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I’m excited to have Bruce Van Horn on the Spark My Muse podcast.
His story is inspiring and his coaching, his presence on the internet at his WEBSITE and social media where he is one of the most Retweet encouragers on Twitter, in books, and on his podcast heard in 194 countries (Life is a Marathon) he has been an encouragement to millions.
His book “Worry No More: 4 Steps to Stop Worrying and Start Living” is an Amazing International Best Seller.
MIN 5 Early in life Bruce got into Computers/IMB and tried to make his fortune and contentment externally.
Bruce losses it all at 27. At 42 loses it all again and feels like giving up.
MIN 10
How Bruce started to turn his life around and had his major epiphany.
How Bruce learned that the hardest part of running a marathon is the decision to run one (each day).
MIN 13
How Bruce applied his big success to all the aspects of his life.
MIN 15
How Bruce started to take responsibility for his whole life and take his thoughts captive and end negative self talk.
MIN 18
Peter Sage
“Complaints are the glue that keep you stuck to your problems.”
“Think and Grow Rich” Napoleon Hill
Express gratitude for what you have because it makes it easier to get what you want.
Making a list of things to be grateful for—which, at first, was insincere.
MIN 20 What would you miss if it was gone?
MIN 22
Making changes in life and relationships. Changing language like eliminating sarcasm.
MIN 24 Starting a life coaching relationship that led to jobs all over the world.
MIN 28
The stage four cancer that changed everything.
The surgery that went wrong and no pain medication to recover with.
MIN 34
“In this moment, if I can breathe, I have everything I need.”
Pain is not a curse. Somehow this experience is a gift. The story was a detour not an end.
MIN 36
“Worry No More” the book
Worry is like Mediation done wrong.
MIN 39
Experience is thought in this moment. We are telling ourselves a story. We can see another story. Worry is a story about what you don’t want to happen. and you can tell a different story.
Christianity just lost a wonderful teacher. Today, Dallas Willard has died of cancer at the age of 77.
As a person who has spent countless hours learning about spiritual formation and endeavoring to be formed well, I am saddened that we’ve lost such an insightful man. A number of his books were part of my required texts and his keen wisdom helped to shape me.
In homage to him today, I will refer you to this article that is very helpful for understanding the difference between discipleship and spiritual formation and why the formation of our characters into Christ-likeness gets sidelined in churches and Christian institutions. It’s quite good.
Remember to say a prayer today for all those who grieve his loss.
article excerpt:
Interview:
What do you mean when you use the phrase spiritual formation?
Willard: In our country, on the theological right, discipleship came to mean training people to win souls. And on the left, it came to mean social action—protesting, serving soup lines, doing social deeds. Both of them left out character formation.
Isn’t character formation very much a part of many Christian schools and institutions?
Willard: What sometimes goes on in all sorts of Christian institutions is not formation of people in the character of Christ; it’s teaching of outward conformity. You don’t get in trouble for not having the character of Christ, but you do if you don’t obey the laws.
This is the video collection of the last conference Dallas Willard did in February on Knowing Christ, and the Dallas Willard Institute at Westmont College. (It’s excellent)
To visit the Dallas Willard Center at Westmont click here.
I knew Steve Jobs was going to die, so I’m not surprised. But, I am saddened. The departure of such a pivot human being so effecting to the way many of us live everyday is a profound event. What a creative mind. How innovative. What a gift we had.
MacIntosh, Pixar, iPod…and so on probably touched your world too.
The man had 317 patents (see a list and visuals here), and forever altered not just personal computing, but telephone communication, media, the music industry, computer animation/movies, and how we encounter the internet. There’s an App for everything, but now there is no App for missing him. iMourn was the headline on one major online news source, and worldwide Twitter Trends yesterday and today included #ThankYouSteveJobs, #iSad, #ThinkDifferent, #Pixar and more in tribute to him.
I remember using the 1984 MacIntosh, the first product to make Personal Computers truly accessible to regular people. The first Mac I could buy myself was a 7100, with money from a school loan. Graphic Designers are schooled on Macs. We enjoy Apple products. We get loyal, and admire the continual creativity and innovation of a man and a company that doesn’t settle or rely on pilfering products and ideas from other companies to keep going. One word describes Jobs, and really a large part of the American spirit: Innovation!
My prayers go to his family and friends. He leaves behind his wife of 20 years, Laurene, and their 3 children: Reed, Erin, and Eve.
He will be very missed by a great many around the globe.
Do you have a favorite Apple product? What was one of your first experiences like with an Apple product?
I thank you to share your feelings or comments about the passing of Steve Jobs.
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