Archive for April 25th, 2007
Pray for missing 3-year-old
Wednesday, April 25th, 2007A friend of my parents, Pastor Toy of Raven Ministries, emailed this afternoon that the three-year-old niece of one of his ministry staff members was kidnapped from a babysitter’s home sometime after midnight last night. Please pray for the Lana’s safety, and for her family as they endure the pain of the unknown. UPDATE (4/26/07) [...]
The Power (and Peril) of Praising your Kids
Wednesday, April 25th, 2007Fascinating article at New York magazine about the inverse power of praise. “When we praise children for their intelligence,†Dweck wrote in her study summary, “we tell them that this is the name of the game: Look smart, don’t risk making mistakes.†… “Emphasizing effort gives a child a variable that they can control,†she [...]
Think before you post
Wednesday, April 25th, 2007Powerful PSAs on the dangers of social networking. HT: Ben at UYWI Blog. Related + From “Say Everything” (New York magazine) …we’re living in frontier country right now. We can take guesses at the future, but it’s hard to gauge the effects of a drug while you’re still taking it. What happens when a person [...]
Wednesday, April 25th, 2007
Mooks, Midriffs, Myspace, and More Presented April 18, 2007 at Chinese Christian Herald Crusade’s Flushing Youth Center Thanks to Peter and PaLM for inviting me to share this at Engage, Laurence for recording and posting the video, and L2 Foundation and Chinese Christian Herald Crusades for making this possible! Related Mooks, Midriffs Downloadsday pay virginia [...]