This wisdom in the words quoted, appearing first at Psalm 118:22, recurs many other times in the bible making it one of the New Testament's most repeated phrases.
Repetition is the teacher's most powerful tool, so evidently these Christian writers and the Spirit who inspired them are trying to get us to listen up.
How does the rejected stone become the capstone?
How does the presence of the outsider improve life for us all?
New techniques can beautify concrete buildings
Unattractive concrete tenement blocks in most regions of our country have given concrete a poor reputation. But new techniques mean that concrete can be used for exciting construction projects and for building robust housing in places with difficult access............
To be continued...........
To be continued...........
How the Africa-China romance is killing Europe
In the past decade the international media first focused on China’s economic boom, which was then followed by the ‘Africa is rising’ narrative.
The latter partly as a result of China’s investments. Many have wondered whether China’s interest in Africa would trigger a new wave of colonialism and exploitation of mineral resources, needed to keep Chinese factories going.
As it now turns out, what the West, and Europe in particular, have been afraid of all the time is how much the “Old World” would lose because of the new relations between China and the African continent.
A documentary on Dutch public television by broadcaster VPRO, that premiered recently, painfully shows the consequences for Europe now that it virtually has closed its borders,while China is welcoming African migrants with open arms.
The 45-minute documentary entitled “Black money: The future comes from Africa” (one could question the title) examines two things.
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