Elevation Church Christmas Outreach from Elevation Church on Vimeo.
This video from @stevenfurtick and Elevation Church inspired and encouraged me today… I hope it inspires you.
Be Strong, Be Courageous, Be Brave… Believe!
~dream BIG. think BIGGER.
in-ter-rup-tions — Acts or instances of being interrupted, cessations or intermissions.
Throughout the course of our days, weeks and lives we experience interruptions. Life is full of interruptions, some of them good and some of them — Not So Good. Interruptions include, but are not limited to: social media, relationships, money, decisions, thoughts, work, clicks, time-outs, arguments, seasons… Reading this blogpost is even an interruption.
Remember it’s not about whether or not you will be interrupted, it’s a matter of what interruptions you allow in to impact your life. 2011 can be the most amazing year imaginable — if you simply learn when, where, how and whether or not to be interrupted.
Choose your interruptions wisely.
~dream BIG. think BIGGER.
The Winner Of The iPad and Books are as follow… Watch The Video!
I know who won the iPad, if someone will tell me who the other winners are, I will hook them up with a FREE copy of Wayne’s book. I need to get my blog comment system changed, to include numbers next to each comment — Counting Is For The Birds. 
The winners in the 600′s are better off counting from 700 down!
Click here to go back to the original post.
Thanks again for reading and participating, sorry you have to count! Merry Christmas.
UPDATE – The Winners Are as Follows:
Christmas is just a couple of days away and it’s not only “The most wonderful time of the year…” its the busiest day for application downloads on smart phones and smart devices. Share The Bible Day will help people engage with the Bible, as well as increase the number of FREE applications being downloaded on iPhones, iPads, Android Devices, Blackberry’s and smart phones of your choice.
My personal favorite Bible app is the FREE YouVersion Bible app that has been downloaded by millions and millions of people. Those millions of people have engaged in reading the Bible for Billions of minutes. The App has been in the Top 10 FREE iTunes applications in recent days. (Currently #11 as I type this post.) How cool would it be for the App to be #1 on Christmas Day when people around the globe open up their new devices and download their application of choice.
Share The Bible:
Note: As a little “extra” incentive to get the word out, my friends at YouVersion are giving a few lucky winners who post it online their choice between an iPad, an iPhone 4, or a Nexus S! (Click here for details.)
Read The Bible:
2011 can be your year to get a fresh start reading the Bible. Check out the Reading Plans online at our website, or directly in the Bible App on your device. All you need to get started is the Bible App and a free YouVersion account. Want a little extra support in meeting your goal? When you’re at YouVersion.com, sign up for progress update emails for yourself or an accountability partner.
What are you waiting on Start Your Plan and Get Ready To Share The Bible!
Will you share the Bible on Christmas Day? Leave a comment and say “I’m In!”
Many of you clicked on this post because you found yourself intrigued by the title and others of you clicked asking yourself the question, “I wonder if I suffer from Paranoia?” Read through the simple definition of Paranoia below:
Paranoia 1.baseless or excessive suspicion of the motives of others. 2. a tendency on the part of an individual toward excessive or irrational suspiciousness and distrustfulness of others.
Often times people become so consumed with what people think and trying to please people that they truly suffer from paranoia. All of their thoughts are from the lens of wondering how others will receive or perceive what they’re doing. What do my boss, co-workers, neighbors, friends or people that I don’t even know, think about me? The reality is that people really don’t spend much time worrying about you, because they’re too busy worrying about themselves.
Nobody cares, so drop the baseless suspicion and worrying about what others think.
Someone is monitoring your computer right now. You shouldn’t leave a comment stating how you really feel, because people reading this blog that you don’t even know, might think that you’re weird or that You Suffer From Paranoia.
If you want to be successful, you must learn to create resistance. Not only do you need to learn to create resistance, but you must develop thick enough skin to weather the storms of resistance.
If you want to be great — challenge the status quo. If you want to make things happen, you must create some resistance somewhere along the way. Tomorrow’s successes are planted in today’s soil of resisting, opposing, and withstanding.
If you are not experiencing resistance, chances are you’re playing life too safe.
Learning To Create Resistance
I’m a fan of second chances; in this video Michael Vick talks about discipline, work ethics, study habits and being a leader. “Leadership, you gotta take control and make the right decisions.”
Great story on Michael Vick and his second chance. Share your thoughts on Vick’s second chance and second chances in general.
Can you believe Christmas is just a week away and it’s almost here. The problem with almost is this — “Almost Isn’t Good Enough.” If you almost win a million dollars, if your team almost won the game, if you almost took that step towards doing the right thing, if you are almost saved… The bottom line is almost just isn’t good enough.
I had the opportunity to read a great book, by a great leader, with a great story, leading a great organization and all for a great cause. Wayne Elsey is the Founder and CEO of Soles4Souls, a non-profit that has given away 13 million pairs of shoes in 6 years. Wayne was a game changer in the footwear industry for more than 30 years, and was the youngest Vice President of Stride-Rite at 22 (with only a high school education). @WayneElsey is a simple guy who cares about others and gave it all up for a dream to change the world.
That’s what his new book Almost Isn’t Good Enough is all about, It’s about challenging us to realize we only have one chance at this thing we call life. Wayne does an excellent job of weaving real life stories with practical insights that will challenge and inspire you to look at you life, purpose and decisions differently. As Wayne puts it in Almost Isn’t Good Enough, “Each of us has a brand. We reinforce this by the decisions we make and the actions we take.” In other words we are what we do and not the lip service of what we say.
We all have the ability to change the world deep down inside of us. It takes courage, inspiration, faith and those God moments to bring the world changer out of us. Wayne draws everything back to the day he saw a shoe washup on shore after the Asian tsunami. Something inside of him made him want to do something instead of just ignore the pain of others. He didnʼt know what it was at the time but he knew he had to take action.
We can only realize our World Changing potential if we take action. One of my sayings about potential is this, “Potential Unrealized Is Just Potential.” “When we know we have the potential to make a lasting difference with whatever we have, wherever we are, and in whatever ways we can, Almost Isn’t Good Enough.” ~Wayne Elsey
If you want to release your world changing potential, get off the couch and stop settling for almost. Almost Isn’t Good Enough is a great read to kick off your 2011. The official release of the book is December 26th. The cool thing is I am going to be giving away some copies to some random BigIsTheNewSmall.com readers.
100% of The Proceeds from Almost Isn’t Good Enough benefits Soles4Souls. That’s called a Win-Win! Where else can you buy a book, 10 pair of shoes be delivered to someone in need and you get to pick where the shoes go. Spread the word and buy the book to help Soles4Souls reach their God-Sized goal of giving away 200,000 pairs of shoes to people in need through this book in 2011.
The BIG Give-Away:
In 2010 I had been thinking about doing a BIG giveaway right here at BigIsTheNewSmall.com and almost gave away an iPad. I recently realized that Almost Isn’t Good Enough, so I decided to go ahead and make it happen. That’s Right… I’m giving away an iPad right before Christmas and everyone has a chance to win. I will be giving away a nice stack of these Almost Isn’t Good Enough books before you can buy them as well. Here is how you enter to win the books and iPad. Please pay close attention to the details.
Winning is easy as 1 – 2 – 3
I will randomly choose 5 Names to win the copies of the book and 1 with the help of random.org or another random means from those who complete the above steps by 11:59 pm central time 12/23/10. I will announce the winners on Christmas Eve Dec. 24th and I will ship your items Mon. December 27th. Good luck and share this info. with your friends.
dream BIG. think BIGGER.
This is one of those questions that keeps popping up and popping up — so I thought I would just take the discussion to the people. I was able to listen to, engage in and play devils advocate a recent Harry Potter Debate amongst some ministry staff.
According to an on-line Bible ministry that answers questions through a Biblical framework, they said this about Harry Potter and the debate: “Harry Potter books and films are full of stereotypical magic. Witchcraft and wizardry are central themes, and the lead roles are played by wizards, witches, and other magical creatures. Although the characters practice casting spells, reading crystal balls, etc., they do not communicate with spiritual (supernatural) forces. While this may be considered a positive, one definite negative is that there is no higher power to answer to at all.”
I’m not sure exactly what all of that means from a contextual perspective, because I have not seen the movie or read the book. I have not made the choice “to see or not to see” because of any specific reason, thought or belief… I simply have never watched it. I used to watch this cartoon called Hip Hop Harry with my youngest son, but I think that may be a different show.
The scripture that those arguing against indulging in Potter is Deuteronomy 18:10-12 “Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord; because of these same detestable practices the Lord your God will drive out those nations before you.”
Those on the other side of the argument, say “Why stop there the list could go on and on about the types of movies you should and should not watch.”
What do you think?
Should Christians Watch or Read Harry Potter? Is it different for adults and children? Share your reasons for or against. Ready, Set, Go!
This is a great story of a man using MobileMe to track down his iPad that came up missing from the Super-Market. Technology is amazing, as there are a number of great iPhone and iPad locating devices. Find My iPhone, Stealth and MobileMe.
Do you have a tracking device on your phone or iPad? Would you have done what this guy did?
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