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Author Archives: Jim Baker Just call me Jocko Willink. Or jet lagged with a million things going through my mind. A couple people have commented on my lack of content lately. I must be a slow content creator because writing yesterday’s email update that could be read in like 2 minutes took me 3 hours to create. That’s why […]  This was 7 years ago. One of my most memorable Easters. We were returning from the Philippines after leading a short term trip there working with girls who had been rescued from horrible horrible situations. Our team split ways in Korea. And we prayed and thanked God as the sun rose that Easter morning. That […]  I wish you could experience what I’m experiencing right now. The sun shining on my face, the breeze. Here’s a happy Friday reminder to us that it’s okay to love and value yourself. I think the pride we are shying away from is rooted in insecurity so I’m not talking about conceit, arrogance I’m pomp. […]  Stories We Adopt Have you ever thought about the stories you’ve adopted? The underlying narrative of your life? Jess and I have been thinking a lot about story. And we want to be better story tellers. Whoever has the best story wins. Story has a way of sneaking past your walls and barriers. I’m not […]  Man it’s been a while since I’ve seen a disposable camera. Someone must have dropped this on the path that I walk my dog on. I’ve been thinking recently about lenses. And the lenses we view life through. Have you ever had someone completely misjudge your motives? You were intending to do something nice and […]  Everything you’re truly wanting will be found by abiding in God’s love. I’ve got a million things to do today. I need to be heading off to job number 3 right now. But I felt a draw to sit outside and spend some time with God. I got a chair out and had to shake […] Ravi Zacharais’ team has asked people who have been impacted by his ministry to use the hashtag #thankyouravi as he is at home seemingly in the last stages of cancer. I saw Ravi at a free event in Washington DC in 2010 or 11. What stuck out to me the most was how Pastoral Ravi is. Not […]  Proverbs 14:4 You know I love my Proverbs. God highlighted this one to me this morning. After dinner Jess was sharing about a sermon she was listening to and one of the key verses was this verse! Thoughts. 🤔 1. What are we afraid to invest in. Maybe the sticker shock of buying hay for […] I heard this bridge when I was getting out of my car the other night returning from work. I was unloading groceries and this song was drifting across campus when Rachel Morley was leading worship for YWAM Honolulu and it really stood out to me. All my heart All my soul All I own You can have […] Making it public. Over the past year I’ve gotten a lot of anonymous feedback. Sometimes anonymous feedback is great because it’s honest, sometimes brutally so. I’m a context guy, I like knowing who the feedback is coming from so I can give context to it and more appropriately respond. Is this an all the time […] |
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