Author: Lem Usita
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Talking with Millennials about their Faith
I recently visited odb.org and we filmed a conversation that we had about Talking with Millennials about God. We also talked with Millennials about the topic. It was a fun video to make and I just wanted to share it here. Please check it out and share it. I would…
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Owning My Selfishness
I have been taught all of my life to not be selfish. The problem is, I am quite selfish. I think we all are. At the core of your selfishness – you find your SELF. To not be selfish is to not be you. But at a point in your…
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What’s Already In You
As I write this – I think about how simple this idea is, but sometimes it’s the simple ones that really stand out and grabs my attention. This idea has. When something is done to us – we will typically “blame” our response or reaction on the person that has done…
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Joshua Wilderness Institute #JWI15
Last week I got to go to the Joshua Wilderness Institute – a discipleship program up at Hume Lake Christian Camps. I’ve gone the last two years, And I always learn so much from my experience. I just wanted to share what I learned from the students at the JWI. I…
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Everyone Overcompensates
Everyone overcompensates. Everyone has insecurities. Everyone has ADD. We all talk to ourselves. Some of us are actually kind to ourselves. We all get lonely sometimes. We all need friends. We all get hungry. We all think about what other people think about us – but many of us don’t…
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The Life Cycle of a Social Media Post
I did a quick search for this, and I didn’t quite find what I was thinking about. I definitely don’t have all the information to definitively write on this topic – but this is a blog post. I can try out an idea. It has been a few weeks of…
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A Hashtag and Identity
I am reading quite a few articles about how brands and businesses integrate hashtags into all of their communication. It is not enough to have an amazing commercial or image on an ad. You can easily be found with a hashtag. I was reading an article that suggested that a…
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Everyone Has a Pen
I visited an art gallery a few months back. The owner was such a nice guy – showing us all of his work. Of course – he was willing to show his work so that we can buy something. He was a photographer and had some stunning images of the…
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The Stuff Underneath
I was walking back to my car from lunch today, and I happened to see this on the ground. My thought was – underneath all of this asphalt is a beautiful brick road. I pictured what this area would look like with an all brick road, and it would be…
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Yeah Yeah Yeah
This post is not about the famous indie rock band. This is the annoying thing that I say when I don’t really want to hear what you have to say. It’s an awful identity feature of mine. The thing is, I don’t even realize that I do this. It’s amazing…
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Your Parent’s Interpersonal Problems
…..are typically passed on to you, or at the very least has shaped you. Whether you know it or not – whether you like it or not – you have been conditioned to deal with their interpersonal problems. I’m not sharing this to pass on the blame to my parents.…
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