroscience is unambiguous. Here is what sixty years of training got wrong, and the two-word replacement that works. ## [Positive freedom has always been what human beings really wanted](https://lateblt.livejournal.com/527574.html) _2026-07-27 · In search of balance_ The United States of America recently celebrated their 250th anniversary. This forms a natural point in time to think about the past, present, and future of a country which is often called "the world's sole superpower" in our current discourse. What made America great? Is it still great today? And will it ever be great again? Perhaps these are the wrong questions. Current president Donald Trump… ## [Writing and Script: A Very Short Introduction - Andrew Robinson (2009)](https://coalesce.bearblog.dev/writing-and-script-a-very-short-introduction-andrew-robinson-2009/) _2026-07-26 · coalesce · coalesce_ ❐ Highlights ❐ Notes Highlights Civilization cannot exist without spoken language, but it can without written communication. The earliest writings from Mesopotamia, fired clay tablets dating from around 3300 BC, are all accounting records. The earliest writing from Europe, the Linear A and Linear B clay tablets from Crete/mainland Greece belonging to the mid-2nd millennium BC, are account records.… ## [It’s Hard to Grow Up](https://yourmomhasablog.com/2026/07/24/its-hard-to-grow-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-hard-to-grow-up) _2026-07-25 · Melissa · Your Mom Has A Blog_ Growing pains are showing all around me. In all the various stages of life that my kids are in, each one is being forced to let go of what is behind to forge on toward what lies ahead. Growing up isn’t necessarily something that happens against our will–it just gradually pours us into a new... Read More ## [Redefining the Renaissance man](https://lateblt.livejournal.com/527313.html) _2026-07-23 · In search of balance_ (Throughout this post, I will use the term "Renaissance man" in a gender-neutral way, because that's how English is. I could have said "Renaissance person", but that just sounds kind of silly and ridiculous, because nobody says that. Maybe in 100 years, "Renaissance person" will be a standard English term, but it isn't right now, and I don't want to write that phrase 50 times in this post, because… ## [Zuverlässiges Hosting, Domains, Server (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/toRWBnVAfsn1) _2026-07-23 · **Sponsored**_ Zuverlässige Infrastruktur, niedrige Preise und skalierbare Server für deinen Webauftritt. ## [Nobody Is Listening. Including You. Including Me.](https://dougnoll.substack.com/p/nobody-is-listening-including-you) _2026-07-23 · Douglas E Noll, JD, MA · Douglas E Noll, JD, MA_ Why the most important skill in human life is the one nobody taught us — and what it is costing us every single day. ## [Goodbye, Duolingo](https://lateblt.livejournal.com/526908.html) _2026-07-22 · In search of balance_ Today (on July 22, 2026), I woke up and found that the Duolingo app no longer works on my phone. When I run it, I just receive the following message: "Update Available. This version of the app is no longer supported. A new version is available for download." As someone who has worked in the IT industry, my advanced knowledge of computer systems and years of experience working with software helped… ## [Stephen Covey's Habit 5, Empathic Listening, Was Brilliant, Except....](https://dougnoll.substack.com/p/stephen-coveys-habit-5-empathic-listening) _2026-07-20 · Douglas E Noll, JD, MA · Douglas E Noll, JD, MA_ What Habit 5 was pointing at — and what the neuroscience that arrived eighteen years later finally named. ## [Human behavioral patterns highlighted by admiration for the Casanova archetype](https://lateblt.livejournal.com/526780.html) _2026-07-19 · In search of balance_ I recently had a conversation with a woman who was still fixated on her ex and couldn't stop talking about him. I often hear women complain that "Every man has an ex whom he still misses and wants to have back", and that this makes dating men painful because they can't forget about their ex, but women who have this problem don't know how good they have it, because even if a man misses an ex, he'll… ## [He Passed Every Reference Check](https://dougnoll.substack.com/p/he-passed-every-reference-check) _2026-07-16 · Douglas E Noll, JD, MA · Douglas E Noll, JD, MA_ The most expensive executive hiring mistake is not the one the reference check misses. It is the one it cannot see. ## [Living on the edge](https://lateblt.livejournal.com/526422.html) _2026-07-16 · In search of balance_ The discussion around AI and its rapidly-changing position within human civilization has taken on two very different tracks, and what I find odd is that most articles and videos which address the topic of AI usually only address one of these. On the one hand, you have the long-term view, the perspective of how AI will change human life and human work forever, and this mode of thinking is very… ## [Kabbalah and Economics](https://www.snoyman.com/blog/2026/07/kabbalah-economics/) _2026-07-15 · Michael Snoyman's Homepage_ In my last post , I compared Kabbalah to Haskell. It's only fitting that my next post compares Kabbalah to another topic I blog about frequently: economics. Heads up in advance that this post will be very revealing about my political/economic compass. It's all about want One of the first things you learn in economics is about wants . Human beings want things. Those things are scarce. Economics… ## [Software companies are trying to kill home computing](https://lateblt.livejournal.com/526188.html) _2026-07-14 · In search of balance_ If you use a computer or any other device which runs software on it, here's something which you might want to know: Software companies are not your friends, and in fact, they are trying to kill personal and home computing. The reason for this is simple: Software companies, like any other business, are out to make money, but what's good for computer users is not good for software companies, and the… ## [Open relationship](https://lateblt.livejournal.com/526077.html) _2026-07-12 · In search of balance_ Some years ago, I was in a relationship which had already lasted for several years, when I noticed that I was developing an attraction to another woman. At first, I made nothing of these feelings: Attractions can and do happen, and in fact, they will inevitably happen throughout the course of any long-term relationship, so you shouldn't pay too much attention to them. The human being is naturally… ## [Scattered](https://yourmomhasablog.com/2026/07/11/scattered/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scattered) _2026-07-11 · Melissa · Your Mom Has A Blog_ Last night I stood in the kitchen with Chad and asked him if he thinks my brain is working okay. I had had two incidents in the past couple of days of not being able to think of simple words that I was trying to use. We faced each other by the sink, and my... Read More ## [What is a "simple life"?](https://lateblt.livejournal.com/525734.html) _2026-07-10 · In search of balance_ All of a sudden, it occurred to me that I really don't know what a "simple life" is. What is a "simple life"? First of all, as a linguistic aside, I will note that I specifically chose the wording "a simple life" and not " the simple life". Although I have often heard and seen people speak and write of the latter, I believe that there is not necessarily just one "simple" lifestyle in the universe,… ## [You are not experienced](https://lateblt.livejournal.com/525432.html) _2026-07-05 · In search of balance_ At various points in human history, I have heard various people describe themselves as "a good judge of character". In theory, such a skill would be a good skill to have: The ability to read people's minds and know what they are thinking and intending just by means of their facial expression and body language would prevent fraud and render dishonesty obsolete. Humanity could abolish computer… ## [Choose Better Words](https://yourmomhasablog.com/2026/07/03/choose-better-words/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=choose-better-words) _2026-07-03 · Melissa · Your Mom Has A Blog_ Our four year old loves to sing. She comes home from church singing snippets of tunes she learned in Sunday school, and the other day she launched into a loud version of “Oh, Be Careful Little Eyes What You See.” I remember this song from my own childhood, as a simple reminder that it matters... Read More ## [American problems accessing LiveJournal in late June 2026](https://lateblt.livejournal.com/525188.html) _2026-07-02 · In search of balance_ Sometimes, it disturbs me how quickly problems upon which I speculate become actual problems. It's happened multiple times in the past that I've noticed some trend and commented upon it in this blog of mine, along with speculation that this trend could lead to some specific problem in the future, only for the theorized problem to become reality just days later. I'm not a prophet or a psychic, but… ## [Back to the future](https://lateblt.livejournal.com/525031.html) _2026-06-28 · In search of balance_ The news recently broke that Elon Musk became the first trillionaire in all of human history. Most wise people would say that this doesn't really mean anything: The distinction between a billionaire and a trillionaire isn't actually that meaningful, because they both live the same lifestyle and do business in the same way. It happens, however, that now is an opportune time to take a look at where… ## [The Lost Art of a Wandering Mind](https://yourmomhasablog.com/2026/06/26/the-lost-art-of-a-wandering-mind/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-lost-art-of-a-wandering-mind) _2026-06-26 · Melissa · Your Mom Has A Blog_ Stastics show that human beings are more bored than ever. We’re more bored during work interactions, more bored during social interactions, and we’re bored when cell phones are present. 35 years ago, if you would have told Gen X kids that the coming era of technology was going to be utterly boring, we would have... Read More ## [Why communities of people can't know much about each other](https://lateblt.livejournal.com/524576.html) _2026-06-26 · In search of balance_ There are things which human beings have been doing since before recorded history which might sometimes seem stupid, pointless, and wasteful. To people who possess intelligence but not a deep understanding of human nature, there is a constant temptation and desire to try to "fix" humanity, to try to change how people live and behave so that they would live more intelligently, more efficiently, and… ## [Kabbalah, Haskell, and the ST Monad](https://www.snoyman.com/blog/2026/06/kabbalah-haskell-st-monad/) _2026-06-26 · Michael Snoyman's Homepage_ For the past year, I’ve been learning Kabbalah for the first time in my life. It has been a fascinating journey. I haven’t really shared much about it publicly, and I’m not sure whether I’m going to continue discussing it on this blog or anywhere else. However, I recently ran into an overlap between Kabbalistic teachings and purely functional programming which is, frankly, kind of hilarious. So I… ## ["Skepticism is a horrible way to live"](https://lateblt.livejournal.com/524395.html) _2026-06-24 · In search of balance_ I recently spoke with a young person on the topic of justice reform, which is a topic very popular among Western youth right now, but not a topic which I personally take much interest in, simply because, as I have noted in the past, it is not rooted in any kind of facts, but rather is a reflection of shifting social values: There is no objective right or wrong, no universal set of laws which all… ## [How one-sided affection can become mutual affection](https://lateblt.livejournal.com/524285.html) _2026-06-23 · In search of balance_ Nearly 30 years ago, when I still had no personal experience in relationships, someone told me that the most important thing which made them love another person was for that person to love them back. At the time, I had somewhat mixed reactions to this idea. On the surface, it sounded a bit sweet and romantic: You love me, and I'll love you back. That sounded kind of cute, but I had some issues…