“A few days ago I was speaking to a man in prison who was in a most serious situation. He was being accused of something which he said he did not do. Now, many prisoners try to convince people that they are innocent, but this scenario was different and unusual.

Over the years I have always found it to be a most privileged situation to be in – to be allowed into the innermost corners of certain individuals lives. They have to have a degree of trust in you to let you in there in the first place.

I made it very clear when I challenged this man to tell me the truth. I was not involved in the incident in any way whatsoever, but he was telling me a lie there and then, then the next time he came to tell me something no matter how genuine it might be, I would always have that niggling thought that it was all just one big smokescreen and lie.

I have taught this in various classes in school from five year olds upwards. If you tell me a lie today then how will I know to-morrow that you are telling me the truth, when it might very well be the truth?

There are those who think that Chaplains and Pastors will believe whatever is said to them, because they are nice men. We are not called to be nice.

At times, Jesus Christ reacted and responded to particular groups of religious people and it could never be said that He was being nice! He spoke strong challenging tough realistic words on various occasions.

Speaking the truth is vitally important, if we wish to maintain good relationships and keep valued friends.

That is why God has said, “”You shall not give false testimony against your neighbour”".

Being a reliable witness in a court of law is essential, and a witness sticks to the facts and seeks to be accurate regarding what actually happened.

God intends that truth permeates and saturates every part of our lives.

I repeat this because it crucially important and has to be put into practical operation no matter where we are, and no matter what our age. If someone comes up and tells me something, which I later discover to be a pack of lies, then the next time that individual speaks to me, I am wondering if he is telling me the truth, or is this just another tale, and in business such trust, reliability and loyalty is essential.

Almighty God detests lying lips, but He delights in men who are truthful, and some discover that to be true when it is just too late.

That old saying, “”sticks and stones may break my bones; but words can never hurt me”" is just not true.

Words can hurt, inflicting deep painful wounds from which some people take years to recover. It is possible to be healed and recover much more quickly.

Telling the truth involves treating people fairly and graciously. Judgmental half truths and even slight exaggerations can be cruel.

The tongue can ruin reputations, speak lies when under severe pressure, boast to satisfy a man’s ego, talk when silence would be golden, and when reporting matters inaccurately can cause havoc.

God says the tongue can be like a spark setting on fire a great forest.

Lies can cause the guilty to go free or the innocent to suffer.

Lies not only pervert justice but they destroy the integrity of the character speaking maliciously.

Jesus Christ clearly teaches that one day we will be answerable for every careless word we might have uttered.

Sandy Shaw

Sandy Shaw is Pastor of Nairn Christian Fellowship, Chaplain at Inverness Prison, and Nairn Academy, and serves on The Children’s Panel in Scotland, and has travelled extensively over these past years teaching, speaking, in America, Canada, South Africa, Australia, making 12 visits to Israel conducting Tours and Pilgrimages, and most recently in Uganda and Kenya, ministering at Pastors and Leaders Seminars, in the poor areas surrounding Kampala, Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu.

He broadcasts regularly on WSHO radio out of New Orleans, and writes a weekly commentary here entitled “”Word from Scotland”" on various biblical themes, as well as a weekly newspaper column.

His M.A. and B.D. degrees are from The University of Edinburgh, and he continues to run and exercise regularly to maintain a level of physical fitness.

Sandy Shaw

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“Bartering was the mode of trading a long time ago. People would trade their livestock or other goods for other commodities that they need. Today, some people still use the barter method to conduct some sales or business transactions.

In the internet, we still see some barter action although not as much as buying and selling. In fact, several web sites are dedicated solely to the buy and sell or trading business. This is turning out to be a lucrative industry because some person’s junk is another person’s treasure. Some of the old or used items we may have lying around in the house may fetch a good price at the buy and sell sites. This does not necessarily mean that only old or used items are sold in these kinds of websites. Some people also sell services and other unused items for the convenience of buyers. Services cover a broad range of work which can be done using telecommunication or just at the local area. You will be surprised with the variety and type of items and services available at the traders’ sites.

Other forms of trading may also include swapping of items. These items may be entirely different from each other or similar. The quality and quantity of the items will de the determining factor of the swap. Some people also add cash to the swap or exchange to meet the requirements of some swappers. This still depends entirely on each party just how much they will add or demand from each other. Just like in real life, selling and buying sometimes need a personal aspect especially when there is trust involved. A person will trust a well-known store for the quality and data accuracy of the item being sold. If the store has a dubious reputation or an unknown reputation, we will hesitate to do business with it, in spite of the lesser price. Most people opt for the more trustworthy or better known store than other lesser known stores.

Online, we tend to check out the sellers who are recommended by other buyers and other companies than the ones who are not recommended. Recommendations help sellers gain the trust of the buyers. Most sellers also hold true to their trustworthiness because satisfied buyers are more likely to recommend them to others and to do repeat business with them. Some websites encourage interaction among sellers and buyers to minimize disappointment in the sales or transactions. It is probable that the more you get to know the buyer or seller you will the gist of his personality and know if he should be trusted or not. It is also a good thing to review the buyer’s profile and the product being sold so that you may be aware of all the little things which may not be included in the description.

Some sellers only post the major details refraining from adding too much information. To be able to chat or IM the sellers for more info or photos of the item in question would be very advantageous.

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“We think in generalities but we live in details, I wonder how that phrase of word applied. It has been a long time I been seeing myself as an observers in most of the things that interest me, no doubt and with no exemption the business it self. And to put bias out the play and to genuinely consider my self as an observers, one must set aside him self out from the system. Likewise the capacity of one being to separate body and soul and to take distance proximities, that is not to close or neither too far.

In my view there are requirements that business leaders are with them, in their unconscious level, which is, perceive directly or indirectly in such manner.

Seeing business perspective not too close neither too far, as well of being in the right place at the right time. As I earlier spoken, that we think in generalities but we live in details and between stimulus and response, we chooses our responses. It is a shared commonality that every leader’s are equipped with, to navigate blind in the midst of adversities.

Where is the Phantom?

Is he’s hiding somewhere or;
Or yet, to be born or to be reborn

Sometimes we seen our self’s as superior with the absence of comparison and when it comes to the acid test of leadership, one must look back to see who are his followers. We could directly or indirectly tell in close proximities, by which is which from leader to followers. The phantom may be there but no one can tell. May be its premature to unmask the business phantom as so to speak maybe his not yet been born.

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