SERMON AUDIO HERE Sermon: People of God, the third commandment tells us that we are not to take the Name of the Lord our God in vain. The third commandment is another way of saying: You shall have no others gods but Me, which is the first commandment. When Yahweh says we are not to take His Name in vain, He is saying that we are to carry His Name with honor. We are to bear that Name on our foreheads day and night. We are to carry the Name of our Lord to our workplace, to our schools, in ou

There are several persons who have contributed significantly to the development of the Dear Land of Guyana, but few can claim the title of being in the league with Dr Yesu Persaud. Dr Yesu Persaud Dr Persaud’s stellar contributions to his country caused him to receive an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Warwick in 2008. But his accolades will not end there, given that the University of the West Indies has decided to bestow on Dr Persaud another Honorary Doctorate. The pres

“This just shows us what type of people represents us in Congress, Senate and perhaps even the White House. They have no respect for others unless they feel that they can get something in return. It is infuriating to hear of such things.” Those are the words of Tim Gray , a Times reader who shared those views today with staff writer Jeff Gottlieb . What’s Gray so upset about? He’s writing about a California congresswoman who has let a home she owns in Sacramento become, by neighborhood

* Big win for liberals: In an interview set to air on Ed Schultz’s show tonight, Nancy Pelosi will make it official: She’s opposed to allowing the measure banning the release of detainee photos to remain in the final war spending bill. “I don’t think Congress should make an exception to FOIA,” Pelosi will say, her spokesperson, Brendan Daly, confirms to me. Meanwhile, Dem Rep Louise Slaughter confirmed today that the final bill definitely will not contain the measure, which is an amen

From Bloomberg: Obama Administration to Seek New Power for SEC on Executive Pay By Robert Schmidt and Rebecca Christie June 10 (Bloomberg) — The Obama administration will seek new powers for the Securities and Exchange Commission to force firms to let shareholders vote on executive pay and make directors who set compensation more independent, an administration official said. Today’s proposal, subject to congressional approval, would cover all public companies. President Barack Obama has long sup