This week's podcast theme is teamwork. Togetherness. Not being Lone Ranger Christians. If you're task oriented like me, how do you allow others to help and use their gifts and talents? If you don't feel like you have much to offer, how can you see your true gifts and abilities? Here's what we have lined up for this week.
[4:45] The Olympics and Our Spiritual Disciplines - The Olympics begin this Friday! What can we learn about our own spiritual growth by watching these extraordinary athletes?
[15:25] T.E.A.M.W.O.R.K. - Have you ever hear this acrostic? Together Everyone Achieves More With Ongoing Respect and Kindness? I heard this quite often as a high school football players. Join me in the locker room for some inspirational coaching!
[22:27] 4 Steps to Break Bad Habits - I take a page out of Dr. Oz's playbook with this four-part plan. We all find ourselves in bad habits from time to time. How do we escape? Here's the link at RealAge.com.
[30:00] Keep A Food Journal - Scientists at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle conducted a study of older overweight and obese women. What was the top conclusion of what really worked? Keeping a food diary! If you want to join me using My Fitness Pal, my user name is mpiercecfp.
[39:46] 8 Measures of Personal Discipleship - Lifeway Research conducted a study of more than 4,000 people about their spiritual lives and level of maturity. We talk about these attributes of discipleship. You can follow Ed Stezer on Twitter.
[54:41] A Christian's Response to Evil - I took a few additional minutes Sunday morning to remember the grieving families in Colorado. How does a pastor respond to such senseless, tragic evil? My thanks to Pastors.com who provided this link to one Christian woman's response. Marie Isom writes in her A Miniature Clay Pot blog about her experience in that Aurora, CO theater a mere 40-50 feet away from the shooter.
[1:05:40] CR Sermon "One Is The Loneliest Number" - I talk about 3 reasons why God never intended us to serve alone and 4 practical tips of what we can do about isolation. In the sermon I mention this online gifts assessment tool. You can follow the sermon notes here.
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