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Platonic Dualism is Boring!

Mike McLoughlin — Tue, 23 May 2006 12:44:00 -0700

Another Transitions column from our local New Age Guru, Ross Freake at the Kelowna Daily Courier. Ross writes every two to three weeks on spirituality. Every once and a while I challenge what he has to say. (See Pantheism Panned: New Age Spirituality cannot deal with the Problem of Radical Evil & It's Easter time and I am Passionate about the Resurrection!) Here is the introduction to ...

Biblical Authority and Faith at Work in Professional Practice

Mike McLoughlin — Sun, 16 Oct 2005 15:38:00 -0700

My wife and I will be attending the annual meeting of The Christian Medical and Dental Society (CMDS) of Canada. St. Andrews-by-the-Sea in New Brunswick, this week. An important item for discussion at this meeting is the Society's statement of faith including their belief in the authority of Scripture.

This discussion has been brought about by a recent challenge presented to the CMDS Executive Board by one of its ...

The Challenge to Love God with all my mind.

Mike McLoughlin — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 22:07:00 -0700

This past Sunday our pastor Kim Unrau delivered the second part of the series "Love the Lord your God with ALL your mind." He exhorted us to stop checking our minds at the door of faith. He encouraged us to "be transformed by the renewing of our minds" (Romans 12:2) Most of all, he encouraged us to read, to study and to learn so that we can "show ourselves approved" in the ...

Is this about Ethics or it about Wise dealing?

Mike McLoughlin — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 11:23:00 -0700

In the Outer has a post about Marketplace Ethics, Part I. I don't think this is about ethics, I think it is about wise dealing.

Customers pay for value received.

If another company can provide the same value that you provide at half the cost then you need to examine your business model and figure out a better way of providing that value.

If a competitor cuts the price ...

Lets celebrate God at work in the life of Steve Jobs!

Mike McLoughlin — Fri, 17 Jun 2005 18:22:00 -0700

The Narrow takes Steve Jobs to task for "undertones" of Eastern mysticism, post modernism and self centredness in a commencement speech lauded by Michelle Malkin's Words of Wisdom. Narrow can't understand what all the fuss is about. Other Christian bloggers are also negative on Jobs' speech

Instead, I say lets celebrate the "undertones" of God's grace in Steve Jobs' story

A person's story, no matter how devoid of ...

Why it is important to know that God is present in ordinary work.

Mike McLoughlin — Sun, 17 Apr 2005 22:23:00 -0700

I was preaching this morning at the Shelter Church in Fort St. John, BC. My subject was faithfulness in financial stewardship.

I told the story of a friend of mine who had asked my assistance in helping better steward his finances. He had quit his job so as to pray five hours a day. He felt God had called him into a season where he was to live “by faith.” ...

Miroslav Volf speaking on God at Work at the Yale Divinity School

Mike McLoughlin — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 20:03:00 -0800

I am attending the annual meeting of the Coalition for Ministry in Daily Life that is being hosted by the Yale Center for Faith and Culture. 114 people are in attendance from business, church, & Para church organizations.

Dr. Volf’s subject was the question of how is God at work in our work?

He broke the question down into four questions:

1. How does God help us succeed at ...

"You have got to see the web!" Jeffery Sachs on the solution to Global Poverty

Mike McLoughlin — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 16:28:00 -0800

“You’ve got to see the web” That is the new paradigm for solving world poverty articulated by Jeff Sachs in his new book “The End of Poverty” It is a comprehensive approach to overcoming the obstacles that keep one third of the world’s population in abject poverty.[1]

“"Life doesn't come with one problem neatly separated from the rest. Specialization is helpful, but you've got to see the web,"...

Global Warming & the Search for Certainty, Crichton's Reality Check

Mike McLoughlin — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 15:25:00 -0800

Last Christmas, I read Michael Crichton’s latest book State of Fear. It is a techno thriller designed to “out” the politics of global warming. He does a great job of showing how the political and media elite manipulate the public fears of a looming climate crisis so as to maintain control of the public agenda.

As a postscript, Crichton states: “I am certain there is too much certainty in the world.”...

Commit Your Plans to God - Planning for Success

Mike McLoughlin — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 09:47:00 -0800

very building must have a blueprint, every automobile a design, and every institution of action a course that it intends to follow. So every business needs a plan by which it will succeed. Any enterprise is built by wise planning, becomes strong through common sense, and profits wonderfully by keeping abreast of the facts (Proverbs 24:3, The Living Bible Version TLB).

Planning is the process by which one ...