http://www.articlesnatch.com/rss2/worldviews worldviews Articles from ArticleSnatch.com Rss Follow Up Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:12:50 -0500 Apologetics Atheism Training - Prevent Atheism with Apologetics Training Kids have questions, and they AND rsquo;ll take answers where they can get them. AND nbsp; Some of the most important questions they AND rsquo;ll ever have are about God: is He really there? AND nbsp; Does He care about how we live our lives? AND nbsp; Has He spoken? How do we know? AND nbsp; Many Atheists (including the late Christopher Hitchens) have written about a journey away from God that began with the realization, as children, that religious authorities can AND rsquo;t provide any good answers. AND nbsp; But is that conclusion justified? AND nbsp; It AND rsquo;s true that the majority of Christians do not learn to defend the truth of their faith with sound reasoning and solid evidence, but this is not the way it ought to be. The fact is, there are good answers to the difficult questions about Christianity. AND nbsp;The people who find them are Christian Apologists. AND nbsp; Apologists seek to follow in the footsteps of the Apostles Paul and Peter: to AND ldquo;demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, AND rdquo; to AND ldquo;take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ AND rdquo; (2 Cor.Apologetics Training]]> Apologetics Atheism]]> Apologetics Cours]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Apologetics-Atheism-Training---Prevent-Atheism-With-Apologetics-Training/3633849 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:24:20 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Apologetics-Atheism-Training---Prevent-Atheism-With-Apologetics-Training/3633849 consciousness]]> bliss]]> spirituality]]> immortality]]> love]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Cosmic-Consciousness-And-The-Eternal-Dance-Of-Spirit/3545665 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:57:42 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Cosmic-Consciousness-And-The-Eternal-Dance-Of-Spirit/3545665 home education]]> history]]> homeschooling]]> Old Schoolhouse Magazin]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/The-Good-Historian/2649616 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 21:22:42 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/The-Good-Historian/2649616 If you love kids and would love making some extra money while playing with those kids, a young child care business might be the right answer for you. It's a grown-up way to make money at babysitting, but there are laws involved, people's schedules and many other issues a childcare provider needs to take into consideration before beginning a small business. Some people prefer these steps : 1. See whether a young child care business may be the right business venture for you and your loved ones. Child care involves extended hours, crying kids and stretched attention for your own children. Spend time per day care center and you'll understand how hard the work is really for the money you will make. 2. Decide whether you want a home-based child care business or regardless if you are ready for any little more of a challenge. A home-based child care business has fewer state laws and child welfare regulations. When you start engaging in child care with more than a certain quantity of kids, the regulations get more stringent. Just how much are you able to handle? Do you have help from another adult to watch kids?Starting a Day Care Center]]> Starting a Day Care Center Review]]> Starting a Day Care Center Scam]]> StartingaDayCareCenter]]> startingadaycarecenter.com]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Starting-A-Day-Care-Center-Review---Best-Guide-To-Open-A-Child-Care-Business/2343173 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 11:42:38 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Starting-A-Day-Care-Center-Review---Best-Guide-To-Open-A-Child-Care-Business/2343173 A private life coach is half of a profession whose name is new but whose role is as recent as recorded history. Throughout history, successful folks have had the self-awareness and emotional intelligence to ally themselves with friends and confidants, advisors and partners, mentors and guides, peers and supporters of their enterprises, consultants, and, in athletic endeavors, even coaches. The synonyms for those that care for us and are committed to our growth and success are as plentiful as mythology's hero of a thousand faces. A COACH IS THE MODERN-DAY ALLY Since we have a tendency to began to call it "coaching" within the mid-1980s, we have a tendency to now have "coaches," who differ from the previous archetypal helpers in various ways. Yet those variations are exactly the supply of the ability and effectiveness that is causing additional and a lot of people to rent their own chief of staff. Shoppers rent coaches for support and comradeship in reaching goals in areas as numerous as business, executive, leadership, career, money, health and relationships. Many coaches provide specialties like spiritual coaching, parenting coaching, and individual speech coaching.Coaching]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/What-s-A-Personal-Life-Coach-/2210835 Sun, 20 Mar 2011 22:40:40 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/What-s-A-Personal-Life-Coach-/2210835 Homeschooling has benefited the lives of countless students across the nation and around the world, and it has benefited my life as well. I have been given the opportunity to exceed the expectations of educators, achieve life skills that tend to be lacking in our society, and lay a firm foundation for my moral beliefs and my relationship with God. I would like to share some of the ways that homeschooling can benefit others, just as it has benefited me: life skills, job and workforce experiences, a Godly foundation, ministry outreaches, and higher education opportunities. When you look at the newer generation of young adults, you can easily observe their common struggle to master basic life skills. Things like cooking, cleaning, dealing with other people, and taking care of children are all things most young adults will deal with sooner or later. However, as a result of their attendance at a public school, few young people are given the chance to properly learn these skills. With homeschooling, I was given the satisfaction of learning how to cook, bake, properly deal with others, and take care of children. All of these things will benefit me later.homeschool]]> homeschool student]]> benefits homeschooling]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/How-Homeschooling-Has-Benefited-My-Life/2071304 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:28:40 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/How-Homeschooling-Has-Benefited-My-Life/2071304 A Primer for World Peace? New Book by Dr. Nayef Al-Rodhan Insists that Human Nature and Sustainable Peace Are Not Mutually Exclusive Neo-statecraft and Meta-geopolitics: Reconciliation of Power, Interests and Justice in the 21st Century by Dr. Nayef Al-Rodhan is a Handbook for Global Strategy and Diplomacy. Geneva, Switzerland, 19 October, 2010 AND mdash; Dr. Nayef Al-Rodhan AND rsquo;s new book breaks down conducting statecraft in the 21st century and suggests that in order to achieve sustainable national interests and power in a peaceful way, it is imperative to reconcile the eight global interests as he defines them, and to make global justice a national interest of all states. He also advocates a new and innovative Meta-geopolitics paradigm that looks at power relations between states and defines seven capacities for each state. Neo-statecraft and Meta-geopolitics provides a new and innovative framework for decision making in global and national politics. These days, every pundit, radio talk show host, and armchair critic has an opinion about the world AND rsquo;s worst problems: war, starvation, disease, climate change, and human rights violations. Broadcast and print media are rife with sound bites and bumper-sticker zingers, with many participants rancorously focused on blaming AND ldquo;the other guys AND rdquo; AND ndash;Sustainable History]]> Nayef Al-Rodhan]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Sustainable-History-By-Nayef-Al-rodhan/1802890 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:37:42 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Sustainable-History-By-Nayef-Al-rodhan/1802890 business development]]> Perceptual Styles Theory]]> coaching]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Business-Development--What-Is-Perceptual-Styles-Theory--And-How-Does-It-Work-/1778977 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 01:43:08 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Business-Development--What-Is-Perceptual-Styles-Theory--And-How-Does-It-Work-/1778977 high school program europe]]> high school programs europe]]> high school study abroad]]> high school summer study abroad]]> summer abroad programs]]> summer abr]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/High-School-Study-Abroad-Programs-With-Abbey-Road-Help-Develop-Language-Proficiency/1565043 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:05:56 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/High-School-Study-Abroad-Programs-With-Abbey-Road-Help-Develop-Language-Proficiency/1565043 One of my hobbies is reading. I often joke with people that I"d be willing to read anything (well, almost anything) if supplied with adequate time and a few fresh pots of coffee. I"ve recently been reading a book which was actually written about other books. It"s a 2008 work by the author Benjamin Wiker entitled "10 Books that Screwed Up the World (And 5 Others that Didn"t Help) c. 2008 Regnery Pub." Although Wiker"s insights will likely be deemed offensive to some who herald from different ideological backgrounds, I recommend his "10 Books" synopsis/analysis for anyone attempting to get a grip on 21st century thinking. Although I had previously read a number of the 15 books on his list, I've admittedly not read all of them "" nor had I previously considered the myriad of implications these books have had on our collective, cultural worldviews. Although Wiker seems to have a Catholic background, I hope people will give his assessments of the cumulative impact of these books a chance without writing him off as being "too biased toward religion.PastorEricHann Christian Sociology Philosophy]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Pastor-Eric-Hann-Reviews-/1296181 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:18:23 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Pastor-Eric-Hann-Reviews-/1296181 yoga]]> yoga tips]]> yoga methods]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Yoga-Classes--Counselling-And-Introspection/1027525 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:01:11 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Yoga-Classes--Counselling-And-Introspection/1027525 The yearning for love is the most basic desire in a human being. Yet, to experience great depths of love, we must commit to an active and expanded understanding of its source; otherwise, we do not discover love's profound depth. This was my experience when learning how to play an instrument. As a young teenager, my greatest desire was to play the guitar like my father. I loved the old songs he sang at social gatherings, many from his days courting my mother. In less than six months, I was playing all the songs I set out to learn and a few extra ones. Today I still play the same songs. If anyone asks me if I play guitar, I will certainly say yes; but I chose not to progress, not to find the joy of mastering the instrument. Instead, my choice was for comfortable mediocrity. Let us look at some underpinnings of these personality dynamics. Adults often relate to God as they did when they were children, that is, based on an immature understanding of God and the everyday needs in our lives.understanding love]]> understanding God]]> personality of God]]> capacity to love]]> yearning for love]]> desire for love]]> source of love]]> mind and love]]> fruits of the]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Cultivating-The-Capacity-To-Love/991934 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:29:16 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Cultivating-The-Capacity-To-Love/991934 A rigid orthodoxy within any organized religion reflects irreverence to the soil from which it sprang: the gift of revelation. Revelation expands awareness of our origin history and destiny; it reduces confusion by eliminating error, restores important bits of lost knowledge, and fills in vital missing gaps in human knowledge. Personal revelation are those insights that individuals receive through worship, study, prayer, visions, or examination of one's attitudes and belief system. The individuals who receive such wisdom often become influential leaders, advancing our understanding of morality, philosophy, and spirit realities. In the sixth century BC, the insights of several spiritual teachers in different locales resulted in a spiritual awakening. For example, in Babylon, during the time of the Hebrew captivity, the second Isaiah eclipsed the nationalistic Yahweh by his inspiring portrayal of the majesty and universal omnipotence of the supreme Yahweh, God of love, and ruler of the universe. In India, the insights of the spiritual teacher Siddhartha Gautama were eventually categorized into the "Four Noble Truths" - one of the fundamental teachings of Buddhism.prophecy]]> revelations]]> meaning of revelation]]> definition of revelation]]> revelation]]> understanding revelation]]> epochal revelation]]> the urantia book]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Revelation--Expanding-Its-Meaning/950819 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:25:06 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Revelation--Expanding-Its-Meaning/950819 Do you wonder why there are Twitter users who are willing to purchase Twitter followers? Apparently, there is something more on Twitter aside from sharing information and ideas. Twitter is one of the latest social networking sites and it revolves on the principle of followers. This site offers many benefits to different age group but most often adult group is benefiting from the site. Here is how. As you can see in some people's Twitter profile, the number of their followers exceeds more than 5 thousands. There are only two conclusions you can made from this type of profiles: either the people is too famous or he /she purchase Twitter followers. In most cases, those who done this method have deep reasons. One of the main reasons is to generate profit through increasing product or service awareness. Apart from this, Twitter page can also be used as a medium for campaign and legal proceedings. Last 2008, Twitter was used for the US presidential campaign. For Barack Obama to gain more supporters, Democratic Party used Twitter page for publicity. On the day of the 2008 US election, the number of Twitter users increased by approximately 43 percent.purchase twitter followers]]> purchasing twitter followers]]> buying twitter followers]]> pay for twitter followers]]> paying for twitter followers]]> add twitter fo]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Benefits-Of-Having-A-Twitter-Account/924888 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:45:00 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Benefits-Of-Having-A-Twitter-Account/924888 Rodrigues island Independence]]> Alain Leveque]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Anti-Tobacco-Hysteria-Kills-Free-Choice/864278 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:15:36 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Anti-Tobacco-Hysteria-Kills-Free-Choice/864278 Paul begins this 1 Corinthians 9 with a series of questions. The original letters in the New Testament were not divided into chapters. Rather, like any letter they just flowed from one thought to the next. By asking questions Paul was, in effect, making statements. The implied answer to each question is yes. Paul states: I am free. I am an apostle. I have seen the Lord Jesus. You (the Corinthian church members) are my workmanship in the Lord. And finally, Paul tells them that they are the seal of his apostleship in the Lord. A seal is a mark of identity, or proof of authenticity and ownership. They themselves were the confirmation of Paul's authority, apostleship and the effectiveness of his ministry. Paul also told them that they themselves were the "defense to those who would examine" (1 Corinthians 9:3) him. What examination was he talking about? What defense? What proof? Who was calling for an examination or a proof? Why was Paul on the defensive here? Who was calling his apostleship into question? And why? It helps to keep the larger context of this chapter in mind.paul]]> corinthians]]> freedom]]> limits of freedom]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Freedom-s-Limits/827953 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:20:08 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Freedom-s-Limits/827953 Is there a set of values that separates great leaders from mediocre ones? Can your values determine if you'll be a leader or a follower? The answer to both questions is yes. In fact, there's no point in discussing leadership without a close examination of values. But what are values and how do we know what ours are? Your values are your passions; they motivate you and influence your attitude about important issues. Values determine what you want most in life - what you must have to be fulfilled. Thomas Leonard, founder of CoachU and Coachville, said, "When you're feeling satisfied, your needs are being met. When you're feeling fulfilled, your values are being met." If this is true, it behooves us to know what our values are and align our lives around them. In 1928, psychologist Eduard Spranger identified six values or worldviews we all have in varying degrees.importance of values]]> what are values]]> difference between values]]> performance values]]> define values]]> values definition]]> successful leader]]> leader asse]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/The-Importance-Of-Values-In-Leadership/728086 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:01:10 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/The-Importance-Of-Values-In-Leadership/728086 The antichrist is a figure understood in basic Christian doctrine who, while being an enemy of Christ, will deceptively resemble him in some manner. He is mentioned various times in the New Testament, sometimes going by different names such as "Man of Sin" or "Son of Perdition." According to the prophecies, he will rule the entire world for a very short time during the last days. Eventually, he is taken out of power at Christ's second coming and will be cast into the Lake of Fire where he will spend the rest of eternity. In 1 John the author claims that there will be many antichrists, but he points to one in particular that will be coming in the future. He goes on to say that these men will deny that Jesus is the Messiah, and that God the Father and Jesus are one. St. Paul describes the antichrist in somewhat better detail in the book of 2 Thessalonians, however he refers to him as the Man of Sin, which in some translations is "Son of Perdition.the antichrist]]> bible prophecy]]> end times]]> new world order]]> obama antichrist]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Do-You-Know-Who-The-Antichrist-Will-Be-/719402 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:29:43 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Do-You-Know-Who-The-Antichrist-Will-Be-/719402 I see too many entrepreneurs getting lost because they don't have a complete map to guide them to freedom and fulfillment. They have maybe a quarter of the map, which they clutch onto with dear life thinking it's the whole map that will lead them to the lost treasure. If you're building your market strategy on a partial and fractured map you're doomed to struggle. There's a better way...use a map called Integral Marketing. In the past few decades there's been, for the first time in history, a focused effort to take all human knowledge - all the known maps of human potential - and combine them into a more comprehensive and accurate map of reality. The American philosopher, Ken Wilber, was the first to unlock the code around 1997 and created a "Big Map of Everything" - also called the Integral Map. The Integral Map is now being used to radically improve results in medicine, politics, art, psychology, economics, spirituality, business...you name it....and in our case - Integral Marketing. ~~ It's All About Perspectives ~~ I want you to play a game here with me so I can show you something very cool...Integral Marketing]]> business]]> marketing]]> entrepreneur]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/What-Is-Integral-Marketing-/702470 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:42:40 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/What-Is-Integral-Marketing-/702470 In today's world the old lines between sales and marketing have been blurred. They are really two sides of a single coin. Sales and marketing, as we have known them, are dead. We're living in a whole new world which calls into question all of the conventional wisdom about sales and marketing - wisdom which has worked for many years. Let's take a look at what's changed by looking at some of the sales and marketing myths which are popular today: MYTH: The frequency of contact with potential customers will eventually result in a sale. It takes at least seven contacts before people will start paying attention to you and your message. REALITY: The effectiveness of any contact with potential customers is directly proportional to their desire to be contacted by you and their wanting to hear the message you bring. "Permission-based" sales and marketing is where it's at today. MYTH: You need a large marketing budget to be able to purchase TV and print ads in trade journals, magazines, newspapers, and other publications. This helps to get your message before the largest number of people.sales and marketing]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Modern-Sales-And-Marketing-Myths-And-Realities/578430 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Modern-Sales-And-Marketing-Myths-And-Realities/578430