We attended the Townhall for HOPE simulcast last night. Years ago I’d have been inclined to say “You go ahead; it’s been a long week.” and caught up on highlights after the fact. No more. I’m done with passivity. We were going to be there last night, long week or not.
Brenda and I attended Financial [...]
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Townhall for HOPE – Reflections
Posted in Discussions, Job Search, Performance Improvement, Selah - Think About It, tagged Community, Dave Ramsey, depression, economic stimulus, Future, LinkedIn, recession, Reflections, Resolve, Thoughts, Townhall for Hope on April 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Schedule, Checklist – or Both?
Posted in Discussions, Job Search, Performance Improvement, Productivity, tagged hybrid, LinkedIn, Performance Improvement, Productivity, schedule, time, time management, to-do list on April 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I remember the difference Charles Hobbs’ “Your Time and Your Life” made in my life. My ministry was growing, but with it came that un-welcomed sense of “there’s too much to do and not enough time to get it done”. My lists were endless and I was tired of always re-copying them. Some people like [...]
Town Hall for HOPE
Posted in Discussions, Job Search, tagged LinkedIn on April 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
While it’s generally agreed the news in our country is biased, even FOX News, still we tune in. We need to know what’s going on.
An international traveller I met recently told me they read one newspaper online and listen to one news station – online. The first is from South Africa and the other from [...]
Luke 15 Parallel for Job-Seekers
Posted in Discussions, Job Search, Selah - Think About It, tagged employement, job hunt, Job Search, search, under-employed, unemployed on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I like parallel thoughts when I’m studying Scripture, do you? One came to me this morning. Parallel thoughts aren’t interpretive, I’m not even sure they’re “devotional in nature”. They’re just “it’s kinda like…” thoughts—
Here’s today’s:
Jesus told three stories in Luke 15. The lost sheep, the lost coin and the lost son (the prodigal).
The middle one [...]
When DREAD Leaves
Posted in Christian Authenticity, Discussions, Job Search, Selah - Think About It, tagged anxiety, dread, peace, relief, Resolve, worry on January 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
If you’ve lived with a nagging sense of dread, you know how heavy it is.
Dread, the apprehension of what is certainly to come, drains the life out of you. It pulls on the corners of your smile and stoops your shoulders.
As far as I can tell dread and worry are separate from each other. Worry [...]
Change Has Arrived
Posted in Discussions, Selah - Think About It, tagged 2009 inauguration, change, inauguration on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Normally I shy away from the political here, it’s so volatile, but I’ve wondered since early November if our new president would change things right away, since he authored and co-sponsored Senate Bill 2433, the Global Poverty Act of 2007. It was an expensive bill, intended to eliminate extreme poverty in the world.
It’s been estimated [...]
— On Prayer
Posted in Discussions, Job Search, Prayer, Selah - Think About It, Walk with God, tagged anticipation, going ahead of God, impatience, Prayer, solitude on January 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Here are a few paragraphs from this morning’s prayer journal.
Any insights you have? Any helpful perspectives?
(If you’re new to Vibrance, take a quick look at C’mon In, above.)
The last couple of days have been “pray on the run” days and I’m sorry that’s the case. Why is it I sense —or feel— that when [...]
It’s But A Shell
Posted in Discussions, Family, Job Search, Walk with God, tagged for sale, hermit crab, house, shell, temporary on January 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It was a sunny day in Tucson (aren’t they all?). A friend and colleague of mine were off to lunch and a little breathing room in the middle of the day. Jon volunteered to drive. I remember pulling his passenger door shut and commenting “Nice van!”
“Thanks. You wanna buy it?”
“What?” His response obviously caught me [...]
A Few Thoughts on Gratitude
Posted in Christian Authenticity, Devotional Thoughts, Discussions, Selah - Think About It, Walk with God, worship, tagged attitude, character, gratitude, thankfulness, virtue on January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
… and it’s not even Thanksgiving!
Gratitude can be hard to come by.
When we’ve more than enough it’s easy to forget leaner times and consider our opulence to be – well, normal. Arrogance likes to pal around with Plenty and the two can be rather obnoxious when they strut their stuff.
Conversely, when we don’t know [...]
Aspirations – The Final
Posted in Christian Authenticity, Devotional Thoughts, Discussions, Selah - Think About It, Vibrance in Ministry, Walk with God on January 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
These are general enough others may decide to use them as well, so I’ve decided to post my 2009 Aspirations.
The desired result: a life well-lived, benefit to others, and my Savior’s smile of approval, whatever the coming year brings.
GRATEFUL
* Aware of what God has done on my behalf — and may yet do
* Worshipful
* Prayerful
HOPEFUL
* [...]
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