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October 29, 2015
Quote by James Webb Young on a technique for producing ideas. [Quote]
The principle of constantly expanding your experience, both personally and vicariously, does matter tremendously in any idea-producing job. Make no mistake about that. Keep reading this post. Better still, get my full posts the easy way when you SUBSCRIBE TO MY BLOG. When you do, I’ll also send you my FREE e-book!
James Webb YoungA Technique for Producing Ideas: The simple, five-step formula anyone can use to be more creative in business and in life! (Waking Lion Pre...
October 28, 2015
Is It Safe to Travel to Israel?
6 Reasons you can go to the Holy Land with confidence.
It seems most every week the news spotlights some political tension in the Middle East. Headlines do their best to dial in on any unrest they can find, making us wonder if it is safe to travel to Israel.
(Photo: Friends of ours overlooking Joppa)
But think about what the news reports here in the States. Only bad news makes the news. And yet, we know for a fact the news reports only on a slice of reality.
I had a friend from China who came...
October 27, 2015
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT on my Holy Land Tour expires October 28, 2015! [Announcement]
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT on my Holy Land Tour expires October 28, 2015! Quite a few folks have already taken advantage of the early-bird discount off our upcoming 2016 Holy Land Tour through the life of Christ.
You’ll save $80 when you register by 10/28/2015!
(Photo: Temple Mount and Western Wall. Courtesy of the Pictorial Library of Bible Lands)
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October 26, 2015
Why the Best Days Start in the Evening
3 Tips for beginning tomorrow morning tonight.
For most of us, our day begins when we wake up. According to our clocks and calendars, however, a new day begins at midnight. But when God created the world, He had something else in mind.
(Photo courtesy of Unsplash.com)
God actually created the new day to begin at evening—not at morning. Remember?
And there was evening and there was morning, one day. —Genesis 1:5
Odd, isn’t it, to begin the “day” with evening activities like family time, dinner...
October 23, 2015
The Best Insurance for the Most Certain Event in Your Life
Why you should insure what's certain and not only what's possible.
As worriers, we often place more value on possibilities than certainties. We’ll invest plenty of money to insure ourselves against theft, flood, fire, sickness, or accident—all only possibilities. But we give little thought to the most certain event in our lives.
Death. Even life insurance doesn’t cover that.
(Photo by Photodune)
I believe in insurance. I pay for it, consider it prudent, and enjoy its benefits. In a way, my bl...
October 21, 2015
How God Uses Geography to Shape Your Life
He takes us places to gain what we could get nowhere else.
Think of the places most significant to you. That’s right, the places. What makes them so special? Most likely, it’s not the places themselves but the events that took place there.
(Photo: Sunset over the Sea of Galilee. Courtesy of the Pictorial Library of Bible Lands)
In our lives, events make places significant because of memories. But in biblical times, it was often just the opposite. The place itself often played a major role in...
October 19, 2015
Tell Me What Great Quotes Have Inspired You Most
We live in a world of sound bites, one-liners, and Tweets, where witty, quick, and cutting quotes elbow their way to the front of the line. But often, nobody remembers them.
(Photo by Photodune)
The recent passing of Yogi Berra reminded me the enduring power of quotes. Berra had some great ones, didn’t he? Many almost sounded proverbial.
The future ain’t what it used to be. —Yogi Berra
Of course, we have no better source of wise quotes than the Bible. We could cite it all week and still fail...
October 18, 2015
H3 Leadership: Be Humble. Stay Hungry. Always Hustle. [Book Review] [Book]
H3 Leadership: Be Humble. Stay Hungry. Always Hustle. [Book Review] by Brad Lomenick (Thomas Nelson, 2015) Most leadership books focus on the “how” of leadership—how to set goals, how to instill vision, how to be successful. But Brad Lomenick’s new book offers a more basic beginning. The leader’s heart.
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October 16, 2015
God May Want to Give You More than Relief
4 Blessings from God that may surprise you.
Sometimes it seems no one understands what we’re going through. When people fail us, or forget us, or even betray us, we’re left alone in the ashes of a reality we never expected or wanted.
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In those intense moments of loneliness, confusion, and pain, we ask God for one thing more than anything else. Relief from suffering.
But when relief is denied, we begin the difficult journey of resisting the notion that God is a...
October 14, 2015
A Balm in Gilead—Your Solution is Nearer than You Imagine
Why suffer when the remedy is just over the river?
Have you ever missed seeing something only to discover it lay in front of you the whole time? Misplaced car keys are one thing. But ignoring help is something else.
(Photo: The hills of Gilead. Courtesy of the Pictorial Library of Bible Lands)
Few things seem more tragic than for someone to suffer when the remedy stood near all along. Why suffer when the remedy lies just over the river?
The Prophet Jeremiah asked similar rhetorical questions...
