July 30, 2012 In 1970, my life moved from the theoretical and academic classroom to the nuts-and-bolts, do-or-die world of the marketplace. My school years had also been years of spiritual formation, through the influence of a good church and the campus ministry of Youth for Christ. Within a few years, …
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Running out of cash
July 23, 2012 I'd rather watch it on TV. That would be my response to a number of things, but – for sure – it's my attitude toward the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in London. They're expecting 1 million people from around the world to converge on the United …
All About Him
July 16, 2012 Some nouns don’t do much to depict detail; they cover a broad range of different versions under the same generalization. Example: car. My first had four wheels and an engine, but my ’63 Plymouth had little in common with my modern Toyota, or with the myriad of machines in today’s …
Priority of Commitments
July 9, 2012 The article caught my eye a few days ago, in the June 29th edition of the Wall Street Journal. The headline was provocative – as intended, no doubt: “UTC Helped Build China’s First Military Attack Helicopter.” That wasn’t a marketing coup for United Technologies Corporation; it was a chargeable offense …
American
July 2, 2012 This is a big week, for Americans. The 4th of July is just a date on the calendar for 95.6% of the world’s population, but for the 313 million (estimated) who live in America, it’s a special day in the year. We call it “Independence Day,” and it …