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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...

People vs robots

Young people might believe robots will displace humans in the workforce. Amazon doesn't seem to think so, according to BBC, assuring us "the need for humans will always be there." Main point: "Amazon is ramping up the use of robots as sales growth slows and it faces...

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Indian companies blazing trails in robotics

Indian companies are making strides in developing humanoid robots, young people will be interested in knowing. Main point: "...the humanoid robot market is expected to register a CAGR of 63.5% between 2022 and 2027." Examples of robots: Manav, India’s first 3D printed...

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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...

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.

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.

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 formula,...

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 formula,...

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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