“The Christian marathon runner, lesson number 1” plus 5 more |
- The Christian marathon runner, lesson number 1
- Virenza | Virenza Cipla | Virenza Swine Flu | Swine Fever
- Can’t Afford to Live, Can’t Afford to Die in China
- More Faith Than Abram – Wisdom from the Good Book
- Bill Belew Blogs Hit 5,000,000 Page Views on Christmas Eve
- Why Chinese-Americans Visit China, Hong Kong or Taiwan
| The Christian marathon runner, lesson number 1 Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:12 PM PDT
The Christian marathon runner – lesson number 1. I have a very long list of ‘nuggets’ that I picked up when I trained for triathlons and ultramarathons. I want to share them here, one-by-one or so. They are not in order of importance or when learned. Rather, it is the list I have (actually, it’s a pile of papers that I have) accumulated over time. I gathered these thoughts, insights from many sources, runner/writers, triathlete/writers, training manuals and so on. Some of them were more meaningful to me at the time; many have become very meaningful over time. Some started out as lumps of coal, and now are diamonds. All of them helped me learn what it took to be a Christian for the long run, to the very end, till I reached my goal, finished my course, which of course, I have not yet done completely. Lesson number 1 Few people are brave enough to back off and analyze their training from overtraining. I spend Tuesday mornings with friends. We share prayer requests, pray over them, study something and have breakfast together. One of the fellows is an ex-Marine and at one time was a serious power lifter. His philosophy “If I am not at the gym, it is likely my competitor is.” So, off he went to train, no matter what. Runners share the same mentality. We will run ourselves into the ground. When we are hurt, we will run through it, thinking we are tough, that we are getting a leg up on our fictitious competitor. Runners are downright afraid to say, “You know, I think I am doing too much and need to back off.” They can’t say it, won’t say it. It smacks of arrogance as in “See how hard I am trying.” But, if truth be told, sometimes, we just need to sit down, think hard, analyze our regime and ask, “Am I running myself into the ground?” Jesus recognized that people do get tired, physically and otherwise. A favorite passage is his invitation “to come unto me all you who weary and I will give you rest….and you shall find rest for your souls.” Matthew 11:25-30. That last phrase, Jesus borrowed from Jeremiah 6:16. Jeremiah as well knew that sometimes we need to back off…if we are brave enough. A Christian can try too hard, too long as well. Galatians 6:9 admonishes us to “not grow weary in doing good.” Notice also, Galations 5:7. It is possible to spend too much time at the church building, doing Godly ‘stuff’, such that you ignore other priorities in your life – your family, your work, your friends. Be brave enough to realize when it is you are doing too much and back off when necessary. Jesus would have you do so. |
| Virenza | Virenza Cipla | Virenza Swine Flu | Swine Fever Posted: 03 Oct 2010 08:09 AM PDT
Each Virenza capsule contains Zanamivir…5 mg INDICATIONS Treatment of Influenza Prophylaxis of Influenza DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION VIRENZA is for administration to the respiratory tract by oral inhalation using Revolizer device only. Treatment of Influenza Two doses should be taken on the first day of treatment whenever possible provided there is at least 2 hours between doses. On subsequent days, doses should be about 12 hours apart (e.g., morning and evening) at approximately the same time each day. Please find attached herewith the availability centers.
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| Can’t Afford to Live, Can’t Afford to Die in China Posted: 03 Oct 2010 04:09 AM PDT
The average price of an apartment in Beijing – Y20,000 per square meter. The average price of a tomb – the same. Thank goodness, a dead guy doesn't take up too much space, need to go to the bathroom, take a bath or cook, eh? Funerals cost Y4,000 minimum. A white marble casket goes for Y3,000. Some 80% of funeral homes in China are state owned. Half of cemeteries are.
Beijing is making a killing off the dying. In 2006, China cremated some 4 million people. Revenue is over Y8 billion and profit is about 12% of that. Can't afford to live. Can't afford to die in China. Take a look at 5 Reasons to Subscribe to PanAsianBiz |
| More Faith Than Abram – Wisdom from the Good Book Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:08 AM PDT
Abram is called the Father of Faith. He acted without precedent. Heard the voice of God, the whisper, the visit from the angel, the inkling, the dream. Somehow, God contacted him and he acted. Good for him. But, who has more faith than Abram? How about his wife Sarai? She heard nothing. She trusted her husband. Dumb trust? Blind faith? Absolute submission? I think none of those. She trusted the truster. That's real faith. There's always one partner who hears those still small voices. When the other spouse is supportive, loving, even trusting when they don't completely understand, marriages go well. There's a reason it is said that marriages are built on trust. |
| Bill Belew Blogs Hit 5,000,000 Page Views on Christmas Eve Posted: 02 Oct 2010 08:07 PM PDT
Is Christmas Eve and I hear horns blowing ….toot, toot. Please indulge me, it's me blowing them. Bill Belew blogs are celebrating their 5,000,000th page view today. Indeed I am happy. I've been watching the numbers and was hoping to reach 5,000,000 by the end of this year. I did. THANKS TO YOU… by combining the total of the four blogs I write. TheBizOfKnowledge, PanAsianBiz, RisingSunOfNihon and Wispid. Please accept my sincere gratitude for visiting, for turning the pages, for heading to my other sites and for coming back. I am particularly grateful also to the 1350ish RSS readers. If you don't mind, please introduce this blog to a friend…or maybe one of the other blogs I write is something they might be interested in. In any event, thank you so much for reading. Please come again. May 2008 be kind to you. May you dream and see those dreams come true. |
| Why Chinese-Americans Visit China, Hong Kong or Taiwan Posted: 02 Oct 2010 04:06 PM PDT
A poll was conducted of 354 Chinese Americans who were chosen at random nationwide by from a surname list. They were asked a series of questions about their attitudes toward China and their views on China and US-China Relations. Question 24: For what purpose did you visit China. Taiwan or Hong Kong? 5. Born/raised there – a very small number of respondents chose this answer (13) 4. Business & pleasure – just 21 respondents chose this (it is one reason why I went.) I happened to find a wife on one of these trips, too! 3. Business – 21 respondents 2. Vacation – 67 respondents The number one reason – 1. Visit Family – 164 respondents. It seems that more than 80% of Chinese-Americans have been to China, Taiwan or Hong Kong and nearly half of them went to find/meet their roots. Why have you gone to China? These survey results were taken from a poll conducted by the Committee of 100. The Committee of 100 is a national, nonpartisan organization composed of prominent American citizens of Chinese descent. The members of this group pool their resources to address important issues that concern the Chinese/American community but, imho, more importantly foster better US-Greater China relations. Recently, this group tasked the polling firm ZOGBY to conduct an extensive survey of American Attitudes Toward China. They polled the General Population (General Public) as well as Chinese Americans. Business leaders, Opinion leaders and Congressional staffers, subsets of the general public were also polled. In keeping with the Committee of 100 ideals I hope it will create discussion and be used to better understand U.S.-China relations and help those concerned to formulate recommendations on how to improve relationships between these two great countries. |
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