Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Procrastination Hack- The New 5 Second Rule

What does the Bible say about researching/asking for advice/life hacking?

"The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it."   

-Proverbs 27:12



"Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed."

 -Proverbs 15:22



INBOX ZERO- HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR E-MAIL

Merlin Mann, a productivity expert, talks about how to manage your e-mail and the benefits of keeping your inbox to ZERO messages.



Monday, January 6, 2014

"Real Dating-Finding the One" by Fr. Anthony Messeh of St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church of Washington, DC



Well it seems that the Coptic Orthodox are putting out very good audio and video sermons about Christian dating.    Here is a talk by Fr. Anthony Messeh called "Real Dating".   In the talk Fr. Anthony talks about finding "the One".   Listen to the talks to find an interesting twist on who "the One" really is.  


Click on the links to open the audio page in another window:

http://orthodoxsermons.org/sermons/real-dating-part-1 (Who is the "One"?)
http://orthodoxsermons.org/sermons/real-dating-part-2 (The "One" continued)
http://orthodoxsermons.org/sermons/real-dating-part-3 (Advice for men)
http://orthodoxsermons.org/sermons/real-dating-part-4 (Advice for women)
http://orthodoxsermons.org/sermons/real-dating-part-5 (Explanation about why "soul-mate" idea is  false)

Good (Pre-)Marriage: Avoiding Infatuation Intoxication

A great article from the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese on how to avoid infatuation while dating and discerning marriage: http://www.antiochian.org/content/good-pre-marriage-avoiding-infatuation-intoxication

Thursday, January 2, 2014

The Fly Lady- Housekeeping Hacks

The presentation is super-cheesy but there are good tips on there about how to get motivated to keep your living space clean.   A great resource for anyone who wants to get organized. 



Wednesday, January 1, 2014

The Purpose of Christian Dating and Marriage

Here is a great series of videos on Christian Dating and Marriage from a Coptic Orthodox priest: