I wrote this article several years ago, but shyness is such a powerful force in someone's life, it's worth repeating. I'm talking about shyness all month leading up to this month's webinar on the 28th. If you have a shy child, you need to be there! Check it out here. Spirit of Fear By JoJo Tabares “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” -2 Timothy 1:7 KJV Fear in speaking with others is timidity or what we call shyness. According to Webster’s dictionary, shyness means “sensitive and hesitant in dealing with others”. This is not the spirit of power that should be present inside the Christian...
One of my communication pet peeves is Selective Disclosure. I must admit I'm more likely to object when it is on the other side of the political agenda, but it can be damaging to the Christian conservative platform when it is practiced by us as well. Then we are the ones looked upon with disdain. I'm sure you've heard about the Phoenix home Bible study that was shut down and its host jailed for a month and fined $12K. While I do believe the issue started as discrimination against Christians, you may not have heard is the entire story. Many other groups meet here in Phoenix and don’t get bothered, Bible studies included. What happened here, I believe, was that...
Harold Camping was in the news recently, but this time it wasn't to predict the end of the world. It was to apologize for doing so. Here are a few excerpts from his letter and audio apology: From his letter: “Family Radio has no interest in even considering another date,” his letter said. “We have learned the very painful lesson that all of creation is in God’s hands and he will end time in his time, not ours! We humbly recognize that God may not tell his people the date when Christ will return, any more than he tells anyone the date they will die physically.” From his audio apology: "Incidentally, I have been told that I said back in...
Tomorrow is World Handshake Day and I thought this would be a good time to talk about what your handshake says about you, especially in a business setting. Limp Handshake A limp hand is never a good idea when it comes to business either for men or for women. Prospective employees with a weak handshake have not been hired. I even know of one or two employees who was fired after making a poor mpression on the owner or top level manager. Another kind of weak handshake that makes a poor impression is the shaking of fingers. Shaking fingers may come off as condescending to women and is never appropriate for men. Bone Crusher Handshake A handshake should be a friendly or respectful greeting, not an...
All this month, I've been writing about communication technology as we celebrate Effective Communications Month and tomorrow is the anniversary of the 1st presidential radio speech. On June 14th, 1922, President Warren G. Harding, while addressing a crowd at the dedication of a memorial site for the composer of the "Star Spangled Banner," Francis Scott Key, becomes the first president to have his voice transmitted by radio. Technology has come a long way since then, and today, anyone can have a radio show expressing their political, religious or other views thanks to the communication technology called TalkShoe. If you've been a blog reader for a while, you might remember that I used to have a weekly internet radio show called Grace Talk Soup. I...
