Archive for March, 2012

Bearing Good Fruit

Friday, March 9th, 2012

"By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.” Who among us wants Our Heavenly Father glorified?  To answer this question, we must become fruit inspectors and first and foremost we must inspect our own fruit.  Have I been a blessing ...

Givers and Takers

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to buy a used car without wondering whether you are acquiring someone else’s problem?  The used car salesman has earned a reputation over the years of being a manipulative liar.  Now there are exceptions to the rule but in the U.S., full disclosure ...

The Treachery of Greed

Wednesday, March 7th, 2012

Betrayal is a violation of trust whereas treachery is betrayal by prior intent.  For example, if financial institution A were to write Greek Bond insurance contracts with investors B, C, D, etc. in case of default by the Hellenic Republic of Greece knowing that the contract would never be enforced ...

Redefining Insolvency

Tuesday, March 6th, 2012

In 1975 I took the Dun & Bradstreet Credit Analysis course that all bank loan officers and credit analysts were required to complete.  This course covered the fundamentals of analyzing borrowers’ ability to service their debt and the risks associated with their various financial conditions.  There were several financial ratios ...

The Impotent Man

Sunday, March 4th, 2012

Impotent means weak or feeble, without power or strength.  In the book of John  Chapter 5, Jesus went up to Jerusalem to the feast.  This feast was prior to Passover and is thought to be the Feast of Purim.  In this passage Jesus heals the impotent man who have been ...

My Father’s Business

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

Luke 2:49   And He said to them, "Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?" (NKJV) And He said to them, "Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in ...

Perfect Intervention

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

Gold was down by $97 at one point on Leap Day.  This was central bank intervention.  Ben Bernanke testified to Congress indicating that Quantitative Easing was not currently needed while the European Central Bank made a $712.4 Billion loan injection into the member bank system.  Here is how is works:  ...