Who gets the blame? It is common for companies to incorporate “Force Majeure clauses” in their business contracts. Force Majeure is French for “greater force.” American companies refer to the events covered by these clauses as “Acts of God.” In order to limit liability in the face of catastrophic events, companies seek to lay blame on God as the cosmic culprit for their inability to meet their obligations. No doubt things like earthquakes, floods, tornadoes and hurricanes can have disastrous... Read more

Is there a fuzzy line that borders on truth, but isn’t quite right? Some portions of the public relations industry are especially adept at this verbal art form, the squishiness of words. Steven Colbert, with his tongue firmly planted in his cheek, calls this “truthiness.” Some PR specialists are professional spin doctors. They generate the creative distortion of facts to obfuscate and blur the lines separating truth from lies, fact from fiction. Their bread and butter is the ‘euphemism,’ substituting... Read more

What kind of ideas do you have to be light in the workplace? What do you do to make a difference? What do you wish you did? Leave a comment here: Please, share with a friend if you feel moved. Read all past issues at http://www.patheos.com/blogs/davidrupert Read more

“Just as I am I am needy and dry Jesus is for losers The self-made need not apply”— Steve Taylor “He that finds his life shall lose it: and he loses his life for my sake shall find it.”— Jesus In our world, the rich, the educated and the influential are elevated. The weak, the oppressed and the poor are marginalized. That’s the way of the world. Among the elevated class are the “enlightened” who have found creative ways to... Read more

My dad was a two job guy. When I was growing up, Gene worked a full time job as a highway patrolman and then another half time job doing construction. He was constantly moving. The thing is, he didn’t do it because he wanted to spend 60+ hours a week busting his tail. He did it as a sacrifice – for his wife and his kids. He did it for me. He did it so I could have a comfortable... Read more

“Quite often we change jobs, friends and spouses instead of ourselves.”– Akbarali Jetha The typical American spends eight or more hours a day at work but that’s just the start of it. Add up the commute time, the time spent in personal preparation, and the time decompressing in the evening and you’ll find that work consumes a majority of your waking hours.It is no wonder that work can invade even our quietest moments. How many nights have you stretched out... Read more