Stretched This Week … (week ending 03.05.2017)

We take in so much information throughout the week.  If we don’t review this information from time to time, we’ll forget it.  I want to make the most of the things that stretched me this week.  This starts by taking note of the things I come across each week.  Then it takes intentional time to review these notes.  Finally, great information is meant to be shared.  Here are some of the things that stretched me this week:

Quotes that stretched me this week:

“The severest self-denials and the most lavish gifts are of no value in God’s esteem unless they are prompted by love.”  A.W. Pink [via JeffRandleman.com]

“Take the long view.  Tune out the drama, and get back to the things that matter most.”MichaelHyatt.com

“The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago.  The second best time is now.”John Lee Dumas

“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” Zig Ziglar [via Manlio Mannozzi]

“Together with a culture of work, there must be a culture of leisure as gratification.  To put it another way:  people who work must take the time to relax, to be with their families, to enjoy themselves, read, listen to music, play a sport.”  Pope Francis [via DeliberateDads.com]

Scripture that stretched me this week:

“By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”  John 13:35

One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.  Proverbs 18:24

If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.  I Corinthians 12:26

I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought.  I Corinthians 1:10

What I finished reading this week:

Double Play – Faith and Family First by Ben & Julianna Zobrist

What I’m reading now:

Why Motivating People Doesn’t Work… and What Does – The New Science of Leading, Energizing, and Engaging by Susan Fowler

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

Videos that stretched me:

If all people were as kind-hearted as these guys, the world would be a much better place ❤️Via Canadian Tire

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Articles that challenged me:

40 Percent of America’s Food Is Thrown Away. That’s a Stewardship Problem by Susan Narjala [via RelevantMagazine.com]

3 Reasons You Need More Downtime In Your Life by Dan Erickson [via HipDiggs.com]

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What STRETCHED you this week?  Share your observations and thoughts in the comments below.