Jesus knows something about doing a Start Up. Maybe not a hi-tech type of Start Up. But starting with zero and growing a vibrant organization. Jesus knows a LOT about that.
I heard just a day or two ago that there are now some 2.4 billion people that are members of the church (Jesus’ start up). And the organization has been around some 2000 years. Read More
Vince Lombardi, Coach, Mentor
I am preaching a series on Jesus as my coach, mentor and consultant to the Core Fellowship at the San Jose Korean Presbyterian Church in Sunnyvale, CA. It is not in Korean. And I am not Presbyterian either for that matter.
I live in Silicon Valley. There’s a lot of folks in this area looking for coaches. They are looking for a lot more than that, actually.
This past weekend I taught the first in the series on Jesus is my coach, mentor and consultant. <= Click to watch.
In the opening, I talked about Vince Lombardi as a coach and 4 lessons I gleaned from his life. More than that really. The young folk in the group had no idea who Vince Lombardi was.
Vince Lombardi said, “The harder you try, the harder it is to give up.”
Ever feel like giving up? Then you probably haven’t tried hard enough yet. Think of it as Read More
I know something about how to raise bilingual children.
Bilingual Child Mia Mei
I have 2 sons that are not only bilingual, they are bi-cultural. There’s a big difference. I will write about that in future posts. Go to Who’s My daddy for a very brief report of how they turned out.
5 steps? 10 steps? That number is a bit arbitrary.
I do know, however, it takes concerted effort and sacrifice to raise bilingual children. It does not just happen. Good luck with just hoping your kids turn out speaking two languages.
The steps -
1. Expose your children to both languages. The more your children hear both languages being spoken the more intrigued they become. Also, language skills enter through the ear. Children must hear what they want to say before they can say it.
2. Make it fun for your child to hear both languages. My children watched cartoons and such in both Japanese and English. When they were little they never knew they were Read More