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Smoke Screen
I’m guilty of creating smoke screens. My brain thinks in analytics. I analyze everything and everyone. Criticizing others comes very easy for me. As a freelance designer, I’ve spent countless hours studying advertising campaigns, brands, and marketing techniques. I’m always studying the competition, picking out where they messed up, and then capitalizing on it, so some capitalist that hired me can make [...]
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Tags: criticizing, judging
The $10 Con
I was getting gas for my car the other day, and a scruffy looking guy walked up to me and asked for money. Within a matter of seconds I had decided to help this guy. (Jesus’ words about the least of these always echo in my mind in situations like these.) I told him to [...]
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I went through this the other day. I’m the last person that needs to give leadership insight. It’s not like I’m Andy Stanley or John Maxwell. For those of you who are not leadership gurus, let me introduce you to Andy Stanley and John Maxwell. I first learned of Maxwell from Van Pay when I was in junior [...]
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Tags: leadership, proverbs
IT has started
Here we go again. I hate moving. I thank God for giving us a house to manage – for Him. We haven’t even been here a year, and this seems so crazy! Only 5 more nights as apartment rats! (notice my frustrating paintings in the background. I can’t seem to paint something I like.)
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Toil and Rest
I feel like I’m always fighting it out. There are always problems. There are always technological bugs to identify and fix. I’m always head forward, leaning into the work. At the end of the day I’m tired, most of the time exhausted. And I do this day after day. Historically, I’m a poor time manager. I say yes [...]
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Tags: blessed, day off
Right Reasons
from Winkie Pratney. Doesn’t sound very sexy, but it’s so true. God help me. “God is looking for people who want to see Him glorified above everything else and who want to stop people from hurting Him, others, and themselves by their selfishness and stupidity. Our evangelism will fail if we not serve God for the right reasons.”
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What are you doing?
I heard someone once say that they’d be surprised if Twitter ever took the place of blogging. They will be surprised. I have two reasons why: 1. Technology makes fast leaps, but slowly gets adopted. Example, I got a myspace account in late 2004. That was before anyone heard about myspace. Now, my parents have a myspace, and [...]
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Tags: twitter
Unworthy
The other day we were killing time at the Shops at La Cantera, and we strolled into Nordstroms, because I’ve never really been in there before. By the way, they do an outstanding job at the shopping experience. Everything looks, smells, and tastes perfect in there. They’re selling perfection, so the experience reflects that. I [...]
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Tags: blood of christ, nordstroms
I want Eden back.
I’ve been paying attention to this urge inside of me. I have noticed that I’m in a constant search for happiness. Not the happiness you may be thinking of, but the joy that you get in the moment of now. Whenever I find those moments that aren’t filled with stress, when I’m not worrying about [...]
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Tags: rest, Sabbath, worship
Jealous
I read this quote today, “There are people who don’t mind if you fail…but it really bothers them if you succeed.” Do you know people like this? If not, are you THAT person? Let’s be honest. We all have that tiny voice inside of us that gets excited when we see someone goof. What is it that [...]
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Tags: humilty, pride, selfishness
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