Do you enjoy learning through a good fictional story? Or do you prefer lists, facts and lectures? Recently my wife finished L.M. Montgomery’s novel, Jane of Lantern Hill. She shared a particular insight from the story to which I remarked that I had just read the same idea in Stephen Covey’s, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People! Same insight – two very different authors and writing methods.
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Have you ever looked at an interesting job posting only to quickly feel unqualified? When you saw the employer’s wish list of requirements, you may have concluded that no person could possibly fill the advertised role. Disheartened, you then moved on to review other job postings.
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If you grew up in church and the Sunday school teacher, pastor or group leader asked any question, the safe and most likely answer was … Jesus! And while this answer tended to be correct on a surface level, the person asking the question might have been looking for a deeper answer. The question-and-answer sequence in Psalm 24:3-4 has a similar simple response, but the answer requires further consideration.
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Have you ever had an opportunity to personally meet a high-ranking dignitary or famous public person? The kind of person who has a full-time security detail. There are always protocols to follow and security clearances to pass. Think of it as going through airport security, but meeting a person instead of going on an airplane.
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What comes to mind when you think of mountains? Do you think of grandiosity, adventure, beauty, wonder, danger, or sanctuary? What does a mountain represent to you? Perhaps it represents resilience, stability and immovability, or a mammoth obstacle, a journey or challenge to overcome, or a dream to achieve?
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Have you ever noticed how two people can look at the same thing and have vastly different perspectives? Sometimes one person can even have a major shift in perspective.
This describes my relationship with Niagara Falls. Growing up I lived twenty minutes away, and I had lots of opportunity to visit the Falls. Visiting became no big deal. In fact, I despised all the touristy glitz surrounding the natural phenomenon of the Falls.
As a young adult I moved about three hours away and rarely visited the Falls. After almost forty years, I saw the Falls up close again, and I was like a child in a candy store. What changed?
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Head and Heart Collide 