20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. ~ Jas 1:20 James wrote a letter of correction to the brethren at large. He had many things to say about lusts causing wars and strife, the proper use of the tongue and anger.
This is just a status update on various things relating to the blog. I’ll be working on a regular type of article shortly that will hopefully be posted today. Physically, it has been demanding of late, I’m not getting any younger, and I just did not have it in me…
Will We Choose “awe” or “shock and Awe”? A Shofar, or trumpet made of ram’s horn [Originally published on Associated Content, 10 September 2010] Religions in various forms have struggled with the issue of evil. In particular, why does evil happen to people who seem good?
[Originally published on Helium 25 February 2009] It’s a global economy. If nothing else, the latest financial woes of the US make that very apparent. As Disney used to say, “It’s a small world after all.” We now have project teams that span the globe. We might have to set…
[Originally posted on Helium in March 2009, and it quickly rose to #2 out of 111] 2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. ~ Pr 29:2
[Originally published on Helium] Do you realize how much of Christianity’s teachings are not even found in the Bible? Do you realize how much most churches have been influenced by misquotes, mistranslations and even intentionally taking verses completely out of context? Take the doctrine of Hell, for example. Is it…
12 Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name…
[Originally published 12 March 2009] Leadership is one of the key components to a successful team, unit or army. The US Army has had over 200 years of experience creating leaders that must influence young people to go to war and possibly die.
[Originally published in February 2009] We’ve all seen the list. It usually comes as an email, but it has been promoted by a lot of people. Even Billy Graham and Dear Abbey have used the list. Like many urban legends, the list of the top school problems of the 1940s…
It is odd to hear how people will cherry-pick history. A lot of liberals and even some conservatives have come out lately in favor of a rise in the minimum wage. Inevitably, they will invoke the name of Henry Ford, who doubled wages in 1914 to $5.00 per day. His…