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Blair's Top Two Priorities for this weeks G8 summit are People Keeping (Aid for Africa) and Earth Keeping (Limit Climate change)

Mike McLoughlin — Mon, 04 Jul 2005 10:09:00 -0700

Tony Blair, Britain's Prime Minister, is a leader who takes his Christian faith to work. (And on the seventh day Tony Blair created...) He is making the focus of the G8 Agenda two issues at the heart of God's concern for creation: people and land.

Africa is a continent in crisis. (G8 Gleneagles 2005 Africa). It's people suffer under the oppression of poverty, AIDS and ...

Global Declaration of Interdependence

Mike McLoughlin — Sun, 03 Jul 2005 16:10:00 -0700

In Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love, actor Will Smith called the Live 8 festivities a worldwide “declaration of interdependence.” He was borrowing a phrase from CivWorld Citizens Campaign for Democracy that was launched in response to the September 11th disaster. Here is their statement of interdependence.

The Declaration of Interdependence

We the people of the world do herewith declare our interdependence as individuals and members of distinct communities and ....

What does it take to awaken the Evangelical Conscience? Will Live 8 do it?

Mike McLoughlin — Sat, 02 Jul 2005 20:52:00 -0700

It was the scandal of the African slave trade that stirred the conscience of William Wilberforce and the Clapham Sect and set in motion a social reform movement in the 1800's to eliminate the slave trade. Today, in the Live 8 Concerts, it is the scandal of extreme poverty in Africa that stirs the conscience of millions and, perhaps, a few evangelicals!

In the Scandal Of The Evangelical Conscience: Why Are ...

Fireproof for God - True Success in Adversity AND Prosperity

Mike McLoughlin — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:12:00 -0800

avid Livingstone came to Africa with a vision to end the slave trade. He proposed to accomplish his vision by preaching the gospel to the people of Africa and opening the interior of Africa to lawful commerce.

He said to a friend in a letter written in 1865: "I would not consent to go simply as a geographer, but as a missionary, and do geography by the way, ...

Source for Eternity - Budgeting for Success

Mike McLoughlin — Sun, 16 Jan 2005 09:50:00 -0800

udgeting. What is it? A fundamental maxim in the discipline of accounting is the principle of Conservatism. This principle states that revenues should be underestimated and expenses overestimated so that the risk of loss will be minimized in the business enterprise. Risk is an ever-present reality in the planning of a successful small business. Entrepreneurs risk their capital investment to produce products and services. Banks risk their money when ...

Purpose beyond Profit - Principles for True Success

Mike McLoughlin — Wed, 12 Jan 2005 09:24:00 -0800

urpose in Business - What is it? In the first chapter, true success was defined as eternal relationship with God and with others. This is not the definition of success that is emphasized in most business schools or seminars. That type of success is primarily concerned with monetary profit, increased production, and achievement of business goals. Business people want success in these areas because they are looking ...