Paul Gardner http://www.pgardnernz.com Leading & Learning Tue, 21 May 2013 23:54:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Paul Gardner Speaking Out no Paul Gardner http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gifSome Rights Reserved http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/Paulgardnerhttp://feedburner.google.com Indeed http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Paulgardner/~3/91OENQ5V-9c/ http://www.pgardnernz.com/2303/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:38:50 +0000 Paul http://www.pgardnernz.com/?p=2303 I’d like to agree with you but then we’d both be wrong.  

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]]> http://www.pgardnernz.com/2303/feed/ 0 http://www.pgardnernz.com/2303/ Lincoln comments on facebook http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Paulgardner/~3/PtaLYujsKWg/ http://www.pgardnernz.com/lincoln-comments-on-facebook/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:22:28 +0000 Paul http://www.pgardnernz.com/?p=2302 “Men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly be responsible through time and eternity” – Abraham Lincoln Clearly he foresaw the advent of twitter and facebook and the ability of the internet to store all your silly comments!  

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Clearly he foresaw the advent of twitter and facebook and the ability of the internet to store all your silly comments!

 

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]]> http://www.pgardnernz.com/lincoln-comments-on-facebook/feed/ 0 http://www.pgardnernz.com/lincoln-comments-on-facebook/ Vision 2013 [Podcast] http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Paulgardner/~3/KEqORycV5oE/ http://www.pgardnernz.com/vision-2013-podcast/#comments Sun, 03 Feb 2013 21:07:40 +0000 Paul http://www.pgardnernz.com/?p=2298 In this message I talk about the vision of The Salvation Army in Napier.  A vision to bring Freedom Hope and Life to Napier through the transforming message of Jesus.    

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]]> http://www.pgardnernz.com/golf-quote/feed/ 0 http://www.pgardnernz.com/golf-quote/ Quotation http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Paulgardner/~3/KcPf1H90aB4/ http://www.pgardnernz.com/quotation-15/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:55:00 +0000 Paul http://www.pgardnernz.com/?p=2292 If “everybody knows” such-and-such, then it ain’t so, by at least ten thousand to one. – Lazarus Long  

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]]> http://www.pgardnernz.com/quotation-15/feed/ 0 http://www.pgardnernz.com/quotation-15/ Famous Bible Printers Errors http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Paulgardner/~3/CfQUOBQ5Ffc/ http://www.pgardnernz.com/famous-bible-printers-errors/#comments Sun, 13 Jan 2013 19:00:11 +0000 Paul http://www.pgardnernz.com/?p=2284 “Place-makers’ Bible” (Geneva, 1562) In the second edition of the Geneva Bible, Matthew 5:9 reads “Blessed are the placemakers: for they shall be called the children of God”. The correct translation is peacemakers. Possible Application Here’s a chance to convince your kids to set the table!    

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“Place-makers’ Bible” (Geneva, 1562)

In the second edition of the Geneva Bible, Matthew 5:9 reads “Blessed are the placemakers: for they shall be called the children of God”. The correct translation is peacemakers.

Possible Application

Here’s a chance to convince your kids to set the table!

 

 

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]]> http://www.pgardnernz.com/famous-bible-printers-errors/feed/ 0 http://www.pgardnernz.com/famous-bible-printers-errors/ Quotation http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Paulgardner/~3/x6NBnDWtGxY/ http://www.pgardnernz.com/quotation-14/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:54:00 +0000 Paul http://www.pgardnernz.com/?p=2291 Animals can be driven crazy by placing too many in too small a pen. Homo sapiens is the only animal that voluntarily does this to himself. – Lazarus Long  

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Animals can be driven crazy by placing too many in too small a pen. Homo sapiens is the only animal that voluntarily does this to himself. – Lazarus Long

 

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]]> We’ve always been told about the Power of Postive Thinking. Well, the Wall Street Journal tells us a counterintuitive approach may be better. It seems that thinking about what the worst could be can help you stop actually worrying about it. Do you fear embarrassment? It’s OK, so do most of us. Try this then…

To overcome a fear of embarrassment, Ellis told me, he advised his clients to travel on the New York subway, speaking the names of stations out loud as they passed. I’m an easily embarrassed person, so in the interest of journalistic research, I took his advice, on the Central Line of the London Underground. It was agonizing. But my overblown fears were cut down to size: I wasn’t verbally harangued or physically attacked. A few people looked at me strangely.

Check out the whole article and let me know your thoughts on the approach. From The Power of Negative Thinking – WSJ.co

 

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]]> http://www.pgardnernz.com/think-negative-not-positive/feed/ 1 http://www.pgardnernz.com/think-negative-not-positive/ Quotation http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Paulgardner/~3/eJdyKwpZZEA/ http://www.pgardnernz.com/quotation-13/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:51:20 +0000 Paul http://www.pgardnernz.com/?p=2290 …the modernists were guilty of believing that “a God without wrath brought men without sin into a kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a cross.” – Richard Niebuhr Amen…  

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…the modernists were guilty of believing that “a God without wrath brought men without sin into a kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a cross.” – Richard Niebuhr

Amen…

 

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]]> Always a problem… especially around the new year with all the resolutions! One of my favourite bloggers offers some good advice in a podcast:

Over the years, I have found that I can become disciplined in any area of my life by taking five specific steps. Whether it is trying to get in shape, maintain a blog, or develop a great marriage, the psychology is the same.

  1. Determine your goal.Your goals need to be S.M.A.R.T. This is an acronym that provides a checklist for making sure that what you have is indeed a goal and not merely an aspiration. It stands for:
    • Smart
    • Measurable
    • Actionable
    • Realistic
    • Time-bound
  2. List your reasons
  3. Identify likely obstacles.
  4. Develop new behaviors.
  5. Stay focused.

  From How to Develop More Discipline [Podcast] | Michael Hyatt

 

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