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This Week’s 4forFRIDAY April 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. 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.

My Go-To Bible Study Resource: Tecarta Bible

This is my GO-TO for Bible reading and Bible study. You can see several bible reading plans at one time and multiple versions at each time. It also has great tools available for word and passage study from multiple commentaries.

No, I haven’t Lost My Mind: FOX NATION

I subscribed to this service and did so grudgingly. I am not a Fox News junky, but I wanted to see what they offered in the history shows.What I discovered was an awesome documentary on the city of Jerusalem, Battle in the Holy Land. Please get your free month and watch this docuseries with Pete Hegseth.

A Great Listen: 31 Days to Get the Message: Traveling with Paul

This is so, so good. I cannot encourage you enough to listen in. It’s easy to listen to and easy to understand. Eugene Peterson did the world a great service when he wrote The Message.

A Good Amazon Prime Video: The Report

It’s a bit slow and you’ve really got to pay attention, but this is a good film.

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!

A Quote from Eugene Peterson

“The church is the primary arena in which we learn that glory does not consist in what we do for God but in what God does for us.”

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

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This Week’s 4forFRIDAY April 10, 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.

My Favorite iPhone Charger from Anker

This is my go to charger for three reasons:

1. Lay the phone on it wirelessly and boom, it works.
2. It’s too big for daughters to steal.
3. You can Zoom Call with the phone in the charger.

A Really Good Article from Forbes: Seven Questions Leaders Need To Be Asking Themselves Now

What does it take to be a great leader in the midst of a crisis? Here are seven questions designed to help you become the leader your people need during this frightening and uncertain time.

A Fascinating Rewatch: The Story of God with Morgan Freeman

Religion and it’s influence on our culture. Across the vast expanse of faith systems, Morgan Freeman narrarates this interesting and eye opening docuseries.

A Book that I LOVED!: The Vision Driven Leader by Michael Hyatt

Having a clear, compelling vision–and getting buy-in from your team–is essential to effective leadership. If you don’t know where you’re going, how on earth will you get there? But how do you craft that vision? How do you get others on board? And how do you put that vision into practice at every level of your organization?

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!

A Quote from Tim Keller—

”Idolatry takes many forms, and it is the
wise man or woman who can locate and destroy anything usurping God’s place.”

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

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This Week’s 4forFRIDAY April 3, 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.

My Favorite Book on Marriage: Your Best Us by Ted Lowe

No matter where you currently find your US, you can experience more moments of awesome and fewer moments of awful. And it’s easier than you think. Your US can become more. Not some cookie cutter, cloned version of someone else’s marriage, but the best version of your US.

A Timely and Practical Book: Everything Summed Up: overcoming differences and loving your neighbor as yourself

I think every Believer would experience a powerful walk with the Lord if they would take seriously the wisdom found in this treasure trove. You’ll be glad you walked through this book. If you want to order multiples for a small group or study, give me a shout. chuck@achuckallen.com

I Love this Playlist from Sugar Hill Church

Thanks Pastor Zach and Austin. I have this playlist going strong in my office, home and truck. If you aren’t a Spotify customer, it’s my favorite music app. I like it much better than Pandora or Apple Music. I think you’ll enjoy the playlist!

A Ted Talk that is Frank and Powerful: Sleep is your Superpower by Matt Walker

I spent years thinking that tough, rugged, successful men only need 4-5 hours of sleep. Over the past few years, I’ve discovered that my appreciation for the necessity of sleep isn’t overly related to age, but rather a desire to be fully present and retaining the maximum effort from today. You’ll be glad that you spent 20 minutes to watch th eTed Talk from 2019

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!

A Quote from Eugene Peterson—

“When we submit our lives to what we read in scripture, we find that we are not being led to see God in our stories but our stories in God’s. God is the larger context and plot in which our stories find themselves. ”

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

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This Week’s 4forFRIDAY March 13, 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.

A Movie We Should All Watch: Troop Zero

Jenny and I cried through the last thirty minutes of this Amazon Original Film. It’s rare to find a film with such a powerful story of redemption and goodness. It’s a bit salty, but it’s so good.

A Great Read: Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know

From the author of Blink, David and Goliath and Why, this is a great read. Filled with story after story of social injustice and what it stems from, this is a must read, especially if you have kids in college.

An Oprah Interview with Malcolm Gladwell

Love her or hate her, she’s the best interviewer ever. This listen is so good. Read the book above and listen to this interview.

Another Awesome Amazon Original Film: The Aeronauts

We loved this film. Based on a true story. This unlikely twosome combine science and fearless hot air balloon flight in the 1860’s. In short – this is a fun, fast paced film!

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!

A Quote from Ronald Reagan

“The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help”

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

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This Week’s 4forFRIDAY March 6, 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.

An Amazing Song from Natalie Grant: My Weapon

A dear friend shared this song with me several days ago and I cannot stop listening to it’s powerful lyrics. I think you’ll love this power packed song from Natalie Grant.

God’s Wisdom for Navigating Life: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Book of Proverbs

Keller is one of my favorite authors and his devotions from the Proverbs are priceless.

An Interesting Read from Daniel Pink: When

A challenging read that sifts through a lot of data to determine why we make the decisions we do and more importantly, when we make the decisions that we do. It’s great if you want to improve your efficiency.

A Really Good Series on Netflix: The UnaBomber

It starts slow, but is pretty captivating. This true story paints the timeline of the Unabomber from start to trial. You’ll be fascinated.

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!

A Quote from Tim Keller

“We can’t all live selfish lives and expect the social fabric to remain intact. Fools, however, do all these things and therefore sow and reap discord and destruction.”

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

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This Week’s 4forFRIDAY February 28, 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.

A NEW ALBUM THAT I AM ENJOYING FROM MATTHEW WEST: Brand New

It’s fresh and energizing. I am listening to this on m,y drive into the office each morning. I think you’ll enjoy this praise-filled collection of songs from Matthew West

A Short but Really Great Listen: How Exercise Slows Aging with Judy Foreman

In this episode of the Lifehack Show, Judy Foreman chats about the major impact exercise has on aging, both physically and mentally.

Judy is a nationally syndicated health columnist who has won more than 50 journalism awards. She received a Master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and was a Fellow in Medical Ethics at Harvard Medical School. Judy is also author of A Nation in Pain: Healing our Biggest Health Problem and The Global Pain Crisis: What Everyone Needs to Know.

A New Film was Good not Great: The Call of the Wild

Being a dog person, I loved the film. But I had much higher expectations for a Harrison Ford film. It was entertaining and much of the videography is beautiful. Some of the AI was a bit wonky, but again, I’m a dog person, so I liked the story line from this old novel.

A SURPRISINGLY GOOD RESTAURANT: LOCAL ON MAIN

Pastor Bobby McGraw and I met here for a quick bite and to meet over a few planning projects. It’s worth visiting this little hole in the wall in Duluth for the Bang-Bang Shrimp appetizer. I think you’ll enjoy it!

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!

A Quote from the great Zig Ziglar

“Don’t be-come a wandering generality. Be a meaningful specific.”

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

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