Lifestyle
Asking Tough Questions about Stewardship and Education
On January 9, 2015, President Obama announced a proposal subsidizing two years of community college education for students who attend at least half time and maintain a minimum of a 2.5 GPA. If all states participate, the proposal claims that as many as nine million students may be affected. Students attending community college full time […]
Ten Steps To Recover The Lost Art Of Listening
The Epistle of James tells every one to be “swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.” (James 1:19). That admonition is a one sentence primer on one of the most important, and one of the neglected, of business skills – the ability to listen. Bernard Ferrari, the author of Power Listening, considers listening […]
The One Primary Ability for Building Your Marriage
I often stand amazed at the enormous number of marriage resources on the market, and it seems like every book I read has that 6 Simple Steps… feel to it. After reading 5 of these books, I have 30 steps that I have to remember and practice on a daily basis, yet somehow still relate […]
The Election of 2014: The Message of State Ballot Initiatives
The election of November 4, 2014 saw a wave of Republican victories with new Senators, Representatives, and Governors. An easy first impression is that Americans accepted the conservative message of the Republicans over the liberal message of the Democrats. But a look behind the headlines may tell a different story. Across the nation, Americans voted […]
Five Ways That Christians Can Increase Income Mobility
Over the past few years there has been much discussion about reducing poverty and increasing income mobility (also referred to as economic or social mobility) in the United States, but few viable solutions have been offered which can actually improve this important economic measure for individuals and families. Recent research conducted by Pew’s Pursuing the […]
Maryland Bible Society Brings History Alive
As the State of Maryland celebrated the 200th anniversary of the writing of the Star Spangled Banner, the Maryland Bible Society is teaching history is a unique way. MBS was formed in 1810, and over the past 200 years has accumulated a fascinating collection of Bibles, books, and historical objects that tell the social history […]
The Myth of Multitasking
In one of the many letters he wrote to his son in the 1740s, Lord Chesterfield offered the following advice: “There is time enough for everything in the course of the day, if you do but one thing at once, but there is not time enough in the year, if you will do two things […]
The Daily Routine of Genius
To many people “routine” means a boring, repetitive pattern of events. But evidence is growing that a disciplined daily routine can be the foundation of great productivity. In his recent book Daily Rituals, How Artists Work, author Mason Currey examined the daily schedules of 161 painters, writers, composers, and scientists; and concluded that “solid routine […]
Baby Boomers and the Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act (commonly called “Obamacare”) is the most dramatic change in health care law since Medicare. Of all demographic groups, the one most affected by the new laws is the Baby Boomers – those born between 1946 and 1964. The law has caused employers to reconsider the provision of health care as a […]
The Real Internet Addicts
Who are the real internet addicts? In a recent study done by the Northampton Business School in the UK a surprising result was found. It wasn’t the teenagers or the gaming fanatics or those with nothing else to do. The study showed that those most addicted to the internet were the successful business men and […]
