Beware of the New Pope!

     I have been watching and listening to some of the comments that the new Pontiff has made and it is very concerning.  I at one time believed that possibly the Vatican prophecy of the new Pope being the 'Evil Pope' was true, and now I am again in that line of thought.

     When he was elected we heard how conservative he was and how he was going to bring the church back to its roots, but the opposite has happened.  He has become the Pope of Pop Culture, and made comments asserting that the church has been too hard on 'Gay's, Abortion, and Contraception'...Ummm what?  So this man is pretending to be the voice of Christ on earth, and he says what?  That God is now contradicting himself, and has reversed His previous opinion on homosexuality as being an abomination, and now says it's okay.  Even the murder of helpless babies God is apparently for as well.

     The problem we see in this world today is that people are using media and popular pressure to press their own views, which make their own sin more palatable for themselves.  They know in their hearts that it is wrong, but if they can get enough people to buy into their twisted logic, they can sleep just a little better, but that will never satisfy their spirit.  Now, unfortunately, they have a fraud as a Pope backing their fallen theology.  God help us!

By Jeffrey Brandon Lee 

Sleeping On a Seething Giant: Employers Missing the Drive of Someone Who Has Failed In the Past

     Information and technology have such great influence on our careers today, but not all of it is good.  Many of us, in the real world, have come across hard times and it has left a blemish on our records, but may I ask a question of those who this has happened to?  Do you feel defeated, or more determined to succeed the next chance you get?  Most would say they feel more energized to not fail, but unfortunately a company runs your credit, looks at a failure, and makes the determination that you're no longer employable in any useful field.  Is this really a logical response to someone's failure?  I think not!

     Edison failed a thousand times in making the light bulb, but backers like J.P. Morgan and others chose to still believe in his passion.  Rockefeller was forced to take out loans to keep his initially risky venture going, and so did the likes of Carnegie and Ford .  So why is it now that we view hungry and aggressive talent, that has failed in the past, as not worth the chance?  The reality is these are the people we need to keep giving a chance!  They never give up, and keep pushing forward for the next opportunity, and will never give up on their dream until they breathe their last.

     Today we have become so enamored in technology, that we have forgotten the individual, and this has weakened us as a country.  When Rockefeller, Ford, and Carnegie went to banks for loans, the bank didn't pull a 'credit report' and then make a decision based on that, but rather they sat with the individual and listened, and if his business plan was sound and he could show that it would work, the bankers were more than happy to oblige.  They didn't look at a paper with a score and say 'Rockefeller, you seem to have overextended yourself in buying future oil contracts, and we cannot loan to you'...they heard the pitch and took the chance.  That is what made is great as a nation!

By Jeffrey Brandon Lee