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My Thoughts on Culture

Sandra Bullock Oscar Acceptance Speech

By Ron Edmondson on Monday, March 8th, 2010 | 12 Comments

Supposedly this is the most requested video on the web right now…In case you missed it…

Saturday Dream Stretch: Local Church Vision

By Ron Edmondson on Saturday, March 6th, 2010 | 12 Comments

Today I have a fun dream stretch. I am curious what some of these dreams will be. At my church, Grace Community Church, we are seeing God do amazing things. This post is a result of that activity of Go

My Top 10 Aggravations on an Airplane

By Ron Edmondson on Friday, March 5th, 2010 | 26 Comments

This post will make me feel better. I know…I’m supposed to be an encourager, not a critic, but sometimes things aggravate me too. This post was written on a recent airplane ride after experiencing many of these aggravations at the same time.

Saturday’s Dream Stretch: One World Problem

By Ron Edmondson on Saturday, February 27th, 2010 | 22 Comments

It’s Saturday…time for another dream stretch! I promise not to take this into perpetuity, but I really do believe the world needs a few more dreams. You can read more about my thoughts in the first dream stretch post HERE.

Ted Talks: Paul Romer’s radical idea: Charter cities

By Ron Edmondson on Monday, February 22nd, 2010 | 2 Comments

This video blows my mind. I love big dreams…I love mind-stretching exercises…this one helps me think bigger than I might normally think. It’s 18 minutes long, but it’s worth watching. Whether you agree with this line of thinking or solution to global problems is not the issue here, but feel free to share them. I’m sharing this because I love how big Paul Romer is thinking.

What Should Tiger Woods Say At His Press Conference?

By Ron Edmondson on Thursday, February 18th, 2010 | 4 Comments

The most talked about press conference ever occurs tomorrow. Tiger Woods will face a select group of media. Every sports report I saw today was focused on what Tiger will or will not say. Some were kind, some were not, but all want to know what he has on his mind

Addressing the Celebration of Lent

By Ron Edmondson on Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 | 15 Comments

In my opinion, if a person is concentrating more on the discipline and his or her ability to keep a rule then he or she is still living under the law system. If, however, one is concentrating on the focus of Christ then he or she is truly living by grace. That should always be encouraged.

A Beautiful Idea: Connecting Artists to Charity

By Ron Edmondson on Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 | No Comments »

That’s one reason I was motivated to promote a new ministry venture I recently learned about. My blogger friend Kent Shaffer’s wife, Evie has assembled a creative initiative to allow artists to use their talent to help other charities. A Beautiful Idea (ABI) allows artists to showcase and sell their unique product, with 100% of the sale of that item going to charity. This can be ongoing, or a one-time deal.

CBS’s Undercover Boss: Great Motivation

By Ron Edmondson on Monday, February 8th, 2010 | 8 Comments

CBS’s new Undercover Boss was a great finish to a night of Super Bowl fun. I was amazed watching Larry O’Donnell, President and COO of Waste Management, as he went to work at the most menial jobs of the company he leads. He discovered there were actions from his chair that negatively impacted the people that work hard to make the company work. I applaud any leader that opens the door to learning insights from those he or she is supposed to be leading

7 Reasons I Choose My Kindle Over an iPad

By Ron Edmondson on Saturday, January 30th, 2010 | 14 Comments

I am not a techie, but I am Mac guy, so I was mesmerized, like many of my techie friends, with Apple’s new iPad. This week when Steve Jobs introduced it, I felt an instant urge to hold one. Did anyone else get that urge? (Please don’t give me an idolatry lecture…I know my priorities…I’m not obsessing, but I am fascinated.) Being one that is always looking for ways to improve my productivity, I can see how I would make use of such a product.