Thomas Jefferson

Third president of the US, historian, and philosopher.

Thomas Jefferson is the author of the Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, third president of the United States, and founder of the University of Virginia—who voiced the aspirations of a new America as no other individual of his era. As public official, historian, philosopher, and plantation owner, he served his country for over five decades.

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The Jefferson Bible

The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

by Thomas Jefferson

The Jefferson Bible. Thomas Jefferson created it for himself and never intended it for broad publication. Jefferson *literally* snipped out the passages and parables (from four different translations of the Bible) that he felt best captured the essence of Jesus’s moral philosophy and conformed with his sense of reason. Big Ideas we cover: Love your enemies (+ everyone else), seek ye first the kingdom of God, take the beam out your eye, use your talents, and build your life on the rock of wisdom.

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The Parable of the Talents
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Using Yours?

In our last +1, we talked about a wise daughter-in-law who planted her seeds and reaped a bountiful harvest. Another great teacher once told a similar story not too far west of India. You might have heard of him and his Parable of the Talents. Let’s take a quick look. But first, how about a fun histori...

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Jesus on Motes and Beams
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Ignore One, Focus on the Other

In our last +1, we talked about lint on the projector’s lens and the fact that, as per Byron Katie, “every perceived problem appearing ‘out there’ is really nothing more than a misperception within your own thinking.” As I imagined us all busting out a nice little cloth to clean up our own lens...

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Thomas Jefferson

Third president of the US, historian, and philosopher.

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