Friday, November 18, 2022

Cross-cultural Wisdom

Simple truth
-Jesus: “In everything do to others as you would have them do to you, for this is the Law and the Prophets" (Golden Rule, Matt 7:12).
-Hillel: "What is hateful to you, do not do to others. This is the whole Torah, and the rest is commentary" (Talmud Shabbat 31a).
-Confucius: Zi Gong asked: “What is the single word that we can take as a moral guide for our whole life?” Confucius said, “Is it not reciprocity? What you don't desire don't impose on others” (Analects 15:24). 子貢問曰。有一言而可以終身行之者乎。子曰。其恕乎。己所不欲、勿施於人。

Human-centered thought:
-Jesus: “The Sabbath was made for humankind and not humankind for the Sabbath" (Mark 2:28).
-Confucius: The person unfolds the way; it is not the way that unfolds the person" (Analects 15:29). 子曰。人能弘道、非道弘人。

Thursday, November 3, 2022

2 Corinthians: Contextual Critical Commentary

A peek into the Table of Contents
1:1—2:13 (+7:5–16; +13:11–13)  A Letter of Reconciliation  

1:1–2  Salutation

1:3–11  Blessing and Thanksgiving

1:12—2:13  Reflection and Advice

7:5–16  Joy of Ministry

13:11–13 Final Greetings

2:14—7:4  A Letter of Defense of Paul’s Ministry

2:14–17  Thanksgiving

3:1–18   Ministers of the New Covenant

4:1—5:10  Assurance of the Gospel

5:11–21  Ministry of Reconciliation

6:1—7:4  Exhortations 

8:1–24  A Letter of the Collection 

9:1–15  Another Letter of the Collection  

10:1—13:10  A Letter of Tears  

10:1–18  Defense of Paul’s Ministry

11:1–15  False Apostles

11:16–33  The Fool’s Speech 

12:1–13  Weakness and the Power of God

12:14—13:10  Final Appeal 


Wednesday, November 2, 2022

The Surgeon General’s Framework for Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being

I made the acronym SABAD (Security, Accomplishment, Belonging, Autonomy, and Dignity) to remember this diagram "The Surgeon General’s Framework for Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being," which was released by the US Surgeon General. 
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