tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post1569534475777097302..comments2023-12-22T08:29:29.230-08:00Comments on WHAT IS TRUTH: The Medium and the MessageKent Brandenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419354741455959191noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-89794683957231267452006-11-11T22:46:00.000-08:002006-11-11T22:46:00.000-08:00You said, "I believe this is part of Satan's consp...You said, "I believe this is part of <b>Satan's conspiracy toward total apostacy</b> in the age in which we live." I think you hit it right on the head. Our adversary is smarter than most of us give him credit for. We need to be making a strong, conscous effort to combat him. We must apply ourselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-88879358957466608642006-11-11T16:48:00.000-08:002006-11-11T16:48:00.000-08:00"The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply ..."The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance."<br /> Confucius<br /><br />One might sit and listen for hours only to retain less than 1%; to read the written word one would retain about 25%. The difference? Old fashioned concentration.<br />It was good 400 years ago and it still works today....the secret?<br />One must apply themselves.<br /><br />ILAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-42573110013798745312006-11-11T16:43:00.000-08:002006-11-11T16:43:00.000-08:00Food for thought. We train ourselves and our child...Food for thought. We train ourselves and our children to focus on the media all around them - then wonder why they can't sit still when something isn't flashy or entertaining. It must be some kind of complex or disorder that we can treat with drugs or psychology - rather than teaching them self-discipline. <i>(Thinking like the world here...)</i><br /><br />Sure, I have ADD (by various people's definitions) - but I can choose how I will cope with it. I can either refuse all self-discipline and be unruly, OR I can learn how to adapt to it. Okay, so I have a hard time reading a whole book (or long article/email) straight through - who said I only needed to read one? I have bookmarks in many books at the same time. The only problem comes in when I don't go back to that original book for quite a while; then I would forget what was in it (in the sense of not remembering the current train of thought where my bookmark is - I would still remember the general content/theme). But as long as I keep it handy and pick it up regularly, I can remember what I read. <br />- Excerpt from <i>The Life and Times of Jerry</i>... ;)Jerry Boueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11939572388745111915noreply@blogger.com