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The calling to be a Christian entrepreneur is a unique one. It begs the question why has Christian entrepreneurship been overlooked by many in the church for too long?
There are so many compelling reasons why it should be talked about and encouraged by more biblical teaching.
I want to do just that.
Because Christian entrepreneurs are courageous.
The demands placed on a Christian small business owner can be significant.
That's why we need to support our Christian entrepreneurs. Theirs is a calling to create wealth and opportunity not just for themselves but for others too.
Entrepreneurs are ordinary people like everybody else but also extraordinary because they put their money and dreams on the line. They take a risk when there's no guarantee of a reward.
Christian entrepreneurs follow their calling 'in faith'.
Christian entrepreneurs work to gain a prize that is unseen and their journey is often as perilous as a far-off mission to an unknown continent.
I've been privileged to have worked with hundreds of business owners on a business growth programme, helping them reach their goals. I've seen how they have had to take difficult and often emotionally fraught decisions for the sake of the business.
A few have been Christian and I've learnt a lot about how these business owners really put their faith into action, every day.
In fact, Christians in business make a massive difference to the workplace as well. They are also in a position to disrupt the market, provide us with better options for what we consume. Christian entrepreneurs also put a biblical ethic at the heart of everything they do.
Isn't it time we acknowledge the important role Christian entrepreneurs play in the world?
The strange thing is being an entrepreneur is seldom spoken of as a Christian calling.
I'm going to make the case for why other Christians and our churches should proactively support and encourage the role Christian entrepreneurs play in the world.
Because theirs is a biblical calling.
The calling to be a Christian entrepreneur is not just about making money.
Making money is not the primary reason for going into business. Of course, generating revenue and a profit is an expected result (not unlike my receiving a salary every month for doing my work).
It never ceases to amaze me because I've yet to meet an entrepreneur who does what they do for the sole purpose of getting wealthy. Though ironically I've met an awful lot of people in salaried jobs who hate what they do but only do it for the money!
The entrepreneurs who are singularly money focused soon burnout and the business fails.
The reason is passion. Entrepreneurs start businesses because they can see that something could be done better or differently. They have something new and improved they can share with the world. It could be an invention or an amazing new service to make our lives easier or better. It's why they get out of bed (often very early) and go to bed, (often very late).
Yes, there may be financial rewards for doing it (which are never guaranteed) and many business owners put aside short-term reward for a long-term return. But it's always the passion for what they're doing that keeps them motivated when the odds are stacked against them of succeeding.
Can Christians compete?
One of the objections you could make about Christians going into business is the competitive (and sometimes ruthless nature) of it. The reality of competition though is more nuanced.
I know many entrepreneurs who remain friends with their competitors and in fact, they often learn from each other. After all 'iron sharpens iron', right? (Proverbs 27:17).
Surviving the competition is one thing but it's more than possible to thrive in it too, not to necessarily outdo others, but to work out your own positioning and offer for your own customer base (and retain them too).
There's space for everyone, especially if you're small because you can nip at the heels of the Goliaths in your sector who may not be serving their customers as well as they could be.
But the clincher is this; commercial competition is never forbidden in the bible.
But it most certainly is among church leadership! I wish more pastors remembered that. What is forbidden for Christian entrepreneurs are unethical and exploitative practices. But that is hardly controversial.
Is the calling to be a Christian entrepreneur supporting a bad system?
Capitalism is evil, right? It exploits people, drives down living standards, provides an illusion of choice and promotes the idolatry of materialism.
This is a simplistic view of how business operates in the world, but could this be true for some companies?
Of course, it is.
But is this true of all companies?
No, not at all. In fact, by focusing on the bad we neglect some pretty important truths. According to a recent UK government report, 99% of businesses in the UK are defined as small, employing 0-249 people. Of those small businesses, 96% are micro, employing 0-9 people. Nationally micro-business account for 32% of employment.
For many, business is small and personal, not big, bad and anonymous. And yes some business owners are Christians who serve and lead their employees doing good things along the way.
There's more than one way to follow your calling as a Christian entrepreneur.
There's some who are of the opinion that business is always 'business as usual', that very little changes in society even if some people are able to work for themselves.
The 'system' just perpetuates itself. To accept this would mean rejecting a whole lot of innovation going on in how business is done and run.
For example, social enterprises are becoming a more established way of running a business. They trade to tackle social problems but profits are invested back into the business or local community.
Many social enterprises make a point of employing people from disadvantaged backgrounds to give them a chance, learn skills and gain an employment history. This is particularly important as the Bible places a high value on work and contributing to society.
Every human is gifted with skills and abilities to help others. Social enterprises can enable that even more and Christians are right amongst it running many of these organisations.
The calling to be Christian entrepreneur is kingdom building.
Put simply the kingdom of God is where God rules. It could be anywhere and any place. This certainly includes commercial life.
Because the marketplace determines so much of our work and leisure, having active Christian entrepreneurs serving God is a necessity.
Becoming a Christian entrepreneur is a kingdom-building calling because people's worth, God-given gifts, relationships (personal and trading) can link people together for a common good.
Sadly our economic relationships are open to misuse. The call as Christians is to lead by example and to demonstrate a better way of doing business. The need is great at this time.
Churches need to openly minister to those who have this unique vocation. They need our prayers and support because it is a tough and lonely place to be for much of the time.
Lessons to learn from Christian entrepreneurs.
Our Christian community can learn a lot from how Christian entrepreneurs and business owners manage their time and resources as well as employees.
The hard-earned practical wisdom of a Christian entrepreneur who has experienced many of the difficulties of growing a business can provide invaluable life lessons.
And we can certainly learn from their faith, their vision to act on something unseen from little more than an innovation or a dream.
Theirs is as much of biblical calling as any.
So may we support the many 'riches' Christian entrepreneurs bring to society as they continue to grow as individuals, organisations and mission to change the marketplace in the world while giving all the glory to God.
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Dobson provides information on residents of the counties of Berwickshire, Peebles-shire, Roxburghshire, and Selkirkshire—the region known as the Scottish Borders. Lying in southeastern Scotland, mainly along the border with England, the area was associated with almost continuous conflict from the Middle Ages through the early 1600s. Causes of the turmoil were invading armies and raiders who made forays across the border to rustle livestock and steal goods. Existing on both sides of the Anglo-Scottish border, the raiders (known as "reivers") were usually members of the same extended family, often bearing the same surname. After the royal union of Scotland and English in 1603 under King James VI and I, better law enforcement began breaking the power and influence of the reiving families, many of whom opted to settle in Ireland or fight in foreign wars. Others went to England, the Netherlands, and Scandinavia.
In the 1700s, the Agricultural Revolution restructured farming, causing large scale evictions or "clearances" of surplus population. As a result, many displaced persons moved north to the burgeoning industrial towns of the Scottish Lowlands or south to those in England. An even greater number settled in North America while some eventually went to Australasia.
For this volume, Dobson gleaned data from National Archives of Scotland manuscripts, which are taken mainly from court and burgh records, family and estate papers, published monument inscriptions, and registers of deeds, sasines, and testaments. Entries furnish the name of the individual, a location, a date, and the source of information. In addition, entries may supply facts like occupation and names of family members. Surnames of many of the "reiving" families (for instance, ARMSTRONG, BEATTIE, BELL, CARRUTHERS, CRANSTON, CRAW, DALGLEISH, DAVIDSON, DICKSON, DOUGLAS, ELLIOT, GILCHRIST, GLENDINNING, GRAHAM, HENDERSON, HUME, HUNTER, IRVINE, JOHNSTONE, KERR, LAIDLAW, LITTLE, LYLE, MAXWELL, MOFFAT, OLIVER, PRINGLE, REDPATH, ROBSON, RUTHERFORD, SCOTT, TAIT, TROTTER, TURNBULL, TURNER, and YOUNG) appear in the material.
Since so many people left southeastern Scotland in the mid-seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Dobson's publication does not claim to be exhaustive. His latest work identifies approximately 3,000 inhabitants who took part in the exodus or who had descendants who immigrated elsewhere. Needless to say, THE PEOPLE OF THE SCOTTISH BORDERS, 1650-1800 will be another valuable addition to genealogical library holdings.
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Biblical principles regarding behavior:
--We are to examine our own behavior, confess our sins, and repent of them.
--We are to encourage the spiritually weak who are struggling with temptation.
--We are to minister to the sick, and try to heal them if possible.
--We are to value the variety of non-sinful differences in other people, since these may reflect God's special gifts to them and to the church.
How society typically classifies behavior:
Free choice: The behavior was freely chosen by the individual.
Implication: Hold people responsible for bad behavior, punish them.
Illness: The behavior was caused by a medical condition.
Implication: Treat them with drugs, therapy, and other medical interventions.
Natural: The behavior falls within the variability of how normal, healthy people behave.
Implication: As long as they're not hurting anyone else, leave them alone.
Biological factors which influence behavioral choice:
Neurodegenerative disease or brain injury. (e.g. brain tumor, Alzheimer's disease, Tourette's syndrome.)
Can alter behavior and in some cases personality. Changes can occur slowly or suddenly.
Psychological trauma. (e.g. being abused as a child.)
Can have long-lasting affects in the brain which play a role in later behavior.
Genetic predispositions. (e.g. some forms of alcoholism, some forms of obesity.)
Particular genes affect brain functioning to predispose people towards certain behaviors.
Evolutionary psychology. (e.g. hypothesis linking social status, serotonin levels, and use of violence.)
Attempts to understand human behavior patterns as strategies for survival and reproductive success in a complex social hierarchy.
Brain biochemistry. (e.g. some forms of clinical depression.)
Behavior and personality can be profoundly influenced by neurotransmitter levels and by drugs which alter those levels.
Our behavior, attitude, and personality are very much subject to our conscious, deliberate choices in our everyday lives. But we are learning that our behavior, attitude, and personality are also subject to biological factors beyond our conscious control.
Claim: If we identify biological factors influencing a behavior
==> then we shouldn't hold people responsible for it.
Version 1: Human behavior is completely deterministic. This claim is a gross extrapolation of current data and ignores the data of the meaningful choices we experience in our everyday lives.
Version 2: Compartmentalizing behavior. It is too simplistic to categorize behavior as freely chosen or determined by biological factors. Whatever our biological condition (except in the most extreme cases), we can make deliberate choices to either succumb to, or to overcome, behaviors to which we might have a predisposition. (e.g. overcoming alcoholism through deliberate choices.) Biological factors may make this easier or more difficult.
Holistic view of behavior: Our physical, neurological, psychological, emotional, and spiritual aspects form a unified whole which influence each other in ways we are only beginning to learn about scientifically. For some individuals, the first important step to healing an emotional and spiritual crisis will be a medical treatment (taking a drug, or simply getting the right food, exercise, and rest). For other individuals, such medical treatments would only mask problems which must be addressed, first of all, through counseling, prayer, repentance, and spiritual disciplines. The right strategy of medical, psychological, social, and spiritual approaches must be tailored to each individual's situation, using our best judgment about which to emphasize, and in which order.
"Taking" responsibility: We acknowledge that factors beyond our control were, to a greater or lesser extent, responsible for our current unpleasant situation -- whether that is drug addiction, depression, a quick temper, or a hateful or prideful attitude. Now that we are aware of those factors, we can do something about them. This knowledge increases our responsibility for our behavior, rather than decreasing responsibility.
Brain biochemistry and everyday life: Activities like eating too much junk food, drinking caffeine, or simply getting sufficient food, rest, and exercise can influence our behavior, our attitudes, our temper, our patience, and how well we concentrate during spiritual disciplines. "Physical" activities like eating and exercising have spiritual consequences.
What about "sin"? Christian theology refers to "sin" both as specific choices/actions and as our entire sinful condition ("original sin"). The Son of God came to earth to overcome both of these problems and so restore us to God. Sin does not consist only of nasty behavior towards others. Sin is turning away from God.
Claim: Brain activity can account for everything we think our
"mind" is doing ==> "proves" that there is no soul and no life after
--The scientific claim is premature.
--Christian beliefs about the soul do not rely on a "ghost in the machine" picture of its activity.
Dualist view of human nature: we have immaterial souls united with a material body.
Monist view of human nature: we are all of a single unified nature.
--Most ancient and medieval philosophers and theologians favored dualism. Modern neuroscience, as it learns more about brain activity correlates for mental activities, seems to be favoring monism.
--Both monism and dualism can be pictured in ways compatible, and incompatible, with Christian theology. Biblical revelation does not clearly spell out which is the better picture of human nature.
--Christian dualism would say that our souls are created (not existing from eternity). Our material bodies are part of good creation (not a "trap" for the soul). In the resurrection from death, our immaterial souls are united with a new suitable body.
--Christian monism would say that God created our remarkable brains such that its functioning allows us to be intelligent, self-aware beings to whom God can relate personally and whom God can hold accountable. In the resurrection from death, our bodies will be new and transformed, but with some appropriate continuity of "self" with our old bodies.
--Our continued existence, both in this life and in life after death, depends upon God's constant sustaining grace. However we picture the body and the soul, we ultimately rely on God's grace and the promise of the resurrection.
Suggested non-technical readings about the brain and
"The Problem of Consciousness" by Francis Crick and Christof Koch, in Scientific American 1997 special issue "Mysteries of the Mind" p.19-26.
"The Puzzle of Conscious Experience" by David Chalmers. ibid p.30-37.
Suggested non-technical readings about biochemistry and
"Seeking the Criminal Element" by W. Wayt Biggs. ibid p.102-110.
"The Biology of Violence" by Robert Wright, in The New Yorker, March 13, 1995, p.68-77
"One Pill Makes You Larger, One Pill Makes You Small" by Sharon Begley, in Newsweek February 7, 1994, p.37-40.
Listening to Prozac by Peter D. Kramer. (Viking, New York, 1993).
The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver W. Sacks. (Harper, New York, 1990).
Christian perspective on neuroscience:
The Open Mind by Donald M. Mackay. (Intervarsity Press, Leicester, England, 1988). Chapters 1 and 5.
"Nice People or New Men" in Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis. (Macmillan, New York, 1984).


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More machine war "progress?" Lethal mechanical and electronic devices fighting without human intervention, like drones, as we head for the Terminator future.
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Neutral Safety and Automatic Shutdown swithch
1985 W100. Having trouble starting. Check wiring and new ECU, Voltage Reg., distributer, coil, start run relay, resistor. So pretty much all. Never been done since I bought it in 85.
Question 1: if the back up lights work is that proof the neutral safety switch is good. I read on one site it was.
2: Some of the manuals refer to the Auto Shut Down switch. I can't find it in the manuals I have but neither of them is specific to 85 alone and the 85 gets passed over a lot. One place said it was under the dash but my wiring diagrams for this vehicle don't show one.
Any help would be great. Thank you.
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There should be a separate switch to activate the back-up light. More than likely the problem lies with the ignition switch, and possibly the neutral safety switch.
From what I had read the neutral safety has 3 pins, the center was for the shut off and the others were the backup lights
I'd have to look on that, but I see a separate switch for the back-up lights. When I look up the neutral safety switch, it is as you describe and says nothing about it being part of the back-up light system. Not to say that it is not.
When I look at the part at O'Reillys auto parts it shows a switch with 3 pins and in my auto manual says it is mounted on the transmission. Part of my problem is my vehicle isn't listed in most manuals. The 1985 100 Custom or W100, from what I was told wasn't made in 1985 so I usually had to ask for 1986 parts.
So, did you get the switch to try? From what I have seen, the revers lights would work off of this switch also. This looks similar to a back up switch I had to look up on an other vehicle today, 3 prongs. But that is all it did, operate the back up lights on this truck. Your switch says it is a neutral safety switch. Check it out on this sight.... https://www.carid.com/mopar/neutral-safety-switch-mpn-w0133-1670065-mpr.html?singleid=8374215&url=58687241
The ignition switch is more likely to be the problem than the neutral safety switch.
I noticed while trying to start it with a timing light on it I only got a spark once on number one. I am still doing new cap and rotor making sure all wires are correct but hope to try again today. One manual said to try starting in neutral. I am leaning toward the ignition though. Thanks for the help!
I see your post did not go threw either, they must be having a problem, but I get your response in my e-mail. So give me a minute, you gave me some useful information.
What size is this engine?
I'm thinking to take the ignition control module out and have it tested. This distributes the spark.
I have just put a new one in again. Just haven't finished the new cap and rotor. Also reorganizing plug wires. Hoping it will work. Thanks
Missed your question, it is a 318 or in today speak 5.2
I bench tested both ECU's taken out. With 12 volts to pin 1 I only get .57 volts on pin 5 and .44 on pin 2 nothing on 4. I would imagine with the .57 there is something wrong with these two ECU's.
I don't know, i would need to see a wiring diagram. I don't know what the pins a for, voltages don't sound off the wall.
I was talking to a gentleman at NAPA and he was saying I should have a spark control computer under the dash. I can't find it. What brought that up was a guy, working on it wired both the red and blk w yellow to the positive side of the coil. ?? Well I have gone ahead and replaced the ignition control and new distributer. Don't know if he damaged the distributer though. The napa man said it may have damaged the spark control too. Getting harder by the day. Anyway I am in the process of putting it all together to see if it will start and check spark at coil and plugs and voltage everywhere. Then I will see whats next. I am attaching a copy of the wiring for ignition. Thanks for the help.
If it helps this truck was made 3/85 so being the w100 and not being found in auto parts stores hasn't helped. I was looking for the external resister that goes on the neg. side of the coil. (probably noise resister) but no one has that either.
That ballast resistor is for starting in making the engine run and is a common part for Dodge, it is either a 2 prong or a 4 prong resistor. When it is burnt out the engine will turn over but not start. Remembering back in the day in fixing starting problems on Dodge, repairing that wire to the resistor, eventually the wires get hot enough times that it looses continuity, and a new section of wire then was put in.
I know when I turn the key to on not starting the top of the resister is hot. I will have to check the plus side of the coil for juice. Mine is the two prong. I also have an EGR time delay on the wheel well that has leaked black stuff out but everyone tells me that doesn't matter. The manuals also talk about a lean burn system. Not sure how to tell the difference. With the spark control computer it seems some of them had it and some didn't. Odd setup. I did look under the dash on drivers side and didn't see anything but will do another check. A lot of questions but I will know more when I finish putting the coil back and starting it hopefully. Thank you for your advice. Hard to find anyone that knows much about old Dodge trucks.
I finally put the coil and all additional parts back in and started checking everything. The top of the Ballast Resister has 12 volts. The bottom has 7.2. When I checked the + side of the coil with the ignition switch on it had 6.5 volts and when we cranked it over the - coil side only had 1.5 volts. It sounded like it was going to start for a second. I tried adjusting the vacuum advance and that was when it almost hit. The voltage is bugging me. I ran a couple tests on the other ECU and when I put 12 volts to the # 1 pin the other pins only had partial volts and the 5 nothing. I still have the latest ESU on but don't know if there is a problem with that one and can't find anywhere that tells me what ohm or volt readings I should get on testing. I looked all under the dash and behind the battery etc. and there is no Spark control computer someone had mentioned at NAPA. He had an 88 and they have them. So this is where I am at this time. I even ran a hot wire to the + side of the coil and still had no luck. Suggestions would be great. Thanks
I also did some testing on the old ESU I had removed and had varying results from both. Not being able to find what the results should be if I put 12 volts to the #1 pin really leaves me in the dark.
Have you checked any Dodge forums?
I did and found mixed results. A few mention the spark control I don't have. When I tested the coil from + & - to the center I got 855 ohms. Nothing from + to - I got no reading at all. On one site it showed a reading on others there shouldn't be one. On two sites they said 85 dodge coil should read 10,000 to 11,000 ohms I only got between 850 and 950. Finding the correct numbers seems to be the challenge.
Take it to a auto parts store to have checked.
Is there some way to check the neutral safety? I have read of others having a problem with low voltage to the coil, with no cure noted. I have 12 volts to the top of the ballast resister and 6.5 at the bottom. If I unplug the ECU I get 12 top and bottom. Some said the ignition switch but I have lights and everything associated. I traded in my ECU and got a new one but 12 volts on #1 pin still only gives me .66 volts on #2 pin. The diagram I was given said it should be within 1 volt. I am wondering if the ECU I have is not the correct one.
If I remember right, there should be a voltage drop from the resistor as they had a problem with burning out coils. Have you ben able to find any voltage wiring diagrams for the ignition circuit?
Trying to remember, the resistor concept may have ben for protecting the points from burning out. I remember I was surprised when Dodge still kept the resistor once they went to electronic ignition when eliminated the point system. I'll have to look into this to see what I can find.
I am trying to attach a couple of diagrams of what I have found so far. It didn't make it the first time as a pdf so I have done two pages as a png.
I am attaching the diagram the local elec. shop said the volts should be at each post. Not been working too well but will give it another shot. This is from a 5 page trouble shooting section in an old manual he had. He's not a Dodge man and said the only two he knew of that worked on these years were very old and may not be around anymore.
Wanted to bring this forward. I unplugged the wire from the top of the resister, the run side. I turned the switch on and did a continuity test from the plug to ground and it buzzed or completed the circuit. Seems I either have a short in the wire or the ignition switch shorted. I will try running a hot lead to the top of the resister and see if it starts and if not I will check the bottom, run side, of the resister for a short next. Since the switch feeds them both it may be there also. Want to say thank you guys for the help. Any ideas creat other thoughts to explore.
You may be on to something if your finding problems with the wires.
I will go out in a few and run a hot wire to the top of the resister, turn the ignition switch on and check for any other shorts. Then if not found, still with the top factory resister wire off try starting it. If it starts then I will put a toggle in the cab for the resister until I can change the ignition switch. Hopefully it is the switch. When the new switch is being put in I will have to check for a short again at that point to make sure it isn't in the harness.
I know this is old but did this solve your problem? I have the same issue with a 84.
I ended up putting a new ignition switch in and that took care of the starting problems but driving down the road and the car shutting off then coming back on was the fuel sending unit in the gas tank. Got the tank cleaned and replaced sending unit and hoses. Runs great. I had also replaced the distributor, gap on one side was twice the other side. Bought it new and first time replacing any of this. Good luck
c36y7 Thanks for the quick response. I think that is my problem as well, the ignition switch. I will try that in the next couple of days. Thanks again, Wayne
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Sergio Aguero says he and fellow Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez could still help City stage a big end to the season.
The two Argentina forwards looked like a red-hot combination as the Blues stormed back into the title race with a 4-0 win over West Brom – their biggest league win since December 3.
The pair have been seen as incompatible when playing for their country – despite compiling 92 caps between them since Aguero made his international debut six years ago, they have only started together three times.
And when Roberto Mancini splashed out £38m for the 23-year-old Aguero last summer, he was very much seen as a replacement for Tevez, who appeared to be on his way out of the club.
Before Wednesday night, the pair had only started together once for City, when Aguero scored a hat-trick in the 3-0 win over Wigan in September – and he scored two of his goals after
Tevez had been replaced by Samir Nasri.
But Aguero insists that the two men can play together after they shared three goals against the Baggies, and that the Blues now have a quartet of top strikers as they gear up for a final push.
"Carlos is a great player, like Edin and Mario, and fortunately we know each other from playing with Argentina," said Aguero. "He knows how I move and play and I know his game so we hope to be able to keep getting to know each other better. The most important thing is that we won, so I'm happy."
The key factor may be the way Mancini has set them up.
When Diego Maradona picked both for Argentina, they played either side of Lionel Messi in a three-pronged attack.
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On Wednesday they did not play as a traditional strike force, with Tevez playing deep, and both men linked up with David Silva and Samir Nasri much more than they did with each other. But it worked, and the movement and inter-play of that attacking four gave West Brom headaches all night.
The Blues began well with Aguero scoring an early goal, but it was noticeable that they really came alive when news that United had gone behind surged around the Etihad Stadium.
Aguero admitted that the news had transmitted itself to the players, who suddenly stepped on the accelerator with three goals in 10 blistering minutes, with the Argentine himself scoring one and laying on the others for Tevez and Silva.
"I heard people in the crowd shouting 'Goal' and I realised it was Wigan who had scored," he said. "But nothing more. It gave us a bit of extra happiness but we had to wait for our game to finish and for theirs too."
Aguero was not about to get carried away by the news that the gap at the top was trimmed to five points by United's unexpected slip at Wigan and City's return to form.
But he hinted that there may be more twists in the race still to come.
"Football sometimes is very strange," he said. "We have got to continue in this way, winning, keep getting the three points.
"United at least have lost three points – and we have to continue in this way and, obviously, later we will play them in the league."
Aguero was furious about a report which suggested he was unhappy at City, and would seek a summer escape back to Spain, with Real Madrid waiting to pounce.
Nothing could be further from the truth, he insisted.
"I hardly ever do interviews. Sometimes I have to get in touch to deny or correct the claims but I can't dispel every claim that is written about me," he said. "I repeat that I am very happy here and some people invent things to try to compromise me.
"The truth is that I am happy here, happy with my fellow players and the rest of the staff. The only thing I have to do is enjoy playing football."
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Back in the game: Sergio Aguero hopes to fire Manchester City to title with Carlos Tevez
Sergio Aguero says he and fellow Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez could still help City stage a big end to the season.
Sergio Aguero says he and fellow Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez could still help City stage a big end to the season.


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