Leadership Lessons

Leadership by the book

There have been meetings of only a moment which have left impressions for life—for eternity…. Everyone of us continually exerts influence, either to heal, to bless, to leave marks of beauty; or to wound, to hurt, to poison, to stain other lives. [J.B. Miller]

A leader has something that others want. [Patrick R. Briney]

Knowing how to do a job is the accomplishment of labor – showing others is the accomplishment of the teacher – making sure the work is done by others is the accomplishment of the manager – inspiring others to do better work is the accomplishment of the leader. [John Maxwell]

Christian leadership is compelling by both the Holy Spirit and a compassion for others. [Patrick R. Briney]

Christian leadership responds to the Holy Spirit and the needs of others. [Patrick R. Briney]

Leadership, like other gifts of the Spirit, is for the edifying of the body of Christ. It is not presumptuous, therefore, to feel the desire to lead if we are called to it. [Derek Prime and Alistair Begg, On Being a Pastor, Moody Press, 2004, p. 218.]

A godly leader understands that God, not man,

Burger in a tube for sustainability

Burger in a tube more sustainable friendly than cows in a pasture.

The world’s first test tube hamburger will be served up this October after scientists perfect the art of growing beef in the lab.

Speaking at the American Academy for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting in Vancouver yesterday afternoon (SUNDAY), Prof Post said his team has successfully replicated the process with cow cells and calf serum, bringing the first artificial burger a step closer.

By generating strips of meat from stem cells researchers believe they can create a product that is identical to a real burger.

Mass-producing beef, pork, chicken and lamb in the lab could satisfy the growing global demand for meat – forecast to double within the next 40 years – and dramatically reduce the harm that farming does to the environment.

Last autumn the Telegraph reported that Prof Mark Post of Maastricht University in the Netherlands had grown small strips of muscle tissue from a pig’s stem cells, using a serum taken from a horse foetus.

He said: “In October we are going to provide a proof of concept showing out of stem cells we can make a product that looks, feels and hopefully tastes like meat.”

He said: “Eventually my vision is that you have a limited herd of donor animals in the world that you keep in stock and that you get your cells from there.” Each animal would be able to produce about a million times more meat through the lab-based technique than through the traditional method of butchery, he added.

To produce the meat, stem cells are placed in a broth containing vital nutrients and serum from a cow foetus

God versus the presumption of atheism

The point of the first law of thermodynamics is that energy cannot create itself by any physical means we know of today. This law of science stands without exception and without reason to question its veracity. Thus, to propose that energy did indeed create itself contradicts the empirical conclusion of energy conservation. Adherence to such a conclusion exposes one’s bias for naturalism and subsequent loss of objectivity.

The counter argument is to say that energy always existed or as Stephen Hawkings said, “Now we come to God.” This is not to say that Hawkings believes in God, but the point he was making was that he does not know what or who brought about the existence of energy.

Because energy does exist, and the physical laws indicate that it could not create itself, then it is logical to conclude that it always existed. Atheism is not established, merely presumed by some. God has always existed.

Thus we must consider the second law of thermodynamics, which states that entropy (chaos, disorganization) in a closed system will increase. Observation of the universe shows that organized energy is decreasing and entropy is increasing. The increasing entropy means that there must have been a tremendous decrease of entropy in the past. To propose that such decrease occurred by natural laws and properties of energy contradicts

Komen stumbles in race against breast cancer

Abortion linked to breast cancer risk is not safe.

The Komen Foundation, scandalized by its link to abortion advocate Planned Parenthood (PP), has severely compromised its race against breast cancer.

Knowledge of Komen’s funding of Planned Parenthood has alienated millions of prolife supporters who were unaware of the connection between the two organizations.

Not only has the Komen Foundation violated the trust of its contributors, but it has contradicted its mission to fight breast cancer. First, Komen should have focused on fighting breast cancer rather than irresponsibly wasting funds on political activist organizations like Planned Parenthood. Second, by funding the leading abortion provider (PP), Komen contradicts its mission because of the link between abortion and breast cancer (The Breast Cancer Prevention Institute).

The question now in the minds of millions is: If not Komen, who?

Tebow spikes hypocritical atheists

Tim Tebow thanks God for his success.

Are Tebow’s public prayers hypocrisy? His critics think so, but the Bible does not. Matthew 6:5 warns of praying FOR public attention not for praying IN public. Hypocrites pretend to pray to God but are really praying for personal attention from others. They have their reward when they get their public attention.

Atheists criticizing football sensation Tim Tebow are hypocrites when they claim to know his motive in spite of the evidence of his genuine faith. The hypocrisy in atheists prevents them from seeing the sincerity of faith in others, and their arrogance convinces them of their presumption. To their shame, sincerity makes the least person more esteemed than the most vocal hypocrite.

Atheists compound their hypocrisy when quoting verses from the very book they ridicule. The atheist is the despicable kind of hypocrite who criticizes the very thing they use to criticize others.

Pity the poor atheist preoccupied with living for the denial of that which could give them something real to live for.

Expert: Global cooling

Data suggests global cooling.

“Colorado State University’s hurricane prediction team made up of Dr. William Gray and Phil Klotzbach recently announced they won’t be predicting the number of hurricanes we’ll get as early as December — like they have for many years.”

“KETK’s chief meteorologist Scott Chesner agrees. “Predicting the weather in the long range is an impossible feat the farther out in time you go, its just another reason why especially in terms of trying to predict man’s influence on the climate — totally preposterous!” Chesner said.”

“It’s just, we haven’t shown in real practice, skill with it.  So we said ‘gee if we’ve tried it 20 years without skill, we’d be lying to the public to put out specific numbers.’”

“Dr. Gray says that no data points to global warming having any effect on hurricane activity.”

“The weather expert says he doesn’t believe global warming is really coming — and in the last decade or so he says data shows the earth has actually cooled.”

Original article by Casey Claiborne, December 13, 2011, “KETK interviews Dr. Bill Gray about hurricanes and global warming” at KETK, http://www.ketknbc.com/news/ketk-interviews-dr-bill-gray-about-hurricanes-and-global-warming

 

Fear of big government growing

“Americans’ fear of big government – partly fueled by a sharp spike among Democrats since President Barack Obama took office – almost reached a record high this year and is far greater than people’s concerns about big business and big labor, a new Gallup poll Monday shows.”

“An overwhelming 64 percent of people surveyed said big government was the biggest threat to the country, compared to just 26 percent who said big business is their gravest concern and 8 percent who picked big labor.”

It’s about time folks wake up to the danger of human greed and self-interest in government. Selfishness runs rampant where ever human activity exists. But the greatest threat to a country’s well-being, as a group, is when government controls society rather than protects it. At least when corporate greed raises its ugly head, government and consumer’s can react and hold them accountable. Even in the era of the robber barons, Teddy Roosevelt was able to enact Trust laws. But when government is the problem, those in control not only rape the people, they do so with impunity because they also control the laws.

Government must be kept at a minimum, held accountable, and stay true to one mission as intended by our founders: protect freedom to pursue life, liberty, happiness. People cannot be trusted in government to serve the interests of others when there is no leverage to hold them accountable.

Original article “Poll: Little love for big gov” by MJ LEE | 12/12/11 at Politico, http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/70318.html

500 lashes for Australian under Shari’a (Islamic) law

Shariah (Islamic) law for all?

“Mansor Almaribe, a resident of southern Victoria state, was arrested by religious police on November 14 in Medina while participating in the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca known as the hajj.”

“Insulting the ‘friends of the founder of Islam’ earned the Australian national 500 lashes and a year in jail in Saudi Arabia last month.”

“A sentence of 500 lashes is considered equivalent to a death sentence.”

“Another son of Almaribe, Mohammed — named for the very prophet on whose behalf he is set to be tortured — has expressed fears for his father’s safety. “Five hundred lashes on his back, and he has back problems,” he told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. “I wouldn’t think he’d survive 50.” Almaribe, a father of five, suffers from diabetes and heart disease.”

Full article by Chana Ya’ar, 12/7/2011, at http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/150481#.Tt98bpjYtZ8.

Why do evolutionists say that evolution is a fact?

"In my opinion, evolution is a fact."

Why do evolutionists say that evolution is a fact? There are two working definitions of the word evolution.

On the one hand, the word means change. Everything changes in our world from seasons and ocean shore lines to the differences observed from one generation of life to the next. Mutation is another word that means change most often as it applies to the DNA molecule. This molecule codes for the appearances and functions of living organisms. When it changes (mutates), the code changes, which may result in change in appearances and/or the functions. Mutation is a fact, and the preservation of such changes in organisms from one generation to another is also a fact. This preservation, as well as the extinction, of cells altered by mutations is referred to as natural selection. And thus, evolutionists state that evolution is as factual as change.

However the second working definition of evolution is more commonly used and is the point of debate between creationists and evolutionists. This refers to the theory that change in the code of life from generation to generation is without limit and is responsible for the descent and origin of all species from previous generations with modification. This assumption of unlimited potential for change in the DNA molecule has never been established. The General Theory of Evolution, commonly abbreviated as evolution and not to be confused with the simple definition of change, extrapolates from the facts that mutations occur and that preservation of changes can occur, but it assumes, without evidence, that this change has unlimited potential. For this reason, among others, the General Theory of Evolution remains a theory and not a fact.

So, when evolutionists say that, “evolution is a fact,” they are: 1) referring to the simple definition of the word, 2) ignorant of the unsubstantiated assumption on which the General Theory of Evolution is based, 3) confused about the distinction between evolution and the General Theory of Evolution, or 4) intentionally misleading.

The General Theory of Evolution is not a fact, and stating it to be so, does not make it so. If evolutionists desire to elevate the status of their theory, they need to stop making excuses for the absence of evidence for unlimited change potential across generations, and produce the evidence.

More information at Creation Insights.

Judge: Intelligent design has scientific merit

“An attorney says NASA had a “knee-jerk reaction” when it fired a Christian employee after he mentioned intelligent design.”

“David Coppedge, a 14-year employee for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s mission to Saturn, was fired last year for handing out DVDs to coworkers that mentioned intelligent design (see earlier story). He was issued a written warning for “pushing his religion” on coworkers, charged with harassment, and finally demoted. When JPL veteran filed suit, the company fired him, claiming his termination was necessary to reduce the workforce due to budget problems.”

“Intelligent design has nothing to do with the doctrine of creationism, and people often confuse it with creationism because the central argument of intelligent design is that there is scientific evidence to show that the universe, and life within it, did not evolve randomly,” he explains.”

—Complete original article by Becy Yeh, 11/28/2011,  at OneNewsNow.com. http://www.onenewsnow.com/Legal/Default.aspx?id=1483728