May 2012
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April 2012
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“Christians are like manure: spread them out & they help everything grow, but...”
– Francis Chan
“Isn’t it a comfort to worship a God we cannot exaggerate?”
– Francis Chan, Crazy Love
February 2012
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jhnmyr:
Here’s a clip of the first single off...
January 2012
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December 2011
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Advent - Preparing our heart for Jesus
The last six years or so have felt kinda lost and wild if you know what I mean. No religious form, not much prayer, not much bible reading, not much fellowship (a Christianese word that means hangin’ out together), definitely no church.
Yet something is stirring…
Dry ground is beginning to break open. What I thought was a wasted span was actually a time when Grace was doing its...
November 2011
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God's Fertilizer (reflections on turning 40)
November 22, 1971 - Xenia, Ohio (the one and only), Greene County Memorial Hospital, youngest of five kids born to Sandra and Billy Ray Covington.
I don’t remember a single thing about that day…wouldn’t that be weird if I did?! I do have much that I remember about the years between then and now. Milestones such as the big 4-0 have a way of forcing reflection. And I have to...
Watchfastcompany:
How Augmented Reality Will Impact Your Smartphone In Ways You Probably Haven’t imagined.
Penn State Should Not Let Joe Paterno Coach Even... →
h/t Pete Phillips for sharing.
Daylight Savings Time 2011 Ends: Prepare To Turn... →
Haven’t had to do this since 2005 (lived in AZ) - looking forward to the extra hour of sleep:-)
Workers of the World, Employed - NYTimes.com //... →
Instead of outsourcing which drives a race to the cheapest labor and greatest profits), why not try impact sourcing - which can help to provide opportunity to those in impoverished areas of the world to gain new skills and break free from poverty.
A conversation with Cvent’s Reggie Aggarwal |... →
Some great takeaways here:
Intrapreneurship - foster a community of innovation and risk taking within your organization.
Go after the best talent.
Build wisely on a strong foundation of getting the basics right.
Listen to your customers, they will reward you.
For those just starting out - learn on someone else’s dime.
Mickey's 10 Commandments
Know your audience
Wear your guest’s shoes
Organize the flow of people and ideas
Create a weenie
Communicate with visual literacy
Avoid overload
Tell one story at a time
Avoid Contradiction
For every ounce of treatment, provide a ton of fun
Keep it up
Great stuff for content creators and publishers!
October 2011
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September 2011
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