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Stop Treating Payroll As a Fixed Cost
As a business and technology consultant there is one significant error I continue to see in modern business practice. Too often, management treats their payroll expense as a fixed cost of doing business. This is caused by the accounting practice of lumping payroll as a operating expense line item. While this is an acceptable accounting practice, a good manager must accept the reality that the work output of the employee should be directly proportional to the salary.Too often I have heard managers state somet

created and owned everything.

Wasn’t Old Testament tithing much the same? Did God really need the Israelites to tithe to provide for the poor and the Levites (the priests of the day)? Of course not! He could have provided for the poor and the Levites the same way He provided for everyone else! But by requiring a tenth (or more), He simply reminded the people that everything was created by Him, given by Him, and under His authority. By tithing, the people recognized that what they had did not come from their own personal creativity and self, but ra

North Korea has Detonated a Nuclear Weapons Test; Now What?
As the Pentagon and the state Department of the United States predicted North Korea has detonated their first nuclear weapon test underground and it caused an earthquake of 3.5 on the Richter scale magnitude. The test was conducted in the northern part of North Korea. It is estimated at North Korea now has enough plutonium to make 5 Nuclear Bombs.The test comes on the eve of the South Korean to become United Nations Secretary General to replace Kofi Annan and on the night of North Korean Anniversary of the

These lessons are designed to be easily used for personal Bible Study or as a guide for group Bible Studies. Each of the lessons will include a set of discussion questions at the end of the lesson, which can be used either privately for introspection or in a group setting as provocative discussion builders.

The very first thing that God gave to man after He had created them was dominion over the all the living creatures that moved on the earth, and he gave to man every “herb bearing seed” and every “fruit of a tree yielding seed” for food. He told man to “Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth”. (Gen. 1: 28-30). Think about that for a moment. He GAVE man the command to replenish the earth, and GAVE man control over the living things, and He GAVE man the herbs and fruits and vegetables of the earth for food. Think about this: Once He had given that command, the control, and the means to do it, to the people of earth, could He have taken it back?

In the next chapter in Genesis, we receive more detail about his gift and instructions: “And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.” (Gen. 2: 16-17).

So why give man everything but one tree, one fruit of one tree? Could it be symbolic (to man) that everything we have belongs to God, but He has GIVEN us the use of it? So by not eating of that one tree, man shows God that he recognizes that He is in control, that He gave it to man, that only He has the ability to create anything? You see, if man could create, if man were God’s equal, then the restriction would not have been necessary. Actually, it would have simply been a power-trip, as we might say today. It would have been God simply exerting His Godship and Ultimate control over His creation (Not that there would be anything wrong there, either.) But by giving man control over everything except one thing, one tree that probably didn’t have any special characteristics the other trees didn’t have, except there was a virtual sign that said, “Don’t touch this”, the tree became symbolic of recognizing that God created and owned everything.

Professional Copywriting Services - How to Provide Your Own
Just because you're running a small business doesn't mean you have to run an amateur business. People judge the professionalism of a small business by many things including: the quality of the product or service offered; the dress code of the sales people; the location and decor of the business premises and; the quality of their written material. All of these factors are equally important but the one that seems to drop off the radar most easily is the last o

to “Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth”. (Gen. 1: 28-30). Think about that for a moment. He GAVE man the command to replenish the earth, and GAVE man control over the living things, and He GAVE man the herbs and fruits and vegetables of the earth for food. Think about this: Once He had given that command, the control, and the means to do it, to the people of earth, could He have taken it back?

Get A Car Financed Despite Imperfect Credit Record
Adverse credit history is not a consideration with many lenders if you are ready to provide car as a security against the loan amount.Some people have so many obsessions for latest cars that they keep on trying their hands on whatsoever latest is available in the automobile market. Car finance schemes make it easier for the car connoisseurs to fulfill their quest for latest cars.Contrary to the popular perception, it is not much difficult to get car finance even if you have adverse credit record. You

tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.” (Gen. 2: 16-17).

Determining If Using A Celebrity Is In Your Company’s Best Interest
This is obviously the key ingredient in determining your overall strategy. Based on lots of practical experience and much diligent research into the subject, it seems apparent that a well-placed celebrity endorser can dramatically impact all phases of your business. The key is to find that one celebrity that fits the mold you are working from. The tremendous impact, goodwill, referrals, continued sales, and repeat customers that celebrity endorser can provide is incredible. While it’s seemingly tough to determi

te, if man were God’s equal, then the restriction would not have been necessary. Actually, it would have simply been a power-trip, as we might say today. It would have been God simply exerting His Godship and Ultimate control over His creation (Not that there would be anything wrong there, either.) But by giving man control over everything except one thing, one tree that probably didn’t have any special characteristics the other trees didn’t have, except there was a virtual sign that said, “Don’t touch this”, the tree became symbolic of recognizing that God created and owned everything.

Public Speaking Anxiety - Everyone Is Judging Me
Many people express fear of public speaking - which is quite a large category of fear when you think about everything that might be considered public speaking. But is it really "speaking" that they fear, or is it something else? What people are really afraid of may be something much more personal:* Fear of being judged * Fear of not being liked * Fear of being boring and not having anything worthwhile to say * Fear of being exposed as an imposter - as someone who isn't really an expert

created and owned everything.

New Testament giving is much the same way. Although tithing is not a requirement today (we can give as much as we want, 20%, 30%, whatever!), we are admonished to give cheerfully: “But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.” (Paul, writing in II Cor. 9: 6-7).

When we give, we recognize that God is truly God, that he is the true giver of everything, of all life and things. We do not give to appease an angry God, we give to recognize a loving God as more bountiful than ourselves.

Questions for discussion:

How do you feel about giving back to the Creator of the Universe?

Do you see the fall of man, and God’s provision to give us back the life we lost, in a different light now than before reading this?

Do you see that when we give God back a portion of our bounty, we recognize Him as the ultimate giver and creator?

Note: Scripture references are from the KJV.

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