Mark Robinson

Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

51:1 Have mercy on me, [1] O God,according to your steadfast love;according to your abundant mercyblot out my transgressions.2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,and cleanse me from my sin!

3 For I know my transgressions,and my sin is ever before me.4 Against you, you only, have I sinnedand done what is evil in your sight,so that you may be justified in your wordsand blameless in your judgment.

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http://www.parentalrights.org

In my quiet time this morning I was studying Bible Doctrine for my discipleship class this sunday and was again reminded of God’s gracious work in my life. I have been a Christian since 2001 but I am still amazed each time that I reflect on the truth. Even in my state of sin and disobedience, God choose me and had mercy on me through the Gospel of Jesus. I’m so thankful that salvation did not depend on my goodness or my obedience, but on the grace of God alone.

Ephesians 2:1-10

2:1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body [1] and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. 4 But [2] God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. 

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I definitely agree with the author’s point about the meeting organizer driving the agenda and making sure to review action items at the end of the meeting. Action items should always have a clear owner and be time bound.

 http://www.leadingonedge.com/Articles/Project_Management_Tight_Agenda.htm 

I have followed a system for keeping my life managed for the past year and half called GTD. David Allen is the author of GTD and he gave a talk at Google last October that was recently posted by his company on YouTube. It’s a great introduction to GTD and gives some additional helpful insight for those who have already read his book.

I have used the NetNewsWire RSS feed reader software since I switched to the Macintosh platform. It offers great functionality for managing, reading and archiving RSS news stories. The software also integrates nicely with their online reader which also happens to have a great interface for the iPhone.The company that makes the software has recently announced that all of their products including clients for Macintosh, PC and the online reader are now being made available for free. I would highly recommend that you visit their website and give NetNewsWire a space on your dock for keeping up with your RSS feeds. 

If you own a Macintosh computer the people behind MacHeist are back this year with a great bundle of software including 1Password, CSSEdit, SnapX Pro and Pixelmator worth over $400 for $49. The deal lasts through January 23rd.If you are interested in buying the bundle, please consider sending me an email so I can forward you an invite link that will help me get bonus software.

I have only been using the 1Password software on my Mac for a few days, but I would already highly recommend the application. It is a password management utility that has great integration with your web browsers.They have teamed up with Maczot to offer a 40% discount today.https://agilewebsolutions.com/store?d=ChristmasEveZot2007 

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