by Jeff | Feb 22, 2015
The Love Is series continues this week with the light topic of honesty. Honestly, it’s a huge discussion. Most of us have been disappointed by someone who has lied. Why is that? Does telling the truth trump being right? Join the TweetBack and add your voice!
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SERIES EPISODES: Love is Patient | Love Is Kind | Love Is Honest | Love Is Hopeful
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Plus, we’ve got some exclusive interviews with some students who were at Winter Jam at Silver Birch Ranch. We chat about emojis, real life problems and struggles. It was a ton of fun getting to know them and we wanted to share part of the fun with you this week.
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Challenge
For one day, decide to not tell a lie.
Did you take the challenge last week? Share your experience!
by Jeff | Feb 15, 2015
The Love Is series continues this week. Being kind to someone who is kind to us is pretty easy. But what about being kind to people who aren’t kind to us or others? How are we to respond?
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Plus, Terra Kay is back on the show this week and has an update from her human trafficking awareness tour during Super Bowl week! Learn more and support local human trafficking efforts in Wisconsin through Damascus Road Project. (Link)
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[Tweet “Random acts of kindness is like jumbo shrimp. Not compatible. @wagerdaw #HNRTB”]
Today wraps up Random Acts of Kindness Week. But don’t worry! Random Acts of Kindness Day is coming in November. Don’t wait for a good reason to be kind, though. Live kindly today!
[Tweet “It got to the point where I didn’t want to accept his gift. @wagerdaw #HNRTB”]
Is there ever a time where you should say no to someone’s act of kindness? Yes, unfortunately. Whenever there are strings attached, you know it’s no good. But is anyone really kind without getting something in return?
If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap.
If you want happiness for a day, go fishing.
If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune.
If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.
– Chinese Proverb
[Tweet “When we love, kindness becomes primary rather than reactionary. #HNRTB”]
We are kind because Jesus is kind first.
The Challenge
Do one kind thing for someone who you don’t like, who isn’t kind to you, or who you haven’t done something kind for in a long time. Don’t accept anything in return.
by Jeff | Feb 8, 2015
Patience is the first episode in the Love Is series of HopeNet Radio. Over the next few weeks, Jeff, DW and Jason will explore 1 Corinthians 13. This week is all about patience. Every human has a desire to love and be loved.
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SERIES EPISODES: Love is Patient | Love Is Kind | Love Is Honest | Love Is Hopeful
Patience isn’t impulsive.
Patience isn’t indecision.
Patience isn’t negligent.
Patience isn’t laziness.
Patience isn’t passivity.
“Patience isn’t my strongest suit.” -Hugh Jackman, Wolverine (X-Men)
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What we talk about (TweetBack!)
Patience is the settled reality that we are not in control. It’s simply understanding how things work. The more we understand how things work, the more patience shows up in our life. A point of discussion in many episodes is that the world simply doesn’t revolve around us. Yet, we really wish it did.
One of the biggest temptations, especially in marriage, is to set out to fix the other person. You’ll wind up miserable the more you press someone to change.
When or where do you find it most difficult to be patient?
So how do we get patience?
1) Why are you impatient?
2) Write it down.
3) Work at changing your attitude. Let go more.
4) See the big picture.
5) Step back. Expect the unexpected and give yourself a break more. (source)
Further reading
What does it mean to be patient?
How to be patient
Patience in Leadership
by Jeff | Feb 1, 2015
Beauty. Six letters that hold so much weight on young women today. This week, Jeff and Dave sit down with Kris and Lisa – two women whose desire is to help young women find beauty through God’s eyes. Society puts so much pressure on young women to “be beautiful” with their airbrushed models plastered in every magazine and billboard. In fact, 69% of girls in 5th-12th grade reported that magazine pictures influenced their idea of a perfect body shape. (source) Is your view of beauty only skin deep?
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No girl should feel the need to be someone they aren’t to be considered beautiful. You are beautiful because you’re you. Remind someone of this today.
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Discover
Wolf River Refuge
In God’s Eye Event (Mar 27-29)
Meet teens on a mission to redefine beauty | USA Today
Tweetables
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by Jeff | Jan 25, 2015
Fewer moments in life are more embarrassing or frustrating than being fired. Nobody really prepares you for the moment when you are no longer working for a company or organization. And often, both people involved feel a sense of loss and emotional drain. This week, Jeff and DW focus on how to move forward with hope after a firing.
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How did we get here?
It’s hard to believe anyone gets fired for no reason. Yet, you may know someone who was fired from a job over something little or over something that was not in their control. One thing that we must understand – regardless of why you get fired – is that we’re talking about sinful people living in a sinful world. You may get fired unjustly. You may get fired when you deserved it. What happens after that moment is what matters. Your legacy is defined not in the easy moments, but in the ones that seem like they’re the hardest to make it through.
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