“Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.”
On 11/20/2012,
in faith, global / globalization, hearts -- matters of the heart, relationships, society,
by Daniel Christian
Purpose and Theme
1 The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:
2 for gaining wisdom and instruction;
for understanding words of insight;
3 for receiving instruction in prudent behavior,
doing what is right and just and fair;
4 for giving prudence to those who are simple,
knowledge and discretion to the young—
5 let the wise listen and add to their learning,
and let the discerning get guidance—
6 for understanding proverbs and parables,
the sayings and riddles of the wise.
“Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.”
On 11/13/2012,
in business, corporate / business world, Daniel S. Christian, economics, hearts -- matters of the heart, ideas, leadership, legislatures / government / legal, political science, real-world assignments, relationships, religion, society, student-related, United States,
by Daniel Christian
To students studying Business, Economics, Religion, Political Science, and Philosophy:
Please consider — and research/define where necessary — the following items occurring in the United States today.
The fiscal cliff.
The U.S. debt limit.
Federal spending vs. revenue.
Printing money and it’s potential impact on inflation.
Recent election results.
A global economy; global competition.
The place/role of money.
Race against the machine; also see this posting.
Matthew 6:19-34.
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Then, please discuss/answer the following questions:
- What makes our debt risky? On a national level? On the money and banking level? On a personal level?
- What are your thoughts about the following items:
- Why are billionaires dumping stocks?
- Aftershock — the book by Wiedemer, Wiedemer, & Spitzer
- What implications do you see in these items? Will they be impacting you and/or your future?
- Are there political ramifications for this?
- Are there spiritual ramifications for this?
- Could the U.S. be heading for trouble? If you say yes, what support do you have for this assertion? If you say no, what do you support your argument with?
- Do you think we are a divided nation? What support do you have for this perspective?
- What characteristics of leadership would you most like to see at this point in time?
- After reading Matthew 6:19-34:
- If you, personally, lost everything you had, what would that do to you emotionally? Physically? Spiritually? That is, if our savings completely dried up, what would life be like for us as a society? What would that do to our hearts? To our perspectives/worldviews/priorities? How we choose to spend our time? What would it do to our view of God? To our view of ourselves?
Some other resources to consider:
- CBO warns of fiscal cliff risk — from CNN Money by Jeanne Sahadi
- What’s in the fiscal cliff? — from CNN Money by Jeanne Sahadi
- The Fiscal Cliff: Absolutely everything you could possibly need to know, in one FAQ — from washingtonpost.com by Suzy Khimm, Ezra Klein, Dylan Matthews and Brad Plumer (on November 27, 2012 at 9:00 am)
- Post-election calm? Nope. What you need to know about the fiscal cliff — from inc.com by Robb Mandelbaum
Officials in Washington wasted no time in setting themselves heading straight toward the precipice. What does the “fiscal cliff” mean for your business?
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On 11/08/2012,
in faith, global / globalization, hearts -- matters of the heart, relationships, society,
by Daniel Christian
15 But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”
On 10/31/2012,
in Daniel S. Christian, faith, hearts -- matters of the heart, relationships,
by Daniel Christian
On 10/31/2012,
in adjunct faculty, adult learning, Daniel S. Christian, ethics, faculty, faith, hearts -- matters of the heart, higher education, K-12 related, pedagogy, teachers, teaching & learning,
by Daniel Christian
On 10/24/2012,
in faith, global / globalization, hearts -- matters of the heart, relationships,
by Daniel Christian
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.”
On 10/19/2012,
in faith, global / globalization, hearts -- matters of the heart, relationships, society,
by Daniel Christian
“Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.”
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“May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.”
“And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,”
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On 09/22/2012,
in faith, global / globalization, hearts -- matters of the heart, society,
by Daniel Christian
14 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
On 09/18/2012,
in ethics, face-to-face, hearts -- matters of the heart, online learning, policy, strategy, student-related,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
The wetakeyourclass.com website below is very disturbing in terms of the questions it raises — though such questions and activities are certainly not limited to what occurs in the online classroom, as evidenced by The Shadow Scholar (from The Chronicle by Ed Dante) where a man confessed to writing ~5,000 scholarly papers for students, including grad students.
Questions:
- Should the owners of this site go to jail? Or is this just capitalism gone awry?
- Does this business make a profit? If so, why and what does that say?
- Is this type of thing happening for just a handful of people out there? How would we know? Can the turnitin.com’s of the world detect/stop this?
- If their services are in demand, should that inform or influence any differences in the strategies or pedagogies we utilize within higher education? Do we need to re-evaluate what’s really being achieved and not achieved? That is, if employers didn’t look to a college degree, would students come to learn anyway or would they be gone by morning?
- What, if anything, does it say about students’ ethics? Matters of the heart?
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Look at some of the “services,” “benefits,” and messages being offered therein:
- We take your online classes for you and you get an A
Underlying message: We’ll help you get that piece of paper so you can move on to what really counts. (Don’t worry about not knowing anything…you won’t have to prove yourself later on…and never mind about your work ethic, this is a one-time-cutting-the-corners type of decision, right? Isn’t it? Isn’t it?!) - Life is too short to spend on classes you have no interest in
- Give us a deadline and we will meet it!
Underlying message: Corporations outsource many things, why shouldn’t you? (Never mind that learning should be your core business and should not be outsourced.)
How about you all, what are some questions that this type of thing raises in your minds?
On 09/14/2012,
in business, career development, corporate / business world, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, economics, education reform, future, hearts -- matters of the heart, K-12 related, student-related, surviving, United States, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
