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Wisdom for Life Stages, Seasons, and Decades that Many People Go Through
Want to make a difference in the world? How can people find their unique and best contribution? There’s wisdom in undertsanding and knowing the seasons of life that are marked by the decades of our chronological age. I first heard these words of wisdom from Stan Endicott (co-author of Improv Leadership and co-founder of Slingshot…
How to Stop Feeling Guilty All the Time
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Can I make a confession? I’ve felt guilty very often for much of my life. It’s a terrible burden to carry around. Some of it comes from my personality, maybe because I have a sensitive, or over-sensitive, conscience. There’s guilt from both sides of the coin: the guilt of doing something wrong, and even doing…
How to transfer phone number away from Straight Talk
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@ journalThis article explains plain and simple what is required to authenticate the transfer when on the BYOP—bring your own phone—plan on Straight Talk. I have an unlocked iPhone SE, original version. Bottom line: the new provider needs to make a port transfer request with the Straight Talk account number and a security PIN that is…
“What is it that you do exactly?”
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@ journal[see the 2026 update of what DJ Chuang is doing] February 2020 has been a heavy travel month, 3 out of 4 weeks away from home—in Virginia, at Mt. Hermon, San Francisco, San Jose, and Nashville, Tennessee. I’ve got a good website here with a bunch of content, but sometimes people want to have a…
When Words Change Someone and You Don’t Even Know It
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@ journallisten to this John Townsend story about a throw away comment that changes the trajectory of someone’s life in a short elevator ride
2018’s Top Posts & Pages
Even though my main interests do not generate the most site traffic, I’m okay with that. I do get more traffic from random topics—when I can’t easily find answers I have questions about, I’ll take notes of what I do find on the web and share it freely. Some of these blog posts and pages…
Improve organizational productivity by knowing the pains of the minority experience
Adrian Pei recently authored a book and InterVarsity Press published it. The title is “The Minority Experience: Navigating Emotional and Organizational Realities” — watch this video to hear Adrian Pei tell about bringing his organizational development experiences together with his researching of American history to write the chapters of this poignant book. Order a copy…
How much sleep do you need?
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@ journalIf there’s a difference between how many hours you sleep versus how many hours you need to sleep, that’s called sleep deprivation. Many of us have learned how to live with less than optimal sleep because of the demands of life. The sure way to know how much sleep you need is to sleep until…
What will suffering do to you?
Life involves moments of boredom and thrills, times of work and play, seasons of joy and seasons of suffering. And, suffering can take many different forms: disease, physical pain, mental illness, tragedy, handicaps, or many others. Some of you that are regular visitors here at djchuang.com may have noticed the lower frequency and erratic pace…
7 Tips for Going to Museum of the Bible in DC
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@ journalMy personal tips for your visit to Museum of the Bible. See the controversial museum about the provocative book for yourself.
My New Blog Demystifying Prayer
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@ journalI started a new blog project called Demystifying Prayer. It will run for 30 weeks. I’ll be blogging my conversational prayer with God, the one of Christianity as revealed in the Bible, about once a week. The idea for this blog came from my realization or discovery that my praying seems to engage me better…
The Decline of the Tim Keller Wiki website
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@ journalSince 2009, for about 8 years, a small group of contributors curated content for the Tim Keller Wiki at timkeller.info. At that time, only 2 popular books authored by Pastor Tim Keller had been published, namely, The Reason for God and The Prodigal God. Many many more Tim Keller books have been authored and published…
