by joncook | Feb 22, 2011 | Dreaming, Everyday Life, Faith Journey
No. It’s the word we have all come to dread at one point or another. It’s the sound of rejection, the sound of a slamming door, the sound of heartache and defeat. It’s the switch turning on the big flashing neon sign in your mind that screams,...
by joncook | Feb 21, 2011 | Dreaming, Everyday Life, Faith Journey
People hate to feel awkward. I don’t know anybody that really likes to feel awkward, unless there’s something just wrong with them. We hate that silence after someone says or does something out of place or poorly timed or inappropriate, then enters that...
by joncook | Feb 10, 2011 | Everyday Life, Faith Journey, Thinking
People have a memory problem. You, me, we have a problem with our memory. We remember what we should forget. We forget what we should remember. It’s not about the grocery list or the errands to run or the names to remember. It’s bigger than whatever is...
by joncook | Jan 27, 2011 | Faith Journey, Thinking
It’s hard to imagine how big God is. I mean, He’s…really big! And He’s good. He’s very good. But it doesn’t do much for our thinking to say that He’s perfect and that He’s infinite. Now, before I get some hate mail,...
by joncook | Jan 24, 2011 | Everyday Life, Faith Journey, Purpose
Have you ever noticed that when someone shares about a person they know who is the “worst boss/most awkward/dumbest/meanest/insert negative characteristic” that people usually chime in with an equal or worse example? Picture this scenario…...
by joncook | Jan 20, 2011 | Everyday Life, Faith Journey, Thinking
We spend a lot of time trying to become the perfect versions of ourselves. We try to be sexier, smarter, funnier, happier, cooler, more successful, more tech-savvy, more likable, more “in the know”, more, more, more, more! We try too hard. We don’t...
