by joncook | Oct 18, 2011 | Faith Journey
A few weeks ago my wife and I were in New York City in Times Square when I saw an ad for I Am Second play on one of the big screens. It was then that I was reminded again how powerful an impact this movement is having in our world. I Am Second is a grassroots movement...
by joncook | Oct 17, 2011 | Everyday Life, Faith Journey, Thinking
I’ve heard over half a dozen cancer survivors say they wouldn’t trade their brush with cancer for a “normal” life. My first inclination is to say, “Are you insane?” But they’re adamant when they say that their cancer was a...
by joncook | Oct 3, 2011 | Faith Journey, Purpose, Thinking
Yesterday I listened to a message where the speaker spoke about righteousness, redemption, and releasing the control on our lives to God. He mentioned that it’s easy to fall into the trap of behavior modification. That got me to thinking about why behavior...
by joncook | Sep 27, 2011 | Dreaming, Everyday Life, Faith Journey, Purpose, Vision
Do you feel fulfilled? That’s the question I’ve been asking to different people over the past two months. Friends, family, even people I only met minutes earlier, I’ve asked this question: do you feel fulfilled? Well, fulfilled in what sense, they...
by joncook | Aug 28, 2011 | Dreaming, Everyday Life, Faith Journey, Purpose, Thinking
I heard a message earlier this week about creating margins in life. The speaker used a phrase that I thought was interesting to describe the gaps we need to create in our personal lives. He called those gaps “white spaces,” like margins on a book’s...
by joncook | Jul 20, 2011 | Dreaming, Everyday Life, Faith Journey
Lately I’ve been thinking about the idea of shaking loose. When we come indoors after being outside, we shed our coats and jackets. When a snake sheds its skin, it shakes loose the remains of what it used to be. After you’re done eating a picnic lunch, you...
