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Hero School, Day 3: Dealing with Opposition
You, like Samson of old, have a calling from God that began before you were born. You, like Samson of old, can discover that calling by paying attention to God when he stirs your pot and rocks your boat. But heads up, because what happened next to good ol' Samson is...
Hero School, Day Two: Stirred, not Shaken
Yesterday I introduced you to the epic calling of the consummate Old Testament super hero: Samson. Next, I showed you that Samson's calling, as awesome as it may be, bears an uncanny resemblance to my calling from God. Oh, and your's, too. Right. Almost forgot. So why...
Hero Academy: Awakening To Your Calling
Two weeks ago I blogged a pair of posts about the Hero's Journey—an introduction to the Hero's Journey, and How to Plug Your Story Into The Hero's Journey. This week we're going to explore Samson's "Hero School," found in Judges 13-16 in the Bible. Samson's story...
What’s a Facebook Profile? Think about it…
During this week's series on Facebook life, I've tackled: Twelve Philosophies of Facebook: Which One Are You? Four Concepts That Will Change How you Use Facebook Facebook: Like, Share, Comment... carefully (Facebook is a meritocracy, which impacts how we should handle...
Facebook: Like, Share, Comment… carefully
During this week's series on Facebook life, I've tackled: Twelve Philosophies of Facebook: Which One Are You? Four Concepts That Will Change How you Use Facebook You really ought to read them. Lots of people have. But what next? Good people have already written solid...
Four concepts that will change the way you use Facebook
If you use Facebook, you have a Facebook Philosophy Yesterday's post introduced twelve common Facebook philosophies to help you identify your own Facebook flare. Today I want to unpack four important implications. (Let's use FBP as shorthand for Facebook Philosophy)....
Twelve Facebook Philosophies: Which one are you?
Are you on Facebook? Zuckerberg's social behemoth was founded in 2004. Eight years later (as of June 2012) Facebook now hosts 955 million users. To put that into perspective, Facebook's "population" ranks third in the world, right behind China and India. It includes...
How to Insert Your Walk with God into the Hero’s Journey
Yesterday I summarized The Hero's Journey, Joseph Campbell's brilliant analysis of epic stories. You'll want to read that post before you tackle this one. Campbell outlined twelve universal story elements that every hero story flows through (though not always in...
The Hero’s Journey
This weekend we'll launch a new vision series called "Hero Academy" at DCC, using the hero construct to teach people how to live on target with Jesus Christ. Since my heart and mind is already hovering over heroism, I thought I'd take some time to introduce you to The...
Happy Anniversary to US!
Twenty years ago, I met my destiny. Shauna. Kristine. Warkentin. Sparkly-eyed, adorable, passionate—she took my breath, my heart, my reservations away. Before we knew it, we'd become best friends. I think she knew before I did. By the time December hit, I knew: I want...
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