by | Jan 10, 2017 | Uncategorized

Sleeping on the planeFor those who sleep better when their head is forward instead of back against the seat, you can use a chin rest instead. Click the image to get the description at Amazon.I found it very helpful during a flight from the US to the Philippines.

by | Jan 9, 2017 | Uncategorized

Grow or die?The Washington Post ran an interesting article about the difference between mainline Protestant and conservative churches: the mainline Protestant churches are declining, and the conservative churches are growing. The Post cited a 2015 Pew Research Center...

by | Jan 8, 2017 | Uncategorized

Today’s employers and the changing job market  Here’s a presentation by the CEO of Burning Glass Technologies:His description makes me think of the term: T-shaped employees, employees who have hard and soft skills in the same package.

by | Jan 7, 2017 | Uncategorized

How to effect change: Alinsky versus JesusI came across a Wikipedia entry about Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals that summarized his teaching about social activism. Is it the way to go? It certainly seems a popular approach. Should Christians follow the same...

by | Jan 5, 2017 | Uncategorized

Ideology and religionI came across an interesting set of responses to the question “What are the main differences between religion and ideology?”Some of responses included:”…religions focus on answering the world-view including afterlife and other...