Tag: Focus

Which would a Marketer use to attract “believers”?

WPS 2016 Boys cross country
Can you picture “believers” (whatever that means) racing to get closer?

 

At last Sunday’s service (at LifeBridge) the preacher read, “Demands of loyalty and obedience”.

And i immediately thought what about demands for generosity, forgiveness, non-judgement, compassion?

Which would a Marketer use to attract “believers”?

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

It is likely the only weekly scripture for many

Catholic Mass daily Readings
Photo: Final practice, in the car yesterday, 30 minutes before the real thing. Practice usually begins one to two weeks out.

 

It is likely the only weekly scripture for many.

Read Proclaim like you mean it.

The alternative is simple. Read in a safe, traditional, and (unintentionally) uninspired fashion.

How does that approach serve?

i have no good answer.

 

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What happens when you leave?

Disney Institute website screen shot
Last night while surfing Disney Institute’s website. It’s easy to leave the Church too.

 

Cheryl went to work yesterday (Sunday) morning because her workload is intense right now. (She also worked all day Saturday too.) Our Son and i went to Mass in the morning. Later in the day i asked him to shape his opinion of Christians based on the ones who seem less hypocritical.

 

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Our focus feeds our belief

Robot sculpture and drawing
Humans, obviously, are not programmed to be perfect.

 

We see what we want to see.

Maybe more people would believe in an unseen God if they focused on an immeasurably loving God rather than on the ridiculously imperfect humans trying to be good and decent people.

Our image and definition is influenced by what we focus on.

If we focus on what appears to be hypocritical, flawed individuals, then of course it’s a losing proposition.

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