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--> Give the gift of clean water.

I'm training to run the NYC 13.1 half-martahon in March to raise money for projects like the one in this video. If you would like to help, click here to donate.  

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/689192/Photo_335_3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4wKnukpOho5j Frank DeLalla frankdelalla Frank DeLalla Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:12:00 -0800 Running for Thirsty People http://frankdelalla.com/running-for-thirsty-people http://frankdelalla.com/running-for-thirsty-people

–> Give the gift of clean water.

In August, I and my friend Jason started training for our first half-marathon. We’re running with a purpose. We’re part of Team World Vision, an organization that is dedicated to providing sources of clean water to thirsty people in Africa and Haiti. I’m told, every $50 that I run to raise will provide water for life for a child in Africa. My minimum goal is to raise enough money to provide water for 13 people-one person per mile I’ll be running.

This past Saturday we completed our first 11 mile run. We killed it. It suffered and died under the fury of our feet and begged for death before the end. Felt awesome. Our training is going great, but it will go even better if I knew we had your support and encouragement!

It is easy to make a donation on my behalf, or on behalf of any of the members of Team SaviorCC. Even the smallest donations are welcome and appreciated. $50 donations are awesome. Even a $5, $10, or $25 donation would make my day and make our next training run all the more meaningful.

As always, prayer for our team is important to us and appreciated. If you pray, please ask for injury-free training for the whole team. Pray for our fundraising efforts. Pray for the children and villages that will be blessed by the water our running helps to provide!

I’ll be posting bits about my training here at www.frankdelalla.com. Did I mention that I’m working toward a barefoot style of running? Pictures of my weirdo shoes will show up here soon. :-)

Donate now and make my next extremely long run even more fun.

Many thanks!

Frank

(By the way, YOU can join Team SaviorCC and make an even bigger impact! You do not need to go to SaviorCC, and you do not need to be a Christian to participate. Open to all! Join Now!!)

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Search me, O God, and know my heart today,
Try me, O Savior, know my thoughts, I pray;
See if there be some wicked way in me;
Cleanse me from every sin, and set me free.

I praise Thee, Lord, for cleansing me from sin;
Fulfill Thy word and make me pure within;
Fill me with fire, where once I burned with shame;
Grant my desire to magnify Thy name.

Lord, take my life, and make it wholly Thine;
Fill my poor heart with Thy great love divine;
Take all my will, my passion, self and pride;
I now surrender, Lord, in me abide.

O Holy Ghost, revival comes from Thee;
Send a revival, start the work in me;
Thy Word declares Thou wilt supply our need;
For blessings now, O Lord, I humbly plead.

- James E. Orr

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True worship must involve our whole being. Mind, heart and will must harmonize to magnify His name. We must praise Him with understanding, so we shall not encourage mindless ditties. Exhortations to “try to lift the roof off this time” have more to do with FA Cup finals than worship, and to be told to “sing it as though you really mean it” is sacrilege. What is the difference between that and an outright invitation to be hypocrites? If any worship leader feels he has to make such a request, then everyone has already missed the point of worshipping in truth. A careless mental attitude prevents true worship.

(Virgo, Terry; Warnock, Adrian (2011-08-16). The Spirit-Filled Church (p. 65). Kregel Publications. Kindle Edition.)

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She told me to turn the camera on, and did this . . . 

 

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I don't usually share my songs, but I love Erica and this is a simple, sweet little song for her.

Quick recording using my iPhone when I sang it for her for the first time. She liked it. 

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In case you missed it, I posted 3 new resources that I'm pretty excited about over at SaviorCC.com.  The final message in our recent mini-series dealt with lifehacks and workflows for spiritual transformation.  In addition to the usual podcast audio, I posted notes and some info on software that I use in my day-to-day soul-work. Yes, I use software to hack my soul!  Why wouldn't I? :-)  

Here is a link to all the posts from the series:-->   Am I Series

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Yep.

O God, I have tasted Thy goodness, and it has both satisfied me and made me thirsty for more. I am painfully conscious of my need of further grace. I am ashamed of my lack of desire. O God, the Triune God, I want to want Thee; I long to be filled with longing; I thirst to be made more thirsty still. Show me Thy glory, I pray Thee, that so I may know Thee indeed. Begin in mercy a new work of love within me. Say to my soul, "Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away." Then give me grace to rise and follow Thee up from this misty lowland where I have wandered so long. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

-From Tozer's, "The Pursuit of God"

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/689192/Photo_335_3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4wKnukpOho5j Frank DeLalla frankdelalla Frank DeLalla Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:15:10 -0700 "11 blockbuster films": Pixar, Google, and Humility http://frankdelalla.com/blog/2010/8/11/11-blockbuster-films-pixar-google-and-humility.html http://frankdelalla.com/blog/2010/8/11/11-blockbuster-films-pixar-google-and-humility.html
Interesting article regarding the differences between the two companies. 

Despite an unbroken string of 11 blockbuster films, Catmull regularly says, "Success hides problems." It's an insight Google should acknowledge and act on. Google's leadership admirably tolerates failure on side-projects (and big projects as well), but what Pixar has that Google does not is a culture where the fear of complacency is a strong motivator, where new problems are identified, discussed, and addressed openly and honestly, all of which requires humility.

What interests me is not the Google stuff, but the discussion of the culture of humility at Pixar.  Success does not equal health and can easily destroy a person or an organization.  The concept of corporate humility intrigues and challenges me.  As James and others make clear, empowering grace is not given to the proud, rather divine opposition (James 4:6).

We may be tempted to think that this principle does not apply to a "secular" organization, and certainly not to a business!  We would be wrong.  The first chapter of C.J. Mahaney's brilliant book, "Humility" begins with a discussion of Jim Collins bestseller Good to Great.  In it, Collins explains that CEOs of companies that had moved from good to great were characterized by humility. They were self-effacing, modest and directed attention to the achievement of others. 

When Catmull gives a public speech or lecture, what's most noticeable is that he talks about the problems that Pixar has encountered and the mistakes that he has made. Pixar has, for example, nearly burned-out its employees on numerous occasions. Like every organization, there are also pockets of the company that are extremely resistant to change. 

Catmull freely acknowledges through his words and deeds that doesn't know what he doesn't know. When delivering a lecture at Stanford's Computer Science department in April, he compared trying to build a successful lasting company to a constant iterative creative process. "There is a lot about this process which I find mystifying still," he said, "There's certain things that I think we've got right and certain things we've got wrong." 
One observation from a Pastoral perspective.  I have noticed that when talking to Pastors who are moderately successful, they have ALL the answers. When I talk to Pastors who are extraordinarily successful, they seem to be certain of far less. 

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The pursuit of perfection is what most of us are after. It’s a noble pursuit. However, it can be an addicting one as well. You can really equate it to a drug addict or alcoholic in some ways. I found myself constantly reading. Finishing one book and picking up the next. Constantly thinking about how to achieve this or to achieve that. At the end of the day, this pursuit of perfection is all about a future state. I found it very difficult to enjoy what was happening in the now.

Very insightful and encouraging post about productivity.  

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