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Re: Design Your Year

elizabeth_a_wallace — Sat, 08 Dec 2018 17:34:10 -0000

Hi Richard! What makes it difficult? I'm considering the planner and would appreciate your insights!

Re: Design Your Year

elizabeth_a_wallace — Sat, 08 Dec 2018 13:48:07 -0000

Jody! This is so inspiring! I am so proud of you having achieved your seat! I love your acknowledgment of self-care! You are wise and you will establish your priorities based on your values! So excited to hear and see what you accomplish!

Re: Design Your Year

elizabeth_a_wallace — Sat, 08 Dec 2018 06:43:53 -0000

Hello Best Year Friends!!!!

I am Elizabeth and I live in North Central Texas.

My hope for this series is mainly exploration: how might I place a laser focus in one to two big goals for 2019?

What will be my action plan for achievement?

How will I measure my accomplishments? (Sorry, my job includes assessment!)

Re: Design Your Year

elizabeth_a_wallace — Sat, 08 Dec 2018 06:38:58 -0000

Yes! Yes! What Nina said!

Re: Design Your Year

elizabeth_a_wallace — Sat, 08 Dec 2018 03:33:41 -0000

It is ok Robert! Now you know your starting point and are ready to launch to new heights!

Re: Design Your Year

elizabeth_a_wallace — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 19:10:58 -0000

My score is 67

Re: Kayla Taculog

elizabeth_a_wallace — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 15:51:51 -0000

Good for you Kayla. Too often students stay with a major because they thought it to be what they wanted or often what others wanted for them. It takes such courage to go for your passion and be yourself within an organization that is very different but you are making an impact! GOOD JOB!

Re: In Defense of Spirituality (With or Without Religion)

elizabeth_a_wallace — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:11:39 -0000

I read an excellent article today by Tina Rowley entitled “In
Defense of Spirituality (With or Without Religion).” Ms. Rowley wrote,

I’m tired. Carl, everybody—I’m tired. I’m tired of feeling like I should be ashamed
of my spiritual orientation…I’m tired of my own fear. It’s time to speak up for myself and for
anyone else who’s been tip toeing around, keeping their spiritual orientation a
secret for fear of ridicule. Enough is
enough.

Wow! What a powerful
stance. It’s one of those statements
which one person simply stands up. Then
a second, quietly follows. Then a third
until hundreds form a sea of solidarity.
Count me in!

Tina Rowley you are a quiet revolutionary and you captured
my mind, heart, and soul. For far too
long we’ve sat silently at the table as the banter escalated. We retreated, thought about it, and
returned. Now it is time to simply state
“I have something to say” and then confidently interject our reason and
resolute perspectives.

We have answers, we have questions, but most of all we have
a voice. So friends, stop your chaos,
inhale, hold on to that breath, claim it as yours, then allow it to release
from your body, tides of stress, anxiety, and attitude. Let it melt away. Your core is safe, it is solid, and you may
put your fists down. Put them by your
side and release the tension. There is
another way. Not right. Not wrong.
Just different. Let peace find
you and wrap you in your knowing.

Let that still, small voice whisper to you. We can get things done. Together—not apart. Let us unite and embrace, knowing a solution
lies between us, only found in our synergy.
Let us hold tight and let go—all at the same time.

This moment, let it be ours—let us know that at this moment,
we were true, we were brace, and we met with a great Being and Peace descended
upon us all.

Re: adam moore - blog - I was going through some of my old blog posts and...

elizabeth_a_wallace — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:00:33 -0000

Adam,
In response to this post: Frederick Buechner on church: “Maybe [the church has] had its day, and God will never die; God will always make himself known one way or the other…”

I've been swallowed up by the peer pressure and am now reading Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now. After all, Oprah read it!

In this work, Tolle states that he chooses not to use the word God (p. 11) because "The word God has become a closed concept. The moment the wrod is uttered, a mental image is created, no longer, perhaps of an old man with a white beard, but still a mental representations of someone or something (outside you) and yes, almost inevitably a male someone or something.

I thought this interesting related to your quote and your observation that the service at Mars Hill was male only speakers.

Re: Session 4: Shane Hipps - How Technology Shapes the Sermon

elizabeth_a_wallace — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:04:24 -0000

Ok, one more thing then I'll go to another posts. I think Shane is a bit too anti-technology (ex: Twitter) as there are some individuals (especially students today) that you may ONLY reach via their turf (Facebook, Twitter...).

It is kind of like those bumper stickers (yea, this is my pet peeve) that says John 3:16. Who is that for? Obviously ( or just to me?) it is for those who ALREADY know what John 3:16 means. You think someone with a car with no AC driving down the road with 3 hungry children under 5 years old is after a long work day is going to go home, find a Bible ('cause they knew that is where to look) and look that up? Get real, I just wanna shake those people with bumper stickers.

Re: Session 4: Shane Hipps - How Technology Shapes the Sermon

elizabeth_a_wallace — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:57:56 -0000

Adam,
One of the quotes above (Our current digital age is a hall of mirrors. Almost impossible to discern what is reality) really captures my attention. I have long been interested in the phenomena that is Facebook or the so now uncool Xanga or MySpace, now Twitter which ultimately impacts the nature of interpersonal relationships.

I am currently calling is pseudo-community or pseudo interpersonal relations. I noticed while at BU that students would easily and more freely share the most intimate details of their life, their fears, anxities, and their joys with their friend in the Ukraine but would not share any of that with their roommate.

What does all this mean for the future, what does it mean for this generation that is used to updating their Facebook status every 2 hours so as to keep everyone "updated" on their life while the reality of their life may be vastly different? You may recall my citing a 1996 (the repeated in 2006) article and survey from USA today where Americans are losing their closest friends. There used to be 3 people (average) that an individual felt he or she could share intimate life details such as health concerns, financial crisis or whatever. By 2006 that number was down to 2. Is this a sign of the media changing interpersonal relationships?

I'm not sure but I'm thinking about it a great deal and obviously writing about it here! HA!

Re: Session 3: Peter Rollins - Introduction to Tranformance Art

elizabeth_a_wallace — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:30:51 -0000

Adam,
I’m working through the posts-your DFW time put me behind!

I recently read the book Followership by Barbara Kellerman who discusses this concept similar to a leader who isn’t leading (maybe in a good way, maybe in a bad way):

In thinking about: “Role of Christian leader, refuse to lead,” I think about the fact that the qualities that make a great leader serve to make great followers as well. So, the “priesthood of the believer” takes on a whole new vision, purpose, and urgency when thinking that a changing perspective is beginning to emerge. Whereas we have spent many, many years attributing all success and failures to one person, the leader we may now be seeing an expansion and recognition that this “leader attribution” is a complete falsehood.

To cite a very negative example but one that quickly provides understanding: Adolf Hitler did not personally kill 6 million Jews and 5 million others. Rather, the followers killed the vast majority of those individuals or stood by and said nothing as friends, neighbors, coworkers, and others were murdered.

Non-faith-based entities are even citing this perspective. An Ernest & Young representative on Good Morning American a few weeks ago stated that auditors are simply shining a light through a window but boards, employees, and peers should ask the hard questions. This is a stunning change from previous iterations of leadership.

So, all of this to say that I agree with the concept that a leader should share leadership, collaborative leadership is critical to today’s environment whether in a faith-based entity or in a work environment.

Re: Session 2 (part 2): Rob Bell - The Story We're Tellin

elizabeth_a_wallace — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:48:28 -0000

Adam,
Love these two:
“So and so is not part of a church. In some towns that might be good.” Love it!

“A big generous view of God. This is what we must teach people.”

I am "so and so" and I LOVE the abundant view of Christ!

Re: Session 2 (part 1): Rob Bell - The Story We're Telling

elizabeth_a_wallace — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:45:31 -0000

Adam-this is incredible. I LOVE, love, love this description of sooooo many churches: “I don’t need to hear once a week how terrible I am”

AMEN

Now, I'm on the edge of my seat:
1. To know if Rob has multiple black shirts or is wearing the same one over and over
2. Is he really 6'4"/6'5"-wow that's tall
3. I love your ADD and wonder what it will bring next!

Re: Session 1: Rob Bell – The Original Guerilla Theatre

elizabeth_a_wallace — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:30:16 -0000

Adam,
Rob stated: “Sermons are people talking about the greatest truths humans have stumbled upon.”

This makes me think about the different between a "sermon" as he defined it, and a great dialogue between 2-4 folks in Starbucks (or insert coffee shop name here such Common Grounds) where others "public" if you will, may overhear and ponder the discourse.....