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The Rabbi Story

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Years ago I was invited to a breakfast at the White House in the United States. I was there with a few other religious leaders. This was back when President Clinton was in office. At one point, Mr. Clinton leaned over to me and quite out of the blue, asked me, “Luis, if someone were to ask you – how late can you repent and God still forgive you? What would you say?” I told him one of my favorite stories.

I said, “A rabbi was teaching a group of Hebrew students and said to his class, ‘Everybody should repent the day before they die.’ The students said, ‘Rabbi, we don’t know when we’re going to die, so how do we know when to repent?’ The Rabbi said, ‘Therefore, repent today.'” After I told this to Mr. Clinton, he was quiet for a moment and then said, “Compelling story… compelling story.”

The book of Acts in the Bible says, “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.” I’ve found this Rabbi story to be a great tool to gently nudge people toward God. When you and I are faithful to share the Good News, the Holy Spirit will always do what He has promised to do. Read it all up in John chapter 16.

Words with Power

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I have a very successful friend named George, who used to be a pretty nasty character. He enjoyed making people uncomfortable. Once he was on a plane trip and a college woman was sitting next to him. Just for the fun of it, George opened up a Playboy magazine right in front of her. She noticed, and then opened up her Bible.

After a few minuets she turned to him on that airplane and said, “Sir, can I ask you a question?” He said, “Sure.” She asked him: “do you know where you’re going when you die?” He said, “I hope I’m going to heaven.” The girl replied, “Hope? Don’t you want to know for sure?” He said yes. So she shared the Good News with him.

He didn’t make a commitment then and there on the plane. But, two years later he was driving on a highway in Pennsylvania on a long road trip. He suddenly felt a conviction for his sin. He remembered what the girl shared with him on the plane. So, right then and there, he made a commitment to the Lord. He changed, I know George! That college woman will probably never know, until she gets to heaven, what an impact her words of truth had on that man.

As Paul writes in 1 Thessalonians, “Our gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit, and with deep conviction.” Remember to keep sowing seeds. It’s our job to be obedient in sharing our faith. The Holy Spirit does the rest.

Get to Know Your Neighbors

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I know a young man whose parents almost divorced when he was 3 years old. Though this couple had grown up in church, neither of them had a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Their marriage was on the rocks and they said that they had “irreconcilable differences.”

But, they had a neighbor who was a true follower of Jesus. That neighbor started to talk with this couple and get to know them. Pretty soon the neighbor clearly shared the Good News with them. The couple knew that they needed God to save their marriage, so they both made the decision to receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.

Twenty-six years later they are happily married and are stronger than ever in their faith. And those neighbors are still some of this couple’s closest friends.

The Bible’s book of Titus says, “At his appointed season he brought his word to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.”

You never know what your neighbors are going through. They may seem okay on the outside, but inside they could be falling apart. Be bold in getting to know them. You never know when God will bring His truth to them through the message he’s entrusted to you. Wouldn’t that be exciting?!?

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Tip for Today

Is your computer safe and secure?

The programs we’re using are getting more complex while software update cycles are getting shorter. Add the fact that we’re increasingly depending on computers connected to the Internet to this mix and what you have is a recipe for computer bugs and security holes. The good news is that these same factors can also be the best way to handle computer and the Internet related security issues and bugs. But only if you take the necessary steps to stay informed.

Things you can do to safeguard your computer

  • STAY ALERT! Sounds simple? But do you really know if you have the latest patch for your browser, the software you use everyday or even the operating system that you run all your programs on? Don’t expect to hear about security issues and other software bugs in the traditional media such as the TV and news papers. Even if you subscribe to a technical journal, you may not get the news in time.
    • Use email notification services : Subscribe to email notification services related to the software you use. Don’t forget to include your operating system, web browser and any other software that will connect to the Internet in this list. Almost all of these notification services are free and subscription information is usually found on the software publisher’s web site or the software registration card.
    • Periodically check related web sites : If an email notification service is not available, add a task to your calendar to check your software publishers’ web sites at least every month, if not every week. You may have to search their news archives to find any security bulletins.
    • Search newsgroups : Some software publishers may not provide timely information about their software glitches openly. In such instances, newsgroups dedicated to open discussions may help you to find related messages posted by other users. Be aware that the quality and the credibility of information gathered from newsgroups maybe lower than information retrieved using above two methods. Searching, rather than browsing messages one by one, is recommended when it comes to newsgroup postings. For example, search for:
      “product name” AND bug OR fix
  • TAKE ACTION Once you become aware of a bug or a security issue, carefully read the documentation for it and take the recommended action. For example, if applying a software patch is recommended by the software publisher, do so as soon as possible. Don’t delay taking action until the end of the month. Some software patches must be applied in a particular order. Applying fixes as they become available could make it easier to keep this order.
  • KEEP DEFECTIVE SOFTWARE OUT OF REACH After applying patches to your current software installation, be sure to remove defective software from circulation and to document the actions you took for future reference. For example, if you receive a replacement CD or a floppy with a fix, remove obsolete disks from the circulation to avoid future confusions. If the fix was provided in a form of a patch (if you still need the original installation disks in case you have to reinstall the software), be sure to make a note of the patches you applied for future reference. You may want to keep a separate notepad for this purpose or simply label or mark the disks as a reminder to yourself.

If you’re responsible for maintaining more than just your personal computer, administrating a network for example, you should take extra steps such as examining server log files, renewing passwords and evaluating the effectiveness of your organization’s security measures. Following is a list of resources useful to all Windows users and to most other Internet users to stay up-to-date with security and other computer software defects related news:

 

 

  • Deja News

    Online tool for searching, reading and posting Usenet newsgroups.

  • Microsoft Security Advisor Program

    Security, Microsoft Security Advisor, Internet Security, NT Security. News, advisories, how to improve security.

  • Windows Update

    Get Windows 98, NT 5 and other software updates online.

  • Internet Explorer Security Area

    The place to get Internet Explorer related security updates.

  • Microsoft Security Notification Service

    The Microsoft Security Notification Service is a free e-mail notification service that Microsoft uses to send information to subscribers about the security of Microsoft products.

  • CERT* Coordination Center

    The CERT* Coordination Center studies Internet security vulnerabilities, provides incident response services to sites that have been the victims of attack, publishes a variety of security alerts, researches security and survivability in wide-area-networked computing, and develops information to help you improve security at your site.

  • NTBugtraq Home Page

    NTBugtraq is a mailing list for the discussion of security exploits and security bugs in Windows NT and its related applications.

  • World Wide Web Security FAQ

    W3C’s World Wide Web Security FAQ for webmasters.

  • Netscape Security Solutions

    Security issues related to Netscape products.

  • Windows NT fixes FTP directory
  • Computer Incident Advisory Capability

    CIAC provides on-call technical assistance and information to Department of Energy (DOE) sites faced with computer security incidents. The other services CIAC provides are: awareness, training, and education; trend, threat, vulnerability data collection and analysis; and technology watch.

  • Computer Security Technology Center, The

    Located at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, provides solutions to U.S. Government agencies facing today’s security challenges in information technology.

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