http://www.ronedmondson.com The Blog of Pastor, Planter and Teacher Ron Edmondson Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:42:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In my personal ministry, sadly, I experience people more at their moments of failure than in their moments of success.  As an optimist, I plan for success.  I believe God desires success for His people. As a realist, I see failure all around me.  I believe God allows failure and ... http://www.ronedmondson.com/2009/01/how-to-recover-from-failure.html Yesterday’s message at Grace Community Church was about having and keeping a vision for your life.  The summary points were:    Dream Big   Set some short-term, Realistic Goals   Make a plan to achieve your goals… Come up with action steps to help you meet those goals.   Begin to form healthy habits Habits form through ... http://www.ronedmondson.com/2009/01/having-and-keeping-a-vision-for-your-life.html Read the thoughts of 17 year old Nate Edmondson.  http://nateedmondson.blogspot.com/2009/01/world-spins-madly-on.html Is the world passing you by, or are you making a difference? http://www.ronedmondson.com/2009/01/guest-post-nate-edmondson.html This post originated from the radio program I’ve been doing for 15 years or more.  It’s a Christian talk show and I have one of my closest friends as my co-host.  He was out of town one morning for Christmas break and I had to do the show alone. As ... http://www.ronedmondson.com/2009/01/what-will-you-do-with-jesus.html Yesterday I posted a titled “I Want More in 2009”.   It prompted a good comment question from Freddy T. Wyatt, my church planting friend in NYC.  His basic question: How do you fit more into an already busy schedule?  I agree.  Great question.  If we are going to “do more” in ... http://www.ronedmondson.com/2009/01/10-ways-to-create-time-margin.html I am not a selfish person usually, although I guess we all are to a certain extent.  Still, there are some things I want more of in my life in the year 2009.  All of these stem from what I really want to accomplish in life.  I have thought a ... http://www.ronedmondson.com/2009/01/i-want-more-in-2009.html These posts received the largest numbers of hits and/or were the most found by search from 2008:  (The titles should be clickable links.)   7 Top Needs of a Wife   6 Top Needs of a Husband   7 Things I Should Have Taught My Sons   An Open Letter to My Son (Jeremy)   An Open Letter to My ... http://www.ronedmondson.com/2009/01/top-posts-of-2008.html It may be Happy New Year to you, but to me it is Happy Birthday Cheryl.    Today is my precious wife Cheryl’s ____th birthday.  (I’m smarter than to fill in that blank.)     Let me tell you a little about Cheryl. Cheryl’s greatest desire in life is to give and receive love. She ... http://www.ronedmondson.com/2008/12/a-happy-birthday-tribute-to-my-wife.html Some people speak a language they share with the group of people who have a similar lifestyle, occupation or interest.  They use code words, anacronyms and phrases that only those within the group understand. Living in a military town, for example, I often hear a phrase like “he’s with the ... http://www.ronedmondson.com/2008/12/what-language-are-you-speaking.html What is your definition of a team player?  Over the years, I have discovered that not everyone defines “team player” the same.  There appears to be two almost bipolar understandings of the term.  This difference existed when I was in the business world and it continues now that I am ... http://www.ronedmondson.com/2008/12/how-do-you-define-team-player.html