Comments for paulpetersonlive.com http://paulpetersonlive.com Evolving out loud: thoughts on parenting, spirituality, leadership, & a few other things too Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:51:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on I don’t know what I want to do. Do you? by Kevin Kretschmer http://paulpetersonlive.com/2012/02/03/i-dont-know-what-i-want-to-do-do-you/#comment-8441 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:51:34 +0000 http://paulpetersonlive.com/?p=4715#comment-8441 You’re trying to answer questions that typically only come following growing older and looking back in reflection. The adage; “with age comes wisdom” springs to mind. Trust me, what may not make any sense to you know will later in life. I have very very few regrets in my life although there were plenty of times I didn’t understand my circumstances at the time. Looking back now I can clearly see why they arose. It is rare that any of us will truly know whether our life lacked a specific purpose on any given day or not. He knows, and that is what matters.

]]> Comment on I don’t know what I want to do. Do you? by Alisha http://paulpetersonlive.com/2012/02/03/i-dont-know-what-i-want-to-do-do-you/#comment-8440 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:01:56 +0000 http://paulpetersonlive.com/?p=4715#comment-8440 I think you just said what so many of us feel. This happens especially when you become a parent and take on the responsibility of other little lives – you seem to lose your own sometimes.

]]> Comment on 6 things I’ve learned at the gym (Part 1) by Betty http://paulpetersonlive.com/2012/02/01/6-things-ive-learned-at-the-gym-part-1/#comment-8438 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:33:44 +0000 http://paulpetersonlive.com/?p=4677#comment-8438 You are hooked…you understand. There is more benenficial aspects in exercising/bodybuilding than just physical. We need to apply what we learn in the the gym to our everyday living; dedication, commitment, mental toughness, being supportive and goal oriented.

]]> Comment on 6 Things I’ve learned at the gym (Part 2) by Lucas http://paulpetersonlive.com/2012/02/02/6-things-ive-learned-at-the-gym-part-2/#comment-8435 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:02:13 +0000 http://paulpetersonlive.com/?p=4678#comment-8435 Good stuff, may use part of this in a future sermon

]]> Comment on 6 things I’ve learned at the gym (Part 1) by Kara Plank http://paulpetersonlive.com/2012/02/01/6-things-ive-learned-at-the-gym-part-1/#comment-8433 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:45:38 +0000 http://paulpetersonlive.com/?p=4677#comment-8433 wow, I REALLY needed this today!!! I just finished a workout, but had “quitter” mentality because of the pain I felt walking INTO the gym. lol. Care if I quote a couple of your thoughts?

]]> Comment on Does a pastor need a seminary degree? by donaldsullivan http://paulpetersonlive.com/2009/05/04/does-a-pastor-need-a-seminary-degree/#comment-8425 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:52:35 +0000 http://paulpetersonlive.com/?p=2542#comment-8425 Wow! Well written! I must admit, a huge stumbling block before me in entering into ministry has been a sense that a degree is a necessity, while for me it seems like an impossibility with a big family and full-time work with kids getting ready to go to college. Thanks for an encouraging look at seminary education from a balanced perspective.

]]> Comment on Date your daughter! by debbie Muchard http://paulpetersonlive.com/2012/01/20/date-your-daughter/#comment-8421 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:31:54 +0000 http://paulpetersonlive.com/?p=4664#comment-8421 You ARE amazing!!!!!!!!!!! What a good Daddy!!!!!!!! God Bless you and all your beautiful Ladies!!!!!!!!!

]]> Comment on We destroy wise men by ALICE http://paulpetersonlive.com/2012/01/03/we-destroy-wise-men/#comment-8413 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:59:40 +0000 http://paulpetersonlive.com/?p=4627#comment-8413 LOTS OF VERY WISE MEN HAVE WOUND UP LOSSING THEIR HEADS WHEN THEY GOT THE IDEA THEY WERE THE WISEST OF ALL MEN. AND A LOTS HAVE LOST THEIR HEADS BECAUSE THEY WERE WISER THAN THOSE WHO THOUGHT THEY WERE THE WISEST.

]]> Comment on Catalytic Quotes: Part 7 (Andy Stanley) by Youth Ministry Start Ups: Thoughts On Starting A Youth Group From Scratch | REyouthpastor.com | Home http://paulpetersonlive.com/2007/10/22/catalytic-quotes-part-7-andy-stanley/#comment-8403 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:33:02 +0000 http://paulpetersonlive.com/2007/10/22/catalytic-quotes-part-7-andy-stanley/#comment-8403 [...] I will never forget listening to a “Systems” talk by Andy Stanley that finally brought my to my knees admitting I needed a consistent strategy for my youth ministry. You can get the talk here or review the notes of the talk here. [...]

]]> Comment on Don’t let failure stop you… again by icrucified http://paulpetersonlive.com/2012/01/05/4637/#comment-8392 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:03:10 +0000 http://paulpetersonlive.com/?p=4637#comment-8392 “I made the best decision for me at the time. Both of them were real whirlwinds, and I knew my stomach and it wasn’t ready for such a ride.”

Hindsight is always 20/20. Self-awareness might be the driving influence for his decision over the fear of failure. Who is to say he is not completely satisfied where he is in life at this moment… Who is to say had he “stayed with Jobs” he would not have developed a bleeding ulcer or worse and not survived to see the 2.6 billion? Discernment might trump “fear of failure” — One person’s definition of “winning” might be another’s definition of failure …and vice versa.

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