October 2011
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July 2011
52 posts
“Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.”
– Rosa Luxemburg
“You cannot make it as a wandering generality. You must become a meaningful...”
– Zig Ziglar
“Endow us (THIS GENERATION), Lord Jesus, with a fresh dose of the power of the...”
– Darrian Summerville
“In the end “brilliance” doesn’t win, consistent focus on the...”
– John Maxwell
“The things you talk about, you love…the things you love, you talk about.”
– Shelley Giglio
“Many people have gone a lot farther than they thought they could because someone...”
– Zig Ziglar
“Some of the loudest truth is heard in a whisper from God! Quiet your mind &...”
– Bishop Dale C. Bronner
“A decision without a deadline is a meaningless discussion.”
– Zig Ziglar
“Everything that occurs teaches and prepares you for the next stage of life....”
– Zig Ziglar
“The bigger the dream u have, the more obstacles u will face. Dream big anyway!...”
– Bishop Dale C. Bronner
“You can make progress or you can make excuses, but you can’t do both!”
– Bishop Dale C. Bronner
“Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their...”
– Nido Qubein
“Every time passionate people fail, they are convinced that they are simply one...”
– Zig Ziglar
“Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their...”
– Nido Qubein
Die "Empty" →
I made a commitment that if any given day were my last I wanted to die empty, having completely divested myself of whatever insight or work was in me to share on that day. As I began to apply this principle to relationships, art and work, I felt a measure of peace even in the midst of busy times. Once I realized that I only have influence over the work that’s in front of me, I stopped...
“Waking up to a symphony of worship that spans the universe! Jesus is in the...”
– Louie Giglio
“A dream that isn’t clear wont get you anywhere.”
– Billy Cox
“Nothing becomes great until it overcomes opposition! Hang in there!”
– Bishop Dale C. Bronner
“Prayer does not replace work, in fact it is what makes work effective.”
– Tom Ziglar
“Pay attention to what you can’t help but pay attention to and you’ll...”
– Marcus Buckingham
Wish List: The Seer →
The Old Testament uses several different Hebrew terms to describe the various modes of impartation…there is nataf, which means “to let drop like rain.” This describes a slow, gentle process where the prophetic word comes upon us little by little and accumulates in our spirit over a period of time. It is like being in a certain place and having the mist of God descend around us and...
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Your business doesn’t have to act on every great idea. Use your mission...”
– Dave Ramsey
“You can’t burn out if you have never been on fire.”
– Dave Ramsey
“No one has a finer command of language than the person who keeps his mouth shut.”
– Sam Rayburn
“If you are working on something…that you really care about, you...”
– Steve Jobs
“Learn to perform according to your potential, not your fears. Don’t let...”
– Bishop Dale C. Bronner
“Shrink from opportunities & your life will be small. Sprint toward them,...”
– Bishop Dale C. Bronner
“Look for what you want, not for what you don’t want.”
– Zig Ziglar
“I am prepared every day to go to war for Jesus Christ.”
– Zig Ziglar
“You don’t become great by trying to be great. You become great by wanting...”
– Marie Curie (via xkcd.com)
Headache →
This is true.
“Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors....”
– William Faulkner
“Scripture is a tried weapon in our spiritual conflicts: let us therefore stick...”
– Henry, M. (1996). Matthew Henry’s commentary on the whole Bible : Complete and unabridged in one volume (Ac 4:5–14). Peabody: Hendrickson.
“Vision is the world’s most desperate need. There are no hopeless...”
– Winifred Newman
“Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you should set up a life...”
– Seth Godin
“When a thing is done, it’s done. Let it go. U cannot change history. Look...”
– Bishop Dale C. Bronner
“Just saw 1st blue bird of spring. Thought, “I bet I could slingshot that...”
– Jon Acuff
“But thus we are apt to call the messengers of God’s gifts the donors of them,...”
– Henry, M. (1996). Matthew Henry’s commentary on the whole Bible : Complete and unabridged in one volume (Jn 4:4–26). Peabody: Hendrickson.
“Those that would have any benefit by Christ must ask for it, must be earnest in...”
– Henry, M. (1996). Matthew Henry’s commentary on the whole Bible : Complete and unabridged in one volume (Jn 4:4–26). Peabody: Hendrickson.
“Those who are poor in the world may yet be rich, very rich, in spiritual gifts,...”
– Henry, M. (1996). Matthew Henry’s commentary on the whole Bible : Complete and unabridged in one volume (Ac 3:1–11). Peabody: Hendrickson.
Koinonia 2011
So, I have agreed to teach a class for Koinonia at my church. What’s Koinonia? I’m glad you asked, because I had the same question.
Koinonia is the anglicisation of a Greek word (κοινωνία) that means communion by intimate participation… The essential meaning of the koinonia embraces concepts conveyed in the English terms community, communion, joint participation, sharing and...
“People say motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing; that is why we...”
– Zig Ziglar