Personal Story: “Better” from Stevecorn.com When I was in High School, I worked in the paint department at Sears. Mr Mahoney was an older man (maybe early 70s) who worked across the aisle from me in the sporting goods department. He was always smiling and would be the first employee to jump on the treadmill and…
Tag: mind
Primal – A Book Review
Inspired by a trip down a staircase which descended into ancient catacombs, Mark Batterson encourages Christians to be great at the Great Commandment! There, beneath the layers of 2000 years of Christianity and tradition, he imagined the ancient primal form of the Christian faith. In Primal, he takes the reader back in time and reminds…
Stress: Distress or Eustress?
Stress is something we’ve all experienced: that feeling right before taking a test (especially if you haven’t studied) or the feelings you get when there are too many things to get done and not enough hours in the day. Maybe it’s the tension in the air when certain people are around. Stress causes us to…
Boredom
I just read a post called “Can Do” by Maira Kalman (by the way, it’s a very artistic and beautiful post from the NY Times) and another one by the Jollyblogger called “I Refuse to be Bored.” I thought it was worth posting some of the same ideas here. Here’s a quote about Benjamin Franklin…
5 Life-Changing Experiences – Education
Romans 12:2 says that it’s the renewing of our minds that leads to transformation. That means education has the potential to be a transforming influence – and for me, it truly has been. I might, however, define education a little differently than most. True education doesn’t happen in a classroom. Transformational education isn’t necessarily formal….
Three Translations and my thoughts
I read a post from Mark Batterson’s blog the other day that really stuck out to me. Here’s what he wrote: Three Translations Had a thought during one of the sessions today. There are three ways to translate the Bible. You can translate it with 1) your mind 2) your heart and 3) your life….