Dr. Sam Wilkinson
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And this isn't to say don't take your kids to a movie, but I think it's important to talk to them about who are the real heroes? Who are the people that we're trying to be like? Are they people who have achieved fame and wealth? A lot of times fame and wealth can make it hard to be a good person and can go to people's heads.
So I don't know that I have a magic answer for you, John, but other than to say, I think a lot of this is how, what do we teach our kids and what role models do we hold up for our kids and really for ourselves? Because there are those people among us and they are, they aren't on the the nightly news channel.
So I don't know that I have a magic answer for you, John, but other than to say, I think a lot of this is how, what do we teach our kids and what role models do we hold up for our kids and really for ourselves? Because there are those people among us and they are, they aren't on the the nightly news channel.
So I don't know that I have a magic answer for you, John, but other than to say, I think a lot of this is how, what do we teach our kids and what role models do we hold up for our kids and really for ourselves? Because there are those people among us and they are, they aren't on the the nightly news channel.
So we need to do a better job at least in our local communities of recognizing that and pointing ourselves and our families to recognize those examples and try to emulate them.
So we need to do a better job at least in our local communities of recognizing that and pointing ourselves and our families to recognize those examples and try to emulate them.
So we need to do a better job at least in our local communities of recognizing that and pointing ourselves and our families to recognize those examples and try to emulate them.
Oh, I love that comment. And I've heard of his book and I need to read it. It's been on my, again, one of those books on my shelves that I need to move towards the end table by my bed so I can read it.
Oh, I love that comment. And I've heard of his book and I need to read it. It's been on my, again, one of those books on my shelves that I need to move towards the end table by my bed so I can read it.
Oh, I love that comment. And I've heard of his book and I need to read it. It's been on my, again, one of those books on my shelves that I need to move towards the end table by my bed so I can read it.
I think you're right. I mean, this is the, I think the great teaching from Jesus, which is to, before you, you look for the moat in your neighbor's eye to, to remove the beam in your own eye. And again, a lot of people don't understand what those words mean. The moat is basically a splinter.
I think you're right. I mean, this is the, I think the great teaching from Jesus, which is to, before you, you look for the moat in your neighbor's eye to, to remove the beam in your own eye. And again, a lot of people don't understand what those words mean. The moat is basically a splinter.
I think you're right. I mean, this is the, I think the great teaching from Jesus, which is to, before you, you look for the moat in your neighbor's eye to, to remove the beam in your own eye. And again, a lot of people don't understand what those words mean. The moat is basically a splinter.
So before you see the splinter in your neighbor's eye, take out the beam, which is literally like a two by four in your own eye, which is There's this aspect of human nature that it's difficult to see our own weakness. It's easier to see other people's weaknesses than to see our own.
So before you see the splinter in your neighbor's eye, take out the beam, which is literally like a two by four in your own eye, which is There's this aspect of human nature that it's difficult to see our own weakness. It's easier to see other people's weaknesses than to see our own.
So before you see the splinter in your neighbor's eye, take out the beam, which is literally like a two by four in your own eye, which is There's this aspect of human nature that it's difficult to see our own weakness. It's easier to see other people's weaknesses than to see our own.
But taking the time to disconnect from technology and to reconnect with meditation, with prayer, with internal reflection of what am I, what am I doing? What are my strengths? What are my weaknesses? Where am I lacking? I think would do a world of good for society. If we could help people to internally reflect more on
But taking the time to disconnect from technology and to reconnect with meditation, with prayer, with internal reflection of what am I, what am I doing? What are my strengths? What are my weaknesses? Where am I lacking? I think would do a world of good for society. If we could help people to internally reflect more on
But taking the time to disconnect from technology and to reconnect with meditation, with prayer, with internal reflection of what am I, what am I doing? What are my strengths? What are my weaknesses? Where am I lacking? I think would do a world of good for society. If we could help people to internally reflect more on
their own purpose, what they're trying to do and the character that they're trying to develop, that we are trying to develop.