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NEVER I WILL ACT AGAINST GOD

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Labels: Christians, Fortitude, MARTYRS, testimony

NEVER I WILL ACT AGAINST GOD (FORTITUDE, MARTYRS, TESTIMONY, CHRISTIANS)

The martyrs of the 2Oth century

Bishop Antons Justs of Jelgava, Latvia

In my address I refer to number 28 of the Instrumentum laboris: the word speeds on (cf. 2 Thess 3:1) and descends as a fruitful rain from heaven (cf. Is 55:10-11). In my presentation I would like to speak about the martyrs of the 2Oth century and in particular those in my country Latvia. These are the priests, men and women who died for proclaiming the Word of God.There follows the story of a priest who was forced to step on the Holy Bible...

Eight Strategies to Say No

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Labels: Advises in a million, Fortitude, Selfdenial

One of the most essential skills that a freelancer can have is the ability to say “no”.

Without that skill, you will be overloaded with requests and assignments, and continuously overworked and missing deadlines, the quality of your work will slip, and you will take on assignments that you don’t enjoy and that don’t pay enough for the time you spend on them.

By saying “no”, although you might feel that others will feel offended or hurt (and it’s possible), you are also sending a strong message that you value your time, that you have priorities, and that you also respect the person to whom you’re saying no, as you don’t want to commit to something and then do a lousy job or not do it at all.

Should you say “no” to everything that comes your way? (...)

Eight Strategies to Say No