The Power of Purpose

  • Tim Challies
  • 04/23/04
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Thanks to Rod for forwarding a link to a contest entitled The Power of Purpose. Combining secular and Christian organizations and judges, the contest asks people to write an essay of 3500 words or less that describes the power of purpose. The contest is to encourage people to think about and increase the awareness of the value of purpose. The first prize is $100,000 US, so we are not talking chump-change here!

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a comment from Tim • 04/23 @ 3:05pm
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Are you going to enter?

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a comment from Tim • 04/23 @ 3:38pm
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I am undecided. I suppose I may give it a shot if I can think of something profound enough. I guess it’s worth a shot at 100 grand…

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a comment from Jeri • 04/23 @ 5:28pm

what on earth am I here for…

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a comment from Tim • 04/23 @ 5:36pm
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Good question, Jeri. If you came looking for purpose at this site you’ve come to the wrong place! ;)

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a comment from Jeri • 04/24 @ 12:02am

Definitely. That is the question at the bottom of the cover of Rick Warren’s book.

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a comment from Tim • 04/24 @ 8:40am
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Jeri - Yes, I know where the quote comes from. I read the whole thing, remember? :)

I should have responded with… “It’s not about you.” (ie the first sentence of the book).

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a comment from Jeri • 04/24 @ 11:27am

Yes, and now with this contest, it seems to have become just all about purpose…any purpose will apparently do.

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a comment from Shelley • 04/26 @ 12:15am

Here is a discernment ministry with some valid concerns about the project…http://www.letusreason.org/Curren40.htm

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a comment from Brett • 04/28 @ 11:26pm

What is our purpose? To fear God and keep his commandments in love, reverence, faith and complete submission to his will (Eccl 12:13), and secondly, to expose Rick Warren in his endeavours of establishing a false unity at the expense of truth!

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a comment from Tim • 04/29 @ 10:19am
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Are you going to enter that in the contest, Brett? :)

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a comment from Brett • 04/29 @ 7:20pm

Tim, I would like to but as Rick Warren is one of the judges, he might penalise me for using the word ‘fear’ beacause that word seems to disappear in most of the Bible translations he uses (eg CEV)!