May 10, 1994: Nelson Mandela Becomes President of South Africa
On this day in 1994, Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as South Africa’s first black president. Mandela had spent 27 years imprisoned for working in the anti-apartheid movement.
FRONTLINE’s “The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela” site takes an inside look at his childhood, revolutionary years, imprisonment, and personal life.
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I won’t kiss you. It might get to be a habit and I can’t get rid of habits.
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#BeforeKony2012
Don’t just make history. Change it.
Watch the release of the film “An Unconventional War: Before Kony 2012” live tonight at 6pm CST (4pm PST) here: IHOP-KC Weekend Services
Long before Kony 2012, God was at work in northern Uganda.
1 How do we present the gospel in a nonroutine way in order to prevent people from becoming numb? My answer is counterintuitive. I think we do this by routinely presenting the unchanging gospel in a way that does justice to its earth-shaking announcement. This doesn’t mean we have to set it up with a power ballad or even dress it up at all. But it does mean we communicate it like it’s life or death stuff. People who know the gospel’s power will share it powerfully.
One would expect repetition of the message in anticipated ways to grow stale, but I believe ever-increasing showmanship is what actually numbs people. The weekly efforts of many churches to top themselves in razzle-dazzle for the cause of Christ is what numbs. It is like the cycle of drug addiction, always chasing the first high, never quite reaching it.
Gospel Wakefulness - Jared C. Wilson
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This idea is what makes me a pacifist, and makes me opposed to the right to bear arms
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Personal Mission Statement
When all is said and done, a personal mission statement seeks to answer the question, “What do I want to be about?”. It’s an attempt to communicate who you’re striving to be, and it provides a framework for all of your decisions to be placed within and compared against. I also happen to think it’s an incredibly important exercise in self-reflection and can become a springboard into completing the projects/goals/visions that you have been making excuses for.
After working on this exercise for a few days, I think I’ve finally come up with something pretty concrete (although, it’s important to note the fluidity that comes with a personal mission statement, I personally believe it should continue to grow and shift throughout life). Here is mine:
“My mission is to express the beauty, perfection, and peace of another world in every interaction I have. I will reflect truth in all I do through creativity, conversation and the pursuit of deep relationships. I will choose to be counter-cultural in regards to the way I look at, and treat, other people; meaning I will love, serve and challenge others showing grace and respect. I will strive to do work with my hands in a meaningful way and be a man that is constantly learning, constantly in prayer, and consistent in all affairs. In business, I will always work with integrity and honesty, seeking out a mutually beneficial relationship with everyone I do business with. Above all else, I will live a life worthy of my high calling”
Do you have a personal mission statement? Has it been beneficial to you in pursuing your goals and visions?
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