Posted in General on February 4, 2008 | No Comments »
Lately I haven’t posted, and it isn’t for lack of things to say. Truthfully, I’ve started a list of topics, ideas, and points that I would like to address. What is most surprising to me out of all of this is that I’ve come to the realization that blogging is good for me. Instead of [...]
Posted in General on December 28, 2007 | No Comments »
Merry Christmas! I’ve had to consider whether to continue with this blog, and if so, how to focus its posts to make it more useful. That will be one of the questions for the next week, but in the meantime, I’ll add a few things that have caught my attention recently. They say that more [...]
Posted in Books, General, Resources on October 11, 2007 | No Comments »
You may have noticed that there is a section on the sidebar labeled “Referrals.” I was hesitant to consider referral links when the opportunity was presented, but these represent the best of the online retailers, sites at which I spend a majority of my money. So I decided in favor of referral links [...]
Posted in Blogs, Communication, General on October 6, 2007 | No Comments »
Communication in the present age is marked by quicker interactions and near-limitless quantity. Yet, for all our advancements we have lost something, namely the effectiveness and simplicity of the message, often relying on many more words than necessary to relay content. How can we communicate more clearly and concisely? WebWorkerDaily offers the following tips:
1. Use [...]
Posted in Articles, General, Life, Relationships on September 26, 2007 | No Comments »
A link from JoshHarris.com took me over to the Washington Post for an intriguing and very sad article on text messaging in general, and its relation to love and romance in particular. After a compelling narrative of texting troubles, here are the conclusions of the author as she echoes Helio:
Don’t flirt too long virtually.
If someone [...]
Posted in Articles, General, Life on September 25, 2007 | No Comments »
Christianity Today has a brief article relating to small groups, probing questions, and listening skills. The lists were adapted from an article for pastors, but is yet useful for general practice. Here is a summary:
Characteristics of a Good Listener
Looks at me while I’m speaking.
Questions me to clarify what I’m saying.
Shows concern by asking [...]
Posted in Articles, General, Personal, Thoughts on September 17, 2007 | No Comments »
Crosswalk has published an excellent article on burnout, which can be found here. It includes a handy list of cause which is useful to watch out for. I personally identify most of them in my life, and with prayer and reliance upon the Lord, hope to address them in keeping with personal responsibility to preserve [...]
Posted in Articles, General, Personal, Tools on September 13, 2007 | No Comments »
Looking for help to meet a goal? Having a hard time keeping your New Year’s Resolution to do your devotions every day? Perhaps you promised a missionary friend you would start praying for him/her. Maybe you want help to study regularly, to exercise, to stop smoking or to fight temptation.
Don’t Break the [...]
Posted in General, Links, Thoughts on August 29, 2007 | No Comments »
What are your favorite?
It has been quite a surprise to me that most posts have received comments, after only a short time on the Internet. I’m grateful that it has been useful to some, though I don’t presume it to ever grow beyond a simple and straightforward site. This most likely will be premature, but [...]
Posted in General on August 21, 2007 | No Comments »
Considering the amount of time I spend reading and reflecting on Christianity and culture, I thought it was high time to begin a blog. No, the intent of my postings will not be to further my own opinions or even engage in a discussion regarding many of the topics. Rather, as I study [...]
