Women Today

Tuesday, 21 July 2009 21:03 Written by

Leela: from Housewife to Business Woman

Life is not always as dramatic in India as Slumdog Millionaire portrays it, and for millions of disadvantaged women it offers no hope. They get married young and are condemned to a dull existence in which they are not allowed out of their homes except for short trips to the market. If they venture farther out, they need to be accompanied by a man.

Saturday, 18 July 2009 11:06 Written by

Chronological Bible 7: Moses Dies, Joshua Conquers Canaan

Deuteronomy 26-30

This is first entry after the Laws of Moses, (yea!) and covers the IMPORTANCE OF THE LAW and the COVENANT, GRACE, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, plus the BLESSINGS AND CURSES related to keeping or breaking the Law. (one day of reading) The covenant is not to be taken lightly, because breach of this agreement brings curses, and the agreement itself is nothing to sneeze at – the Law of Moses is the most comprehensive, radically different, and morally demanding law that any nation had seen up to that time.