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Notes and quotes: About American Workforce Academy

An article by Salena Zito gives some background about American Workforce Academy that parents and mentors of young people pursuing calling and career should think about. Main point: "[Mike] Rowe has been warning anyone who would listen that our skills gap in the...

UACFSF: Mark Tapscott on working on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC

"Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example..." (1 Timothy 4:12)Find online: #UACFSF, https://www.hillfaith.org/Mark Tapscott of HillFaith dropped in on us via Zoom on 2/25 to tell us about his ministry to Capitol Hill staff. Among other things, he leads a...

UACFSF: God’s intervention in life and history

"Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example..." (1 Timothy 4:12)Find online: #UACFSFAt our 2/18 meeting, we learned how Daniel, in Daniel 2:19-23, acknowledged God's intervention in life and history. Some points to ponder: God alone possesses wisdom and...

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 things that are not...

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3 words to live by: Read, read, readI came across a piece about General Mattis that highlighted his discipline of reading. Here are some points:"Mattis was known to have had a personal library of over 7,000 books, and prompted the study of history for his troops...

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Charles Robertson: Africa’s next boom

Via Instapundit and TED: The past decade has seen slow and steady economic growth across the continent of Africa. But economist Charles Robertson has a bold thesis: Africa's about to boom. He talks through a few of the indicators -- from rising education levels to...

Charles Robertson: Africa’s next boom

Via Instapundit and TED: The past decade has seen slow and steady economic growth across the continent of Africa. But economist Charles Robertson has a bold thesis: Africa's about to boom. He talks through a few of the indicators -- from rising education levels to...

The financial sector in 2030

Via Business Insider: …two 2030 growth scenarios. The first is the "continued growth in the wealth management business" that is "driven by independent advisors, online tools and advice companies, and emerging international markets." The financial industry will have...

The financial sector in 2030

Via Business Insider: …two 2030 growth scenarios. The first is the "continued growth in the wealth management business" that is "driven by independent advisors, online tools and advice companies, and emerging international markets." The financial industry will have...

First Bitcoin ATM in Canada

Via Business Insider: The first Bitcoin ATM in the world is believed to launch in Canada next week.  According to reports from CBC, Mitchell Demeter, co-founder of Vancouver bitcoin trading company Bitcoiniacs and part-owner of Robocoin, has invested in five such...

First Bitcoin ATM in Canada

Via Business Insider: The first Bitcoin ATM in the world is believed to launch in Canada next week.  According to reports from CBC, Mitchell Demeter, co-founder of Vancouver bitcoin trading company Bitcoiniacs and part-owner of Robocoin, has invested in five such...

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