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Saturday, January 22

Organizing Your Finances Are we a fool for Jesus or are we a fool for finances?

by Mike McLoughlin on Sat 22 Jan 2005 02:44 PM PST

John Wimber, the Founder of the Vineyard Church once said, "I am a fool for Jesus, whose fool are you?" My question is when it comes to personal or company finances are we a "fool for Jesus" or are we a "fool for finances?" I know, I've been there. I have been a fool for finances and now I am on the way back. So here is an outline of ... more »

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Thursday, January 13

Commit Your Plans to God - Planning for Success

by Mike McLoughlin on Thu 13 Jan 2005 09:47 AM PST

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 ... more »

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Monday, January 3

A Cry for Authentic Christian Living

by Mike McLoughlin on Mon 03 Jan 2005 01:40 PM PST

There is a great TV advertisement I saw recently by the Bank of Scotland. In the advert there are a group people sitting in a restaurant discussing business over lunch. A man at the table starts to choke. Another man at the table observes the man choking and starts discussing the Heimlich maneuver while the first man continues to choke and turn blue. The second man even does a ... more »

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Sunday, January 2

Reading the Bible

by Mike McLoughlin on Sun 02 Jan 2005 08:57 PM PST

Today, many Christians are avidly into their New Year’s resolution to read the Bible more often. The question I wrestle with is, “How are we reading the Bible?” A teaching I discovered this past year that has given me INSIGHT into this question is:.

“the text has a primary claim on the reader, namely, to be construed in accord with its intended sense.”*

The above statement is by a fellow named ... more »

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Saturday, January 1

Why Insight?

by Mike McLoughlin on Sat 01 Jan 2005 02:56 PM PST

One of the most profound authors I discovered this past year is Bernard Lonergan. Dr. Lonergan was a Catholic philosopher who studied cognitional theory. Basically, he figured out how humans think. One of his most well known books is entitled “Insight: A Study of Human Understanding.”

I have chosen this word to describe the category of posts in my blog that will describe the insight I am having ... more »

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