Heralds Digest

Privacy is promoted with the use of tainted glasses for car windows and glass doors. The design allows people from inside to see through, while outsiders are screened. Human lifestyles are tainted with diplomacy in public relationship, cosmetic appearances, and showroom exhibitions. While privacy is perfect for man-to-man relationships, human activities cannot be tainted from His Maker. As the temple of the living God, man is made to reflect the righteousness of God; and not the rottenness within, which manifest in form of anger, selfishness, and pride. Unlike tainted things, the concept of tainted temple prevents man from seeing the beauties of God's kingdom. For, there is no secret with God. Even when challenges of life rise like storm, the hearts of man can remain open to God by His grace.

Envy and lack of contentment are often disguised under the veil of socialization. Whereas important personal skill-sets are left uncultivated and underutilized. Everyone is endowed with skills and called into a unique relationship for specific purpose. Recognizing and respecting everyone's specific calling, those are the challenges. Without these, man would be bound to run another man's race with consistent frustration. Everyone's call are personal, equally valuable, and equally rewarding, if satisfaction with God's leading without encouragement from man is a prime-mover. The whole world would be sustainable if all can keep his or her own Vineyard. For some their Vineyard are restricted to their immediate family; while others' can extend to their neighborhood, small groups in the workplace, society, church, etc. However, with the existing corruption, the only hope is the focus on the Redeemed, if the Redeemed are not distracted away from their Vineyard.

Plowing time is a difficult and challenging season for farmers, but it is the delicate period of investment. Resources are scrapped, valued, and inconveniently buried under the soil with the hope that harvest time will bring good returns. This season has its slope of distractions, like conflicts of events and confusion of efforts. Only a man of vision will ensure accomplishments with every circumstances. In any case, no other work besides enduring planting can save anyone from begging by the Fall. Begging by others is the delight of some during the harvest time. It gives the positioned lender the opportunity to brag, yet with no mercy for the beggars. Even when farmer's resources are limited during plowing time, no farmer can get tagged as indolent for scarcity of seed of investment. Proper knowledge of the essence of the plowing time is the most essential ingredient for breakthrough. The Lord of the harvest knows how to make up ways to support every good intention of a dedicated p...

Dialogues and negotiations are the major drive of the just concluded Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, where President Obama hosted leaders of about 50 countries, aimed at finding ways to prevent terrorists from getting their hands on weapons-grade nuclear materials. Many issues affecting world's economic relationship and social stability were casted, but concrete decisions about most of these issues will wait for further dialogues and negotiations among parties. The indicator for casual observers is that the world is struggling to find a unified front to address issues of global concerns, while recognizing the consistent struggles between the West and the East. Finding where to put absolute confidence will continue until the end of all dialogues and negotiations. Although dialogues and negotiations reflect the robustness of all democratic institutions, there is no decision arising from all human cast of votes that will deviate from God's sovereign agenda. The Scripture pr...

The authority of words are weighed by the potential of its source. For example, the declarations from the office of the President of the United States of America are valued more, compared with that of ordinary citizens. However, everyone is responsible for his or her plight. How all declarations for or against individual are handled determine the consequences of those declarations to personal life. Therefore, everyone determines whether his or her life will be BETTER or BITTER; references to external declarations are merely excuses. The counsel of God provides the final verdict in life, but trust in His words is personal to individual candidate before the throne of grace. Local verdicts, in all life's endeavors - workplace, family, relationships, are all subject the Supreme counsel of God. And He has given everyone the right to choose the GOOD.

The competency of any Project Manager is accessed by the accuracy in his/her understanding of both the returns and the risks of investment. Great project proposals are clearly underscore these factors and sufficiently provide methods of enhancing them for maximum productivity. Little wonder why frustration is difficult to manage when God is not regarded as the Project Manager in every endeavor of man. The best project manager on earth cannot guarantee the result of project planning without adequate insurance coverage. The ongoing disruptions in travel plans across Europe, as a result of volcanic ash eruption in Iceland,is a clear testimony to the scriptural truth that " A man’s heart plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps ". There is a great comfort, however, that man can assign his Maker as his Project Manager; without the need to carry any insurance policy. God makes all actions (evil or good) to work together for the good of all His clients. The only problem lies wi...

Ever since the proliferation of information technology, the gap between the management of information and the search for information data has been widened aggressively. With a little as a single keyword about any subject, thousands bytes of information data is accessing within fraction seconds of online search session. Even when enormous efforts are required to search for information, prudent information management is vital in order to justify the investment on the collection of data. However, slothfulness often prevent effective management of information. Home, society and institution are built around effective management of information, without which security of every system will be compromised. The lack of control on the most important information gateway - lips - has threatened the continuous existence of most organizations. Besides diligence, wisdom of God is therefore required by all information manager, who is tasked with the responsibility of ensuring the safety of any system, ...