by John Thurman | Jun 5, 2019 | Resilient Living
In the summer of 1977, I was a newly minted twenty-five-year-old U.S. Army Chaplain assigned to the 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry, 39th Infantry Brigade of the Arkansas Army National Guard. It was my first time for Annual Training, a time when many National Guard...
by John Thurman | Aug 7, 2017 | Resilient Faith-Based Living, Resilient Living
In 2007, Steve Ballmer, then CEO of Microsoft stated, “There is no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No Chance!” He was off just a little bit. Today we are going to take a look at the fourth pillar of resilience, decisiveness and...
by John Thurman | Apr 11, 2017 | Resilient Living
Holy Week 2017 is here, and what a start. As I am writing, the networks are sharing a breaking news story about two attacks on two Egyptian Coptic churches on this Palm Sunday. ISIS (Daesh) is taking credit for the horror. It seems that horror is never far from you in...
by John Thurman | Jun 21, 2016 | Overcome Fear, Resilient Faith-Based Living, Resilient Living
Traffic in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Adapt or ?By John Thurman I recently had the opportunity to travel to Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo for a work-related assignment. Before going, I had heard stories of the famous Kinshasa Traffic. I will...
by John Thurman | Jul 23, 2014 | Catastrophic Thinking, Depression, Personal Growth, Resilience, Resilient Faith-Based Living, Resilient Living
(c) 2014 John Thurman 6 Thinking Styles to Avoid by John Thurman Have you ever noticed how quickly your mind can get distracted by negative thoughts that seem to come out of nowhere? You are not alone—almost everyone experiences this at times. Today, I want to briefly...
by John Thurman | Jul 22, 2014 | Resilient Faith-Based Living, Resilient Living
By John ThurmanI recently attended and took photos at two events in Albuquerque on the Fourth of July: the Freedom Fourth Celebration and the International Balloon Fiesta Park. At one of the stages, a group from the National Flamenco Institute in Albuquerque...
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