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Friday-Free-For-All: Dream-Making–and Dying

Rachel Kent

Blogger: Rachel Kent

Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Is there ever a time when a dream you have needs to die? Is there such a thing as an unrealistic dream? For that matter, is there such a thing…

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Dreams for 2012

Rachel Kent

Blogger: Rachel Kent

Location: Los Banos, Calif., attending a memorial service for my 96-year-old great-aunt, Irene.

We’ve talked a lot about goals this week. Now let’s think about our dreams! On Monday, Cynthia H. defined dreams as: “Something beyond the scope of…

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Thinking About 2012 Goals

Rachel Kent

Blogger: Rachel Kent

Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

So we’ve talked about unrealistic goals and realistic goals. Now it’s time to talk about setting goals for next year. I suggest you set goals in three ways for next…

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Evaluating 2011 Goals

Rachel Kent

Blogger: Rachel Kent

Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Here are a few of my goals from last year. These goals were realistic goals for me, and I’ve been somewhat succeeded at them because of it.

Change my reading system…

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Set Realistic Goals

Rachel Kent

Blogger: Rachel Kent

Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

I don’t know about you, but each year I set goals for myself. This isn’t usually how I operate personally, but at the agency we like to have something in…

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Let’s Put the C Back in CBA: Friday Free-for-All Bible Verses

Rachel Kent

Blogger: Rachel Kent

Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Recently, these verses have been coming to mind a lot for me:

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The…

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Let’s put the C back in CBA: Helping Others

Rachel Kent

Blogger: Rachel Kent

Location: Books & Such main office; Santa Rosa, Calif.

Romans 12: 9-13 (NLT)–”9 Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good. 10 Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight…

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Let’s Put the C Back in CBA: Watching That Ego

Rachel Kent

Blogger: Rachel Kent

Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

“Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in…

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Let’s Put the C Back in CBA: Refocusing on Ministry

Rachel Kent

Blogger: Rachel Kent

Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Jesus came and told his disciples, ‘I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of…

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Best-Sellers: What Puts a Book on the List?

Michelle Ule

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Location: Main office, Santa Rosa, CA

Everyone knows the best-selling book of all time is the Bible. And why not? Versions of the Hebrew Scriptures were first written in velum circa 200 B.C. If your book has been “in…

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