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January 2011

 

The Criticisms of Small Minds

Have you ever had a dream that you knew was possible, but you couldn't find a way to explain it to the people around you? You knew the what and the why, but you were still trying to figure out the how.

I have a dream that is turning into some goals. It is big. At least to me it is. I know the what and why, and I'm slowly starting to understand the how, but I also know that these things will change some as I progress.

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Structure your blog posts and Tweets for Google and enjoy more traffic.

Do you want traffic to the blog post you wrote today to still be coming to you a year from now? If you are tweeting out a blog post that you want to have a "long tail" in Google, as well as some attention on twitter, consider how you structure your post as you write it. A long tail refers to continued traffic sent from Google.

Lets use a recent blog post by a friend of mine Perry Perkins (@BurninLoveBBQ) as an example.

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What currency are you carrying around that you haven't put to use?

A great little post by Seth Godin and a nice nod to Dr. Martin Luther King.

Cashing the check

A check in your wallet does you very little good. It represents opportunity, sure, but not action.

Most of us are carrying around a check, an opportunity to make an impact, to do the work we're capapble of, to ship the art that would make a difference.

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Six Megathemes In The Church Today

"In a period of history where image is reality, and life-changing decisions are made on the basis of such images, the Christian Church is in desperate need of a more positive and accessible image. The primary obstacle is not the substance of the principles on which Christianity is based, and therefore the solution is not solely providing an increase in preaching or public relations. The most influential aspect of Christianity in America is how believers do--or do not--implement their faith in public and private."

On December 13, 2010 the Barna Group published an interesting article titled Six Megathemes Emerge from Barna Group Research in 2010.

They have identified six startling trends in the church and about society in general that we would do well to address. The trends are listed after the break.

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