Category: Ideas
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Day Three in Israel
What a long day. It started off on the Mt. of Olives. If you ever come to Jerusalem in January – bundle up. It was freezing, and we weren’t prepared for it. Our local guide said that he was cold. We walked all over Jerusalem tonight. It was great to…
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Just How American You Are
Seeing as this is suppose to be a blog about Identity, I figured I’d write something about my identity. You don’t really know just how American you are – until you leave the US. It’s been pretty interesting to be in Israel and intentionally process through just how American I…
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Israel Trip So Far
It has been absolutely overwhelming. We are physically tired. We are emotionally overwhelmed. The mind is full of questions, images, and new information. I have a renewed passion for reading the Scriptures from more of a Hebrew perspective. I’m here for a few more days, but I cannot wait to…
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One Trip – Two Journeys
I’m leaving today for Turkey and Israel. I’m very excited about the trip. It will be a quick one. We’ll be back in a week. I feel like there’s so much to do but I will be leaving in less than an hour. Actually, I’ve gotten a lot done, but…
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The Line Between Work and Play
I was watching a show last night about the most life changing gadgets. They ranked the top gadgets of our lifetime, and gave a little history lesson on each device. The number one device that has changed our lives was a gadget that actually integrates 15 other gadgets into one…
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Giving Grace
I was telling a friend today – whenever I think about grace, I always think about it in the context of receiving it. It’s always a good thing to receive grace right? I love my friends that are gracious. But what about giving grace. Do you think about what it…
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Unintended Consequences
Any action you do will have consequences. You can plan everything ahead of time. You can plan every single move, but there will always be Unintended Consequences. Hopefully, they turn out positively and in your favor, but sometimes it doesn’t. You can’t really plan or account for them. If you…
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A Season of Life
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven. Ecc 3:1 I had dinner with a friend from college last night. It was great to catch up and talk about a previous season of life that we had shared. It was great to catch up…
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What Inspires the Art in You?
I was listening to to a talk by Trustworthy Kevin Smith. He’s a film maker. He made the movie Clerks. I was listening to a talk that he did – I think it might have actually been an interview. He was chronicling his career and his journey. He talked about…
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The Knowledge Economy
I recently read about the knowledge economy. I’m still working through the book, but it has been fascinating to see the world through this lens. Whether you see knowledge as a product or a tool, knowledge becomes the most important thing. It also means that pieces of paper that say…
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Remember the Busy Signal
There was a time when you would make a call and if the person that you were calling was on the phone – you’d get the busy signal. The busy signal helped us. The busy signal – signified that someone was busy. The busy signal had an impact of us.…
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Books aren’t so Good with Solutions
There are tons of books out there that tell you how you’re feeling. They will affirm your thoughts and your situation. They might give you what they did to remedy the situation but it was what they did years ago. It takes a while to get the book published so…
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