Monthly Archives: April 2013
Walking Out Your Amazing Future – Book Review: 20,000 Days and Counting
April 23, 2013
Do you know how many days you have lived? How many more do you think you have? Would you like your future to be brighter?
Recently I completed reading a book that I really enjoyed and believe can help those who are serious about being a life-long learner, constantly growing in life, and want their future to be brighter than their past. The book was: 20,000 Days and Counting by Robert D. Smith. Robert is the beloved behind the scenes manager for best-selling author, speaker and comedian, Andy Andrews.
If you don’t know how many days you have lived, you can find out for free quickly on the author’s website – http://www.therobertd.com/. I strongly recommend you do so, because it will set the stage for the rest of the wisdom I share through this blog post on behalf of the author. I have yet to live 20,000 days as the author has. I have lived 12,717. However, the principles apply to each of us no matter how long we have lived to date.
The Doctrine of Equality?
April 15, 2013
Joe D'Orsie
I’m not one to hide in the corner on social issues in the Church; I think social issues are important, I do however practice what I call “spiritual tact,” which can be applied when I simply discern that speaking the truth can sometimes divide and invite the spirit of offense to a conversation with someone that can’t handle it (meaning they would be tempted to argue, bicker, or take offense). So because many times I don’t’ feel such conversations are productive, I choose not to start them or add to them. (“If a wise person goes to court with a fool, the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace” Proverbs 29:9) With that said, I did want to share some thoughts on a cultural phenomenon that I see as problem, if we’re not careful.
Truth is truth, and truth is the person of Jesus. This truth doesn’t evolve alongside cultural trends or social ‘progression.’ Like a hero in the faith, Philip Mantofa, puts it, “I don’t want to be politically correct, the line has been drawn in the sand, Jesus is the only way, I’m willing to die for this statement, but how do you convey the way but through love.”