April 2008

A hodge-podge of late night ponderings

by Alex Tran on April 30, 2008 · 2 comments

TweetYou ever have one of those nights where you can’t sleep because you feel like God is on the prowl? I’m having one of those nights, so I decided to log some of my thoughts. Maybe it’ll tire me out so that I can sleep afterwards. ;) Uncovering a core value Every now and then [...]

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Initiating Growth Environment, Phase 1

by Alex Tran on April 21, 2008 · 9 comments

TweetThis is a follow-up to my last post talking about ways to ensure continual spiritual growth. In the post, I talked about some big bucket areas that I wanted to check on monthly to ensure I was growing in them. Along with those buckets, I wanted to look up some memory verses as reference points [...]

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Creating an atmosphere of growth

by Alex Tran on April 14, 2008 · 6 comments

TweetLast Tuesday, Pastor Paul Scanlon of Abundant Life Ministries came and spoke to the staff at Celebration Church. It was good stuff. One of the things he talked about was creating an atmosphere of growth. He used a laptop as an analogy for human tendency. If you let a laptop sit there, it will eventually [...]

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Expect more at the line in Wal-Mart

by Alex Tran on April 12, 2008 · 2 comments

TweetWhen you’re on the mission field, you expect God to move. All the time and in every little situation. You are more inclined to “go with God” and be open for the tasks and challenges placed before you. Not so much in the United States. We have 9 to 5 jobs to attend to. Hobbies, [...]

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