Tax Reflections 2026 for 2025 Returns & TAX Plans

Various articles to read and reflect on

https://www.advisor.ca/tax/tax-strategies/advisor-to-client-tax-season-can-bring-some-respite-to-parents-with-credits-deductions/

Child Care Expenses  , claimed by lower income, up to 8000 per child

Child Care Benefits CCB , some refer to Child Tax Benefit

Tuition Transfers

Rent expenses 

Nanny's, Camps , but not special lessions

expansion of its existing GST credit program, boosting the rebate by 25 per cent for the next five years. The program applies to families with low and modest incomes to help offset the GST/HST that they pay.

We have a couple of these party coolers for demo days. Add ice, top with KiKi Kicks  , so interested parties can Grab A Cold KiKi Today ! 

prepping for the farm show that is coming up soon in March

KiKi Kitty was our original NEWC Mascot, today it is Trigger has graduated into the role, already he is asking about the corporate health plan and the meal allowance. Thank the Lord he will not need to go to the spa clinic, that can get pricey, I could see it being a bit neutral , saves us setting up an adoption clinic like we had to do with KiKi Kitty 🐈‍⬛ 

https://admiredleadership.substack.com/p/persuasion-and-skin-in-the-game

Persuasion and Skin in the Game

"Advocates for just about anything are more convincing when they can prove they have “skin in the game.” And the skin that matters most is shared experience.

When someone lives within the same constraints, accepts the same tradeoffs, and faces the same risks, their message carries a different weight. It no longer feels self-interested. It feels tested.

The best advocates follow their own advice, use their own products and services, and operate under the same conditions as the people they want to persuade. They know words alone can inform, but shared experience convinces.

Take a hard look at what you, your team, or your organization sells, promotes, and advocates for. Does everyone in the organization eat their own cooking? If not, it’s time to fix that.

Taking your own advice and using your own services and products transforms claims into commitments.

When an advocate visibly practices what they preach, it lowers resistance and strengthens credibility. It says they stand behind their advocacy with their own choices and actions.

There is nothing more persuasive and convincing.

Ultimately, having skin in the game is about shared consequences, too. Whether through time, money, reputation, or shared experience, if things go poorly, the person advocating feels the pain as well.

Everyone knows that words are inexpensive and engagement is costly.

That’s why the best organizations in the world insist that every leader, team member, and advocate live by their own rules and swallow their own medicine.

Matching deeds to declarations lays the groundwork for persuasion. Without living the proof, advocacy is just another sales job.

AI quick snap shot

• Shared Experience: When advocates share in the same constraints and risks, their message carries more weight and credibility. This shared experience is crucial in building trust and credibility. 

   

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• Accountability: Having skin in the game means that advocates are personally responsible for the outcomes they advocate for. This accountability can lead to more genuine and persuasive advocacy. 

   

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• Practical Use: In various contexts, such as business, politics, and everyday choices, showing that you have skin in the game reflects genuine trust, alignment, and accountability. This principle can transform how people trust and align with you. 

   

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• Origins and Usage: The phrase has deep roots in finance and investments, where it signifies that you trust a venture more if the person advising it has their own money involved. It has also been adopted in pop culture and everyday language, emphasizing the importance of personal investment in decisions and outcomes. 

   

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  In summary, "skin in the game" is a timeless principle that can significantly enhance persuasion and trust in various contexts. It is a reminder that personal involvement and accountability are key to effective advocacy and leadership.

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" Looking for a deep dive in tax land, Kim Moody is the go to , get on board, subscribe, but I must warn you, you may end up paying less tax, if you're really good, you may get to pay more tax, and become a happier tax payer, the mission is to keep more of the growing middle. I was going to say happy tax payer, happier is a more honest approach to tax. Anyway, this post is about getting on board, embracing, to sum a boring topic, tax is not boring. It is a wealth distribution system, designed to build a better society. Now Don’t let Kim's last name get in the way, I knew a moody Kim once, I highly recommend this Mr Moody, if you're interested in hearing his message on tax, I have lead the way to do this easily, so in the meantime ( yes she was mean sometimes), let's all agree that the price we pay for the goose who lays the golden eggs, and yes, Kim and I think the goose eats to much, however, as my mentor would say, let's not let one appetite accuse another, at times we all eat too much. Cheers 🥂 TLR

For those snow birds, 🦢 my pic shows me down under it's an upside down world you know :) 

This one , I am on the equator

A good reminder on the calendar today, Aristotle noted that " Wealth consists more in enjoyment than in possession." 

So true, valued insight into one of the drivers in our lives. It's what we focus on, building wealth for others, and helping those that have built to protect, grow, distribute, provide an income, so that they can enjoy this possession for the rest of their lives, and perhaps a legacy for future generations.

Todays devotion , a reminder it's not just about the money, it's the legacy and the ability to enjoy life, priorities, privileges, making decisions, being better, being happy, regardless of how you may feel, keep going. Move with purpose. TLR

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Heart Breaking Reflections of a Friend

Commentary on the Epstein Files I'm guessing, very reflective, saving here for future review, deep and heart breaking

Johanna Freer  - 
8h

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I try to stay in the place of neutrality with intention to hear both sides. Sometimes neutrality wont cut it. I Read this today, and was deeply convicted. This is an American speaking, being Canadian doesn't change the essence of what has been written.
I didn't repost directly from the person, because its not something that anyone should get more likes or make money from.
What is our world coming to?

Something is being asked of the Church right now that we don't have a category for. I want to try to name it.
Most people haven't read the files. We have opinions about things we haven't seen with our own eyes. Most people won't read them. The documents are massive, the details are nauseating, and honestly, your brain—quite mercifully—would rather not go there.
So I went there for you. Not to report what I found—some things aren't mine to name, and some things aren't appropriate to share—but to sit with it long enough to ask what it requires of us.

I've read hundreds of pages, watched more interviews than I can count, and sat with this for a long time before writing a single word. The emotionally charged nature of it all makes it dangerously easy to say something reckless. But I've also learned that silence, when children are the victims, is its own kind of recklessness.

So here's what I need to say, and I need you to stay with me.
This is not a partisan issue. There are perpetrators on both sides of the aisle, among the politically powerful and the culturally elite, people whose names have been defended by some and demonized by others. The exploitation didn't follow party lines. The cover-ups didn't either. And if we're honest—painfully, gut-wrenchingly honest—the reason this network flourished for as long as it did is because powerful people on *every* side had something to lose by exposing it.
And that should shake us to our core. Not because of what it reveals about them, but because of what it reveals about us.
Here's the thing nobody wants to talk about:
We have built an American Christianity that is exquisitely skilled at straining gnats and swallowing camels. Jesus said that. Not me. He looked at the most religiously committed people of His day and said, "You hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness" (Matthew 23:23, NIV).
We will go to war over worship styles and Bible translations. We will split churches over carpet colors and song selection. But when it comes to the systematic exploitation of children by the most powerful people in our society?

Crickets.
Or worse: an algorithm-curated silence that lets us pretend we never saw it.
These were children. Some of them younger than your kids, your grandkids, your students. They had names before they became files. And the gospel that announces Jesus as King is the same gospel that declares their lives sacred, their suffering seen, and their abusers accountable before a throne that no election can touch.

And I get it. I understand why we go quiet. Because this isn't just overwhelming. It's disorienting. When the faces attached to these crimes include people we voted for, donated to, watched on television, or held up as examples of success, something inside of us breaks. We don't just lose trust in a person. We lose trust in our own judgment. And rather than sit in that grief, we do what empire has always trained us to do.
We pick a side. We point fingers. And we move on.

The sheer volume of names, the widespread nature of the corruption, the wealth and influence involved… it's designed to overwhelm you into inaction. Your brain will crash before it can even begin to name what you're feeling. And in that numbness, the Overton window closes in. Your feed refreshes. A new outrage cycle begins. And the victims? They disappear again.

But the gospel won't let us look away.

There's a moment in Matthew 20 that has haunted me throughout this whole ordeal. The mother of James and John approaches Jesus and asks Him to seat her sons at His right and left hand when His Kingdom comes. It's a power grab. A request for proximity, influence, status.
Jesus looks at them and says something devastating: "You don't know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?" (Matthew 20:22, NIV).
The cup. In Scripture, the cup is never filled with applause. It's filled with suffering, with grief, with the weight of a broken world pressing down on you until you think you'll collapse beneath it. And Jesus is asking: “Can you hold this?”
These files are a cup. Not the cup of salvation. A cup of reckoning. And I believe Jesus is pressing it into the hands of His Church right now, asking us the same question He asked James and John.

Can you drink this?

Can you look at the names without rushing to defend your guy? Can you grieve for victims you've never met and never will? Can you resist the urge to turn this into ammunition for your political tribe? Can you hold the horrifying tension that people you trusted—people on *your* side—may have participated in unspeakable evil? That they have forfeited any right to power, platform, or public trust?
Can you sit in that without running away?

Because here's the part of the story we always forget. James and John said yes. "We can," they told Him. They had no idea what they were agreeing to. But they said yes.

And later, Matthew reveals who actually ends up at Jesus' right and left. Not kings. Not cabinet members. Not political allies. "Two rebels were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left" (Matthew 27:38, NIV).

The seats of honor in the Kingdom weren't thrones. They were crosses.
This post is not about the files. Not really.
The files are a symptom. They are the inevitable fruit of a world that runs on power, secrecy, and self-preservation. Empire always produces this. Always. It concentrates power at the top, shields the powerful from accountability, and sacrifices the vulnerable to protect the machine. There is no number of bodies too great that empire won't bury to protect itself.
And the Church is supposed to be the alternative.

We are supposed to be the people who protect the powerless, who refuse to look away, who speak for those who cannot speak for themselves. "Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy" (Proverbs 31:8–9, NIV).

But somewhere along the way, we traded our prophetic voice for a seat at the empire's table. We fused the cross with the flag so seamlessly that we can no longer tell where our faith ends and our politics begin. And when the empire's sins are exposed, we don't know how to respond because we've been chaplains to the very system that enabled the harm.

This is not a Left or Right problem. This is an allegiance problem.

When most of us say "justice," we mean vengeance. We mean we want them to suffer the way they made others suffer. And I won't pretend there's no part of me that understands that impulse. But the Kingdom doesn't offer us vengeance and call it justice. It offers us something harder and, I think, more devastating to the powerful: accountability that cannot be bought, appealed, or escaped. Not retribution. A reckoning that no news cycle can close.
"He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God" (Micah 6:8, NIV).

You cannot pledge allegiance to a political party and claim undivided loyalty to King Jesus. The moment your loyalty to a party makes you hesitate to condemn the exploitation of children at the hands of your tribe, your allegiance has been hijacked. And the gospel demands you get it back.
What does it look like to demand that accountability without becoming the thing we're angry at?

Rulers come and go. Parties rise and fall. Empires crumble. But Jesus reigns. Not by vote, not by force, not by cultural influence, but by virtue of who He is: the crucified and risen King who conquered death not with weapons, but with wounds.

His Kingdom doesn't start in Congress. It doesn't start with an election. It doesn't start with outrage or advocacy or even justice.

It starts at the cross.

Where power is surrendered, where the condemned are embraced, and where the empire's logic is finally, permanently shattered.

You don't have to fix this.

You have to refuse to look away.

In a world drunk on power, that refusal might be the most dangerous thing you'll ever do.

He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.

Today is the end of our 20 day fast , that went by fast 

I am a little bit slimmer 

I am ..... better 

Pastors Message begins here, Slowing Down, After the Fast , What Is Next ? Now What ?

https://www.youtube.com/live/WdS5GjQS2Gs?si=liNgn30nDuUZkZhE&t=3659

HOPE & HEALING

Recovery, Renewal, Restoration

<p>OVERVIEW<br>Hope and Healing is a faith-based<br>recovery group, working through life's<br>hurts, habits and hang-up's. We've all<br>been hurt by other people, we've hurt<br>ourselves and we've hurt others. As a<br>result every single one of us ends up<br>with a hurt, habit or hang-up. Using<br>Beatitudes of Jesus as a foundation,<br>there are eight choices that promise<br>true happiness and transformation.<br>Through making each of these<br>choices, we find God's pathway to<br>wholeness and health and a life filled<br>with Hope and Healing.</p>

T<p>HE ROAD TO<br>RECOVERY<br>8 principles based on the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-10)<br>1) Realize 1 am not God. I admit that I am powerless<br>to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and<br>that my life is unmanageable.<br>Happy are those who know they are spiritually<br>poor." Matthew 5:3<br>2.) Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to<br>Him in that He has the Power to help me recover.<br>"Happy are those who mourn, for they shall be<br>comforted. Matthew 5:4<br>3.) Consciously choose to commit all my life and<br>will to Christ's care and control.<br>"Happy are the meek. Matthew 5.5<br>4) Openly examine and confess my faults to myself.<br>to God, and to someone 1 trust.<br>"Happy are the pure in heart." Matthew 5.8<br>5) Voluntarily submit to every change God wants to<br>make in my life and humbly ask Him to remove my<br>character defects.<br>"Happy are those who desire is to do what God<br>Requires." Matthew 5:6<br>6.) Evaluate all my relationships. Offer forgiveness to<br>those who have hurt me and make amends for<br>harm I have done to others, except when to do so<br>would harm them or others.<br>"Happy are the merciful.Happy are the<br>peacemakers.* Matthew 5:7,9<br>7) Reserve a daily time with God for self<br>examination. Bible reading, and prayer in order to<br>know God and His way for my life to gain the power<br>to follow His will.<br>8.) Yield myself to God to be used to bring this<br>Good News to others, both by example and by my<br>words.<br>"Happy are those who are persecuted because they<br>do what God requires. * Matthew 5.10</p>

<p>HE ROAD TO<br>RECOVERY<br>8 principles based on the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-10)<br>1) Realize 1 am not God. I admit that I am powerless<br>to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and<br>that my life is unmanageable.<br>Happy are those who know they are spiritually<br>poor." Matthew 5:3<br>2.) Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to<br>Him in that He has the Power to help me recover.<br>"Happy are those who mourn, for they shall be<br>comforted. Matthew 5:4<br>3.) Consciously choose to commit all my life and<br>will to Christ's care and control.<br>"Happy are the meek. Matthew 5.5<br>4) Openly examine and confess my faults to myself.<br>to God, and to someone 1 trust.<br>"Happy are the pure in heart." Matthew 5.8<br>5) Voluntarily submit to every change God wants to<br>make in my life and humbly ask Him to remove my<br>character defects.<br>"Happy are those who desire is to do what God<br>Requires." Matthew 5:6<br>6.) Evaluate all my relationships. Offer forgiveness to<br>those who have hurt me and make amends for<br>harm I have done to others, except when to do so<br>would harm them or others.<br>"Happy are the merciful.Happy are the<br>peacemakers.* Matthew 5:7,9<br>7) Reserve a daily time with God for self<br>examination. Bible reading, and prayer in order to<br>know God and His way for my life to gain the power<br>to follow His will.<br>8.) Yield myself to God to be used to bring this<br>Good News to others, both by example and by my<br>words.<br>"Happy are those who are persecuted because they<br>do what God requires. * Matthew 5.10</p>

<p>"A safe place to find<br>Hope and Freedom"</p>

"Integrating faith into the marketplace transforms daily work from a mere job into a ministry, focusing on stewardship, integrity, and service rather than just profit. "Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies." "When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance." "Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe." "We are twice armed if we fight with faith."

I was reading a wonderful post on pain this evening on one of my marketplace site and I hesitated to share, then I realized that I should and though I do not need to support or justify sharing , I thought it would be good to see what others have said about the matter in some great quote. I pieced together my opening words above. It is about stewardship and our faith is important in all things, so I am reminded that we need to be able to say Well Done with God in mind in the marketplace so that others may become our brothers and sisters and those that are already be encouraged to do so in their fields. - TLR

https://followerofone.org/the-goal-of-marketplace-ministry-acts-2618/

"Your job becomes your pulpit, your performance becomes your platform, and the marketplace becomes your parish." ~ Bill Winston

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Winston

#NEWcoffee "It's like drinking desert" TLR, Chief Weekend Warrior, Founder, Natures Energy Water Corporation #SimplyRefreshing #BeTheAdventure
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Maybe I had a problem, came across a bulk butter tart package.

Fasting Butter Tarts this month. 

more to follow ...

Squirrel 

Antiquer finds century-old Coca-Cola bottle—then discovers its worth

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/antiquer-finds-century-old-coca-cola-bottle-then-discovers-its-worth/ar-AA1F2xtK?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=699229db46454365a1606389e1d78c60&ei=14

An antiques collector made an extraordinary discovery when he came across a sealed Coca-Cola bottle believed to date back to the early 1900s.

At the time, he couldn't afford the $100 price tag, so instead, he took a photograph and moved on.

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Reminds me that these coca cola bottles were bottled in the communities vs being shipped across the country. It looks like they made the bottles as well, thus the various glass works in these smaller communities. Interesting observation, I have thought the NEW should have it's own glass bottle company vs buying them in from China or Spain.

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If we could just figure out how to freeze the bottles without them busting, that would be a benefit indeed. 

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Well Done Go Deeper in your prayer live. Pray without seeking. Message from Lisa Nova from Australia 

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Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7

Prayer Changes Everything

Because it releases God’s wisdom into your circumstances.

We often treat prayer like a last resort.

Something we reach for when we’ve exhausted our strength, our ideas, and our control.

But prayer was never meant to be our backup plan.

It’s the doorway to divine wisdom, peace, and power.

“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” James 1:5

Prayer invites God into the center of our reality.

It’s how we surrender our limited understanding and receive His infinite wisdom.

And when God’s wisdom enters a situation, everything changes.

Why Does Prayer Matter?

Because when you pray, you are:

• Seeking God's will above your own.
• Aligning your heart with Heaven’s perspective.
• Opening your life to His counsel, correction, and comfort.

“In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” Proverbs 3:6

You may not see the answer immediately.

The situation may still look the same.

But prayer begins a shift not just around you, but within you.

It renews your mind, calms your heart and unlocks wisdom.

And it reminds you that you are not alone.

When You Don’t Know What to Do…

Sometimes we don’t need more information, we need revelation. True, right??

God’s wisdom is holy instruction.

It leads to peace when the world says panic.
Says, “wait,” when the flesh says, “act.”
Gives strength when you want to give up.

So pray.

Pray like it matters because it does.
Pray like God is listening, because He is.
And pray knowing this: you never leave prayer the same.

Prayer
Lord, I confess that I often run to solutions before I run to You. But today, I pause and pray.
I ask for Your wisdom to lead me, correct me, and strengthen me. Guide my decisions. Calm my anxious thoughts. Replace confusion with clarity. Your ways are higher than mine, and I trust You. In Jesus’ name, AMEN.

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Well Done Begins with Well Started

Day 9 Chapters covered today, Highlights

Proverbs 9 ...

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser:

teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom:

and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

For by me thy days shall be multiplied,

and the years of thy life shall be increased.

If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself:

but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

Ecclesiastic 9...

For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion. For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.

Song of Solomon 2...

I am the rose of Sharon,

and the lily of the valleys.

As the lily among thorns,

so is my love among the daughters.

Take us the foxes,

the little foxes, that spoil the vines:

for our vines have tender grapes.

Psalms 9...

I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart;

I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.

I will be glad and rejoice in thee:

I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.

John 9...

I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

Genesis 9...

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered. Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things. But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.

Keep Giving Him Your Best

Colossians 3:23-24 (NIV®)

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward.

We expect a quick return on our investments. We go online to see if the money we have invested has increased in value that day. We do something nice and expect the recipients to express their gratitude. We make an investment in God’s Kingdom and expect to see immediate results. But the rewards we receive from God are not like that. He expects us to give Him our best every day, and He will give us His best in return. But our reward will not always come in the moment—or even in that day, month, or year. We need to approach our spiritual service thinking, I’m going to give You my best today, Lord. And if I don’t see a return on this until eternity, I’ll still keep giving You my best. So, let’s stop checking our spiritual mailboxes to see if a reward is there. God delights in blessing His people, and He will reward us in His own time—whether that’s today or in eternity.

THINK ABOUT IT

Whatever the Lord values, He wants to bring that into your life. So, are you giving your best to Him? Are you “all in” or looking for the minimal daily requirement?

PRAYER

Heavenly Father, forgive me for when I have not given my best to You. You are worthy of all glory, honor, and praise. You have showered my life with blessings and watched over me with grace. I will give You the honor You deserve and bring You my best, rejoicing in Your great provision for me. Holy Spirit, grant me an awareness of God’s love so I might serve Him without reservation. In Jesus' name, amen.

Blessings,

Pastor Allen Jackson

https://www.faithfi.com/faithfi/how-counterfeit-verses-distort-stewardship-with-taylor-standridge-8654

Studying the Real Thing: A Lesson from Counterfeit Currency

Taylor uses a powerful illustration from the film Catch Me If You Can. Frank Abagnale Jr. succeeds as a forger not by inventing fake money from scratch, but by studying the real thing in obsessive detail—down to the ink, paper, and watermarks.

Ironically, that expertise later makes him invaluable to the FBI.

Banks don’t train tellers by showing them every possible fake. They train them by handing them genuine currency until authenticity becomes instinctive.

The same is true of Scripture. Discernment doesn’t come from memorizing every error—it comes from knowing God’s Word so deeply that when something sounds “almost right,” you can feel that it isn’t.

Catch me if you can is a show  I watched, fantastic show and interesting man, listened to some of his training, a great speaker. Jim Rohn, mentoring advise connects with this, we need to study the evil side. 

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Jim Rohn’s primary quote regarding the "evil side" emphasizes accepting that some people will inevitably choose that path, advising leaders to focus on identifying them rather than questioning why. It highlights thatevil/negativity is a normal part of life that requires active, conscious resistance. 

Key Quotes on the "Evil Side" & Negativity:

• "Leaders must understand that some people will inevitably sell out to the evil side. Don't waste your time wondering why; spend your time discovering who." — QuoteFancy
• "If good does not arouse itself and become active, guess what moves in, evil." — Scribd
• "It seems like opposites are in conflict and we are in the middle. Evil on one side, good on the other side; Illness on one side, good health on the other side; Darkness on one side, light on the other side and they are in conflict." — wisdom.ge 

Rohn described evil or negative people as those who attempt to diminish accomplishments, mask malice as advice, and act as "weeds" that can ruin a metaphorical garden if not managed. 

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“Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.” (Psalm 119:169)

The closing 22nd stanza of Psalm 119 repeats many of the themes of the previous 21 and summarizes this epic to the majesty of the Word of God.

Seven passages contain prayer for “understanding,” which depends on the gracious ministry of the Holy Spirit in our hearts and minds (John 14:26). Our finite minds cannot understand God’s eternal truths apart from revelation and the “mind of Christ” granted at salvation (1 Corinthians 2:16).

Thirteen passages use “according to thy word.” Nothing that we can do pleases God more than our efforts to “magnify” His Word in our lives and ministries (Psalm 138:2). Every sentient creature will be judged by what is “written in the books, according to their works” (Revelation 20:12).

Eight stanzas include the prayer to have God teach. Again, apart from the Holy Spirit in our “new creature” we would be empty of both understanding and wisdom (2 Corinthians 5:17). Through reading and meditating on God’s Word after salvation, we grow effective and gain maturity.

The writer also promised in eight stanzas to not forget. Our minds need to become stabilized with memorized Scripture and our hearts ready and sanctified with the stored Word of God so that we can “give an answer” both to those who ask us (1 Peter 3:15) and when we need guidance for our own life decisions (Colossians 1:10).

The psalm ends with a prayer for all: “Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight. Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me. I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments” (Psalm 119:173–176). HMM III

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Some great reflections from our Certified Kingdom Advisors resources 

https://www.faithfi.com/faithfi/how-to-choose-a-trustworthy-tax-preparer-this-season-8650

https://www.faithfi.com/faithfi/money-in-marriage-its-a-matter-of-value-with-shaunti-feldhahn-8652

* Think Like an Owner—Become One
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The individual who approaches their work with the care, discipline, and pride of ownership sets themselves apart. When you treat your role as if the business were your own, you develop the judgment, initiative, and responsibility that ownership demands. In time, that mindset often leads to greater opportunity—sometimes ownership of the very enterprise you serve, or an even better one.

Organizations that encourage employee ownership understand this principle well. When people have a stake in the outcome, they become more loyal, more innovative, and more attentive to costs and customers alike. But even when formal ownership programs are unavailable, the principle remains unchanged. Conduct yourself as an owner today—think long-term, act responsibly, and serve with intention—and sooner or later, opportunity will recognize you as one. Ownership begins in the mind before it ever appears on paper.


** “You become what you think about most of the time.”
—Napoleon Hill
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Suggested Reading:

Think and Grow Rich, 

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613-345-0016 Office

www.TimothyRoss.ca

A wonderful reflection from a fellow Certified Kingdom Advisor ® (CKA®)

Why Being a Certified Kingdom Advisor Matters – Lorne Robinson's Blog

https://word4now.com/2026/02/09/why-being-a-certified-kingdom-advisor-matters/

Based on his 2024 social media and conference messages, here are several quotes and key messages from Louie Giglio:

• On Trusting God: "Storms come. Either Jesus calms them. Or more likely, from my experience, He keeps us (grows us, strengthens us, refines us, refocuses us, disciplines us, awakens us) through them... Jesus brings us through. Even if the storm lasts a lifetime. On heaven's shore, it will pass." (June 11, 2024 - Instagram)
• On Overcoming Trials: "When you’re in the midst of a storm, it’s hard to remember that God is always good and glorious, and that God’s plans will always prevail, even when yours don't." (2024 - Various)
• On Focus: "What holds your attention, shapes your life." (June 30, 2024 - Instagram)
• On Humility: "God opposes the proud. but shows favor to the humble. ... Occupy your God-given space." (May 28, 2024 - Instagram)
• On Identity: "You were made by God and for God. In that one truth, you find your existence, your value, and your purpose." (Jan 11, 2026 / 2024 Context)
• On Purpose: "It's not how big your meetings are, it's what happens afterward that means anything." (January 7, 2024 - Instagram quoting Dr. John Hannah)
• On Faith/Action: "Faith is not about standing still and waiting, it's about moving forward and creating... Falling forward into faith. We keep going. We keep trying. We keep fighting." (2024 - Facebook) 

Giglio also focused heavily on the themes of "Winning the Descent" (managing the emotional, physical, and spiritual letdown after a major spiritual mountain-top experience) and "Calling on Heaven" during 2024. 

Timothy Ross, CKA®

613-345-0016 Office

www.TimothyRoss.ca