Posted on March 31, 2008 by John Darnell
Came across this from Malcolm Gladwell at TED. Go ahead and give it a looksie. It’s okay, I’ll wait. See you after the jump…
There is a lot of emphasis now within many churches on creating environments that make an impression and building an experience for worshipers. The buzzwords of the day are excellence, interactive, [...]
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Posted on March 28, 2008 by John Darnell
In a previous post, we discussed how actions taken within our organizations can impact us in unexpected or unintended ways. The primary thought was focused on recovering from negative blowback. In today’s post, I would like to think about the other side. Those beautiful moments of happy accidents that you never expect that produce results in [...]
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Posted on March 14, 2008 by John Darnell
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06:18 Catching up on some long delayed writing… #
07:14 Reading Luke 14 w/ the kids… Jesus is serious about bringing people to the party! #
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Posted on March 14, 2008 by John Darnell
Last week, the US government literally opened the flood gates of the Glen Canyon dam. The hopes are the manmade flood will carry rich sedimentary residue to nourish the Grand Canyon area, improving the fish habitat in the river and rebuilding beaches. This was necessitated due to the fact that 98% of the sediment carried [...]
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Posted on March 13, 2008 by John Darnell
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08:36 Woke up late… Daylight savings is kickin’ my rear… #
12:36 Afternoon soundtrack is Chris Tomlin - See The Morning #
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Posted on March 12, 2008 by John Darnell
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07:34 Reading Luke 13 w/ the kids… Anytime people wanted to speak about others Jesus always turned it back on them! Dang! #
14:26 Corporate prayer, french bread pizza at the desk, and catching up on email…. all in an afternoon… #
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Posted on March 12, 2008 by John Darnell
Oral Roberts University has won the Summit Conference Championship and is on its way to the Big Dance!
It’s March! Can you feel the madness growing?
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Posted on March 7, 2008 by John Darnell
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09:03 Reading Luke 11 w/ the kids… Asking, seeking, knocking… #
13:09 At the Spring Fling with Micah…
76 sweaty 2nd graders running around… #
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Posted on March 6, 2008 by John Darnell
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07:18 Reading Luke 10 w/ the kids… Do I get so consumed in doing "good" that I miss the real point? #
10:42 Today is a very Sigur Ros day…. Love brainstorming and daydreaming listening to them… #
16:44 Sushi with John, Michelle, Howard and Mindy… Love hangin’ with the Media crew! #
22:09 Okay, [...]
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Posted on March 5, 2008 by John Darnell
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08:15 Reading Luke 9 with the kids… Jesus was very clear in His intentions but people didn’t understand. What is it that I might be missing? #
16:15 Had a great conversation with DJ Chuang of Leadership Network and zillions of other things… #
18:24 Barbecue for dinner… Still no fried foods! [...]
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