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October 19, 2009

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Transitions are a Time to be Generous

The idea of being a Generous Mind is at the core of what God has called Mindy and I to devote our lives. But exactly what we are being generous with has gone through various changes and will continue to change as we obediently follow God's leading and direction. Today we would like to share three major transitions in our lives. They will seem very distinct but in God's timing they actually are all very connected. These three transitions can fit under the general category of 1) Our Job 2) Our Writing 3) Our Family A Job Change For the past four and a half years it has been our great pleasure and joy to serve HCJB Global, a ministry that focuses on media and healthcare outreaches around the world. I have served in the area of marketing and communications and have had the opportunity to help the 78 year old organization re-brand and redefine its message for a new time. In that process we launched the idea of Being the Voice and Hands of Jesus. This means speaking up and reaching ...

Top 40 Quotes of 2024

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Reflections on watching the Waldo Canyon Fire descend

06/26/12 I spent the day soaking in the insane heat of the Colorado sun today. I worked in the yard picking out of the rocks every little weed I could find, watering the flowers I bought and planted on Saturday—the day the Waldo Canyon Fire broke out—and labeling things in the garage. I was in denial. Certainly this danger would be like the hurricanes we dodged in Ft. Lauderdale, FL or the tornadoes that skirted past us in Aurora, IL. We would scurry around preparing things only to find that we piled all our stuff in the middle of the floor for a false alarm or huddled in the basement with wide eyes only for our vegetable garden to get rained on. I decided a couple days ago that if I saw the flames come up over the ridge that it would be time to go. But when I saw the first glimpse of flames…not coming from behind, but already an inch down the mountain, I couldn’t believe it. Is it really time? Could this be happening? I was, well, what is the word? Dumbstruck, amazed, entranced…t...

Being Generous in Tragedy

When a tragedy strikes today we are immediately surrounded by words and images. We sit in our living rooms and stare at the screen insure of what to do. After all, you are sitting in relative luxury and looking into utter chaos and disaster that is only made possible by technology. So what do you do? Many of us pick up the phone or go to our computers and make a gift. Usually we do this for a mixture of reasons. We want to feel like we did something. We want to ease our guilt. We want to make a difference. The reasons go on and on. But as we are watching the images from this latest tragedy in Haiti, I would like to ask you to be generous in a different way. Here are some simple things that take a very different spin on how we as generous minds should response: If you don't know anything about Haiti, go to the CIA Factbook and get some understanding so that you can pray. Share what you have learned with a co-worker, someone in your family or someone at church. Pray with your family...

The Sharing of Quotes

Have you noticed that sharing quotes on facebook , twitter, email footers, etc is continually growing in popularity. There is something about a pithy quote that stirs us. Maybe it is that someone else can say what we do not have the courage to speak out for ourselves. Maybe it is that by quoting a person we admire we can connect with them in a unique way. I'm sure there are countless reasons. But the fact remains that our lives are now awash in quotes. Now I am not bemoaning this fact. I share many of my own and I collect quotes to use in writing and presentations. The big question in my mind is this: "How would a Generous Mind share quotes?" Here are some thoughts that you can think through next time you are about to Retweet that great piece of wisdom: 1. A Generous Mind would add why they like the quote to the posting of it. 2. A Generous Mind would target quotes to people who they felt could benefit from it. 3. A Generous Mind would ask others why they posted the quot...

30 Ways to Be a Generous Mind in 30 Days

Are you proactively working to be generous with what you know? You might think that it is hard to do . . . it sure sounds daunting. So we went on a journey to find 30 simple ways to be a generous mind in 30 days. The results are below: Day 1: Identify something you learned yesterday. Pick who you will share it with today. Do the same tomorrow - if it helps write it down. Day 2: Ask a child their perspective on something you normally wouldn't. Then process their idea and share it with others in your network. Day 3: Get a book off your shelf, pick out one thing you learned from it, and then send the book to a friend with a note about that idea. Day 4: Learn something new about a tool you use every day (computer, blender, drill, etc) then find someone else using one and share. Day 5: When someone shares an idea with you, look for an uplifting addition to their idea. Help make their idea better with your words. Day 6: Open up a dictionary, pick a word and then come up with a new idea u...

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