... posing. Having an awesome board, sweet trucks, and all the other paraphernalia for skating, but never doing anything but sitting around and looking good – this is posing. Thane didn't mind not being as skilled as Tony Hawk yet – as long as no one would ever think he was just a poser. [By the way, Tony Hawk is the Michael Jordan of extreme sports, and today a bigger name than Michael Jordan.] The truth is, however, most of us have acted as posers most of our lives. Skate-park sincerity aside, adolescence ...
... admired entertainers of our time. Robbins points out that Robin Williams was a master achiever. “[Robin Williams] started out with nothing,” writes Tony Robbins. “But then he decides that he wants to star in his own TV show, and he does it. Then he decides ... would be without those people who chose to fly higher than most of us care to fly. Physicist Stephen Hawking died last year at age 76. Hawking was born on January 8, 1942, exactly three hundred years to the day after the death of Galileo. What an ...
... a master, but as a servant; not as a judge, but as a Savior. The symbol of Christ is not that of an eagle or a hawk, but a dove. It is also interesting to note that Christ was baptized by his cousin John. John was Elizabeth and Zechariah’s boy. This humble ... culture. When you say, “I have been baptized,” that ought to mean something quite significant. I like the simple way that Pastor Tony Evans explains the meaning of baptism. He says, “When a lady gets married, she puts on a ring. That ring does not ...
... say: "How much is enough? Just a little bit more than I have!" We'll save simplifying our lifestyles for another book or when Tony Campolo comes back to town. Actually, we always save that discussion for another time that never comes. But whether it's golf or some ... always looking for better equipment. And by God's grace or the dark side depending upon your perspective, there's always somebody hawking that cure-all for what keeps us from nirvana. Harvey Penick described how it goes (And If You Play Golf, You' ...
