Probably fifteen years ago now, this fellow, we’ll call him “Pete,” asked me for a quote on a printing job, his sister’s wedding invitations. He was in the industry, worked for a pre-press shop out-putting film, and he knew me as a client of the shop he worked for. So I gave him the estimate [...]

During these tough economic times, I’d like to share the Filipino secret to coping. The Philippines is like Haiti in the East.  But despite widespread poverty, Filipinos have the lowest suicide rate in Asia.  Japan, the wealthiest, has the highest.  How do Filipinos face their hard lives daily without sinking to despair?  Is it with [...]

It’s true. Those of us who sailed past the Statue of Liberty came to a country of unbelievable freedom and opportunity. America Truly is the Greatest Country in the World. Don’t Let Freedom Slip Away – After America, There is No Place to Go” Next to religious and inspirational stories, this is one of the [...]

Gentlemen: If you are getting ready to travel, I encourage you to use a new agency Fosters Travel. The agency was developed by a friend of mine. He and his wife just found out that their youngest son has a terminal disease and that while they can prolong his life into his 20s, there is no [...]

Being a dad is sometimes a scary thing. As head of a family, a dad is charged with the care of unique, irreplaceable persons. That care takes so many forms – shelter, food, clothing, education, but most of all salvation. Sometimes the other issues – shelter, food, clothing, education, (not to mention our own selfishness [...]

But who is the real champion of the poor and who uses them for his advantage? It is not he who kills the goose the lays the golden eggs by over-regulating the financial industry to the point that capital investment dries up and wilts the source of a dignified livelihood. It is not he who oppresses the rich in the name of justice for justice is not brought about by injustice.

For as the Lord Jesus states, “The poor will always be around.” And people like Judas will continue to feign concern to help themselves instead. The test on whether a person is truly concerned to help the poor is through the integrity of his character. It he has lied to the people before, then the chances of him lying now is quite likely.

Did Ben Benanke’s tactics avert the recurrence of a debilitating depression or did he simply delay it’s onslaught? This video suggests imply that the economic stimulus had the same effect as a shot of morphine that numbed the pain without healing the cause.  Worse, it has turned us into a junkie needing fixes until we [...]

I know that The Biggest Loser is not the height of TV excellence, but I was watching it a couple days ago (Jan 5). While it won’t win any TV awards and there is a sense in which the misery of others is exploited as entertainment, there is also an element that is good and [...]

Chatting with a former pupil, I learned that he was living a life of quiet desperation.  He lost his family and is feeling like a robot who mechanically does nothing of consequence day after day. To help, I searched the web and  tried to recall what I’ve learned about work but all those were about [...]

Source http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16PaWJvngBE or click here Video description: 3 of the old parents were proud of their children’s careers. However, these children did not have time for their parents. “They were very busy” each said. The last woman did not talk much of her son. Her son was not a high flyer like the others. But [...]