Author: Ron Baker

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Writing

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I want to . . . , have to. . . , love to . . . write.  So, I struggle to make sure I’m readable.

Having just begun a blog I’m asking how I’m doing already! 

I remember reading Randall Friesen’s blog.  A while  back he asked the why of writing a blog.  And how do you get people to read your blog.  And who are you really targeting.  I go to his blog everyday – maybe he’s figured some of that out!

Thanks to those who have given feedback.  I’ve gone back and rewritten a few blogs.  I think they are better. 

And in the future, I hope you keep coming back!

Theology 1

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Theology is always fun for me.

Not that it is not important.  But it is good to work over in your mind.

So I hope these articles will be helpful

Wisdom, media, culture and the CBC

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You find the greatest quips and qotes in the wierdest places.  I thought I would check out what was happening in CBC radio/TV negotiations.  In a section on bargaining context I found the best summary of what is currently happening to our media.

A few quotes:

The web is the ultimate channel surfing environment

Five years ago, reality television barely existed; three years ago, reality was becoming the dominant commercial network format and, today, reality seems to be disappearing in favour of more narrative driven forms.

Television usage and viewing decisions [are] the property of the viewer, not the programmer.

In Toronto and Vancouver, over half of citizens report English as their second language. 

Mentoring in measure

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Mentoring is big in the business world.   The need for moral tutelage, administrative savvy, and what we call “wisdom” is evident. 

Not that mentoring wasn’t going on.  When you put white paper up against a snowflake, you can miss all the snowflakes.  But when you put black paper up against a snowflake, you soon see how few (or how many) are swirling around.

When you find a hole, you try to plug it as fast as you can.  The immediate reaction was to flood the market with information, seminars and “how to” gurus.  But what is the measure of a mentoring situation?

Time is required.  Perhaps as short as three years?  Jesus didn’t have his mentorees for any longer.  Perhaps as long as a lifetime?  Elijah and Elisha had time together – until Elijah died.

Trust is required.  When the credit that has built in a relationship is “dis”credited, in many ways rebuilding credit is twice as hard.

Watch out you aren’t building robots!!  Who would want to look like you anyway!    Share a bit of the light you understand and let it rub off!