Barnabas Powell's Blog, page 34
September 1, 2022
Let’s Lose the Drama, Please!
Why all the drama? OK, I have to confess, I am no fan of drama for drama’s sake, and I’m in the house with two daughters who excel in drama! “She touched me” “She’s looking at me” WHAT? She’s “looking at you? Really? I guess I didn’t get the “drama” gene, because nothing sets me off quicker than high decibel whining and drama! Can’t stand it! Whew, glad I got that off…
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August 31, 2022
The Temporary Tent and the Eternal Temple
I remember reading Aesop’s Fables and Mother Goose stories to my kids when they are little and actually would sit still while I read to them! These stories contained cultural lessons that have been passed down for generations. Humpty Dumpty, Old Mother Hubbard, The Hare and the Tortoise, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and so many others gave me a way to tell morals and lessons in a fashion that has been…
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August 30, 2022
No Longer From A Human Point of View
C.S. Lewis, in The Weight of Glory, writes: It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest most uninteresting person you talk to may one day be a creature which, if you say it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship, or else a horror and a corruption such as you now meet, if at all, only in a nightmare.…
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August 29, 2022
The Promise Fulfilled
It is said that a captured Islamic terrorist once told his interrogator during his questioning that, though he has been captured and will probably never be free again, he was convinced that his Islamic army will eventually win the war. His questioner asked why he thought that, and the terrorist replied: “You will lose to us because you think in years and decades, and we think in centuries. We will win because…
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August 26, 2022
A Better Possession
American fantasy author Jeaniene Frost said, “Some things are worth the cost of their consequences.” And looking back in history and even in my own life, I can attest to the truthfulness of this statement. The challenge is knowing when to pay the price for what you value. All of our lives are filled with trading what we do for what we receive. And many times we want to live our lives…
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August 25, 2022
Power TO Serve!
It’s amazing how quick folks get upset if they feel like they are being bossed around. I had a couple come to see me once about how to raise their child and they informed me they had decided to not say anything about God to the child so that he could make up his mind once he got older. Imagine their surprise when I pointed out that was not just foolish but…
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August 24, 2022
A Culture of Shame
Have you ever heard of “imposter syndrome?” Yeah me either, until I discovered it was something that a lot of leaders struggle with. I was being coached by a professional leadership coach and he started talking to me about this common struggle leaders face. Turns out even the most confident among us sometimes think we really aren’t up to the task. Instead of this being a weakness, I discovered my own struggles…
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August 23, 2022
Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives
It shouldn’t be surprising to any of us. How we think, what we think, when we think, and when we don’t think, shapes our choices, our priorities, and our actions. It seems that this observation is self-evident, and yet I have to confess that I haven’t really examined how and what I think nearly as often as I should. That’s why I want to recommend you read the book “Our Thoughts Determine…
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August 22, 2022
Smells Like Heaven!
It was embarrassing. But, in my defense, it was an automatic response. I was walking with some friends at a mall and we were passing by a candle shop. The aroma coming from the shop hit my nose and I immediately made the sign of the cross in front of everybody. The looks I got were perplexed, to say the least. It was automatic! The smell reminded me of prayer! You see,…
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August 19, 2022
Uninformed And Misinformed – Dangerous!
“What you don’t know won’t hurt you!” Really? I’ve found that, sometimes, what I don’t know hurts me pretty bad. But what’s worse is misunderstanding what I actually do know. In fact, I have misunderstood some things I thought I knew so bad that I might as well not have known it at all! And that, dear ones, is a deadly combination: to think you know something but get it so completely…
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