Tell Me Thursday: Christmas Movies

Today's question is pretty simple: What are some of your favorite Christmas movies? Off the top of my head, these were the first ones that came to mind: [...]

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Tell Me Thursday: Your Favorite Christmas Gifts

Today’s question needs no introduction so I’ll jump right in! Tell me: What are some of the best Christmas gifts you’ve ever received? Here are some of mine: 1) A painting made by the students from Young Focus – It was such a beautiful surprise. Last December 2009, while I was driving to the Young Focus Student [...]

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Tell Me Thursday: Thanksgiving Edition

Even if we don't celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday in the Philippines, I think it's always great to have an excuse to pause, look back, and give thanks for the awesome blessings that came into our lives. I have so much to be thankful for this year, but today I am incredibly grateful... [...]

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Tell Me Thursday: Fill in the blank…

A couple of weeks ago I had blogged about nurturing talents and gifts, and I mentioned a quote I'll never forget from the movie Chariots of Fire. It was a statement by 1924 Olympic runner and medalist Eric Liddell (who also had a calling to be a missionary in China): [...]

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TELL ME THURSDAY: Christmas is coming!

In the Philippines, we don’t celebrate the US thanksgiving holiday, for obvious reasons, so we skip right ahead to getting excited about Christmas! Tell me: 1) What are you looking forward to the most this Christmas? 2) What’s on your Christmas wish list? You go first! :)

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TELL ME THURSDAY: Your Public Speaking Fears

As I mentioned yesterday, I’m working on a talk I’m doing next week and I could use your help! Research has shown that most people would rather die than speak on stage. I can see how that’s possible! Tell me: What are the challenges you face when speaking in public?

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Tell Me Thursday: 10-20-2010

Did you notice the date today? Sorry I couldn’t resist! :) IN OTHER NEWS… I was wondering… What do you do to get some exercise? From elementary to college, volleyball was my sport of choice. But seeing that you need 11 other people to play with you, I stopped playing when I wasn’t in school [...]

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Tell Me Thursday: Unleash your inner geek…

I’m currently organizing my computer, so I’m in the process of removing unnecessary applications and searching for some that would really be useful. Take note: I said “useful”…I’m trying to stay away from any more distractions! So here’s my question for you today: Aside from the usual MS Office/iWork/iLife/Adobe stuff, can you name some programs [...]

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Tell Me Thursday: My adorable nephew wants to know…

…a bunch of stuff! He couldn’t decide on ONE question to ask, so he asked three! Introducing my final guest blogger for the week, Tristan: Your answers, please! :)

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Tell Me Thursday: A question about your mission (A guest post by Linny Lareza)

Today’s Tell Me Thursday question comes from Linny Lareza. She is one of the wisest, most gentle, and most creative people who I know. She has a way of asking just the right question at the right time, so I knew she was the perfect person to ask today’s Tell Me Thursday question…in her own [...]

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Tell Me Thursday: What are your unique or unusual talents?

Once again, it’s time for Tell Me Thursday! Are you a master at turning trash into art? Are you a walking sports almanac? I want to know! What are your unique or unusual talents? Here are a couple of mine: I’m a doodler. I can listen to a whole talk and doodle at the same [...]

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Tell Me Thursday: What have you been reading lately?

It’s Book Fair week here in Manila, so in keeping with the theme, the question for today is: What have you been reading lately? I have a bad habit of reading several books at the same time. I’m crazy, I know. :) Here are titles that are on my priority list: 1) Linchpin by Seth Godin [...]

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Tell Me Thursday: School Talk!

For today’s Tell Me Thursday post, I decided to do something different: I asked friends from different backgrounds (music, TV, radio, sports, publishing, business, etc.) to share their answers to get the ball rolling! Today’s Tell Me Thursday question is… What is one topic or subject you wish they had taught when you were in [...]

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Tell Me Thursday: Let’s talk about blogs!

Two Thursdays ago, I asked about books. This week, it’s all about blogs! Through the years, blogs have inspired, educated, and entertained me. I love learning from experts, friends, and peers, and I’ve picked up ideas and thoughts that have been helpful and useful in different areas of my life. Tell me: Who are the [...]

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Tell Me Thursday: What has been speaking to your heart lately?

It’s Thursday, and you know what that means! Tell me: Is there a quote, verse, song, poem, or word that’s been resonating with you lately? What is it? For me, it’s this: “The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me…” -Psalm 138:8 Your turn! :) * * * If you want to receive updates when [...]

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