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Faith

How to be filled and led by the Spirit

Ephesians 5:18 says to “be filled with the Spirit.” I used to wonder how you did that. It sounds so mystical and vague. I don’t see a “mighty rushing wind” or a “divided tongues as of fire” appearing and resting on people like what happened to the disciples in the early church as described in […]

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Anonymous sources and loss of trust in the media

“That’s one problem with anonymous sources: They often get it wrong because why make sure you have it right when you will not be held accountable for what you say.” -John Christie, Poynter Most of us have probably heard by now of The Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg’s article entitled “Trump: Americans Who Died in War […]

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Employment

What recruiters can learn from ‘The Greatest Showman’

The 2017 popular musical “The Greatest Showman” has one song that spells out the key steps in the recruiting process.  The song “The Other Side” details one of the movie’s most pivotal moments, when P.T. Barnum, played by Hugh Jackman, decides to recruit playwright Phillip Carlyle, played by Zac Efron, to join his circus act. […]

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Employment

Include key words in your resume

I recently sent this email to a candidate I was trying to help find a position. She had just been rejected by a client of ours, and I was surprised. I figured this could be helpful to someone else who may looking for work now or in the future. I cannot stress enough the important […]

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Politics

Jimmy Carter at 96 — an ‘old school’ Democrat

Today (October 1) Jimmy Carter turns 96. We’ve only had two Democrat presidents since him, but much has changed about his party since 1981, when he stepped down and was replaced by Ronald Reagan. I finished reading Jimmy Carter’s White House Diary a couple years ago. I had read Ronald Reagan’s Diary about his time […]