Do you value being open and honest? Most of us do, but when we are direct like that, we often voice our beliefs and opinions in such a way that we directly or indirectly imply that others are wrong.
In fact, it is so easy to disagree with others (and it’s so easy for people to [...]
Archive for November, 2007
FAITH: Enemy Attacks - Our chance to Exercise our Faith
Posted in Faith on Nov 29th, 2007
I ran into a man recently in the parking lot of a Walgreens drug store. I often find people at this store who ask for money, so I gave him a couple dollars. He was thankful and explained why he needed the money. He said he had just arrived in Tucson [...]
A recent Barna study (see here) showed that there has been an alarming change in how young people view Christians. In just a decade, the “vast majority” of young non-Christians have gone from having a good impression of Christians to “just 16%” who have a good impression. And why? Well, the most [...]
FAITH: Shedding light on End-Times thinking
Posted in Faith on Nov 27th, 2007
A short time ago I was asked the following question on the End-Times…
I am writing because I am trying to find an answer to something. Do you think Christians will be here for any of the Tribulation? I have listened to what different people have to say, and I believe that these people [...]
I’ve always loved how David dealt with his disappointments. He cried out to God in total agony. And then. And then he would turn from complaining to God to singing the deeper truth — that no matter how much sorrow he had in his heart, he knew God’s love never ever failed. [...]
FAITH: Are Signs and Wonders from God?
Posted in Faith on Nov 20th, 2007
Some Christians have a hard time believing God will do signs and wonders. It seems they would rather believe signs and wonders are sent by Satan to deceive us, than sent by God because He loves us. Often, they will use these verses to prove their point:
Matt 24:24 For false christs and false prophets will [...]
POLITICS: Are Iran’s leaders Apocalyptic?
Posted in Politics on Nov 19th, 2007
Amir Taheri, in a November 9th column in the New York Post (see here), quotes a senior Russian official regarding Putin’s first ever visit to Tehran:
“This was the first time that Putin was talking to senior Islamic Republic leaders in a substantive and focused way,” says a senior Russian official familiar with what [...]
FAITH: Taking on the Creative Purposes of God
Posted in Faith on Nov 19th, 2007
Recently, I was looking at Colossians 3:10, which is similar in many respects to Romans 12:2 which also intrigued me.
Col 3:10 And have put on the new [man], which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
Rom 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but [...]
FAITH: Christians Transforming Cultures
Posted in Faith on Nov 17th, 2007
I was at two Lance Wallnau conferences in the last few weeks — one in Harrisburg, PA and one in Phoenix. At the first conference, Jerry Anderson of the LaRed organization spoke of the success they are having in turning major segments of Latin American countries around. They first started [...]
BUSINESS: A Process for Innovation (from Daniel)
Posted in Business on Nov 17th, 2007
I recently wrote this article to the Chief Technical Officer of the company where I work. It takes the ideas I learned in studying the book of Daniel (see here), and applies it to how we can innovate as a high-tech firm. I call it a “Process for Innovation”. The CTO replied simply, “very insightful [...]
BUSINESS: Vision can push us to change
Posted in Business on Nov 16th, 2007
Recently, everyone where I work was given a copy of Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson, M.D. If you read the reviews (some 1400 of them) on Amazon.com you’ll find that opinions are quite varied. A third love it, a third hate it and the rest are somewhere in-between. The [...]
POLITICS: Why does Left & Right see things so differently?
Posted in Politics on Nov 16th, 2007
Have you ever asked yourself why some people are liberal and some people are conservative? It seems as if the divide between left and right is pretty wide and many get quite upset with the other side. It’s as if people expect everybody to think and see things the same way. Of course we don’t, [...]
FAITH: Changing Your Perspective
Posted in Faith on Nov 15th, 2007
I recently saw the documentary movie, “In the Shadow of the Moon“, where the astronauts who went to the moon simply talk about their experience. All of them said how seeing the Earth from that perspective changed their lives. To be able to blot out the entire Earth by simply holding [...]
FAITH: Daniel - A man of Light, Understanding & Wisdom
Posted in Faith on Nov 14th, 2007
I have been intrigued by Daniel 5 verse 11 where it says that Daniel was found to have “light and understanding and wisdom”. When I initially looked up these words I found that all three can be translated as “wisdom”. But obviously, one does not describe something by using three words [...]
NOTE: Welcome to Real Clear Truth!
Posted in Notes on Nov 14th, 2007
Welcome to Real Clear Truth, where I hope to bring clarity to many topics, including politics, life, the Bible, business and even fiction. I’m just learning how to use this site, but hopefully it won’t take too long to figure out how this works and how I can get connected with other people here sharing [...]
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