Posted in random thoughts on Nov 14th, 2011
Here’s a little spiritual homework assignment that can change your life: take out a piece of paper (or open a new doc file) and write out in one sentence “what” you live for. What is it that if you did not accomplish, your life would be a waste – and if you do accomplish, even [...]
Posted in random thoughts on Nov 13th, 2011
Things are not always as they appear. Everyone else might look to you like they have it all together: they never get lonely or scared or bitter, they have no issues… But the reality is different from appearances… And because we can’t see what’s really going on underneath – when it comes to other people [...]
Posted in life skills, random thoughts on Nov 11th, 2011
People LOVE giving advice. Someone whose life is in shambles will gladly give younger people advice on how to live, and then authenticate it with “trust me, I know from experience…” Single people love giving friends advice about relationships. People with entry level positions are quick to give younger people career advice. And there’s no [...]
Posted in random thoughts, sermon notes on Oct 27th, 2011
It would be awful to be a cat in a dog world and be expected to live like a dog…if you were a cat! And likewise it would be awful to try to live like a cat…if you’re a dog (or a monkey)! So live and let live is a good motto here… Don’t try [...]
Posted in random thoughts on Oct 26th, 2011
One surprising characteristic of God is his “meekness.” It’s the Greek word “praus” that we translate “humble,” “gentle” or “meek.” It’s the word used to describe an animal that is friendly or tame. The opposite of being meek is to be fierce. So on nature programs, large whales are remarkably MEEK. They often come right [...]
Posted in random thoughts on Oct 22nd, 2011
One of the contemporary books on a short list of: “books I think everyone should read” is Dan Pink’s A Whole New Mind… But it was really J.R.R. Tolkien, with his disdain toward the “machine” that introduced me to this idea that something is (partially) wrong with the way we have learned to think and [...]
Posted in life of grace, life skills, random thoughts on Oct 17th, 2011
You know who you are. You’re not really part of the cool crowd. You were never considered “the life of the party.” Your friends do dorky things like host LAN parties. When you go to Vegas, it’s usually with your relatives, and you go mainly for the food. You’re not angry. You’re not filled with [...]
Posted in life skills, random thoughts on Sep 29th, 2011
[Another video of the same cat, doing stuff... Really? is this what it's come down to??] Living faith makes you DO stuff. But what kind of stuff does it do? I’m NOT going to try to say what you should do – I don’t know what *you* should do right now… But to give you [...]
Posted in random thoughts on Aug 31st, 2011
Many people who grow up as older brothers don’t know how to play the part of younger brother. Many people who are positions where they get to give the orders often don’t know how to cope in situations where they have to take orders. That’s why it was so amazing when a Roman officer (in [...]
Posted in random thoughts on Aug 30th, 2011
I’m not a fan of dancing or traveling, so if I had to wait in long lines to do either, I’d rather not go. But I like movies, so I didn’t mind standing in line in the rain to watch the documentary Senna on the opening weekend. It’s all a matter of what something is [...]