4ForFriday

This Week’s 4forFRIDAY February 21, 2020

I love to share good reads, learnings, listens and reviews with friends and followers. So, thanks for joining me on my 4forFRIDAY BLOG. Each week, the 4forFRIDAY offers recommended Reads, Listens, Learnings and Reviews, simply for your enjoyment. Thanks Again! If you don’t already subscribe to my Weekday Meditation Podcast, I encourage you to check it out HERE.

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Another Good Read or Listen: The Art of Logic: How to Make Sense in a World that Doesn’t by Eugenia Cheng

Learn how to simplify complex decisions without over-simplifying them. Discover the power of analogies and the dangers of false equivalences. Find out how people construct misleading arguments, and how we can argue back. Eugenia Cheng teaches us how to find clarity without losing nuance, taking a careful scalpel to the complexities of politics, privilege, sexism and dozens of other real-world situations. Her Art of Logic is a practical and inspiring guide to decoding the modern world

A Short, Simple Life-Altering Read from Inc. Magazine

To Be More Productive in the Morning, Do These 2 Things Every Night. Being the productivity junky that I am, I found this ridiculously elementary read interesting. I bet you will also.

Another Oscar Nominated Film We Enjoyed: Harriet

We were late to the party, but really enjoyed this film. The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman‘s escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history. I was deeply moved by the grit and courage of this American hero!

A Reminder of How Good this Restaurant is: Foundation Social Eatery

Jenny and I enjoyed another awesome dinner at our favorite restaurant out around town, Foundation Social Eatery. Our dear friends gave us a gift card for Christmas and it had been awhile since eating at FSE. So, we enjoyed an early Valentine’s dinner and once again, the hangar steak was so good. We started with a charcuterie board and ended it with a lemon meringue tart with blueberry, early grey tea gelato. I promise you that you’ll be glad you are at Foundation Social Eatery.

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My Spiritual Journals, Power Routines are now available at the Sugar Hill Church Store and Amazon. Instigating the habits of Gratitude, Scripture Reading, Journaling and Guided Prayer is a powerful way to CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF YOUR LIFE! Pick up your copies of POWER ROUTINES at Sugar Hill Church or Amazon. The Brand New Volume 5 will be out next week!

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A Quote from  Edward Everett Hale

“I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.“

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The Weekday Podcast and the Weekday Meditation

The Podcast is a 5 minute/day, 5 day/week Cup of Encouragement, straight from the Scriptures. The Meditation is about 7 minutes/day, 5/day/week and is designed to give you a combined and guided prayer/meditation experience.

Both of these resources are available on the Sugar Hill Church APP or WeekdayPodcast.com & WeekdayMeditation.com

Go in Peace, 

AChuck

This Week’s 4forFRIDAY February 14, 2020

I love to share good reads, learnings, listens and reviews with friends and followers. So, thanks for joining me on my 4forFRIDAY BLOG. Each week, the 4forFRIDAY offers recommended Reads, Listens, Learnings and Reviews, simply for your enjoyment. Thanks Again! If you don’t already subscribe to my Weekday Meditation Podcast, I encourage you to check it out HERE.

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Another Good Read or Listen: The Day the World Went Nuclear: Dropping the Atom Bomb and the End of World War II in the Pacific

Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe, but in the Pacific, American soldiers face an enemy who will not surrender, despite a massive and mounting death toll. Meanwhile, in Los Alamos, New Mexico, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and his team of scientists are preparing to test the deadliest weapon known to mankind. Newly inaugurated president Harry Truman faces the most important political decision in history: whether to use that weapon.

A New Favorite Worship Song: MISTAKES by Influences Music

A good friend of mine shared this song with me the other day and I cannot stop playing it in the truck. Here’s a taste of the lyrics from “Mistakes.”
You don’t make mistakes
And You didn’t start with me
Even though i’m far from where I know
I’m supossed to be

A Fun Read for BBQ Fans: Georgia Barbecue Trail Traces Path Of People, Too

I love good Barbecue. The smaller the hole in the wall joint, the better. I agree with the late Lewis Grizzard, “if it says anything after Barbecue, it ain’t real barbecue.” If you are headed down 85, or headed up 75, here is where the barbecue places are within about 15 to 20 miles from those major interstates.

A Great Read: The Difference between Legalism and Discipline

Sometimes when people hear the word “godliness” it transmutes in their mind to legalism. And they say, I’ve been delivered from legalism, doing all these things to gain merit before God. And so they don’t want to discipline themselves because it sounds like legalism. But you have to understand there is a universe of difference between discipline and legalism…

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My Spiritual Journals, Power Routines are now available at the Sugar Hill Church Store and Amazon. Instigating the habits of Gratitude, Scripture Reading, Journaling and Guided Prayer is a powerful way to CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF YOUR LIFE! Pick up your copies of POWER ROUTINES at Sugar Hill Church or Amazon. The Brand New Volume 5 will be out next week!

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A Quote from Thomas Merton

“If you want to identify me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat, or how I comb my hair, but ask me what I think I am living for, in detail, and ask me what I think is keeping me from living fully for the thing I want to live for.“

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The Weekday Podcast and the Weekday Meditation

The Podcast is a 5 minute/day, 5 day/week Cup of Encouragement, straight from the Scriptures. The Meditation is about 7 minutes/day, 5/day/week and is designed to give you a combined and guided prayer/meditation experience.

Both of these resources are available on the Sugar Hill Church APP or WeekdayPodcast.com & WeekdayMeditation.com

Go in Peace, 

AChuck

This week’s 4forFRIDAY February 7, 2019

I love to share good reads, learnings, listens and reviews with friends and followers. So, thanks for joining me on my 4forFRIDAY BLOG. Each week, the 4forFRIDAY offers recommended Reads, Listens, Learnings and Reviews, simply for your enjoyment. Thanks Again! If you don’t already subscribe to my Weekday Meditation Podcast, I encourage you to check it out HERE.

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A Best Picture Oscar Nominee: The Irishman

Each year, Jenny and I try to see every movie nominated for “Best Picture.” This year, we have seen seven of the nine films nominated and this one stood out (more to come). Minus the fact that I think DeNiro is a boorish and rude human being, I enjoyed the film. Fast paced and plenty of blood and guts. It’s not for the faint of hearted and it’s a bit spicy, but we both enjoyed it. Think Godfather meets the Untouchables.

Another Best Picture Oscar Nominee: Parasite

Okay, not everyone will find this film interesting as it is as quirky as they get. There is really only one gross scene, but the plot is so ridiculous that it held my attention, even with subtitles. Worth seeing, wait for PPV.

A Really Fun Email Subscription: The Discoverer.com

I really love getting these emails for evening reading. They have reshaped a few of my bucket list destinations. It’s a true Modern Travel Guide. The Discoverer transports you to far off destinations directly from your inbox. Start your week happier, smarter with this wanderlust-inducing travel inspiration.

My Favorite Charger for iPhone: PowerWave Stand 7.5W from Anker

Qi-Certified 7.5W for iPhone Xs Max XR XS X 8/8 Plus, 10W Fast Charging Samsung Galaxy S10 S9 S8, Note 10 Note 9. This little gem is designed to help ease the use of your smartphone as a nightstand clock without fumbling through cables.

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My Spiritual Journals, Power Routines is now available at the Sugar Hill Church Store and Amazon. Instigating the habits of Gratitude, Scripture Reading, Journaling and Guided Prayer is a powerful way to CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF YOUR LIFE! Pick up your copies of POWER ROUTINES at Sugar Hill Church or Amazon.

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A Quote from Simon Sinek

“People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it.
And what you do simply proves what you believe.”

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The Weekday Podcast and the Weekday Meditation

The Podcast is a 5 minute/day, 5 day/week Cup of Encouragement, straight from the Scriptures. The Meditation is about 7 minutes/day, 5/day/week and is designed to give you a combined and guided prayer/meditation experience.

Both of these resources are available on the Sugar Hill Church APP or WeekdayPodcast.com & WeekdayMeditation.com

Go in Peace,

AChuck

This week’s 4forFRIDAY January 24, 2019

I love to share good reads, learnings, listens and reviews with friends and followers. So, thanks for joining me on my 4forFRIDAY BLOG. Each week, the 4forFRIDAY offers recommended Reads, Listens, Learnings and Reviews, simply for your enjoyment. Thanks Again! If you don’t already subscribe to my Weekday Meditation Podcast, I encourage you to check it out HERE.

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A Best Picture Oscar Nominee: JoJo Rabbit

Each year, Jenny and I try to see every movie nominated for “Best Picture.” This year, we have seen six of the nine films nominated and this one stood out (more to come). JoJo Rabbit is a World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy named JoJo whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother is hiding a young Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler, JoJo must confront his blind nationalism. It’s weirdly interesting!

A Really Good Novel: The Dry by Jane Harper

After getting a note demanding his presence, Federal Agent Aaron Falk arrives in his hometown for the first time in decades to attend the funeral of his best friend, Luke. Twenty years ago when Falk was accused of murder, Luke was his alibi. Falk and his father fled under a cloud of suspicion, saved from prosecution only because of Luke’s steadfast claim that the boys had been together at the time of the crime. But now more than one person knows they didn’t tell the truth back then, and Luke is dead.

A Really Good Show from Masterpiece Theatre: Jamestown

From the same folks that brought us Downton Abbey. Set in 17th-century Virginia, this drama series follows the lives of the first settlers in the English colony of Jamestown. Alice, Verity and Jocelyn arrive ready to marry three men in the colony who have paid for the women’s transition to the New World. But upon their arrival, they quickly recognize the power struggles within the community, which reach all the way up to the new governor and his staff.

An Essential Read for Married Couples: 10 Little Habits that Can Lead to Divorce (and How to Avoid Them)

Yes, that is the correct title of this article. It is spot on and every couple, together for one month or thirty years can benefit from this brief, but poignant read.

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My Spiritual Journals, Power Routines is now available at the Sugar Hill Church Store and Amazon. Instigating the habits of Gratitude, Scripture Reading, Journaling and Guided Prayer is a powerful way to CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF YOUR LIFE! Pick up your copies of POWER ROUTINES at Sugar Hill Church or Amazon.

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A Quote from Frederick Keonig

“We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.”

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The Weekday Podcast and the Weekday Meditation

The Podcast is a 5 minute/day, 5 day/week Cup of Encouragement, straight from the Scriptures. The Meditation is about 7 minutes/day, 5/day/week and is designed to give you a combined and guided prayer/meditation experience.

Both of these resources are available on the Sugar Hill Church APP or WeekdayPodcast.com & WeekdayMeditation.com

Go in Peace, 
AChuck

4forFRIDAY with ACHUCKAllen 01.17.2020

I love to share good reads, learnings, listens and reviews with friends and followers. So, thanks for joining me on my 4forFRIDAY BLOG. Most weeks, the 4forFRIDAY offers recommended Reads, Listens, Learnings and Reviews

A Really Good Movie: 1917

This film is gritty and exhilarating to the degree that I was exhausted walking out of the theatre. I think you will be moved and entertained as you watch 1917! Two young British soldiers during the First World War are given an impossible mission: deliver a message deep in enemy territory that will stop 1,600 men, and one of the soldiers’ brothers, from walking straight into a deadly trap.

A Really Good Italian Meal: di Paolo’s Italian Restaurant

I can be a tough critic when it comes to Italian food, but this gem was awesome. I enjoyed “fresh sausage rigatoni, caprese salad and bailey’s Irish cream cheesecake.” It’s tucked inside a strip center off Holcomb Bridge Rd. Jenny loved the lasagna as well.

A Great Read: This Is the Life: Mindfulness, Finding Grace, and the Power of the Present Moment by: Terry Hershey

This is one of those books that really challenged me. It’s a simple and short read, but Terry Hershey always sharpens me and challenges my orthodoxy. It is a great read for any believer! This book is an invitation to practice, to savor, the sacred present. We are called to be available. To be curious. To be alive. To be willing to be surprised by joy. To know there is power in the word enough.

My Favorite News Service: The New Paper (thenewpaper.co)

Free and delivered without prejudice. This is a three-minute read and gives you a high-level revie of what’s going on in the world.

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All Four of my Power Routines Spiritual Journal are available on Amazon.

Instigating the habits of Gratitude, Scripture Reading, Journaling and Guided Prayer is a powerful way to CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF YOUR LIFE! Pick up your copies of POWER ROUTINES I, II, III and IV at Sugar Hill Church! OR on Amazon HERE.

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A Quote from Robert F. Kennedy

“All of us might wish at times that we lived in a more tranquil world, but we don’t. And if our times are difficult and perplexing, so are they challenging and filled with opportunity.”

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The Weekday Podcast and the Weekday Meditation

The Podcast is a 5 minute/day, 5 day/week Cup of Encouragement, straight from the Scriptures. The Meditation is 5 minutes/day, 5/day/week and is designed to give you a combined and guided prayer/meditation experience.

Both of these resources are available on the Sugar Hill Church APP or WeekdayPodcast.com & WeekdayMeditation.com

Go in Peace, AChuck

4forFRIDAY with ACHUCKAllen 01.03.2020

I love to share good reads, learnings, listens and reviews with friends and followers. So, thanks for joining me on my 4forFRIDAY BLOG. Most weeks, the 4forFRIDAY offers recommended Reads, Listens, Learnings and Reviews, simply for your enjoyment. Thanks Again! If you don’t already subscribe to my Weekday Meditation Podcast, I encourage you to check it out HERE.

A Very Entertaining Movie: Knives Out

Knives Out is a classic “who did it” film. It took a little time to see 007 as a southern detective and Captain America as a rich, spoiled brat, involved in the middle of a family squabble following the death of the wealthy patriarch. I really enjoyed this movie.

A Helpful Article from INC. Magazine

Your Smartphone Is Revealing Far More Information About Your Location Than You Thought You probably knew that your smartphone is tracking you. At least, you had some idea that companies keep track of how you use their apps, and what you do online. That’s not news. What you might not have known is that the extent to which you are tracked goes.

A Reminder of My Favorite BBQ Joint

OLD BRICK PIT BBQ: This old barn on 141 on the way to Brookhaven has the best Brunswick Stew in town and the pork sandwich will bless your heart. There is plenty of seating and you can take a gallon of stew home with you. It’s a super simple menu. I’ve never tried anything but the pork sandwich and stew, but the ribs look amazing.

One of My Favorite Christmas Gifts from Memphis Bibles

Memphis Bibles seem to work a little magic with their leather works. My friend, Bobby McGraw gave me a super supple leather notebook and I’m about to send an old bible to them to remind. They have Bibles online or they can rebuild your old Bible/book. I love this notebook!

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All Four of my Power Routines Spiritual Journal are available on Amazon.

Instigating the habits of Gratitude, Scripture Reading, Journaling and Guided Prayer is a powerful way to CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF YOUR LIFE! Pick up your copies of POWER ROUTINES I, II, III and IV at Sugar Hill Church! OR on Amazon HERE.

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A Quote from Coach Tony Dungy

“The secret to success is good leadership, and good leadership is all about making the lives of your team members or workers better.”

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The Weekday Podcast and the Weekday Meditation

The Podcast is a 5 minute/day, 5 day/week Cup of Encouragement, straight from the Scriptures. The Meditation is about 6 minutes/day, 5/day/week and is designed to give you a combined and guided prayer/meditation experience.

Both of these resources are available on the Sugar Hill Church APP or WeekdayPodcast.com & WeekdayMeditation.com

Go in Peace, 
AChuck