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The Word Apostle was Originally a Secular Word

philpetty — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:40:51 +0000

The word apostle was originally a secular word and is a transliterated word, which to you and I means that it is taken directly from another language with little change to its meaning. The word Apostle is taken from the … Continue reading →

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Myth Busted: Can You Sell Ice to Eskimos?

philpetty — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 10:13:27 +0000

Myth Busted: Can You Sell Ice to Eskimos and sand to Arabs? Due to global warming Inuit in the village of Kuujjuaq in Quebec, Canada, have installed 10 air conditioners for about 25 office workers. I am not sure whether Eskimos … Continue reading →

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Lines of Desire: The Holy Spirit Defines our Success

philpetty — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 11:33:10 +0000

When Landscapers plan pathways in a park or across a college campus they sometimes use a method called Lines of Desire. Initially they don’t build any pathways but spread grass seed throughout the grounds. Then they sit back and let … Continue reading →

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Myth Busted: The Moon Looks Bigger on the Horizon

philpetty — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 08:30:12 +0000

Myth Busted: The Moon Looks Bigger on the Horizon : Sometimes the size of the horizon moon can seem twice the size of the moon when it’s high in the sky at its zenith. The moon does travel elliptically around … Continue reading →

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Myth busted: We only use 10 Percent of Our Brain

philpetty — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:19:09 +0000

Myth busted : We only use 10 Percent of Our Brain Through medical history neuroscientists and doctors have observed people functioning perfectly well when large portions of damaged brain cells have been surgically removed. This led to the myth that … Continue reading →

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Who is controlling who? Sherry Turkle Alone Together

philpetty — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 15:46:07 +0000

Who is controlling who? Sherry Turkle Alone Together. Following on from my last article ‘Will Mobile Social Media Change How we do Church?’ I discovered an interesting TED talk by Sherry Turkle on ‘Connected, but alone?’ Sherry is a psychologist and … Continue reading →

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Will Mobile Social Media Change How we do Church?

philpetty — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 08:31:52 +0000

Will Mobile Social Media Change How we do Church? It’s not so much about social media effecting the church per se, but it’s more about how it effects us as individuals who make up the church. It all depends on … Continue reading →

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Emrbace the tArt of Maikng Misatkes

philpetty — Thu, 24 May 2012 06:26:54 +0000

How do yuo fele aobut the misatkes yuo have maed? Do yuo loko bakc and cringe or do yuo want the gruond to swalolw yuo up? Why do we fele so dab wehn we make mistake? Throughout our lievs we … Continue reading →

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Hiroo Onoda Surrender The War is Over

philpetty — Wed, 23 May 2012 06:38:54 +0000

No one told the Japanese Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda Surrender The War is Over and for an incredible 30 years following the cessation of hostilities, Onoda fought a subversive war of resistance, hidden on Lubang island in the Philippines. During this time … Continue reading →

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Revolution of Love Lance-corporal Murfitt in the Line of Fire

philpetty — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:45:24 +0000

Revolution of Love Lance-corporal Murfitt in the Line of Fire Despite being shaken, Lance-corporal Murfitt kept his cool and managed to signal to the vehicle gunners where the shooter was. The child had run off as soon as the shot was … Continue reading →

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