Pastoral Resources

Would you call the farmer faithful who didn't care enough to cultivate, weed, and spray his fields after the seed was planted? He should change his methods if he's not getting an adequate yield of produce The purpose of farming is to raise a good crop, and the purpose of stewardship is to multiply the investment entrusted to a manager by his employer Christian stewardship entails the responsibility of investing whatever time, talents, and possessions God has given us to yield the best returns to Him.

Before you send out your next resume’, weed out the goofs, cautions recruiting executive Robert Half, who has been collecting examples of “resumania” for years. Some of his favorites:

1. “Please call after 5:30 p.m. because I am self-employed and my employer does not know I am looking for another job.”

2. “I am very conscientions and accurite.”

3. “I am also a notary republic.”

4. “The firm currently employs 20 odd people.”

5. “My consideration will be given to relocation anywhere in the English-speaking world and/or Washington, D.C.”

6. Under physical disablilties: “Minor allergies to house cats and Mongolian sheep.”

7. And reasons given for leaving the last job: “The company made me a scapegoat—just like my previous three employers did.”

Would you call the farmer faithful who didn't care enough to cultivate, weed, and spray his fields after the seed was planted? He should change his methods if he's not getting an adequate yield of produce. The purpose of farming is to raise a good crop, and the purpose of stewardship is to multiply the investment entrusted to a manager by his employer. Christian stewardship entails the responsibility of investing whatever time, talents, and possessions God has given us to yield the best returns to Him.

It’s like a World Series of weeds, a Hula Bowl of herbicides, with agriculture students from U.S. and Canadian universities competing to identify problems in farm fields. This year, Iowa State took top honors in the Collegiate Weed Science Contest, which tests students’ abilities to identify weeds and the right chemical to kill them and diagnose herbicide failure. “They need to be able to recognize weeds when they are tiny,” said James Worthington of Western Kentucky University, president of the North Central Weed Science Society. “When they get big enough that anybody can recognize them, it’s too late to do anything about them.”