One nice thing about getting older is that I don’t need to prove myself anymore, I don’t need success anymore. How tough it is when you’re in the twenties and thirties and have to compete in order to earn your livelihood…

Our western society over-emphasizes emotions. Emotions are fickle. They need the assistance of reason in order to contribute to a productive life. I would say, we are influenced by our feelings, AND we can influence them. It works both ways, but to be CONTROLLED by feelings is to be enslaved by them. That should not be…

I went a bit far last week by saying the Fruit of the Spirit (Gal 5,22) are attitudes. I was using worldly terms. In worldly terms it is true. Attitudes are formed by drawing moral conclusions from our experiences. It is our choice what we make of our experience. Facing adversity, we can give up or persevere…

What do we actually mean when we say „Happy New Year?“ I heard in a podcast that most people in our society say „The meaning of life is to attain happiness.“ And by happiness they understand a feeling. The problem with that is that feelings come and go…