October 2008
Monthly Archive
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Posted by nathan on 28 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: my life.
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, my dad had a very slow-growing prostate cancer, which was in the very early stages.
Yesterday, one of the best doctors in the world, 35 year old Dr. Weiss (who is also one of the few doctors who is both a urologist and an oncologist), removed my dad’s prostate through a robotics technique that uses only five small incisions instead of a very large abdominal incision, which is much, much less intrusive (they don’t rip apart all your muscles in order to get to the prostate).
The surgery went really well, and all is the best-case scenario.
Last night, Dad was doing laps around his unit at the hospital. The first time they had him up and about, they encouraged him to do one lap. When he finished one, he wanted to do a second lap. Once the second was done, he did a third lap!
He is set to be released from the hospital sometime early this morning.
Just a reminder, there are well more than 1,000 people who call New Hope home, so instead of calling them at home (they have turned their answering machine off), please visit my dad’s blog at RalphDiehl.com for the latest info on how he’s doing.
Thanks for your continued prayer.
Posted by nathan on 18 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: polls, random.
This weekend’s poll question is about water intake. The question asks, how much water should you drink every day?
Posted by nathan on 17 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: my life., thoughts on life.
Earlier I posed the question
What is one thing that takes a long time to build but can be destroyed in no time?
Good answers, everyone! They all apply, and they all take so long to build and can so easily and quickly be destroyed.
My answer for what one thing takes a long to build but can be destroyed in no time is: Trust.
Too many times have I had my trust in someone destroyed in just an instant, by something small, seemingly uneventful thing. Each time someone breaks my trust, the cap how much I’m able to trust them is lowered. One guy has even broken trust so much, I have absolutely zero trust in him, and think he may be lying 100% of the time. Talk about lack of trust–and this can never be rebuilt at this point!
Don’t break trust people, don’t break trust.
(Congratulations to Marvin for being the first to echo my One Thing!)
Posted by nathan on 16 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: thoughts on church, thoughts on life.
This week, I got an Email coupon for 10% off anything storewide from a company I use often for printing pieces.
I needed to place an order anyway, so I thought, ‘Sweet!’
So I went through the steps to get my item, and the pre-coupon cost was $99.95. (Free shipping with any order over $75, too!)
So then I went to apply my 10% off to save my $9.99.
Sure enough, the price adjusted to $89.96, plus some $17 in shipping, bringing my total cost, with coupon, to around $107. Yes, the coupon actually cost me an extra $7.
This is deceitful marketing, and you shouldn’t do it. Bad company.
This is especially true in with church marketing. Don’t bait and switch. Bad church.
Needless to say, I didn’t use the anti-coupon, and didn’t make any additional purchases. I only purchased what I was going to purchase anyway.
Posted by nathan on 15 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: thoughts on life.
Question: What is one thing that takes a long time to build but can be destroyed in no time?
I realize there are many answers to this question I pose, but what is your one answer?
You’ll read my answer in a few days, so check back.
Posted by nathan on 14 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: thoughts on life.
If you believe that people hate change and that it is your job to change them, they will hate it. If you believe that people thrive on change and that your job is to unleash it, you will tap into a limitless source of ingenuity, energy and drive that will allow you to take your big ideas into big results.
What do you think about this statement? Is this a proper description of how people see change?
Posted by nathan on 13 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: my life., thoughts on life.
Last week, I came up with something really smart. At least, I think it was smart. I don’t know where I got it from, I can’t think of anyone who’s said it before, but I would assume it did not originate with me.
Talking about vision, what vision is and how to cast vision, I realized that talking about vision past-tense isn’t vision-casting, it’s a history lesson.
And history is boring (to most people).
But talking about the future, what are we going to accomplish, now there is something people can rally around and get excited about. We all know we don’t have the future 100% figured out, but if you don’t have a goal, I can guarantee you’ll never arrive where you aren’t heading.
Vision-casting isn’t about the past, it’s about the future.
My friends, you can’t cast vision often enough. Talk about the future of your marriage, your future house, the future _________. Future, future, future.
And no, you cannot talk about the future too much.
Posted by nathan on 08 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: New Hope stuff.
In case you missed the news, my dad has prostate cancer.
He is living out what he’s been preaching for years, and we are encouraging you to follow his bodily fight on his blog at RalphDiehl.com.
My dad has always lived out what he preaches. The man you see on the weekend preaching is the same man he always was at home, even when he’d hit his finger with a hammer.
A very consistent man, my dad is.
Even through a trial that may seem huge, he’s consistent.
I’m excited about him allowing you a glimpse into what is going on in his life through the next couple of months on his blog with great transparency.
At this time, we do not have a date on when the prostate removal procedure will take place, but check his blog regularly for daily updates.
We continue to appreciate your prayers!
Posted by nathan on 06 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: my life., New Hope stuff.
If you weren’t at New Hope this past weekend, I encourage you to listen to my dad’s message.
Then, be sure you read up on what’s up at RalphDiehl.com.
(And I recommend you keep checking RalphDiehl.com, as Dad will post daily updates.)