by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Feb 28, 2008 | Christian Living
Today is the 3 year anniversary of my run in with an Big Rig truck on I-35. I thought this would be a good time to repost some of my thoughts after that wreck. There are more photos on Facebook. The van after the wreck. In February 2006 Kristi Billington died...
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Feb 24, 2008 | Book, Gaming
Hello Friends, Quick note. For those of you who only get this blog via Facebook, you are missing out. You get way more coolness and less hassle when you subscribe via email or RSS . I have started blogging at cgames.com . Think of it as the rough draft of the book I...
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Feb 21, 2008 | How To
If you haven’t checked out Part 1 look it over. This post will make more sense if you read that post first. They go into more detail on each point. Here is the cliff notes of a recent Lifehacker article. Their advice is bold My comments are not...
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Feb 19, 2008 | How To
After years of digital coaching I have realized that most people stink at email. Here are the two people I most often encounter: Person A: This person spends hours checking email each week sending and receiving dozens of emails every day. Yet, Person A seems to be...
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Feb 15, 2008 | Christian Living, Evangelism
When did we start expecting our missionaries to come back alive and unharmed? If you look back through church history you see this is a new expectation. Back in the day, the Christians who went out to preach the Gospel had already died (to themselves). They saw their...
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Feb 12, 2008 | Christian Living, Politics
I once saw a sign that read, “Texas proud.” This got me thinking. Can pride ever be a virtue? Am I proud of our nation? The fact is there are a lot of things about this nation I am not proud of. I don’t like how we have one of the most permissive...
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Feb 8, 2008 | Christian Living, Public Speaking
Since we are on the topic of confidence, here is another post from the archive. The world says, “be self-confident.” Jesus says, “put your confidence in me.” The world says, “you can do anything you put your mind to.” Jesus says, “you can do nothing apart from me and...
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Feb 3, 2008 | Public Speaking
As you can see from my last post I am not a big fan of self confidence. So often presenters struggle with fear and so they compensate for their insecurities with self confidence. The Bible has a word for self confidence. The Bible calls it pride. Confidence might make...
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Feb 1, 2008 | Christian Living, Public Speaking
I am going to start reposting achieved posts from my old blog on the first of each month. The enemy thinks he can purify pride with Disney films and encouraging posters. Motivational books tell people they need more self-esteem in order to succeed. Many say, “If we...
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