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JANUARY 7, 2004 ISSUE |
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Opening Thoughts:
Welcome to the New Year…and the “first day of the rest of your life”.
Funny how clichés can be so easily dismissed despite the truth they hold.
I like to think of every day as a “New Year’s Day”.
Some people point to entropy as “a process of degradation or running
down or a trend to disorder” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary), but
I think there is plenty of evidence of creation as ongoing. In the spiritual
sense, God is constantly recreating us. “Therefore, if anyone
is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!”
(2 Corinthians 5:17).
No wonder we like the idea of recreation. Let God re-create you each day.
Tom Gilbert
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IN THIS ISSUE
Feature
Article: The One Thing
In The Spotlight: Business by the Book
What's New & Coming Soon: Reviews, Links, etc.
Daily Thoughts & Reflections: Chasing Happiness
Prayer & Sharing Requests
Quotable: Change Catalyst
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The One Thing
by Tom Gilbert
You and I are probably a lot alike. We like to do the things that please us; we get
upset when things don’t go the way we want. We enjoy the good times and struggle through the bad.
Then again, you and I may be completely different. Your taste in music, food
and theater may be the opposite of mine. Your sports team is not mine. You say “po-tay-to”,
I say “po-tah-to”.
And, I, like you, reserve the right to change my opinion.
We can be such a mass of contradictions.
Moments of Clarity
Because we are human beings full of likes, dislikes, and contradictions it can
often be a real challenge to find clarity in life. It’s easy for me to
clutter my day with too many things. In the resulting confusion I can easily
wander off in the wrong direction.
To stay focused we must have a light that leads us. The amazing thing about God
is that he came into our world as the light that brings us home. I love the way
it is expressed in the Gospel of John:
1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2He was with God in the beginning.
3Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been
made. 4In him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5The light shines
in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it. (John 1-5)
As we enter yet another new year many of us will again resolve to do those things
we sense we should do. We want to improve our lives and accomplish dreams. We
set goals and strive for improvement.
Quite often in our good intentions we begin to fall once more into the trap of
competing and confusing priorities.
Read the entire article here
Discover more thought provoking articles
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Business by the Book
What does it really mean to conduct
business in a biblical way? It’s easy for people
to twist things to fit their idea of what is best. However,
the true Gospel message is essentially do good to others (love).
We’ve all seen company vision and mission statements
about how they put customers and workers first. It’s
easy to get disillusioned when companies fail to live up to it (Enron anyone?).
Businesses that really operate by biblical principles will do the best they can for
their employees and customers, but they will also do more for those in need.
Net
Impact -
new leaders for better business (www.net-impact.org/)
is worth exploring. Also, we’ve put together a
special section on our e-store of resources to help guide
and stimulate you to better business principles.
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| WHAT'S
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In January we explore the idea of “making all things new”.
God is constantly re-creating us.
Also, we will continue to look at how biblical principles
can truly guide us in business, including a review of
the new release, Doing Business by the Good Book by
David L. Steward.
A reminder that The Passion of the Christ,
the new movie from Mel Gibson about Jesus' suffering,
death and resurrection, opens February 25. You can get
more information about it and how to purchase advance
tickets here or
call 1-800-353-6102.
Some of the new articles on our site include:
Understanding Need vs.
Want bv Wendy Lomano (The Stay-at-Home Parent)
Honey, I Blew Up
at the Kids – Admitting Failure by by Erin Brown Conroy, M.A. (www.ParentingWithSuccess.com)
Timely articles:
Be All He Wants You to Be
Happiness is Where You Find It
If Nothing Changes
See all our articles listed here.
We have many reviews - books, movies, music - currently on site at Reviews.
Be sure to check out the newest review of Max Lucado’s
Next Door Savior.
New link:
TheLife.com – a site for sharing thoughts and influences from the forthcoming movie,
“The Passion of The Christ”. www.thelife.com
See more at our links page:
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DAILY THOUGHTS & REFLECTIONS |
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Chasing Happiness
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the
desires of your heart (Psalm 37:4).
Some people say that if you chase a butterfly, you will never catch it. But sometimes if
you stop chasing it, the butterfly will come and land right on your head.
Chasing happiness can be like that. If you chase it too hard it will sometimes elude you and stay just
out of your grasp.
God tells us the key to catching true happiness. Stop chasing it. Find your fun in getting to know Him and
His people instead. And suddenly you will look up one day to realize that you are filled with the happiness
you have always desired. Why? Because God has made you to find your happiness in Him and to find your
best friendships in His family.
Live it Fierce
Pete Reinbold
Get daily inspiration with a Scripture verse and commentary
at
Daily Thought
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PRAYER REQUESTS & RESULTS |
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Prayer works. It really does. Only those who've never truly tried
it with the proper intentions would say otherwise. We
want to pray for you and your needs. If you have a specific
request let us know at prayer requests.
Of course, we keep you information confidential.
We also like to share testimonies of answered prayers
at prayer results.
You can send us your testimony by
email. Use our form
at contact us.
If you do not want your name to be listed simply let
us know.
By sharing God's love and how He helps us you encourage
others in a powerful way.
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Quotable: Change Catalyst
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can be a change catalyst, a 'transformer' in any situation, any
organization. Such an individual is yeast that can leaven an entire
loaf. It requires vision, initiative, patience, respect, persistence,
courage and faith to be a transforming leader."
— Steven R. Covey
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