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7 Signs You?re a Gap-Jumper
2008-06-10 11:21:00 Which best describes you? ? A duck swimming on the pond, calm and collected on the surface, but churning down below? ? A parrot simply repeating what you hear other people say, adopting other people?s opinions and expressing other people?s moods? ? A frog. Jumping the gap is a ... More About: Signs , Jumper
Dave?s Tweets for 2008-06-09
2008-06-10 07:59:00 Getting started this morning with big thinigd stirring in my life this week! # WHAT PROMISES HAVE YOU MADE THAT YOU ARE INTENTIONALLY PLANNING TO KEEP TODAY, TOMORROW, AND THIS WEEK? # Avoid as much sideways energy as you can, keep your eyes on the prize not the goobers trying to wave you off task. # WATCHING THE ... More About: Dave , 2008
It?s Illegal to Run Out of Gas on the Autobahn
2008-06-09 11:17:00 One of my life dreams is to one-day drive on the Autobahn in Germany. Imagine: a road on which you can go as fast as your car will allow. So anytime I see an article about the Autobahn, I perk up and read. I read one the other day that said it ... More About: Illegal
Dave?s Tweets for 2008-06-08
2008-06-09 07:59:00 Don?t make it hard to people to love you! # Be gracious with people, generous with stuff, and ruthless with time. # Today was another awesome day. I have never been this jazzed about attending church–ever! There is a holy hum developing # Share This More About: Dave , 2008
Today @ The Gathering - June 8
2008-06-08 20:23:00 Today @ The Gathering we continued with installment number four in our current series ?You Got Great Potential;? nine essentials of an extraordinary life. Today we talked about how extraordinary people expand their horizons by taking what they believe and putting it into action. Here?s the truth. Belief that behaves is believable. Everything ... More About: June , Today
The Taming of the American Church
2008-06-07 11:58:00 Tomorrow millions of people will attend church in America. But what kind of church will they attend? I’m not talking about a denominational church, or an orthodox church, an evangelical church, or a liberal church. I’m talking about the kind of church that Jesus had in mind. Jesus said there would be two qualities of his church; that his church would prevail, and would win over all opposition, even the gates of hell. Religion conspires to tame the message of the gospel; a radical message that all men and women are loved and can be reconciled to God through the amazing grace of Jesus Christ. The gospel: the power of God and the salvation, the dynamic that changed the world, the fuel of the revolution that has continued for 2,000 years. Will the church you attend tomorrow believe the gospel based on the truth of Scripture? Do they worship Jesus and hold Him up as our only God and Savior? Do they ask the question, not “Do you believe in Jesus?” but, “Are you living your... More About: Church , American
Dave’s Tweets for 2008-06-06
2008-06-07 07:59:00 amazon is down, say it aint so! # At the movies. Going to kungfu panda with Paul. What do you do to rewind? # Share This More About: 2008
Don’t Dare Make Eye-Contact
2008-06-06 11:46:00 Here we are at the end of another week. For some, it’s been overwhelmingly productive. For others it’s been disappointing. We’ve had meetings. We’ve driven to work, returned emails, phone calls, video-conferencing; we’ve done all the things it takes to conduct business. We’ve gone to the grocery store, to the restaurant, all these places in which we’re coming into contact with people every single day. So let me ask you a question. How much of the time, when you come into the presence of people, do you connect with them by making eye contact? This may seem like a really small thing. But all of life is about connecting to other people; connecting to the people you work with, connecting to people that you meet, connecting to potential clients, employers, friends, connecting to potential team members. One of the fastest ways to connect with another person is to look them in the eye and call them by name. So if this week has been less than fulfilling, even if you’... More About: Contact , Make , Dare
Dave’s Tweets for 2008-06-05
2008-06-06 07:59:00 You have enough time to do all the things God plans for you. If your hurried its your stuff. # Jesus demonstrated a good busy not a bad hurry # Likeabililty is the new best practice. DIY yo # False modesty is no a virtue than pride. # You can be doing the work you love and still be miserable, because work is not enough. # Ask the questions. Be the learner not the teller # A life well lived is the best proof for God! # Rode re bike to the Y to workout. # @BLife Thanks, good to hear! Havin the time of my life # I am not in love with doing church, I am in with being the church and the redemptive potential that brings to m… http://tinyurl.com/6gzwm6 # Meet my good friend at lunch. Told me I hit a home run last week. Feels good. # Share This More About: 2008
This Weekend @ the Gathering – Expand Your Horizons
2008-06-05 11:57:00 This weekend @ The Gathering we will continue our current series “You Got Great Potential” In this series we’ve been talking about the “how-to” of the extraordinary life, the 9 essentials. It’s one thing to want to live up to your potential. It’s another thing to know how to work the right disciplines in and out of your life. This week, we’ll be talking about “Believe Big; Behave Small,” how extraordinary people keep expanding their horizons. One of the greatest essentials of those who reach their God-given potential is an expectant spirit; or to live with great anticipation, to actually believe something and then put it into practice. This weekend we’ll be talking about living each day with great anticipation. Not every day can be Christmas morning, but every day can be a day when we wake up realizing that we live in God’s world, fueled by God’s promises, and by His power, presence, and providence. If you or someone you know has come to a place where y... More About: Weekend , Horizons
Dave’s Tweets for 2008-06-04
2008-06-05 07:59:00 What an mazing day. Just got back to my hotel from eating at Sullivans in downtown Anderson SC. # Just spent time with Tony Morgan. There really is lightening in a bottle in Anderson. Here is a guy who is the real deal. # If you provide an important service, you must have a vision for turning that service into an asset. # All the rhetoric about Discipleship is really the desire to hold onto people within your own organization forever, aint happening. # They Promised Me Chocolate; telling the truth about what God’s promises and what He won’t # The fastest growing social wave today is the rise of free-agancy. # Spent time at NewSpring today this is the real deal. An example of the anointing. It is local, fun, Jesus, bold, people, free so far # up and ready for the road. Plan on riding about 400 miles today. # Share This More About: 2008
the Birmingham Alabama Chapel of Apple @ the Summitt
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Does Your Information Lead to Insight?
2008-06-04 11:51:00 Everyday we are bombarded with tons and tons of new information and truckloads of old information just repeated. You would think that if sheer exposure to information really mattered we’d be a world of geniuses. The truth is, the exposure to information really doesn’t do anything more than make us feel overwhelmed. The question is, what insight do you take away from your information? This has great consequence for all of us who call ourselves communicators. And who of us isn’t? We all have a teachable point of view, a unique selling proposition, or some idea that we want to communicate. How is it that you do more than transfer information and move to insight? There may be many ways, but one of the ways is make sure you’re communicating what people care about; something that gets their attention, that makes their heart race, that gets them excited and makes them lean forward in anticipation. Ask yourself this question, are you just a conveyor of information, or are you... More About: Information , Insight , Lead
Dave’s Tweets for 2008-06-03
2008-06-04 07:59:00 Stopped at Douglasville Ga for a potty break and a butt break. Love riding. # If you’re a leader is ok to take yourself seriously. But don’t take everything personal. http://tinyurl.com/4ezv3u # It’s a beautiful day here in Atlanta. I’m getting ready to get on the road on my big Hurl(?), and head out to m… http://tinyurl.com/662wvn # If you are still and you’re thinking sometimes you need a change space, pace, and sometimes place. Get out of … http://tinyurl.com/5ok6qj # Share This More About: 2008
Dave?s Tweets for 2008-06-02
2008-06-03 07:59:00 Sitting in Saint Birmingham at the Merabrid(?). Just finished leaving my good friend Dan Drew(?), and ride ove… http://tinyurl.com/57v8ls # Share This More About: Dave , 2008
Have You Traded Your Anointing for Respectability?
2008-06-02 11:12:00 If you are a leader in a church, you understand the concept of anointing. It?s something you?re given by God. You can?t earn it. It is precious. It is fleeting. It doesn?t last forever. It comes and it goes. If you?re a leader in a mainstream business, you look at ...
Dave?s Tweets for 2008-06-01
2008-06-02 07:59:00 The idea is to do fewer things with great anticipation and passion. The new more is less. # Today, I am speaking about finding you fit in life so you can limit the scope of you labor. # I think I am safe to say that if you are retired or are thinking of retiring from ... More About: Dave , 2008
Today @ The Gathering - June 1
2008-06-01 20:55:00 Today @ The Gathering we continued in our current series “You Got Great Potential” with installment number three dealing with targeted energy. In this series, we are dealing with the how-to’s of reaching your potential. All of us have it. The question is, are you living up to it right now? And if you’re not, how do you stay on the path? What are the essentials of living an extraordinary life? This weekend we talked about targeted energy, the idea of doing fewer things; of targeting our energy rather than being roped into the myth of more. One of the things that destroys our drive is we keep doing things under a set of assumptions that don’t work. It’s like riding a dead horse. It’s never going to take us anywhere, even though we’re going through all the right motions. We talked about the three aspects of dismounting a dead horse. 1. Realize that you don’t have to fix everything. 2. Realize you don’t have to please everyone. 3. Realize you don’t ... More About: June , Today
Dave?s Tweets for 2008-05-31
2008-06-01 07:59:00 Going to the Y, then to Cool Springs Harley to look for a new helmet. Why or why do we engage in head crackin activities # Going to the Y, then to Cool Springs Harley to look for a new helmet. Why or why do we engage in head crackin activities # Going to the ... More About: Dave , 2008
Dave?s Tweets for 2008-05-30
2008-05-31 07:59:00 @michaelhyatt could I have the link to that site? # STUCK? Then do the next right thing! # MARCHING ORDERS: Be careful, be quiet, do not fear, and do not let your heart be faint because of . . . (YOU CAN FILL IN THE BLANK. # Working out at the Y. Pool crowded, sun ... More About: Dave , 2008
Let the Singers Sing and the Politicians Politic
2008-05-30 10:43:00 It?s during this time of an election year that some of our celebrities stand up and endorse political figures. More times than not, it doesn?t go over very well and you wonder why. The truth is, actors act. They gain their ability to influence us through their art. Sing ers sing. ... More About: Politicians , Singers , Politic
Dave?s Tweets for 2008-05-29
2008-05-30 07:59:00 GREAT ADVICE: Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault # Share This More About: Dave , 2008
This Weekend @ the Gathering ? Fewer Things; Bigger Bang
2008-05-29 19:28:00 This weekend @ The Gathering we will continue our current series ?You Got Great Potential? with installment number three, ?Fewer Things ; Bigger Bang .? One of the most important things in your life is to figure out how, over time, you can maintain your drive. It is true that with time people tend to wear down. ... More About: Weekend
Dave?s Tweets for 2008-05-28
2008-05-29 07:59:00 winners are simply willing to do more than others. # Did you enjoy your day? I did. I love learning to teach # I love helping people. Sounds corny but after all these years that is what it comes down to. # Today is going to be filled with the signs that you are loved. Don’t miss ... More About: Dave , 2008
Dave?s Tweets for 2008-05-27
2008-05-28 07:59:00 meeting with Troy downtown Franklin # ?Many, through wishing to be great, fail to be good.? –CharlesSpurgeon # Taking Paula to doctor to get her cast removed. What a great day. # Everything is connected. # Never underestimate the poetr # Loyalty above all else. Except honor? # Everything is useful. Even the most painful. # Share This More About: Dave , 2008
7 Reasons Resistance is Futile
2008-05-27 09:00:00 Someone has said the only person who welcomes a change is a baby. That statement was obviously made by someone who?s never changed a diaper. No one that I know of likes real, substantial change; the kind of change that leads to transition where people lose their jobs and sell their homes and ... More About: Reasons , Resistance
Dave?s Tweets for 2008-05-26
2008-05-27 07:59:00 life is a wonderful thing as long as I am holding the string. Frank Sinatra # riding my motorcycle smelling the honeysuckle on Tennessee backroads. Yea God! # the mother of all thunderstorms going on outside. Wow! # Share This More About: Dave , 2008
Happy Memorial Day
2008-05-26 09:03:00 What a sacred privilege it is to remember courage. I want to wish all my friends out there a Happy Memorial Day . This is a day to remember all those who have died that you and I might live free; that we might worship God and engage our lives in activities of ...
Dave?s Tweets for 2008-05-25
More articles from this author:2008-05-26 07:59:00 finished the wedding. Great couple. I love doing weddings. Headed to Corkys before home. # Corkys amazing. Leaving Memphis for the promised land. # @tpmorgan I AM WITH YOU BRO! # Today I am speaking on change. We arrive on the planet change or die! # Your core must be never-changing since your circumstances will be ever-changing. # Without ... More About: Dave , 2008 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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