Once herald to be the best free online classifieds system now has implemented severe security measures to prevent spammers. This has also effected many who use Craigslist for their honest livelihood. I wonder if there's another competition out there, now would be a good time.
I know there are many different kinds of insurances out there and imagination is the limit. But when I first heard of "Errors and Omissions Insurance" from film director McKay regarding Franklin Graham's criticism(Page 2) on the new film Billy: The Early Years, my eyes widened a little.
Although I think Franklin could be less aggressive, I am afraid that Gigi Graham, Billy Graham's oldest child, may have leaned towards liberal doctrines. It appears that she values emotional happiness above the importance of truth. I'd rather she added: "For the truth about my daddy, you may research this, here, there, etc."
At a client's site, after easily determining his bluetooth (wireless mouse & keyboard) problem was caused by driver conflicts, it took me a while going back and forth in Safe-Mode to learned that the culprit was the popular third party WidComm Bluetooth Software (the blue "B" icon). Uninstalled, and it works fine. Since I didn't have wire mouse or keyboard, and couldn't uninstall the program in Safe-Mode, I managed to uninstall the pertaining driver "Bluetooth Devices" in Device Manager.
Then it was the network problem. I was trying to share printer and the error: "Logon failure: user account restriction. Possible reasons are blank passwords not allowed, logon hour restrictions, or a policy restriction has been enforced." popped up. Fix: (Since it is due to blank passwords) Go to Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Local Security Policy->Local Policies->Security Options-> and Disable "Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only"
The other fixes were easy. And I'm done. My favourite client. He owns a Saloon called at upper east side. He even offered to cut my hair. Since he's Jewish, the name Zohan kept running across my head when I reached his shop.
A pastor's job is to teach people to be holy. Not the other way around.
I have a theory: when some speakers, preachers, fellowship leaders, go off topics, that shows that they are bothered by some huge issues in their personal lives more than simply unprepared or unqualified for the main subject of speech.
After coming across Colbert's interview with Rick Warren, while searching for the recent popular Presidential (Obama & McCain) Forum hosted by Rev. Warren, author of the popular "Purpose Driven Live" (Though personally I think it's more of a 40 minute read rather than 40 day), I thought Stephen Colbert was more than just a comedian. Then I remembered, he is actually a Catholic Sunday School teacher.
I wonder if Pastor Rick knew that, because when he was challenged by Colbert on Biblical issues, to avoid the challenge, his response was "Who are your writers?".
Many times when we do our works for God, we look down on new faces. And when we have just learned to esteem others (Philippians 2:3), we are often disappointed. Then there is a lesson to be revealed, not to encourage distrust, but to better oneself in both wisdom and love.
Criticism is a God given ability. How we use it, is another matter. If such gift to judge is used as a form of false accusation, then
it is to be condemned.
However, for a true criticism, there are two kinds:
1. One that points the way to perfection.
2. One that is done to prevent others from reaching perfection.
It is amazing how many view God's punishment as tribulations, sorrows and trials. As if because God is love only from Jesus' time onwards, and there is no more punishment.
I have just gotten back from CCGC retreat. I supposed having only around 20 people has sure brought a more relieved condition for everyone, so that we are not bothered by too much vain things or programs.
At camp Warwick, the mountain view was refreshing. In a way, it is my vacation. Rev. Serena's flight was canceled so she couldn't come. As a result, Rev. David Chi was the only pastor there, who was our guest speaker for the retreat. He is director of CCCOWEUSA.
On issue of gay marriages, he told me of the effort of his association's commitment in California to encourage pastors to speak up against such thing and they help encourage and prepare paper works on helping people to vote against it, when I asked him about their responses to such issues. It reminded me of some less drastic measures we can take when we've marched into so many different idealistic disagreements. However, since the devil never rest in his works, if we take any of our works any less seriously, there will be a price to pay.
As far as leadership goes. I believe this small group of fellowship is about the right size. As always, I am against Uzzah or anti-Gideon style leadership, which is encouraging people to serve regardless of qualification, just as long as there is extra labors is considered blessing. I sometimes fear for John's frequent anticipation of people to act simply out of guts.
On the other hand, by doing so, John had certainly given the opportunity for those better than him in certain areas to demonstrate their potential. I hope that John will keep growing, pursuing to better himself, lest some supposedly good things go out of control.
Last but not least, CCGC's only most important role, I believe, is to have a clearer vision, and preach the Gospel.
Many Christian founded prestigious colleges today are actually more secular than ever.
Christian Today reported that Barnabas Fund's international director, Dr. Patrick Sookhdeo, a former Muslim, finds fault in such conference, due to the lack of religious identity.
To me, it has been a long time since I first realized that today's Christians, especially with the influence of so many ecumenical events and liberalism, seeking for Babel style world peace as the popular John Lennon's song goes: "Imagine there's no heaven, no religion, etc.", have been anti-Christ movement in disguise. After all, in most western countries, why suffer for the Lord, if I can live in peace and have the freedom of religion.
The suffering the Bible speaks of is more than just religious freedom. The suffering is one that is mandatory since the world is itself a cursed enemy of God. It is the suffering of the followers of the righteous One. I see many young adult Christians in America lacking the urge to further study the Bible, theology, growing in knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But instead, they rather want to convince themselves that they bear the identity of Christians once they had raised their hands at conferences, concerts, etc., and seek to stay in this emotional state. The more emotional they get in this state, the more spiritual they think they have grown. They would consider it their "suffering" if there's any attempt on confiscating such state. Because of the drunken state the western christianity is in today, Dr. Sookhdeo worries the impact on Christian minority in Muslim worlds.
Personally, I do not mind if offerings including many so called outreach ministries from America to Muslim worlds be temporarily halted and deflected back, so that these funds could be used to better American Christianity in Christian education, etc., because apparently, it is needed more than in the Muslim worlds.
In a bigger picture, anyone sober would realize that the Muslims are more pious to Islam than today's Christians to Christianity. But it is just amazing to see the spiritually illiterate state these so called christians are in. In a way, it is a prove of the God's righteousness and man's corrupted state: That without God's true grace, which is in Christ, not a disguised verbal grace, there's no salvation.
