Sculpting Project 19: Spirit Ears: Week 2

Sculpting Project 19: Spirit Ears Week 2 January 20, 1930 . . . Although I have been a minister and a missionary for fifteen years, I have not lived the entire day of every day in minute by minute effort to follow the will of God. Two years ago a profound dissatisfaction led me to…

Sculpting Project 19: Spirit Ears: Week One

Sculpting project 19: Spirit Ears Week One I have never blazed a trail through a thick tropical jungle, but in my imagination it is very interesting and very challenging. Thick undergrowth, hanging vines, exotic plants and birds, big insects, snakes, no view to get the lay of the land beyond a few yards. It would…

Sculpting Project 18: My Mind in Time Week 2

Sculpting Project 18: My Mind in Time Week 2 The 4-year-old sits in the room alone with one marshmallow in front of her. Her dilemma: eat the one marshmallow right now or wait until the adult comes back and receive two marshmallows. What will she choose? 2/3’s of the children choose to eat the one…

Sculpting Project18: My Mind in Time: Week 1

Sculpting Project18: My Mind in Time Week 1 How we orient to time makes a big difference in how we live our lives. Philip Zimbardo (most known for his psychological studies at Stanford) and John Boyd have identified 7 primary ways we orient to time. Here is a quick test I created to help you…

Sculpting Project 17: Built to Play: Week 2

Sculpting Project 17: Built to Play: Week 2 Play is our genetic birthright. When God created our complex brains he designed them to operate best when our lives include play. In the 1920’s a Stanford research team began along term study of gifted-children. One of their discoveries was that those who played the most lived…

Sculpting Project 17: Built to Play: Week 1

Sculpting Project 17: Built to Play: Week 1 In the animal kingdom the more complex the brain the more a creature plays. We have the most complex brains of all. We are built to play. And it is not just children who have been built for play. Humans continue to play into adulthood more than…