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4forFRIDAY 11.18.16

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Welcome to the this week’s 4 for Friday, a collection of recommended READS, LISTENS, LEARNINGS, GADGETS & Restaurants. I’d love to hear your thoughts about these! Shout back with a simple email or reply via the comments following the post.

This week offers a little something different. My four favorite Christmas albums:

  1. Pentatonix: That’s Christmas to Me Favorite  Song: Silent Night. 
  2. Darius Rucker: Home for the Holidays. Favorite Song: Hark the Herald Angels Sing. 
  3. Nat King Cole: The Christmas Song. Favorite Song: The First Noel. 
  4. Alan Jackson: Let it Be Christmas. Favorite Song: Let it be Christmas. 

There plenty more as my Christmas playlist has about 250 holiday classics. 

Thanks for jumping on board with me! I trust these are helpful for you. I created this weekly list as a result of the many folks that asked what I was reading or what I was listening to, or what resource would I recommend. Enjoy!
Remember, this is a collection of recommended Reads, Listens, Learnings, and Gadgets…with the occasional restaurant review and YouTube suggestion. This is not a class on doctrine or theology…enjoy and share!
Stay Cool, Chuck

4forFRIDAY (11.11.16)

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Welcome to the this week’s 4 for Friday, a collection of recommended READS, LISTENS, LEARNINGS, GADGETS & Restaurants. I’d love to hear your thoughts about these! Shout back with a simple email or reply via the comments following the post.

A Short and Great Read:
To Be a Lot Happier, Stop Doing as Many of These 11 Things as You Possibly Can

This isn’t a Bible lesson or a ministry minded read. But it does offer some great advice on becoming as happy as your humanity allows. Sometimes what you do can make you happier. And sometimes what you don’t do can make you happier, too. One way to be a lot happier is to adopt some new habits, some new outlooks…basically to start doing things that will make you happier. Another way to be happier is to stop doing things–especially any (or all) of this list.

A Great TED Talk Video:
How to spot a liar | Pamela Meyer

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. On any given day we’re lied to from 10 to 200 times, and the clues to detect those lie can be subtle and counter-intuitive. Pamela Meyer, author of Liespotting, shows the manners and “hotspots” used by those trained to recognize deception — and she argues honesty is a value worth preserving.

A Tool I use Every Week
Levenger Circa Notebooks

People ask me every week, “what kind of Bible are you using when you preach?” The answer is that I typically use the ESV translation, but I place the appropriate Scriptures and notes into my Circa Notebook from Levenger. Switch, swap, and rearrange as you please with the Levenger Circa Notebook System. Complete with a variety of paper refills, paper punches, notebook accessories, and discs, Circa is an easy and professional way to stay organized.

A Really Great Read:
Nothing to Prove: Why We Can Stop Trying So Hard

Are you tired, inside and out? Are you trying your best to measure up—yet you still feel as if you’re losing ground and missing out on the best parts of life? You are not alone. Jennie Allen understands the daily struggle so many of us face with inadequacy and insecurity and the fear that we are not enough. And she invites us into a different experience, one in which our souls overflow with contentment and joy.

Bonus Round: A timely quote that I’m pondering…

“All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression.”
Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1801


Thanks for jumping on board with me! I trust these are helpful for you. I created this weekly list as a result of the many folks that asked what I was reading or what I was listening to, or what resource would I recommend. Enjoy!

Remember, this is a collection of recommended Reads, Listens, Learnings, and Gadgets…with the occasional restaurant review and YouTube suggestion. This is not a class on doctrine or theology…enjoy and share!

Stay Cool,

Chuck

4forFRIDAY 11.4.16

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Welcome to the this week’s 4 for Friday, a collection of recommended READS, LISTENS, LEARNINGS, GADGETS & Restaurants. I’d love to hear your thoughts about these!

A Short and Great Read:
5 Actionable Steps to Take When There’s Too Much on Your Plate

Perhaps you’re swamped with tasks trying to prepare for some upcoming time off. Or, maybe your daily workload is constantly so overwhelming, you feel like you can never catch up. Either way, you’re left looking cross-eyed at a to-do list, wondering how you’ll ever manage to get it all done. I’ve been there before. Having way too much on your plate is a disheartening, frustrating, and stressful experience. But, if you think your only options are to put your head down on your desk or start breathing into a paper bag, you’ve got another thing coming.

Here are five actionable steps to take when you’re feeling buried under your work.

A Great, Short Video:
Michael Jr. as  Brand New Dad

This is an amazing video. If you are joining us Sunday at Sugar Hill Church, you’ll get to see how we use this touching video from Michael Jr. The power of a father’s voice is amazing!

The Best Paper Productivity Tool:
Productivity Planner

I am on a constant search for anything that can aid me in improving my productivity and efficiency. Jenny found this tool at Anthropology, but don’t think of this as a lightweight tool. This combines the clarity of the Pomodoro technique, the simplicity of a task list and the focus of David Alle’s Get Things Done. Check it out and let me know what you think

A Really Fun Restaurant for Date Night:
NINE MILE STATION on the Rooftop of Ponce City Market

Nine Mile Station is an elevated restaurant located on the roof of Ponce City Market with a unique indoor-outdoor space offering sweeping unobstructed views of Atlanta’s skyline spanning from Buckhead to Downtown. Nine Mile Station serves delicious, shareable food. The patty melt was rediculous! And the lightly fried sweet stuffed peppers were simply awesome! If you are a foody, like me and Jenn, you’ll love this place!

Bonus Round: A Quote that I’m Attempting to Grasp Hold of…

“Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.”     –JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Thanks for jumping on board with me! I trust these are helpful for you. I created this weekly list as a result of the many folks that asked what I was reading or what I was listening to, or what resource would I recommend. Enjoy!

Remember, this is a collection of recommended Reads, Listens, Learnings, and Gadgets…with the occasional restaurant review and YouTube suggestion. This is not a class on doctrine or theology…enjoy and share!

Stay Cool,

Chuck

Four for Friday [10.28.16]

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Welcome to the current Four for Friday, a collection of recommended READS, LISTENS, LEARNINGS & GADGETS. I’d love to hear your thoughts about these!

A Short and Great Read:
Nine Attributes of a Real Man

“If you are a man looking for true masculinity, consider whether these nine commitments would make a significant impact on your masculinity.” The world offers us one flawed depiction of manhood after another, glorifying the womanizing activities of James Bond, the stoic toughness and emotional distance of Jason Bourne, and the obsession for greed, power and control of Gordon Gekko. Guys, this is a must read. Ladies, this is for you. It will help you understand your guy, or help you find your guy!

A Great Listen:
This is So Funny, True and Accurate – John Crist on EVERY FOOTBALL COACH, EVER

I love this guy! He’s the funniest guy in America to me. Think about every football coach that has been interviewed leaving the field tav halftime. Christ has got it down. You gotta watch this video!

A Helpful and Health Conscience APP:
WaterMinder

After drinking a gallon of water a day (pretty consistently), I am convinced that it is better for living a healthy lifestyle than anything else I can do, other than eat better. This simple app will allow you to keep track of your water consumption, remind you when to drink and assist you in the motivation to get and stay hydrated,

An Entertaining, Thought Provoking Video:
A TED Talk from Elizabeth Gilbert 

Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses — and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person “being” a genius, all of us “have” a genius. It’s a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk. Liz isn’t for everybody. She’s an odd and eccentric author/speaker. But I learn something from her every time I listen to her. Remember, if you are not capable of learning from folks that are not necessarily “in your existing tribe” DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS! But I love her and would love to hear what you think!

Bonus Round: A Quote that I’m Attempting to Grasp Hold of…

“Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat.”

Thanks for jumping on board with me! I trust these are helpful for you. I created this weekly list as a result of the many folks that asked what I was reading or what I was listening to, or what resource would I recommend. Enjoy!

Remember, this is a collection of recommended Reads, Listens, Learnings, and Gadgets…with the occasional restaurant review and YouTube suggestion. This is not a class on doctrine or theology…enjoy and share!

See you soon!

Chuck

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