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.
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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 | 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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by Jeff | Jan 18, 2015
This week, Jeff and DW get down to business. That’s right. Jason and Mike are back to talk about the purpose of work in our life. We were all created to work. What work is meaningful? Why should we be glad to work? Does God care about the things we put our hands to? Is our work our source of meaning and significance? Or is it more than that? Listen in and share your thoughts on the TweetBack.
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Links & Further Reading
“Work fulfills our nature; it is part of who we are, and we can never be fully satisfied without it. At the same time, however, work is not the sum total of who we are.” (breakpoint.org)
“Our jobs are not necessarily the most important aspect of our calling or our service in Christ’s work of redemption.” (tifwe.org)
the root of the English word vocation is the Latin verb voca, which means “to call.” The linguistic evidence shows that at some point in history, people thought of every type of work as a “calling.” Whether you are a minister or a mechanic, you do not work because it pays the bills, or because it’s personally fulfilling, or because it justifies the money you spent on college tuition. You work because it glorifies God. (thegospelcoalition.org)
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by Jeff | Jan 4, 2015
2015. You have officially arrived in the future. While most teens aren’t getting around on hoverboards quite yet, there’s a lot to look forward this year. Jeff, DW, Jason, and Mike Ott want to know what you’re looking forward to most about this new year. Be part of the Tweetback in 2015!
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National Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month
January is National Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month featuring National Human Trafficking Awareness Day on January 11th. Terra Kay from Damascus Road Project & Sarah Boes from More Precious Than Rubies sit down on HopeNet Radio to share about how you can be involved in ending modern day slavery. Check out the End Slavery page
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