What’s Your Faith?
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Date: 01/31/2006Views: 78
Before you answer that, take this quiz.
If I get at least 5 responses, I will tell you how I scored. Interesting…
How can we help when the government of Zimbabwe
a) doesn’t acknowledge there is a problem
b) won’t let aid agencies help
Pray.
Join Desmond Tutu and others in a once a week fast.
Other ideas?
Done at Preschool yesterday. I love these, especially the various expressions and hair colours!
If you blog, check out this site that “analyzes” the blog content to determine if it is written by a man or a women: http://genderanalyzer.com
Equally fun is to type in the blogs of people you know to see what it calculates 
btw, it came back as mine being 78% likely to be written by a man, which I am. Would love to hear if you find it accurate.
I find it interesting that hell has become some sort of “super-simile.” Apparently, anything can be compared to hell.
Ummmmm. Is hell dumb, hard, cold? You’re giving hell a bad name 
AND, you’re using simile poorly!
At least take a second and think of what hell is like (or what you think it is like, or if you don’t believe in hell, what you imagine OTHERS mean when they think of Hell). Below, I am beginning a list of word that Hell CAN be compared to (blank is _____ as Hell). Would love your thoughts…
string cheese
fish crackers
yogurt
apple slices
drink: juice, milk, water
This was my last meal at Disneyland, and probably the most healthy Got it at a place in Frontier Land as it melds into New Orleans Square.
Interesting that Facebook uses the term “friend” for everything from family, acquaintances, coworkers, to people we’ve met once. Understand how it works and all these are your contacts. But they chose the word friend.
Are we overstating the significance of some relationships as a result? Deeper question: are we MISUNDERSTANDING the nature of these relationships because of the terminology?
Are people who are really our friends being relegated down to the same level of relationship as others we’ve only met? And, are others we barely know being equated (perhaps subconsciously?) with our actual friends?
Look, I use facebook. But was wondering this morning about the deeper implications. Would love your thoughts.
since everyone in America apparently has an iphone (or at least everyone we are visiting), I want to make sure of something. I understand that you can read your email. etc. from your phone. So, when I send a message and you are in the line at the grocery store, you can read it right away.
But do you come back to it later, when you have time read, think and respond? I’m hope so. If I wanted a 1-second response, I would send a text ;P
Related question: are you ever unplugged/unreachable/alone?
Talking with my friend Tim the other night and it dawns on us that our society places a high value on learning to communicate, but not listen. Think about it – in college, you are required to take COMMUNICATION classes. What do these teach? Writing, speaking… Interesting that we find it so critical to teach people to say or express what they think. It’s all about US as the communicator. What does this say about our values?
Do we assume people know how to listen? Funny, because it seems like a major complaint I hear from people is that they don’t feel heard, that so and so doesn’t listen well. Maybe we aren’t so good at listening. Maybe we should teach people how to do that. I’m sure none of US need to learn how to listen better, but we can certainly think of a few others who could sharpen this ability
In NieuCommunities, we spend 6 weeks learning and practicing listening. Then, we run that thread through the rest of our year. Not perfect, not saying “look at us,” but just saying that is is possible. Obviously critical in a new place, but we find it to be one our most important and life-changing postures.
What (or who) has taught you the importance and practice of listening?
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