I speed to the next light, so I can get a nap. Get about 30 min. per trip. Don't honk, please.
Sinapup
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
The previous url for Portland Tribune is http://cli.gs/1rGSPh, about the Monies for the stimulus prog.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Prayer for my wife.
She is doing a lot better, but tires easily. We are not through this yet. Keep praying for her health to improve. Sometimes she is really uncomfortable.
Charles
website
Charles
website
Friday, November 6, 2009
Standing on my head, poking beans up my nose. Not really, just frustrated at this stuff.
ulv = Danish for wolf
ulv = Danish for wolf
Monday, October 26, 2009
It is about relationships, not business cards. Having 25,000 cards from others doesn't mean you are connecting. It is like Facebook. You can have millions of friends (?) and not know any of them.
Coach Charles
Coach Charles
Friday, October 16, 2009
When it comes to Acacia, there is no end of costs this can have. My wife spent a lot getting scammed.
Check out Swanson, for good Acacia at about $14 a bottle equivalent.
CWP
Check out Swanson, for good Acacia at about $14 a bottle equivalent.
CWP
Monday, September 28, 2009
"It has been estimated that the average attention span of an adult is seven minutes." — James Wagstaffe
CWP
CWP
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
"The heartbeat of networking is people caring about people." —Sandy Vilas, Coachinc.com
• Coach Charles
• Coach Charles
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Christianity is a love affair, and godliness is in essence a matter of expressing grateful, adoring love by seeking to please. J I Packer
Sinapup
Sinapup
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Christiainity is always one generation away from extinction. It is a relationship, not an organization.
Third Generation Ministries
Third Generation Ministries
Friday, August 28, 2009
Truth in Advertising,is it possible?
I have been doing a bit of research into a number of topics, among which is health. Separating the chaff from the grain is problematic. There seems to be no way to tell who is telling the truth. One company and 10 to the 10th positive referrals, and the Internet multiplies that by a thousand against it. Now, all these sound plausible, but whose to know? Every positive idea has its detractors, but the Internet give a really broad place to claim malfeasance. Yes, I would like to solve some of the problems dealt with, but they don't tell you what is actually in it, where it came from and often not even what it is supposed to do. Yes, they do say it is good for the purple gout, but what is that? And even if you know what "purple gout" is, the price is not given and that seems to say that it is expensive.
Then there is the company shown of TV News as picking clients pockets at a $1 a whack. They were doing millions of whacks, at anywhere from $1:89 up to $20. My wife ordered some stuff that she heard was good, and in so doing got a months supply of Acai and of Intestinal cleanser. They billed her for a bunch of other stuff that she didn't order, charged her $89 for her "free" order and then subscribed has a monthly customer, so it could happen again and again....
I am not a schmuck, nor a sucker. What to do? Pray, be careful and don't pay them until you know what they are doing. Hard to do.
Sinapup
Then there is the company shown of TV News as picking clients pockets at a $1 a whack. They were doing millions of whacks, at anywhere from $1:89 up to $20. My wife ordered some stuff that she heard was good, and in so doing got a months supply of Acai and of Intestinal cleanser. They billed her for a bunch of other stuff that she didn't order, charged her $89 for her "free" order and then subscribed has a monthly customer, so it could happen again and again....
I am not a schmuck, nor a sucker. What to do? Pray, be careful and don't pay them until you know what they are doing. Hard to do.
Sinapup
Friday, August 21, 2009
30 REASONS WHY IT'S GREAT TO BE A DOG
1. No one expects you to take a bath every day.
2. Your friends never expect you to pay for lunch, dinner or anything else for that matter.
3. When it's raining, you can lie around the house all day and never worry about being fired.
4. If it itches, you can reach it.
5. And, no matter what itches, no one is offended if you scratch it in public.
6. It doesn't bother you if your favorite television show is a rerun.
7. You can wear a fur coat and no one thinks you're insensitive.
8. April 15 means nothing to you.
9. People at drive-through windows never charge you for treats.
10. Your friends don't think less of you for passing gas.
11. A rawhide bone can entertain you for hours.
12. No one gets mad if you fall asleep while they're talking.
13. As an adult, it's OK if you haven't "amounted to anything" except being a dog.
14. The older you get, the more people respect you.
15. You can sleep late every day.
16. If you grow hair in weird places, no one notices.
17. You never get in trouble for putting your head in a stranger's lap.
18. There's no such thing as bad food.
19. You don't have to worry about good table manners.
20. Someone else combs your hair.
21. People think you're normal if you stick your head out the window to feel the wind in your hair.
22. You're always excited to see the same old people.
23. Having big feet is considered an asset.
24. If you gain weight, it's someone else's fault.
25. Everything smells good to you.
26. A garbage can is a fast-food stop.
27. No one tells you to wipe your nose because it's wet.
28. No matter where you live, you own the place.
29. Your mate never complains because you whine
30. Puppy love can last.
I have no idea where this came from, but if anyone knows, I will give credit.
Sinapup
2. Your friends never expect you to pay for lunch, dinner or anything else for that matter.
3. When it's raining, you can lie around the house all day and never worry about being fired.
4. If it itches, you can reach it.
5. And, no matter what itches, no one is offended if you scratch it in public.
6. It doesn't bother you if your favorite television show is a rerun.
7. You can wear a fur coat and no one thinks you're insensitive.
8. April 15 means nothing to you.
9. People at drive-through windows never charge you for treats.
10. Your friends don't think less of you for passing gas.
11. A rawhide bone can entertain you for hours.
12. No one gets mad if you fall asleep while they're talking.
13. As an adult, it's OK if you haven't "amounted to anything" except being a dog.
14. The older you get, the more people respect you.
15. You can sleep late every day.
16. If you grow hair in weird places, no one notices.
17. You never get in trouble for putting your head in a stranger's lap.
18. There's no such thing as bad food.
19. You don't have to worry about good table manners.
20. Someone else combs your hair.
21. People think you're normal if you stick your head out the window to feel the wind in your hair.
22. You're always excited to see the same old people.
23. Having big feet is considered an asset.
24. If you gain weight, it's someone else's fault.
25. Everything smells good to you.
26. A garbage can is a fast-food stop.
27. No one tells you to wipe your nose because it's wet.
28. No matter where you live, you own the place.
29. Your mate never complains because you whine
30. Puppy love can last.
I have no idea where this came from, but if anyone knows, I will give credit.
Sinapup
Thursday, July 30, 2009
A Love for You!
There is within me true and bright,
A love for You, Lord, that is pure and right.
Your love has filled my soul with fire,
You have become my heart’s desire.
The beauty of Your wondrous grace
Bids me come and seek Your face.
To bend my knees before your throne,
To worship you and call heaven home.
To seek your face is my heart’s cry,
And into your presence, there I would fly.
—Charles Powell
4-5-2004(revised 12-10-05)
A love for You, Lord, that is pure and right.
Your love has filled my soul with fire,
You have become my heart’s desire.
The beauty of Your wondrous grace
Bids me come and seek Your face.
To bend my knees before your throne,
To worship you and call heaven home.
To seek your face is my heart’s cry,
And into your presence, there I would fly.
—Charles Powell
4-5-2004(revised 12-10-05)
Monday, July 20, 2009
Why Own a Dog
I have no idea how I came by this:
HUMOR WHY OWN A DOG
Why own a dog? There's a danger you know,
You can't own just one, for the craving will grow.
There's no doubt they're addictive, wherein lies the danger.
While living with lots, you'll grow poorer and stranger.
One dog is no trouble, and two are so funny.
The third one is easy, the fourth one's a honey.
The fifth one delightful, the sixth one's a breeze,
You find you can live with a house full with ease.
So how 'bout another? Would you really dare?
They're really quite easy but oh, Lord the hair!
With dogs on the sofa and dogs on the bed,
And crates in the kitchen, it's no bother you've said.
They're really no trouble, their manners are great.
What's just one more dog and just one more crate?
The sofa is hairy, the windows are crusty,
The floor is all footprints, the furniture dusty.
The housekeeping suffers, but what do you care?
Who minds a few noseprints and a little more hair?
So let's keep a puppy, you can always find room,
And a little more time for the dust cloth and broom.
There's hardly a limit to the dogs you can add,
The thought of a cutback sure makes you sad.
Each one is so special, so useful, so funny.
The vet, the food bill grows larger, you owe money.
Your folks never visit, few friends come to stay,
Except other dog folks, who all live the same way.
Your lawn has now died, and your shrubs are dead too,
But your weekends are busy, you're off with your crew.
There's dog food and vitamins, training and shots.
And entries and travel and motels which cost lots.
Is it worth it, you wonder? Are you caught in a trap?
Then that favorite dog comes and climbs in your lap.
His look says you're special and you know that you will
Keep all of the critters in spite of the bill.
Some just for showing and some just to breed.
And some just for loving, they all fill a need.
But winter's a hassle, the dogs hate it too.
But they must have their walks though they're numb and you're blue.
Late evening is awful, you scream and you shout
At the dogs on the sofa who refuse to go out.
The dogs and the dog shows, the travel, the thrills,
The work and the worry, the pressure, the bills.
The whole thing seems worth it, the dogs are your life.
They're charming and funny and offset the strife.
Your life-style has changed. Things won't be the same.
Yes, those dogs are addictive and so is the dog game!!
Sinapup
HUMOR WHY OWN A DOG
Why own a dog? There's a danger you know,
You can't own just one, for the craving will grow.
There's no doubt they're addictive, wherein lies the danger.
While living with lots, you'll grow poorer and stranger.
One dog is no trouble, and two are so funny.
The third one is easy, the fourth one's a honey.
The fifth one delightful, the sixth one's a breeze,
You find you can live with a house full with ease.
So how 'bout another? Would you really dare?
They're really quite easy but oh, Lord the hair!
With dogs on the sofa and dogs on the bed,
And crates in the kitchen, it's no bother you've said.
They're really no trouble, their manners are great.
What's just one more dog and just one more crate?
The sofa is hairy, the windows are crusty,
The floor is all footprints, the furniture dusty.
The housekeeping suffers, but what do you care?
Who minds a few noseprints and a little more hair?
So let's keep a puppy, you can always find room,
And a little more time for the dust cloth and broom.
There's hardly a limit to the dogs you can add,
The thought of a cutback sure makes you sad.
Each one is so special, so useful, so funny.
The vet, the food bill grows larger, you owe money.
Your folks never visit, few friends come to stay,
Except other dog folks, who all live the same way.
Your lawn has now died, and your shrubs are dead too,
But your weekends are busy, you're off with your crew.
There's dog food and vitamins, training and shots.
And entries and travel and motels which cost lots.
Is it worth it, you wonder? Are you caught in a trap?
Then that favorite dog comes and climbs in your lap.
His look says you're special and you know that you will
Keep all of the critters in spite of the bill.
Some just for showing and some just to breed.
And some just for loving, they all fill a need.
But winter's a hassle, the dogs hate it too.
But they must have their walks though they're numb and you're blue.
Late evening is awful, you scream and you shout
At the dogs on the sofa who refuse to go out.
The dogs and the dog shows, the travel, the thrills,
The work and the worry, the pressure, the bills.
The whole thing seems worth it, the dogs are your life.
They're charming and funny and offset the strife.
Your life-style has changed. Things won't be the same.
Yes, those dogs are addictive and so is the dog game!!
Sinapup
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Missional Ministries
1 person who trains one other person to train a third each year would result in world wide conversions of significance in thirty-three years. So why hasn't it been done? I think that first, God never forces our love for Himself or for others. Secondly, we lose the path due to importance, influence, pride. As one said, if they gave you a plaque for extreme humility, they would take in back if you hang it on your wall.
My own experience after about 24 years was to quit making disciples. I had been faithfully reproducing myself in the lives of others, teaching them all I knew about Jesus Christ. Col.1:28,29. Then the great declension and I was out of it for another twenty, where I did almost nothing to build individuals into Kingdom Builders. In the course of our marriage, my wife met some of those I trained, discipled, whatever and asked me "Why don't you do what you are good at?" So I got started. I have three key guys at varying levels of maturity who are on their way to becoming reproducing Christians.
For heaven's sake, pray for them. Pray for me. Pray for yourself, and the part you can play.
Coach Charles
My own experience after about 24 years was to quit making disciples. I had been faithfully reproducing myself in the lives of others, teaching them all I knew about Jesus Christ. Col.1:28,29. Then the great declension and I was out of it for another twenty, where I did almost nothing to build individuals into Kingdom Builders. In the course of our marriage, my wife met some of those I trained, discipled, whatever and asked me "Why don't you do what you are good at?" So I got started. I have three key guys at varying levels of maturity who are on their way to becoming reproducing Christians.
For heaven's sake, pray for them. Pray for me. Pray for yourself, and the part you can play.
Coach Charles
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. —Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sinapup
Sinapup
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
"Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile thing, but just look what they can do when they stick together." — Vesta M. Kelly
Submitted
Submitted
Monday, June 15, 2009
It is always darkest, just after the light goes out. Missed deadlines are fatal.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009
Once you make the ideal goal you are much more likely to take the actions necessary to reach it.
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Saturday, June 13, 2009
"We all need someone who can help us do what we already can." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Friday, June 12, 2009
Blog Restructuring
This has been interesting to discover how to get my blog to work better. I will be trying out more things.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
My Stories
MY STORIES
by Charles W. Powell
Someone mentioned that our stories determine our lives.
"What stories," I asked, "can possibly be so messed?"
The answer to be was clear and utterly incomprehensible.
It seems that we have always been writing our stories.
I thought about this for a while, what had been told me.
What are my stories? How have I really lived?
Is life so complex, tedious, colored with perceptions,
That I have always been writing it in my stories?
If my life is really a book of the stories unknown,
What kind of stories are carefully hidden tales?
Are my stories merely how I imagine things?
What really is in these stories, my "always" stories?
Why have I written so long and so hard on this book?
What are my personal reasons for keeping these tales?
Perhaps it is because I don't really wish to, be known.
Are these always stories a way of hiding the real me?
What is there in these tales that I fear?
What is it that scares the begibbers out of me?
What good can I find, if I should read them?
Why, tell me, why should I read these always stories?
How do "my" always stories really determine how I live?
Does the world only see what I want to be seen?
Or does my shadow, my hidden, secret, repressed past,
Creep out in my life through these stories I have written..
The value, the value, there must be some worth.
The grief, and the pain, the joy and the beauty.
It will come out at the most unexpected times,
If I do not tell the stories I have always written.
The sickness, the dis-ease that is in me.
It keeps me blind to these stories in my book.
I must find the grotto, the hidden library,
In which are kept these secret stories of me.
Oh stories, I know it will cost not to know,
The tales of my journey, my quest, my life.
Can I read you, what will you say?
Can I stand to hear you, my stories I have written.
What fear, what putting off the facing of myself.
That controls me unaware, making my dis-ease.
I don't want to look at my past so closely.
I'd rather not investigate these fearful stories.
I want to find the real me, the part you see.
I am so blind to these things, the monster.
I fear to confront, I shun the pool of icor.
Let me read these stories, the always stories.
There is a cure, but to find the means.
To confront, that which I really am.
Can I somehow get the cure, end the disease?
I want to, read these stories I have always written.
Can light breakforth out of this darkness, this shadow'
The gold flashes in the reflected light of courage.
Courage, fierce determination to discover the real me.
I will read these stories that I have always written.
I will face of the fear and valor of these tales.
Malice and hate and joy and love.
To possess this land which is my heart, my soul, my all.
To read these tales of my life, that I’ve always written.
How can I find the gold in the mine of my stories?
What means do I have to bring it to the light?
The whole of me from the grotto, this darkened library?
Of life, where are found my journey, my stories.
I will face the horrible glory, and the beautiful shame.
In order to find the gold that is buried in my life.
To seek to, bring out to consciousness what I fear most
I will own the truths in these stories I’ve always written
Yes, yes, yes, with one accord, my whole being speaks.
It calls, cries, begs for the privileges the obligation.
To read, discover, ponder these wonderful awesome tales.
To really contact the real me in these always stories.
I will own it all, the good, the bad, the beautiful, the ugly.
I will be all that I really am, full of light and darkness.
I will own the whole of me, and the whole of my stories.
I relish the fullness of all I am in these my stories.
BRING ON THE STORIES !!!
BRING ON THE STORIES.
4 / 1/92 Portland, OR
cwp
http://cli.gs/ueyNNE
Copyright Charles W. Powell 1992
by Charles W. Powell
Someone mentioned that our stories determine our lives.
"What stories," I asked, "can possibly be so messed?"
The answer to be was clear and utterly incomprehensible.
It seems that we have always been writing our stories.
I thought about this for a while, what had been told me.
What are my stories? How have I really lived?
Is life so complex, tedious, colored with perceptions,
That I have always been writing it in my stories?
If my life is really a book of the stories unknown,
What kind of stories are carefully hidden tales?
Are my stories merely how I imagine things?
What really is in these stories, my "always" stories?
Why have I written so long and so hard on this book?
What are my personal reasons for keeping these tales?
Perhaps it is because I don't really wish to, be known.
Are these always stories a way of hiding the real me?
What is there in these tales that I fear?
What is it that scares the begibbers out of me?
What good can I find, if I should read them?
Why, tell me, why should I read these always stories?
How do "my" always stories really determine how I live?
Does the world only see what I want to be seen?
Or does my shadow, my hidden, secret, repressed past,
Creep out in my life through these stories I have written..
The value, the value, there must be some worth.
The grief, and the pain, the joy and the beauty.
It will come out at the most unexpected times,
If I do not tell the stories I have always written.
The sickness, the dis-ease that is in me.
It keeps me blind to these stories in my book.
I must find the grotto, the hidden library,
In which are kept these secret stories of me.
Oh stories, I know it will cost not to know,
The tales of my journey, my quest, my life.
Can I read you, what will you say?
Can I stand to hear you, my stories I have written.
What fear, what putting off the facing of myself.
That controls me unaware, making my dis-ease.
I don't want to look at my past so closely.
I'd rather not investigate these fearful stories.
I want to find the real me, the part you see.
I am so blind to these things, the monster.
I fear to confront, I shun the pool of icor.
Let me read these stories, the always stories.
There is a cure, but to find the means.
To confront, that which I really am.
Can I somehow get the cure, end the disease?
I want to, read these stories I have always written.
Can light breakforth out of this darkness, this shadow'
The gold flashes in the reflected light of courage.
Courage, fierce determination to discover the real me.
I will read these stories that I have always written.
I will face of the fear and valor of these tales.
Malice and hate and joy and love.
To possess this land which is my heart, my soul, my all.
To read these tales of my life, that I’ve always written.
How can I find the gold in the mine of my stories?
What means do I have to bring it to the light?
The whole of me from the grotto, this darkened library?
Of life, where are found my journey, my stories.
I will face the horrible glory, and the beautiful shame.
In order to find the gold that is buried in my life.
To seek to, bring out to consciousness what I fear most
I will own the truths in these stories I’ve always written
Yes, yes, yes, with one accord, my whole being speaks.
It calls, cries, begs for the privileges the obligation.
To read, discover, ponder these wonderful awesome tales.
To really contact the real me in these always stories.
I will own it all, the good, the bad, the beautiful, the ugly.
I will be all that I really am, full of light and darkness.
I will own the whole of me, and the whole of my stories.
I relish the fullness of all I am in these my stories.
BRING ON THE STORIES !!!
BRING ON THE STORIES.
4 / 1/92 Portland, OR
cwp
http://cli.gs/ueyNNE
Copyright Charles W. Powell 1992
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Prayer letter for 5-30-09 Intentional Disciple Makers
Sorry about that. I actually forgot to do this in a timely manner.First I want you to know that I appreciate your prayers. God seems to have made a clear connection between intercession and what He does. God does because we ask, sometimes to the point, sometimes not, but He always answers us. Yes he does understand baby talk and often that is all I have. I am so grateful for His work, and our part in it. What a privilege.Please pray for continued discovery of those who want to grow to become reproductive disciples. I have some ideas about who I might approach, but it is still something that is in His hands. I am praying for two more couples in these next couple of months. Pray for us, Myrna and I, as we seek ways, and sometimes the desire to reach our neighbors. It is difficult to hold an intelligent discussion about any thing if the only time you see them is when they drive by. Neither Myrna or myself are especially forward about this. Ask Him for our boldness, and for His opportunity.We love all of you,
Charles and Myrna
My Passion, Prayer and Commitment to fulfill the Harvest,
Charles and Myrna
My Passion, Prayer and Commitment to fulfill the Harvest,
by intentionally multiplying laborers.
-- Matthew 9:37,38; 28:19,20; Psalm 90:17; Acts 26:18
(Intend + Choose + Act) by means of Phil. 4:13
-- Matthew 9:37,38; 28:19,20; Psalm 90:17; Acts 26:18
(Intend + Choose + Act) by means of Phil. 4:13
Believing that God has called me to the task of helping to fulfill the great commission and to praying that He, the Lord of the harvest, would send forth more laborers.
-Charles Powell
Friday, May 29, 2009
Personal blogging, mine
My plan is to use this for a number of purposes. Personal, religious, social, etc.
So I am reading about blogging. See you around the pond.
Coach Charles
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So I am reading about blogging. See you around the pond.
Coach Charles
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Some elements on being who you are
Thomas Leonard, founder of Coach U and Coachville, one time listed ten things every person needed to be all they could be. Maybe these are not the only things, but here is a list of what he thought was important:
- Honor your boundaries
- Raise your standards
- Clarify your requirements
- Finish your unfinished business.
- Get your personal needs met
- Orient around your values
- Build reserves in all areas
- Identify and reduce tolerations.
- Handle the money, completely.
- Define success for yourself.
If you would like to know more get in touch: http://cli.gs/ueyNNE
Coach
Friday, May 15, 2009
Hitting what you look at.
That you go where you are looking is a principle in life. It is like golfing and focusing on "NOT' going in to the lake on your left. If you focus on the lake you will get it. Advice, focus on the green. When I was about 16 or so, a friend had me drive his car, because he had already been pulled over for not having a driver's license. He was too young also. In any case, the left tie rod broke while driving and the car behave, as you can imagine, very eradically. My friend said, "Don't hit that telephone pole." That's right folks, dead center. Nobody hurt, but it did cost me $50 dollars fine for driving without a license.
The lesson is make sure the goals you are working on are really the goals you want to work on. It is almost a sure thing you will hit the tree you look at.
Coach
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The lesson is make sure the goals you are working on are really the goals you want to work on. It is almost a sure thing you will hit the tree you look at.
Coach
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Coach Charles - Your Coach?
The brand is me, Coach Charles Powell. I am the owner, and sole employee of the coaching company, called Coaching it its Best. I am presenting this to you as a appeal to investigate coaching. In particular to investigate my coaching and see if it will help you get what you really want. I want to be very brazen about this: I can coach you, and I am willing to lay it on the line, to be direct, truthful and caring. My focus is on the small business owner, and the self-employed professional. Now this may sound like it is all about me, but in reality it is all about you. It all depends on what you do, not what anybody else can or will do. If you are ready to be that the final authority on what you are doing, if you are ready to take the responsibility for getting what you want, then you also take the accountability for getting it done. I can help you with this. I can’t do it for you or make you do it. If it fails or succeed it will be because you either paid the price or you didn’t. Again, I can help you to do whatever is necessary.
Coaching will work if you work. It doesn’t if you don’t. What I will do, however, is to help you in the right direction, encourage you to do the right things in the right way. The only miracle in all this is you. You find out what you are doing. You explore whether it is the right thing to be doing and develop a plan to do that right thing, every time. You may ask, if I expect you to exceed yourself. Indeed I do. You got this far didn’t you? How much farther will you be in two weeks, two months, two years, or ten. Where you go is up to you and to you alone. Not even a coach can do it for you.
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Coaching will work if you work. It doesn’t if you don’t. What I will do, however, is to help you in the right direction, encourage you to do the right things in the right way. The only miracle in all this is you. You find out what you are doing. You explore whether it is the right thing to be doing and develop a plan to do that right thing, every time. You may ask, if I expect you to exceed yourself. Indeed I do. You got this far didn’t you? How much farther will you be in two weeks, two months, two years, or ten. Where you go is up to you and to you alone. Not even a coach can do it for you.
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Sunday, April 12, 2009
Things that keep me awake nights by R.A.Cook
THINGS THAT KEEP ME AWAKE NIGHTS .....
1. The changing shape of missionary opportunity and the church’s inflexibility.
2. The heart—hunger of spiritual vacuum over all the world and the constant attempt to satisfy it with religious status—quo institutional procedures.
3. The increasing tempo of a battle that is waged in spiritual places and by spiritual methods and means, and the increasing materialism and dependence upon things on the part of the church.
4. The obvious fact that the world is open to those who are daring enough and who plan big enough, and the continuing littleness of the church’s plans and vision. We are deficient in educating saints, while the world is educating pagans! We admit that in this exploding world, Christians are a smaller minority every year, but we just “hold the line.” The average church has difficulty either in buying a parking lot next door or in underwriting an evangelistic campaign half a world away. Big challenge, small vision.
5. The fact that in many countries, the definition of the word “missionary” may well be changing, and the continuing dependence of most groups on the classical and usual definition, both of the person and his job.
6. The importance of personal commitment, personal holiness, and a real separation from the world, and the present tendency on the part of many to soften their approach to the whole question of separation both in life and in doctrine.
7. The fact that Christianity is predicated upon sacrifice, and the abandoning of one’s self to Christ and His will; and the increasing concern of most Christians for their creature comfort, their standard of living, and their own safety.
8. The fact that the Great Commission, if it means anything, must take precedence over any other command and must affect the economics of my private finances. This, coupled with the fact that the average believer has no intention of allowing his religious faith to come anywhere near dominating his wallet.
9. The fact that so many in God’s family find it difficult to maintain themselves spiritually, largely because of a lack of a definite and fruitful “quiet time” daily with the Lord. Under the stress and strain of a busy ministry, they begin to crack and become spiritual causalities, or at best, dedicated refugees, running away from their problems.
10. The fact that so comparatively few of us who claim to trust the Lord Jesus Christ have ever learned that this life is for keeps, and that the adversary of the saints, the devil, is dead in earnest. So many are still playing church.
11. The fact that God is still willing to do “exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think” for us “little faiths” if only we would get around to trusting Him.
12. The fact that one. concerned, committed person can change thous9ds of lives, if God can get a hold of him. Witness Daniel, or Paul, or Luther, or Wesley, or Livingstone, or any of hundreds of believers who have molded the day in which they lived!
— Robert A. Cook, President, The King’s College
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1. The changing shape of missionary opportunity and the church’s inflexibility.
2. The heart—hunger of spiritual vacuum over all the world and the constant attempt to satisfy it with religious status—quo institutional procedures.
3. The increasing tempo of a battle that is waged in spiritual places and by spiritual methods and means, and the increasing materialism and dependence upon things on the part of the church.
4. The obvious fact that the world is open to those who are daring enough and who plan big enough, and the continuing littleness of the church’s plans and vision. We are deficient in educating saints, while the world is educating pagans! We admit that in this exploding world, Christians are a smaller minority every year, but we just “hold the line.” The average church has difficulty either in buying a parking lot next door or in underwriting an evangelistic campaign half a world away. Big challenge, small vision.
5. The fact that in many countries, the definition of the word “missionary” may well be changing, and the continuing dependence of most groups on the classical and usual definition, both of the person and his job.
6. The importance of personal commitment, personal holiness, and a real separation from the world, and the present tendency on the part of many to soften their approach to the whole question of separation both in life and in doctrine.
7. The fact that Christianity is predicated upon sacrifice, and the abandoning of one’s self to Christ and His will; and the increasing concern of most Christians for their creature comfort, their standard of living, and their own safety.
8. The fact that the Great Commission, if it means anything, must take precedence over any other command and must affect the economics of my private finances. This, coupled with the fact that the average believer has no intention of allowing his religious faith to come anywhere near dominating his wallet.
9. The fact that so many in God’s family find it difficult to maintain themselves spiritually, largely because of a lack of a definite and fruitful “quiet time” daily with the Lord. Under the stress and strain of a busy ministry, they begin to crack and become spiritual causalities, or at best, dedicated refugees, running away from their problems.
10. The fact that so comparatively few of us who claim to trust the Lord Jesus Christ have ever learned that this life is for keeps, and that the adversary of the saints, the devil, is dead in earnest. So many are still playing church.
11. The fact that God is still willing to do “exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think” for us “little faiths” if only we would get around to trusting Him.
12. The fact that one. concerned, committed person can change thous9ds of lives, if God can get a hold of him. Witness Daniel, or Paul, or Luther, or Wesley, or Livingstone, or any of hundreds of believers who have molded the day in which they lived!
— Robert A. Cook, President, The King’s College
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Sunday, April 5, 2009
Minimal gardening.
Presently, I am exploring the ways to minmize the time and effort it takes to keep my yard presentable. I am looking at decrotive grasses, perenial flowers and minimal grass. There is a lot of stuff out there and some of the ideas cost a bundle. So, I might just grow dandelions, and get my neighbors to pay me to not do so. Just kidding.
Charles
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Charles
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Friday, April 3, 2009
Page Rank
My page rank on my website, dropped a point. Haven't been maintaining my contacts and blogs for the past while, so working at it. Look here for something interesteing soon.
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