August 2020
why ariana left tv news
18 - 08/20 /16:19
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.
—James Baldwin, 1962
July 24 was Ariana Pekary’s last day at MSNBC. Here is what she wrote.
“I don’t know what I’m going to do next, but I simply couldn’t stay there anymore. My colleagues are very smart people with good intentions. The problem is the job itself. It forces skilled journalists to make bad decisions on a daily basis.
a lesson in humble
11 - 08/20 /17:38
During this pandemic one occasionally hear’s reference to the prophetic promise, “If my people will humble themselves and pray, I will forgive their sin and heal their land.”
What does “humble themselves” mean?
One answer is offered by a pagan king humbled by God. Nebuchadnezzar was the architect of the ancient Chaldean empire centered on Babylon. Because his wife was a mountain girl, he raised a great step pyramid, beautifully landscaping its terraces and populating them with exotic animals. It became the famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Read More…
What does “humble themselves” mean?
One answer is offered by a pagan king humbled by God. Nebuchadnezzar was the architect of the ancient Chaldean empire centered on Babylon. Because his wife was a mountain girl, he raised a great step pyramid, beautifully landscaping its terraces and populating them with exotic animals. It became the famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Read More…