Nov 9

  • msilliman
    msilliman added a link contribution The Freedom In Not Defending
    http://mistakemaker.com/2009/11/09/the-freedom-in-not-defending/
    The natural response when being attacked is to defend. We don’t have to learn how to defend, we automatically do it. It’s comes standard in all human makes and models. When we know we’re in the wrong, we feel the need to defend ourselves by trying to justify our actions. When we know we’re in the right, we feel the need to defend our reputation. We somehow have been taught that if we don’t defend ourselves we are admitting that we are in the wrong, that our silence is somehow an admission of ou… Read more »

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  • msilliman
    msilliman added a link contribution U2 can leverage your influence
    http://mistakemaker.com/?p=1380
    For Bono, music is a means to accomplish his life mission, but is not the mission itself. He’s using his leverage as a musician to fulfill a greater mission. In other words, music is what Bono “does”, but a humanitarian is who he “is.” He uses what he does to fulfill who he is. As a follower of Jesus, you are called to leverage your influence to spread the gospel. That means whether you are a carpenter, electrician, salesman, stay at home mom, or a teacher. You are to use what you do to accompl… Read more »

Sep 11

  • msilliman
    msilliman added a link contribution The echo of God's glory
    http://mistakemaker.com/?p=1322
    This is a recent picture captured by the Hubble telescope of what is known as the Butterfly Nebula. The wings of the butterfly are actually gases that are escaping this dying star. The wingspan of this planetary Nebula stretches for about 2 light years wide or a mind blowing 1,341,233,258.4 miles. The gases that have escaped from this star are ripping through space at a speed of about 600,000 miles per hour. Traveling at that speed, we could reach the moon in just 24 minutes. This amazing star i… Read more »

Sep 2

  • msilliman
    msilliman added a link contribution The extra mile
    http://mistakemaker.com/?p=1308
    I don’t like that verse. I would much rather it say, “if someone forces you to go one mile, tell him to take a hike.” When someone makes an unreasonable request of me or tries to take advantage of me, my natural response normally isn’t “sure…no problem, in fact here’s double!” But yet, that’s exactly what Jesus expects us to do. Think about it…Jesus calls us to be fully available to be fully taken advantage of...[read more] Read more »

Aug 24

  • msilliman
    msilliman added a link contribution A little dab will do you in
    http://mistakemaker.com/?p=1233
    I walked out to our pool yesterday only to find it turning green. I began to check the obvious stuff. I checked the chlorine dispenser. It was full. I attempted to turn on the pool filter. Nothing. Just a click and a hum. After some intense troubleshooting in the World’s largest library of Google, I found the problem. It was a small little $10 part called a “capacitor”. Basically, the capacitor provides a delay in the energy which allows the motor to start. The motor then runs the pump which cir… Read more »

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Jun 11

  • msilliman
    msilliman added a link contribution One Word That No Human Should Ever Say
    http://mistakemaker.com/?p=1005
    There is a word that is capable of destroying your life. This one word has destroyed marriages. It has has leveled ministries. It has bankrupted people literally as well as spiritually. This word creates one of the biggest temptations known to man. This word causes you to make irrational and foolish decisions. It’s the worst four letter word that has ever been spoken but it’s the world’s favorite word...(read more) Read more »

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May 20

  • msilliman
    msilliman added a link contribution The Danger Of Comparisons
    http://mistakemaker.com/?p=927
    We’re taught at a very young age to make comparisons in everything we do. Our educational system is based upon how we measure up with someone else. Our jobs are based upon comparisons. If our production is higher than what the benchmark is set at, we feel good about ourselves and if our production falls short we feel bad. Think about it…comparisons determine our grades, our accolades, our raises, our positions, our influence, and our social status. It stands to reason that since everything is a… Read more »

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Feb 11

  • msilliman
    msilliman added a link contribution Convenience Store Christianity
    mistakemaker.com/?p=838
    Why is it that every gas station in America advertises their gas with a 9/10 at the end? The answer is, to sell more gas. When you drive by a gas station and see $1.95.9/gallon, you probably don’t think $1.96…you think $1.95. The gas station wants to give the perception that the gas is cheaper than it really is, so you buy more and from them. It’s a marketing tactic, and it works! Read more »

Feb 8

  • msilliman
    msilliman added a link contribution Please Tell Me What I Want To Hear
    mistakemaker.com/?p=300
    I think one of the struggles that leaders face is not wanting to hear what they need to hear. Sometimes leaders fall in love with an idea, they call it vision, and they circumvent a very necessary part of the vision process…hearing from God and hearing council from Godly men. Listen…A vision not submitted to the process is not a vision…it’s... Read more »
  • msilliman
    msilliman added a link contribution Now Or Later
    mistakemaker.com/?p=362
    Most of the time our level of generosity is determined by our present circumstances. For example... We allow our schedule to determine our level of service. We say…”When I have time left over then I’ll serve.”We allow our own level of happiness to determine the level of joy that we will pass on to others. We say… Read more »
  • msilliman
    msilliman added a link contribution We Want The Benefits Of God More Than God Himself
    mistakemaker.com/?p=414
    Sometimes we try way too hard and try to force God to move in us and through us. I think many times we want the benefits of God more than God Himself. We’re desperate to experience the benefits and see results that come from God moving, and we end up manufacturing the move of God. We end up doing what is described in Isaiah 29:13. We say... Read more »

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