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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Gift ideas for Christmas (and for the rest of the year!)

Christmas is known as a season of giving, but it's also a stressful season for a lot of people because they feel like they don't have anything to give. The truth is that you and I actually have so much, but oftentimes we're too worried about the state of our wallets and bank accounts that we forget about all the other wonderful things that we can give. [...]

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What are you doing with your talents and gifts?

When I think of giftedness, I think of Howard Wong. You know, Howard. You don’t know Howard? Well, you should. This is Howard. This Malaysian boy is 3 or 4 years old in this video, which I think was taken this year. (You can find the awesome excerpt below, but if you want to see [...]

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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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