WEB SITINGS 5 - UPRISING IN EGYPT

Dave Loughery of the Parish Resource Center in Lancaster PA writes a blog called CONGREGATIONS MATTER.  In an article on recent events in Egypt called "The Uprising," Dave observes.

While what we may face in opposition pales in comparison to what the Egyptians are facing, there are lessons to be learned. Several key values are important in  challenging and chaotic situations/times.  1) Be clear about you purpose/mission. The demonstrators are  clear about their purpose and mission. 2) Be willing to dialogue -speak, but also listen. (Something Mubarak  was unable to do effectively.)   Not every challenge that comes your way is valid, but that will only become clear if there is dialogue. 3) Patience and calm are strong virtues and give strength to resolve. 4) Have the courage to stand firm ,weather,  and face the opposition for the long haul; too often it is easier to give in or give up.

From Ken Meyers LEADER FOCUS, an exciting story about a book called UNBROKEN.

Laura Hillenbrand titled her new book well.  If anyone should be broken, it would be Louis Zamperini.  At age ninety-four (DOB January 26, 1917), the former athlete then WWII veteran and later pastoral staff member of the Hollywood Presbyterian Church has outlived most all his friends.  The author understood.  It would be difficult to imagine a human being more sorely tested; physically, psychologically and spiritually.  Most anyone else would surely be, well, broken.  His is an extraordinary story of “Survival, Resilience and Redemption.”  He remains to this day – unbroken."

This book has intriguing elements, the Berlin Olympics and Adolf Hitler, the War in the Pacific and post traumatic disorder, and life change through a Billy Graham Crusade,   Read more  Sounds like a boo worth reading.

A great friend of mine Rich Thornton, seems to have a Mark Twain fixation these days on Facebook, or maybe he's resisting the need to be diet and exercise.  I love this, Rich.

I find that the further I go back, the better things were, whether they happened or not. -Mark Twain

Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. -Mark Twain