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• 06:01 dreamed that Arnold become Mayor of Chicago. Weird. This is the first time ever I have this sort of dreams.
• 06:36 turns TwitterLogue to Xanga post on the conf. notes last night: tinyurl.com/6fet4n
• 06:45 somedays will chk out collection of videos from the BIF-4 Collaborative Innovation Summit: tinyurl.com/6bzs4w
• 07:00 read&found Jonah 1:13 interesting: God's man knew His will and try to escape, yet pagan also tried escaping to determine God's will as well.
• 07:28 rememeber that when addressing race issue, don't say "you violate the Christian tolerance rule!" Instead point out the Gospel contrasting it
• 07:47 read emails@work &reminded "when people are being squeezed, dark stuff come out, if they have them" (K.Drury)
• 08:22 has bagel for breakfast w the whole gang, now heading for session 3
• 08:43 starts session 3 - Unlocking the Mystery of Marriage: Mirror God's image; Mutually complete 1 another; Multiply a godly legacy; etc.
• 08:46 heard that "feeling is a terrible indicator of reality" (that's why JC said "truth [not feeling] will set you free").
• 08:50 heard "You got to work @ your marriage (why do you work @ job for success & expect marriage to succeed w/out work)"
• 08:54 heard the wonders of "Date Night" practice expounded. The sign of harden hearts is "I don't care".
• 08:59 heard an excellent illustration of "stinking cheese" & how bad attitude can ruin everything. Repentance could start w simple prayer 4 heart
• 09:02 heard "if you don't pay the cost to be with your children when they r little, they won't stick w u in their teen years"
• 09:04 read "to appreciate their sexual identity, children must see a harmonious marriage [not conflict free] in the home" (this is why prop8)
• 09:08 learned the reality of a natural opposing force to marriage as God's designed it. (They went back to Gen.3 for it)
• 09:11 has not seen anyone doing this great of an interpretive reading of the Bible since Bruce Kuhl!
• 09:16 learned about a book "Sacred Marriage": What if God is more interested in changing you than in changing your spouse?
• 09:18 learned about a book "Sacred Marriage": What if God's main intention 4 your marriage isn't to make you happy, but to make you more like Him?
• 09:48 starts Session 4- From How 2 Wow: Achieve God's plan 4 marriage by leaving, cleaving & becoming 1. (50% battery left, but I have a charger)
• 09:53 saw a clip of the movie "Fire Proof": it looks very good. It's on my 2 see list. I heard earlier "Hollywood knows Lust, but nothing on Love"
• 10:04 notice a better speaker can amplify the emphasis high points of the message better.
• 10:17 heard that 2 books "For Men Only" & "For Women Only" (both by Feldhahn) could help you understand the other gender better.
• 10:20 heard a really good illustration about the flipside of strengths r weaknesses (his Tuna refilling system is good too, but not complete)
• 10:29 finished session 4 and was assigned a "project" to work on until 11:40
• 11:15 emails a letter to Jenney and she emails a letter back to him. Both of us are sitting 1 feet away from one another in the hotel's lobby.
• 11:42 starts session 4- What Every Marriage Needs: Discover how your marriage is dependent upon your own personal relationship with God (batt=45%)
• 11:58 listens to the classic Gospel presentation done according to the "Oneness with God" theme, an thinks about the possible pomo angle for it.
• 12:04 wonders "How would the Gospel save marriages, even 'Christians' marriages'?" That would be a practical question to work on for a life time.
• 12:12 heard, "God is still big enough to handle our burdens, no matter how big they are, as long as we gave them to Him (let Him run your life)"
• 13:26 enjoyed a buffet lunch@the hotel w gang, thanks to his friend but couldn't upload the pix (Anyone having problem with TwittBerry 2 TwitPic?)
• 13:43 @djchuang ziploc bag: aah, smart tip! Thanks.
• 14:05 stars session 6-Rules of Engagement: Conflict is common in marriages. The goal is not 2 be conflict-free but 2 handle conflict correctly.
• 14:17 notices Where does conflict come from? Resolve it require a PROCESS 4 the offended & offending ones; & can be defused by power of blessing.
• 14:24 just watched another clip of "Fire Proof": very good portrayal of angry explosion in marriage. Unresolved conflicts will explode in times.
• 14:36 amused at the power of prop to keep the audience engage. Noted that Gregg didn't need it, but Bruce used it well.
• 14:43 learned that forgiveness also needs time to heal. It's a choice, an act to obey God, and the 1st step to rebuilding trust.
• 14:52 watches another clip from "Fire Proof" as illustration of seeking reconciliation. This movie is good or what.
• 14:59 learned that we learn "insult for insult" interaction from sitcoms for years.
• 15:04 heard a good definition of marriage: "A good marriage is a Union of two forgivers".
• 15:55 starts session 7 - 2 Becoming 1: A satisfying sex life is the result of a satisfying marriage relationship. Intimacy is from God. (Batt=0%)
• 16:56 done with the session. It was a great session but I have no battery left to take notes. Now on our way back to the OC.
• 19:20 finally made it back to OC, stopping by our favorite Sushi Yosuke in Anaheim Hills for dinner.
• 20:00 picked Timmy up from MSD, now putting him to sleep

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