By Jonathan on
2/8/2010 5:31 PM
Being a leader is a position of service, not a position where other people serve you. The more that I was recognized as a leader, the less control I had over my own time and energy, and if you have one person at the top (as in the guilds in the games I played) he has almost no control over his own time, if he's going to be a good leader. The vast majority of his time will be spent building up and helping others.
It is easy for a leader to lose touch with the average members. Often it seems...
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By Jonathan on
1/25/2010 5:22 PM
I have been in a couple official positions of leadership in the past few years. One as a deacon in a local Plymouth Brethren assembly. Another as a guild leader/officer in several online games. Recently, I have also stepped down from those positions in leadership. I will tell, in brief the stories of both of those leadership positions.
Local Church
Three years ago, through the 'deacon selection process' at Believer's Bible Chapel, I was honored to be selected as a deacon. While...
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By Jonathan on
9/30/2009 8:05 PM
You know about the Roman Polanski case, or you've had your TV off and not surfed for news on the web. Which wouldn't be a bad idea... 30-some years ago, renowned director Roman Polanski drugged and raped a 13 year old girl. He fled the country before his sentencing, and we are now asking the Swiss to extradite him to the U.S. for a new round of legal stuff.
Warning... the content after the jump may not be suitable for children. No foul language or explicit pictures or even very explicit language will be used, so you decide...
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By Jonathan on
9/26/2009 2:21 AM
Eric Schrag did a little studying about the Law we're given in the New Testament. He looked up many verses and put a lot of work into putting something together explaining the strictness and applicability of the Law laid out in the NT versus...
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By Jonathan on
8/27/2009 7:24 PM
If you know me, you know I like classic rock and oldies. I happened to see a link to something about Roy Orbison, and while looking at Roy Orbison stuff, I stumbled upon a video by the Travelling Wilburys.
From...
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By Jonathan on
8/25/2009 10:27 AM
We've had some visitors to the cat food bowls lately (other than the chickens, who absolutely love cat food).
Here's one...
This guy, after L had gone to bed as I was getting ready, I saw him outside our back door. I pounded on the door a bit to get him...
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By Jonathan on
8/16/2009 11:03 PM
Well, Laurel had a little 'mad money' and I saw the billboard for the Washington Town and Country Fair. It said, "Steve Miller Band, August 8th". I called Laurel...
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By Jonathan on
6/11/2009 1:54 AM
Tragedy has struck? Tragedy struck? Tragedy strikes again? Hmm... me conjugating verbs. Not something I usually get stuck on, but 'Tragedy has struck' sounds weird.
Anyway... a couple weeks ago...
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By Jonathan on
6/11/2009 1:20 AM
More dialectical contradictions, again from http://thepeoplescube.com/red/viewtopic.php?t=3076.
Economic justice:
America is capitalist and greedy - yet...
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By Jonathan on
6/8/2009 8:31 PM
the following poem(?)....
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