discussion — Connecting to Impact

Don’t Be Duped by a Feeling

May 8, 2012 5:00 am discussion, Encouragement

If we wait for our feelings to catch up to our faith, we may well never move from our place of comfort. Imagine you’re finishing up your studies to be a doctor. You started with such a passion! You put in the time, worked hard to get the grades, and after all those classes, it’s [...]

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Light Friday Hit List: 5/4/12

May 4, 2012 5:00 am discussion, impact, Light Friday Hit List

Rounding up posts from around the web that challenged, inspired, encouraged, made me laugh, or all of the above. Be sure to check out these favorites and tell them I sent you! Here they are in the order I read them this week. And for even more great posts and favorites, be sure to visit [...]

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Opposites Attract

May 2, 2012 5:00 am book club, discussion, Encouragement

Something happens when you give yourself to living and re-presenting Christ in the earth. You are drawn to people that you don’t have anything in common with. You spend time with them and you find out you have this deep, abiding compassion for them. God the Son was as opposite from us as possible, but [...]

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Fearing the Much

April 30, 2012 6:27 am discussion, Encouragement

“The servant who knows the master’s will and does not get ready or does not do what the master wants will be beaten with many blows. But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from [...]

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Monthly Look Back

April 28, 2012 6:00 am discussion, impact

As with anything else in life, it’s good to pause and reflect every once in a while and blogging is no different. Writing this monthly look back helps me to see what God’s been showing me recently and also gives me an opportunity to say thank to everyone who has been a part here. For [...]

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Light Friday Hit List: 4/27/12

April 27, 2012 5:00 am discussion, impact, Light Friday Hit List

Rounding up posts from around the web that challenged, inspired, encouraged, made me laugh, or all of the above. Be sure to check out these favorites and tell them I sent you! Here they are in the order I read them this week. And for even more great posts and favorites, be sure to visit [...]

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5 Things I Don’t Get: Field Trip Edition

April 26, 2012 5:00 am 5 things I don't get, discussion

This seems like as good point as any to bring you another rousing edition of 5 Things I Don’t Get. It’s simply a moment for both me and you to unburden ourselves of the things that make no sense to us, drive us crazy, and/or make us scratch our heads in befuddled wonder (if you’re interested [...]