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		<title>Frustrating Waste of Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phillip Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am the resident Computer expert in my household, company, business and among friends. People ask me to fix computer problems. And one of the major problems that I see is program and version incompatibilities. One person has Microsoft Word 2003, another has Word 2007, a third has Word 2010 and a fourth uses Open Office, which can read and write in all Microsoft Office formats. They are working together, editing and sharing documents. So, one person writes a document and emails it to another, who changes a few things and passes it to another, who also edits it, etc. The problem arises as the Word 2007 person uses some feature that is new to or handled differently in Word 2007 than in previous versions. The Word 2003 person then either cannot access the feature or Word 2003 can’t handle it correctly and goofs it up. This often affects the formatting of the document. The same kinds of things happen between the various Word versions and between Word and Open Office. Why does this happen? Because Microsoft wants its users to upgrade every year, to the tune of hundreds of dollars per year depending on what programs you use (Word, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The surprising truth about what motivates us</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 19:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phillip Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How can you implement this idea?]]></description>
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		<title>New Book Released: Colossians – Christos Singularis</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phillip Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marietta, Ohio, November 17, 2010. This study of Colossians takes the doctrine of the Trinity seriously and applies it broadly. This means that it is assumed it to be true of God, and therefore true of God’s people because people are created in the image of God. People are not trinitarian in the same way that God is, but in a similar way. God’s trinitarian character is the “image” in which we have been created us because God’s trinitarian character is the way that He has revealed Himself to us. It is the “image” of Him that we are to “see” in Scripture. The assumption of the reality of the Trinity adds a depth and texture to the biblical text that is not available apart from it. There is both unity and multiplicity, individuality and corporality, in the Godhead and in reality because of the divine role that God plays in reality. God’s identity is, then, both individual and corporate at the same time and without any loss of identity regarding the integrity of His wholeness or the individuals involved. From the Foreword: Ross raises the standard of the uniqueness of Jesus the Christ, the Messiah in this work. He [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Professional</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phillip Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Professionalism: It’s not the job you do, it’s how you do the job.”  – Anonymous People tend to think that being a professional means having a certain kind of job &#8212; doctor, lawyer, architect, etc. Why is that? I suspect that it is because it used to be that one had to be a professional kind of person in order to get that kind of job. But that is simply not true anymore. Somewhere along the line modern people have lost sight of&#8230; well, truth be known, we have lost sight of lots of things. But foremost among what has been lost is the love of work. Even suggesting such a thing seems odd to our contemporary consumer culture. People today don&#8217;t love to work, they love to play. Work is simply the necessary task that funds our playtime. We have become a society of revellers, at least that is what the media would have us think and be. Peter spoke of the lifestyle of the Gentiles as being the lifestyle that was given up in Christ. He described that lifestyle as being filled with sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, lawlessness, idolatry and debauchery (1 Peter 4:3 -4). Notice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medical Aid Workers in Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phillip Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the recent headlines are the 10 Medical Aid Workers in Afghanistan who were killed by Taliban insurgents. According to the director of IAM, Dirk Frans, the Taliban murdered ten people execution-style for their Christianity. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed claimed responsibility for the attack, saying: &#8220;Yesterday at around 8am, one of our patrols confronted a group of foreigners. They were Christian missionaries and we killed them all,” according to Sky News. The question is: were they teaching or promoting Christianity? The group&#8217;s executive director, Dirk Frans denied accusations by insurgents that the group had Bibles in Dari or were otherwise engaged in proselytizing. The International Assistance Mission has worked in Afghanistan since 1966 and none of its personnel have engaged in missionary work, which is against the law in Afghanistan and a violation of the group’s own rules. The Taliban believes that they were teaching and promoting Christianity, and so do I. They were living out their Christian faith by engaging in acts of kindness and mercy. Without a word about Jesus Christ or the Bible, they were simply being &#8220;living stones&#8221; (1 Peter 2:5) in the house of God. Their acts of kindness and mercy to those who are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Birth of Freedom</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phillip Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why would anyone believe that all men are created equal? That all should be free? Why would any nation consider this a self-evident truth? For the millions around the world who have never tasted liberty, this question cries for an answer. How is freedom born? The American founders said that all men are created equal and are endowed with certain unalienable rights—that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. They called this a self-evident truth. Eighty-seven years later, Abraham Lincoln reaffirmed this idea on the Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg. And in 1963 these same words echoed from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial as Martin Luther King, Jr. urged America to fulfill the promise of its founding. But humans are separated by enormous differences in talent and circumstance. Why would anyone believe that all men are created equal? That all should be free? That all deserve a voice in choosing their leaders? Why would any nation consider this a self-evident truth? More »]]></description>
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		<title>Believe in What?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phillip Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Believe passionately in what you do, and never knowingly compromise your standards and values. Act like a true professional, aiming for true excellence, and the money will follow.” – David Maister (1947- ), business management consultant. The Advice Business: Essential Tools and Models for Management Consulting, Chapter 23. Believing is important. People cannot exist without it &#8212; literally! Belief is the foundation of human life. But what we believe in makes a huge difference. It is not enough to simply believe in &#8230; whatever. The object of our belief constitutes the content of our belief. Consequently, it is not enough to simply believe in what you do or to believe in yourself. How can anyone not believe in themselves? The idea of self-belief is ludicrous. To not believe in yourself is to doubt your own existence. Nor is it sufficient to believe in humanity or the supposed goodness of humanity. As any cursory observation will reveal &#8212; a lot of people are not only not good, but they have no interest in being good or helpful or kind, etc. The hard cold truth is that people are natural born sinners &#8212; to a man! And because people are natural sinners [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phillip Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why? is not an academic question. It is your life. Work becomes a drudgery when purpose, meaning and passion have been obscured by the prevailing values of popular culture. Many casualties result from a loss of a proper focus — people, work flow, quality assurance and organizational effectiveness. A business or organization cannot grow effectively without the staff and employees understanding and supporting the purpose, principles and passion — the vision — communicated by the leaders. By focusing on (identifying, developing and communicating) the underlying moral values of an organization and/or its leaders, the very heart of what drives long term growth is stimulated — commitment to improvement and service. More »]]></description>
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		<title>Strategic Vision</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phillip Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strategic Planning Organizational Model Values Culture SMART Goals SWOT Analysis Strategic Vision Mission &#38; Values Objectives Strategies Action Plan First, answer the question: &#8220;if someone from Mars visited your business, what would they see or sense?&#8221; This provides an objective foundation for a vision statement. Then, based upon the understanding of where the business currently stands, a vision statement should be developed as a snapshot of where you think the business will be in three or more years time in terms of its likely physical appearance, size, activities etc. Consider its future products, markets, customers, processes, location, staffing etc.]]></description>
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		<title>Values</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phillip Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strategic Planning Organizational Model Values Culture SMART Goals SWOT Analysis Strategic Vision Mission &#38; Values Objectives Strategies Action Plan Values are principles, standards, or qualities considered worthwhile or desirable. Values govern the operation of the business and its conduct or relationships with society at large, customers, suppliers, employees, local community and other stakeholders. Values include one’s philosophy of business, beliefs about the nature and purpose of business, and the presuppositions or assumptions one makes about business. Values critically impact two areas: ends and means. Business or organizational ends involve the end product(s) or service(s). Business or organizational means involve the ways or methods used to accomplish the ends. Ends are to be prescribed (what products/services, for whom, and at what cost?) and means are to be proscribed (what ways and methods are not acceptable). This exercise will demonstrate what the business or organization wants to accomplish, and what it will not allow itself to do. Ends What is to be produced? What difference will your product or service make to those who purchase it? For whom is this product or service intended? And at what cost will it be produced? Means Describe ways and/or methods of business that are not [...]]]></description>
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