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09 is a good time to grow

Originaly Posted on January 5, 2009

I like the end of a year and the beginning of another.
I have some resolutions, but they never seem to matter, goals do…
The small steps toward wholeness, the completion of a task and the shaping of another.
Lately, I have been witness to hard times in relationships and I think that there is a depth to [...]

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Let the “No” define you and the “Yes” inspire…

Originaly Posted on January 21, 2008

I can not stop thinking about how good it felt after a sales meeting when a president of a local grocery store said, “I can not go with your coffee because It would be like shooting myself in the head.” What he was saying in my perspective is: you do not represent what I [...]

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When youtube becomes a preacher

Originaly Posted on January 19, 2008

Jim and Casper go to church on youtube is an off the map production.
There was a comment made at the end of this clip about how Casper is sure their are good things going on in some churches.
I am reminded of a life changing movie, “On the Waterfront” Here are some quotes:
Father Barry: Some people [...]

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Remembering the Dream

Originaly Posted on January 4, 2008

St Augustine, in a memorable phrase, insists that God is not ‘an absent father.’ “Non enim fecit atque abiit.” - (”He did not just make us and go away.” Confessions, Bk 4, Ch. 12). God works with us and for us, and we see God’s hand not just in the sunshine and obvious blessings, [...]

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A few suggestions for the church

Originaly Posted on February 1, 2007

Embrace change. Like the companies in “Surfing the Edge of Chaos,” who sought to maintain an equilibrium during the 80’s, what happened to them is a decline during the chaotic shift in business which took place largely because of the internet and its ability to use chaos to create commerce.
Level [...]

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