When computers entered the corporate marketplace, an accompanying idiom became popular among users—garbage in, garbage out! In other words, the newly invented wonder machine didn’t have capacity to convert bad data into good products. Decades of advancement later, that premise remains valid. Input determines output. Humans are wired somewhat similarly. What we put in determines what comes out. Much of […]
You call a number. The phone rings for five seconds and then disconnects. You hit the redial button. Line is dead; cellphone has been turned off. Recipient is in a meeting and can’t take your call. Maybe. Hours later, you try again. Same response. This goes on for days. Suddenly, a weird thought creeps into your mind. “You are being […]
Environment is a major driver of social behavior. By environment, we refer to prevailing circumstances around which people react to situations. Let’s use some mental cues. You’ve come to an elevator and found one unknown person waiting. Are you inclined to say “hello” or to ignore the person? What if you found ten strangers waiting; would you act differently? Why? […]
The 2020’s decade commenced with a global plague, COVID-19 pandemic! Ideas on what this implies keep flying around from every shade of human logic. Religious, political, economic, scientific… I don’t mean to add to the mucky pool of speculative theories being pushed from various social platforms. Since the outbreak in late December, subsequent superfluity of opinions have neither aided our […]
Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. 2 Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. 3 For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. (Col 3:1-3 ~NLT) […]
Construction blueprints often include pictorial renderings of the future building. Sometimes a project owner has miniature model houses created in order to impose a mental imprint. Now no matter how realistic an architects’ prototype, it always points to something else. It represents a pattern for the real edifice. Prototypes are vitally important. They burn images into the minds of project […]
In many a community across nations, certain families stand out for their mastery on specific skills like politics, education, industry, religion, etc. Some names are synonymous with the disciplines they’ve perfected over the ages. The very mention of certain names evokes instant recognition of the social classes to which they belong. It’s their identity. If you are born into one […]
A Happy Sendoff Kind words from Rebekah’s kin graced her send off. “…They blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.” (Gen 24:60 ~KJV). Nothing about the entire transaction was antagonistic. None of the damsel’s relatives presented any […]
Since I was asked to discuss the subject of transitions, let’s begin by defining the word. For our reference, I recommend Merriam Webster Dictionary. I’ve found it authentic and mainly free of ads and rude popups prevalent with other online dictionaries. Merriam is a derivative of Noah Webster Dictionary. Noah Webster was an American Christian scholar who edited America’s earliest […]
Even with parking brakes engaged, it’s possible to force a vehicle to move. However, wheels, rotors, brake pads, and other components are damaged. Vehicle performance is reduced to a bare minimum and stupendous volume of smog is spewed to the environment. Talk of a tedious and unpleasant ride! But this is also true of human relationships. Insensitivity engages relational brakes, […]
14 I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you. 15 For though ye have ten thousand instructers in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. 16 Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me. (1 Corinth 4:14-16 ~KJV) Overarching Ministerial Objective… In our […]
When cellphones first hit the common man’s market in the late 90’s and early 20’s, one of their dreadful snags was device lock up. But it happened quite often. Early models had neither vibrate nor silent modes. In hushed environments, you just turned it off or it’d turn you into an embarrassing spectacle. Then came the moment to turn it […]
