Monthly Archives: April 2017

My Popeye People

Chapter two in the book Holy Discontent is dedicated to “Popeye People”, you know those folks who reached the stage of frustration when they had to do something to correct a bad situation.  They acted to make things better.  Hybels … Continue reading

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Holy Contentment?

“I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well-fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or … Continue reading

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Getting Past People That Peeve…

“Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.   I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.   Very truly I tell you, no … Continue reading

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Pushing Back on Darkness

“Whether you are a high-powered marketplace person, a stay-at-home mom, a full-time student, or something all-together different, you (yes you) can join God in making what is wrong in this world right!”   Bill Hybels from Holy Discontent. Pastor Hybels is … Continue reading

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Be The Branch…

Frustration… There it is.  That is what motivates most people to take action. You see a mess and you just have to clean it up. You see hunger and you have to feed the hungry person. You see some horrible … Continue reading

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Squeeze That Can of Spinach

“That’s all I can stands, and I can’t stands no more!” I admit it.  I have been around long enough that when I hear this sentence, I know who said it…Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon that existed in the … Continue reading

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God’s Use for Us…

In Holy Discontent by Pastor Bill Hybels, his primary concern is with people who are so discontented with life that they become motivated to change things. He uses as his Biblical example Moses who was chosen by God to lead … Continue reading

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Why Do People Do What They Do…

In my years of teaching speech communication, one of the most fascinating subjects I taught was persuasion. I would define it as the act of putting ideas into words which, when spoken to a listener, will cause that listener to … Continue reading

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Apathy…Not Bill Hybel’s Premise

“Apathy is a lack of feeling, emotion, interest, and concern. Apathy is a state of indifference, or the suppression of emotions such as concern, excitement, motivation, and/or passion. An apathetic individual has an absence of interest in or concern about … Continue reading

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What Prayer Means to Me…

I began on November 10, 2016. Here it is March 7, 2017. I began after the presidential election of 2016 for a reason. I had been posting on Adam Hamilton’s book Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White. … Continue reading

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