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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...

The old value-add?Back in the day, I always heard the term "value-add," as the kind of extra a seller threw in to show the product or service was worth the price being asked. An article argues those small extras appeal to Millennials, especially in the beauty markets....

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Validating peopleVia Business Insider, this little video is about what to give fathers on Fathers Day. The psychologist challenges viewers to not give gifts. Instead, give validation. For example, thank Dad for being there when you needed him.Come to think of it, this...

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21st century risk management

Via Business Insider: Many people think about risk management as a defensive strategy, a tool for minimizing exposure to economic crises or public-relations blowouts. But Russell Walker, a clinical associate professor of managerial economics and decision sciences at...

Would A Human Head Transplant Be Ethical?

Via Reason and Popular Science: …the technology required for successful human-head transplantation is finally here, and that it could be used to help people with irreparable damage to their bodies and spinal cords. Would A Human Head Transplant Be Ethical? | Popular...

Would A Human Head Transplant Be Ethical?

Via Reason and Popular Science: …the technology required for successful human-head transplantation is finally here, and that it could be used to help people with irreparable damage to their bodies and spinal cords. Would A Human Head Transplant Be Ethical? | Popular...

Revolutionary Faith

Via Books and Culture: Kidd debunks the notion that the founders sought to immunize American politics and public life against the influence of religion. Even Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, the early statesmen most habitually invoked by contemporary advocates of...

Revolutionary Faith

Via Books and Culture: Kidd debunks the notion that the founders sought to immunize American politics and public life against the influence of religion. Even Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, the early statesmen most habitually invoked by contemporary advocates of...

The Future Shape of Theological Education

Via Catalyst Resources: …we can confidently predict that few seminaries, as we know them now, will exist in fifty years. The Future Shape of Theological Education | Catalyst Resources Catalyst Resources Points: “Today the most compelling and significant information is...

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