What I see when I get a moment to pause and make a little sense of the world
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Jon Stewart’s “Extremist Makeover – Homeland Edition” (August 19, 2010). He clinches the debates with a link to Charleton Heston’s 1999 speech defending the right of the NRA to gather in Denver after the Columbine shootings. Steward summary state is “if anyone can bring Christians, Jews, and Muslims together… its Moses (Heston himself).”
If you grew up thinking Lego was the bomb, better than any other toy in your collection, turns out you’re not alone: A new broad-ranging survey of over 3,000 folks has revealed it’s the most popular toy ever manufactured, even more so than Barbie, Game Boys and a dozen other pretenders.
Maybe you dropped out. Maybe you don’t have the money. Or maybe you graduated. But the bottom line is you’re not going back to school this fall so … now what? Here are eight possibilities that might make you thankful you’re no longer living the higher-ed life:
Maybe you dropped out. Maybe you don’t have the money. Or maybe you graduated. But the bottom line is you’re not going back to school this fall so … now what? Here are eight possibilities that might make you thankful you’re no longer living the higher-ed life:
Yankees legend Lou Gehrig died 69 years ago from what was believed to be amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, where is when various cells in the brain and spinal column become slowly diseased and voluntary motor function becomes increasingly impaired. In fact, Gehrig was the first truly public face put on the ailment, hence how it came to be known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Turns out, there’s a good chance Lou Gehrig didn’t die of Lou Gehrig’s disease, according to a group of Boston researchers that will publish their findings Wednesday in the Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology. While Gehrig is not mentioned specifically in the study [pdf], the findings highlight three cases, physiologically akin to Gehrig, in which people were diagnosed as having ALS but actually suffered from similar neurotrauma brought on by the long-term effects of concussions and other brain damage.
A study led by Abilene Christian University followed the Facebook profiles of 375 first-semester freshman students for nine months to examine how Facebook activity can be used as a predictor for a student’s likelihood to stay in school. The research found that students who returned to school after freshman year had significantly more Facebook friends and wall posts than those who didn’t return.
Key takeaways: You have to live they vision — you must embrace the vision personally and publicly.
Key takeaways: Repeat the vision regularly. (North Point’s annual vision-casting in January and small group invitations and calls to service are tied to the vision as well, weekly announcements). Regularly we needing to be saying “Here’s what we’re doing, here’s why we’re doing it, here’s how you can be a part … here’s the problem, here’s our solution, here’s why we need to do it now … ”
Celebrate the vision systematically. The things we celebrate are repeated. Nothing reiterates vision and values like a story … warm other hearts with a great story. (Baptism stories are key at North Point).
Key takeaways: (A) Define the problem – what is the problem your vision is trying to solve? (B) Present the vision as a solution to the problem, (C) Why do we need to do something? and why do we need to do it now?
Key takeaways: (1) Vision is a mental picture of what could be fueled by a passion for what should be. (2) Vision must be stated simply – it should be transferable, e.g. memorable and portable.
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