Free Song Download: Jeremy Camp

Contemporary Christian artist Jeremy Camp has a new album coming out and right now on Facebook you can get the new song “We Cry Out” for free when you “like” his page here. Then click on the “free song” tab. You will get an email confirmation link to click on and then you can download [...]

Interest US Intra-Migration Patterns – 2008

As a student of trends, I was excited to see  a fascinating interactive look at the migration of people from each county to every other county in 2008.  Where do Chicago people migrate to?  What areas send people to Chicago? More than 10 million Americans moved from one county to another in the USA during [...]

Free Book by John MacArthur: Divine Design

Are you a John MacArthur fan?  Grace To You is offering a free book titled, Divine Design by John MacArthur. This offer is available to U.S. residents and those who have never contacted Grace To You before. and the offer expires May 16, 10.

Free Christian Music Sampler Download

Amazon.com is offering a free instrumental Christian Music Sampler Download. This offer contains 20 songs and is available internationally for a limited time.

Buffett Debt Safer than Treasuries? Market Says Yes

The Chicago Tribune wrote this piece yesterday:. For many decades, U.S. government securities have been the epitome of safe, dull investments. If you wanted to be absolutely positive you’d get your money back and then some, Treasury bills were the way to go. Right now, lots of Americans who put their money into big mortgages [...]

$100MM Heathcare Cost Increase in Year 1 Says Caterpillar

Wow!  $100 million heathcare increase in the first year.  And that is a cost that will be passed on through the food chain. In a letter Thursday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Republican Leader John Boehner of Ohio, Caterpillar urged lawmakers to vote against the plan “because of the substantial cost burdens [...]

Let’s Make Sure We have the Facts on Healthcare Costs

AP Fact Check says Premiums would rise under Obama plan Today the AP issued a story after do their fact check that says “Buyers, beware: President Barack Obama says his health care overhaul will lower premiums by double digits, but check the fine print.  Premiums are likely to keep going up even if the health [...]

Free Audiobook Downloads in March 2010 from ChristianAudio.com

You can download three free audiobooks at this month at ChristianAudio.com: “The Cost of Discipleship” by Dietrick Bonhoeffer. Use promo code “MAR2010”. “50 Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die” by John Piper. Use promo code “MAR2010B”. “The Pilgrim’s Progress” retold by John Bunyon. Use promo code “PROG103”. Note: If you want all three, you’ll need [...]

Rube Goldberg Would Have Loved This Video

As a guy who loves wild Rube Goldberg inventions, I found this video to be excellent!   The video was filmed in a two story warehouse, in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA. The “machine” was designed and built by the band, along with members of Synn Labs (http://syynlabs.com/) over the course of several [...]

Cracked Pots Called to Shine

Today I read an impactful study entitled Let Them See Jesus by Ron Blue, a successful business man who does a great job of combining his faith and his work.  He said today that: Humans are like clay pots with cracks; we are broken and imperfect. Yet, just as God seeks us out in all [...]

Stop and Listen to the Music

Look at this video then read the rest of the blog post: The scene is a Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approx. 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them on [...]

Entrepreneuring in Chicago

Fast Company has a great article about why you should start a company in Chicago.   Chicago is where many Internet mainstays were launched, from the jobs site CareerBuilder and travel service Orbitz to RSS technology innovators Feedburner (bought by Google in 2007) and the online audience measurement outfit comScore. One hot startup right now is [...]

Phil Vischer is back with “What’s in the Bible” DVDs

What’s in the Bible? is a new DVD series from VeggieTales creator Phil Vischer designed to walk kids and families through the entire Bible. The 13 DVD-series will release beginning March 1, 2010.  Most will remember that in 1990, 24-year-old computer-animator Phil Vischer who was attending Park Community Church, sat down with Mike Nawrocki to [...]

12 Powerpoint Presentation Rules When Presenting to VC’s

Having raised more than $300 million in numerous financings, I have learned a few rules along the way that help to make strong, effective and impactful presentation.  I have found that VC’s invest, generally speaking,  in three things:  an idea, a top management team, and a big market for the product and service.  In your [...]

Grocery Store Musical — “Life Just Happened”

This was a great way to start off the week and the new year — enjoy

Christmas: It is All About Jesus

What a great reminder of what Christmas is really all about from the Rev. Mark A. Crosten Sr. is the Senior Pastor at East End Baptist Church in Suffolk Va………….. Exactly what is Christmas all about? Is it just the trees, shopping, gifts, cards and eating or it is something more? This year, as in [...]

The Need for Relational Skills in the C-Level Suite

Just read a great article from CFO Coach about a recent survey by Accountemps that is indicative of a growing trend in finance. CFOs not only want people with people skills working for them, they themselves bring higher value when they bring relational skills sets to the table. The Accountemps survey shows a dramatic increase [...]

Where Are the Jobs?

Best comment I heard today “The 2008 election wasn’t about health care. It was about the economy,” said David Beattie, a Democratic pollster whose clients are running for office in competitive states including Colorado, Florida and Georgia. “But we’ve been addressing health care and energy. People are hurting, and they want something done to alleviate [...]

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