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Tuesday, March 27th, 2007Even as UNC basketball fans lamented a historic Elite Eight collapse on Sunday, UNC students mourned the loss of Jason Ray, the 21-year-old man behind the team mascot mask on Monday morning. One student shared his legacy with ESPN. (HT: SpanglishGringo) He was the very first person I met at UNC. He was helping freshmen [...]
Old Skool Xcel 1996-2001
Thursday, February 1st, 2007Rollie’s comment inspired me to upload some of Generation Xcel’s archival photos. Many more to come.
Are you sticky?
Wednesday, January 17th, 2007… and other insights via NorCalUrban Liotti. + Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die. Take the test. Six principles (“SUCCESâ€Â) … link sticky ideas ["ideas that people understand, remember, and that change the way people think or behave"] of all kinds. Sticky ideas won’t always have all six, but the more, [...]
There’s Something about Aunt Mary
Wednesday, January 17th, 2007I’ve been thinking about Aunt Mary today. Two things I want to share. First is Aunt Mary’s courage in the face of adversity. She was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer around 10 years ago. The doctors said it was too late to reverse the cancer’s course. Even with agressive treatments including surgery, chemo, and [...]
Carrying your
Friday, December 15th, 2006Andrew Jones (a/k/a Tall Skinny Kiwi) is a leading voice of the global emerging church and an extraordinary blogger. Last month, in the wake of the Ted Haggard scandal, he posted a beautiful reflection on the scandal’s impact on Haggard’s children and on the Church’s duty to help them shoulder the burden of Haggard’s shame. [...]
The Dash
Monday, December 11th, 2006This is worth a read. If you’d prefer the multimedia version, go here. The Dash Poem by Linda Ellis I read of a man who stood to speak At the funeral of a friend He referred to the dates on her tombstone From the beginning to the end He noted that first came her date [...]
Start Something
Thursday, November 9th, 2006“There comes a moment when you’ve talked a matter through and it’s time to make a decision. Either you do it or you don’t. At the conclusion of our conversation, we determined we had everything in place to make a reasonable attempt. Only one thing eluded us: The guts to move forward.” Article. I first [...]
The Haggard Truth
Wednesday, November 8th, 2006Leadership Journal’s blog “Out of Ur” offers sobering insight from Gordon MacDonald, himself a survivor of scandal, on the Ted Haggard story. On TH’s personal struggles: This deeper person … can be the source of attitudes and behaviors we normally stand against in our conscious being. But it seeks to destroy us and masses energies [...]
Another Chapter in the Judah Chronicles
Thursday, November 2nd, 2006It’s been a while since I wrote about my son, so here’s a story from this week. Tuesday night before bed, Judah prayed that I “wouldn’t be fired.” (Where he learned about being fired I’m not sure.) When I asked him what he meant, he thought for a second and said: “Well, I guess you [...]
Why we must do “away” with words
Friday, October 20th, 2006Some have asked about this blog title. It’s purposefully spelled “away” with words, not “a way,” to reflect the idea that talk, by itself, is cheap and hypocritical. How we live our lives speaks much louder than the words that come from our lips. Paul put it this way: “And I, brethren, when I came [...]
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