We live in a Digital Age of information and technology. As human knowledge has increased, the possibilities and opportunities for helping people meet global needs have grown exponentially. With the challenges our world and its people face, there is an increasing realization that knowledge is no longer scarce and that it should be shared as a gift to others for the common good.
In this session, we will think about the sources of content, and examples of different types that can be produced. If a person has an interest in sharing ideas and information with the world, that content takes different shapes and is shared on different delivery methods. This podcast helps people think about what it is they have to say and share. Enjoy-- and if you like it, share it!
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Episode 017, Content is King (Part 2 of 9)
Monday, September 1, 2014
Episode 016, Content is King (Part 1 of 9)
We live in a Digital Age of information and technology. As human knowledge has increased, the possibilities and opportunities for helping people meet global needs have grown exponentially. With the challenges our world and its people face, there is an increasing realization that knowledge is no longer scarce and that it should be shared as a gift to others for the common good. Learn more about content sharing in this podcast.
Friday, August 29, 2014
Episode 015, Influence: Part 3 of 3
Having learned more about influence and social media, we now turn our attention to the most effective uses of social media. How, exactly, does one create a philosophy of social media in order to increase the depth and breadth of his impact? That's what we'll explore in this episode of Influence, part 3 of a 3 part series. (If you like it, share it!)
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Episode 014, Influence: Part 2 of 3
Social Media is all around us. But sometimes we're so inundated with it that we become overwhelmed. What's more, our over-familiarity with it can become unfamiliarity. So why not take a moment to re-think the nature of social media. What is it? How does it work? How can it be used well? That's the strategic help you'll get on this podcast, part 2 of a 3 part series on Influence.
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Influence, Part 1 of 3
Influence. We all want it. And we want to increase the impact of the influence we already have. This podcast explains the nature of influence and how that can be deployed in whatever field one finds him or herself, be it leadership, education, technology, discipleship or ministry. After this session, check out the other episodes in this 3 part series.
Monday, August 8, 2011
Practical Tips for Expressing Faith
Whatever is not of faith is not pleasing to God.
--Hebrews 11:6--
To conclude this series on the psychology of faith, I have some practicable ideas on putting your faith and your life together.
1. Don’t insult God with small requests. God is able to do great things. Ask Him to do great things; expect Him to do amazing things, and He will do things that are much greater than what you ask and much greater even than your wildest imaginings. (Ephesians 3:20-21)
2. Don’t assume without asking. Faith is not the assumption that God will fulill all of your requests. You must understand how God works and seek His will before acting in faith. You must have faith in something, not just faith in the strength of your own faith. (James 4:2)
3. Ask only for things that God can bless. Do not ask selfishly, merely to suit your own convenience and desires. God does not bless your selfish requests, when you ask only to suit yourself. (James 4:3)
4. Believe that God will grant your requests and goals. Do not ask God without believing that He is capable of fulfilling your requests. God hears all that you ask and all that you do not ask. He knows your faith and your unbelief. He hears you. He is capable. (1 John 5:15-15; Matthew 9:27-30a)
5. Ask God to give you greater faith. As the apostles asked of Jesus, God can supernaturally increase your faith in Him. God can work to bring you into greater faith in Him. (Luke 17:5)
I hope this seven week series has helped you to understand faith and the importance of integrating your faith in your mind, your emotions, and your will. Faith doesn’t always work how we’d expect, but God does work and we are to have full faith in Him above all else.
Monday, August 1, 2011
Faith and the Will
He said, "Come." So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus.
--Matthew 14:29--
Faith involves the entirety of the soul, including the will. We must choose to believe, to have faith. It is an intentional act. You do not passively decide to have faith. You do not passively trust in God’s provision. You must intentionally act in faith.
Faith that influences our wills is not just “any old faith.” It does not come easily and is not present in all Christians. Jesus calls us to have God-sized faith. God wants to deliberate choose to have God-sized faith. God-sized faith exhausts the full resources of the human soul, which is evidence that we expect God to show up. It is deliberately choosing to believe God, and to act in a way that shows that belief. As the old adage says, “actions speak louder than words.” Saying that you believe God, but continuing to act in a way that relies only on you - your time, your money, your abilities - is NOT God-sized.
Jesus says in Matthew 17:20 that faith the size of a mustard seed is enough to move mountains. A mustard seed, if you don’t know, is tiny. It looks in significant. The mustard plant, however, is a large tree, big enough that many birds will live in its branches. Faith is played in our actions, in what we choose and what we do.
God-sized faith is one’s utter resignation to the fact that, unless supernatural activity takes place, there is no possibility that a given goal could ever be realized. Setting goals that can be accomplished by you alone does not show your faith in a sovereign, omnipotent God. We must choose to rely on God’s provision in our lives and act on that intentional choice. This is the only type of faith that gives God great glory – because only these types of things actually require God to act.
Our choice: DELIBEATE DECISION AND ACTION or INDECISION AND INACTION
WHAT WILL YOU CHOOSE TO THINK, TO BELIEVE, TO DO?