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15 years ago @ Mr Shields: no one cal... - Milrose Munce and the ... · 0 replies · +1 points

This sounds like a great book. The title alone makes me want to read it! Professional help, eh? I think most of us could use a bit of that. :)

16 years ago @ Michael Hyatt Blog - The 20-to-1 Rule · 0 replies · +1 points

Thanks, Mike. I made the mistake you described (in paragraph 1) when I first started on Facebook. Made a hundred friends, but only wrote stuff about my writing and blog posts. I was trying to protect my privacy (by not sharing about my children, personal details, etc.)

Big mistake. I'm certain there are "friends" of mine who have blocked me from their newsfeeds because all I did was babble about my work.

Now I try to make a conscious effort to comment on others' status updates (briefly and brilliantly, of course!) and do some "fun" status update types of things (funny videos, etc.)

Thanks for the reminder of the 20-to-1 ratio.
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16 years ago @ Crave Something More - What Advice Would You ... · 0 replies · +1 points

I have two daughters, ages 7 and 2-and-a-half, and I'm no expert, believe me. (But then, no one really is an expert at parenting except God!)

A number of years ago, I read a book entitled Raising Kids that Adore God. The author's point boiled down to one thing. The parents must first adore God themselves. No one can expect their children to love God if they themselves don't pursue and adore God. So just in living a lifestyle of worship and adoration of God sets an example for our children. Challenging.

Congratulations and blessings!

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16 years ago @ Crave Something More - Now What? · 0 replies · +1 points

Honestly, honoring God in my daily steps is so difficult for me. I'm emotionally driven, craving the mountain tops, despairing in the valleys, and just keeping one foot in front of the other in my daily walk with God is incredibly difficult when things are blah (especially after I've had a time of intense closeness of God).

16 years ago @ Michael Hyatt Blog - The Leadership Strateg... · 2 replies · +2 points

I've never thought of myself as a "leader," really. I try to lead my children, influence those around me (both in person, through my blog, on my writing review site online) but I was never in the running to be voted "best leadership" in high school. ("Most studious" was my title!) Still, you've made me think: we're all leaders in some way. It's worth considering and meditating on whether I'm committed to "going deeper with a few." Thanks.
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16 years ago @ Crave Something More - What Is Sanctification? · 0 replies · +1 points

I think that "sanctification" is both.

And this is a little off topic, but ...

I really appreciated your opening point: Words without definition are meaningless. Postmodern philosophy tells us that the meaning of words is open to definition. (For example, the line from Former President Clinton about "it depends on what your definition of "is" is.")

If we're not clear on what our terms (such as sanctification, justification, is, etc.) mean, then how can we adequately explain them to those outside the faith or those inside the faith who don't understand them?

That's one reason why discussions like this are important. That's one reason why figuring out what sanctification is (and isn't) is important.

Like I said, a little off topic...Thanks for bearing with my little rabbit trails! I look forward to hearing what other folks have to say about sanctification.
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16 years ago @ Crave Something More - The New Fig Leaf · 0 replies · +1 points

Great thoughts, Chris. I couldn't help but wonder how our relationships with other people would change if we all turned to Jesus for our identity and our righteousness. If we stop hiding behind the Mr./Ms. Good Christian facade, then we would be open about our failures/weaknesses/need for Jesus, and that spirit of honesty would show the unchurched that Christians aren't all hypocrites. People are attracted to the genuine and truthful, particularly in this day and age of cyncism and false advertising, and might become attracted to Jesus because of our honesty about our need for him.
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16 years ago @ Crave Something More - Why _____? · 2 replies · +1 points

Why do I write?
1) Because God gave me the ability to write and it wouldn't be honoring to him to not use it.
2) Because I would go nuts and end up as a brainless zombie if all I did was laundry and cooking and cleaning and didn't get to write.
3) Because it helps me to wrestle through the questions of life and draws me closer to God.
4) Because it helps point people to God. So many people who have read my novel, stories&blog posts on my writing review site have said that my writing made them think about God and what makes life valuable in his eyes.
5) Because God gave all of us the ability to be creative and we need to use it. After all, we are made in His image and He is the ultimate Creator.
6) Because the beauty of artistry combates the ugliness and evil in our world.

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16 years ago @ Stuff Christians Like ... - Hope. · 0 replies · +1 points

Enjoyed this post, Jon. I appreciate your willingness to be open and share what you've learned from your pain. I've noticed that one of the most frequent themes in my writing is hope. I've struggled with dealing with the past--wanting to redo my entire life--and a character of mine struggles with this as well. She's stuck back there, reliving her mistakes, just like all of us do. While I wrote about her, I realized just how much I relived my past, refusing to enjoy present blessings, rejecting hope for the future.

16 years ago @ Crave Something More - How To Not Waste Time ... · 2 replies · +1 points

I've struggled recently with how much time blogging takes. I blog twice a week and routinely spend between 2-3 hours writing each post. That's two to three hours that takes away from my fiction writing, which I love. I'm trying to use both my blog posts and my novel/short story writing to point others to God; it doesn't have to be directly talking about God, but it needs to point to him. I'm also trying to build a platform for when I try to publish my novel. (So I definitely have mixed motivations.)
Blogging takes so much time because I'm a slow writer; I wonder if it's really worthwhile, especially when I have no feedback from readers or very few hits on my blog. (Which would point to my selfish motivations, I believe.)

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