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Monday, July 25, 2005

A Few Things to Chew On

Here are some things I have been wondering about lately:

 

1.      Why don’t we question our doubts as much as we question our faith?

 

2.      Why do we insist on trying to make this journey alone?

 

3.      Why can’t we allow the good stuff impact our life as much as we allow the bad?

 

4.      Why do we insist on complicating our lives?

 

5.      Why are we so ashamed about speaking about our faith?

 

6.      Why is it so hard to forgive those who have hurt us?

posted by Larry @ 3:44 PM  

Saturday, July 09, 2005

Most Doctors in U.S. Believe in God

A recent survey of 1,044 U.S. doctors found that 76 percent believe in God, 59 percent believe in some sort of afterlife, and 55 percent said their religious beliefs influence how they practice medicine. The study, which is based on answers to questionnaires mailed in 2003, will appear in the July 2005 issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine. A previous survey showed that 83 percent of the general population believes in God.

The research also revealed that 90 percent of doctors attend religious services at least once a month compared with 81 percent of their patients. In addition, the study showed that the religious beliefs of doctors are more diverse than the general population. For example, 14 percent are Jewish vs. two percent of nondoctors; five percent are Hindu vs. one percent of nondoctors, and three percent are Muslim vs. less than one percent of nondoctors. Only 60 percent of the physicians who responded to the survey described themselves as Protestant or Catholic, compared to 80 percent of patients who describe themselves that way.

Source: The Pastor’s Weekly Briefing, July 8, 2005

posted by Larry @ 5:26 PM  

Monday, July 04, 2005

Think You've Had a Bad Day?

A Taiwan stock trader mistakenly bought $251 million worth of shares with a misstroke of her computer keyboard, meaning her company is looking at a paper loss of more than $12 million and she is looking for a new job.

The trader with Fubon Securities miskeyed in a small order from Merrill Lynch on Monday, creating confusion when many small companies inexplicably surged past the 7 percent trading limit.

"Something like this is difficult to explain to superiors," a Fubon executive said Tuesday

Fubon said that the trader was unfamiliar with new computer systems and will be fired. The company will also examine its procedures of placing orders, it said.

"There is a paper loss of more than $400 million (in Taiwan dollars)," the executive said.

"However, with a good outlook for stocks in the second half, there are no plans to sell the shares in the near term."

posted by Larry @ 8:49 PM  

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