Ministry Deacon to encourage Christs followers to "keep the faith" for Him
MINISTRY NEEDS
Jesus Christ is the ULTIMATE example; those of strong Christian character, the military, the law, law enforcement personnel, teachers, and the medical community
LEARNED VS LEARNER
1. When I was learned, life was a quiz show. Now that I a learner, life is a Discovery Channel.
2. When I was learned, it was a question of how much I knew. Now that I a learner, it a question of how much I being stretched.
3. When I was learned, knowledge was everything. Now that I a learner, kindness is everything.
4. When I was learned, knowledge went to my head. Now that I a learner, knowledge travels the longest foot in the universe the foot that separates my head from my heart.
5. When I was learned, I used to point my finger and pontificate. Now that I a learner, I slap my forehead all the time.
6. When I was learned, I used to think I was the best. Now that I a learner, I do the best I can.
7. When I was learned, I was frightened of new ideas. Now that I a learner, I even more frightened of old ideas.
8. When I was learned, I looked to the past to have confirmed the set of beliefs I already had. Now that I a learner, I look to the future to grow, be stretched, and remain open to what I don know.
9. When I was learned, I knew where I was going. Now that I a learner, I don know where I going but I know whom I going with .
10. When I was learned, I loved to talk. Now that I a learner, I slow to speak and quick to listen.
11. When I was learned, I had something to teach everybody. Now that I a learner, everybody has something to teach me.
12. When I was learned, I was impatient with dumb people. Now that I a learner, I grateful when people are patient enough to dumb down to me and care enough to smarten me up.
13. When I was learned, I thought all knowledge was a form of power. Now that I a learner, I suspect much knowledge is a form of weakness.
14. When I was learned, I knew where my nose was headed. Now that I a learner, I go where my nose leads me.
15. When I was learned, my life revolved around what other people thought about me. Now that I a learner, my life revolves around what I think about myself and what God thinks about me.
16. When I was learned, from the high ground of hindsight I instructed the past on where it went wrong. Now that I a learner, the past instructs me about how I can right the future.
17. When I was learned, the power and mystery were in the big words. Now that I a learner, the power and mystery are in the small, simple words.
18. When I was learned, I thought the educational system was so much better than the market, the other main channel for the mediation of cultural capital. Now that I a learner, I realize just how closed and controlling the knowledge industry can be.
19. When I was learned, I deemed the great threats those made dangerous by strength. Now that I a learner, I deem the great threats those made dangerous by weakness.
20. When I was learned, I loved to fill out questionnaires. Now that I a learner, questionnaires are an exercise in saying dunno, since I keep checking the know box. ( know doesn mean care. I was learned, I was always trying to speed things up. Now that I a learner, I always trying to slow things down, even when I speeding up.
22. When I was learned, I bragged about how our knowledge is an ever-deepening ocean. Now that I a learner, I shudder at how our wisdom is an ever-shrinking drop.
23. When I was learned, I said, it from me. Now that I a learner, I say, take it from me. I boast no immaculate perceptions. I see through a glass dimly.
(Excerpt from the book to Lead by Leonard Sweet)
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AFFILIATIONS
1 John 3:2 (NIV)
Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears,[a]we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. ; Billy Graham, Winston Churchill (now deceased),ordinary heroes, military heroes (especially Medal of Honor winners); Romans 10:9 That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."
Deacon at Gateway Church, Southlake, Tx. Also Welcome Center, Greeter Captain, Greet The Troops
ABOUT ME
I Love God, Country, and people. My desire is that my life will exemplify the love and nature of Jesus Christ. We are here for a purpose - to love God and people and seek His direction for our lives. My wife, Rachel, is a wonderful woman who seeks God's direction for her life as well. My background is Information Technology - Systems Analyst, Security Consultant, and Programmer. My other Web pages are www.myspace.com/jrowe821 and www.facebook.com/jrowe821
Chariots of Fire, Amazing Grace, The Ten Commandments, The Greatest Story Ever Told, The Passion of the Christ, The Patriot, The Sound of Music, WWII Documentaries and the like
Chariots of Fire, Amazing Grace, The Ten Commandments, The Greatest Story Ever Told, The Passion of the Christ, The Patriot, The Sound of Music, WWII Documentaries and the like
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