Category Archives: Better Self

  1. Life Lessons From A Navy Seal

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    February 5, 2015 by Brian

    Admiral William McRaven gave the commencement address to the graduating class at University of Texas.  Titled “Life Lessons From A …
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  2. The Five Regrets of the Dying

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    January 22, 2015 by Brian

    Bronnie Ware is an Australian nurse who spent several years working in palliative care, caring for patients in the last …
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  3. Seeing the Unseen

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    January 21, 2015 by Brian

    Ever wonder what a flea looks like?  In this video, cinematographer Louis Schwartzberg gives us a view of things we …
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  4. If Jesus were the pastor of your church, you probably wouldn’t want to go there.

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    October 23, 2014 by Brian

    This was the title of the speech given by Francis Chan in the video below.   There is no hiding from …
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  5. Are athletes really getting better, faster, stronger?

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    October 16, 2014 by Brian

    What does this have to do with HolySmokes?  A lot, actually.  While the video is about the apparent acceleration in sports …
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  6. Liar, Liar Pants on Fire.

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    September 8, 2014 by Brian

    Check out this video from Pamela Meyer: “On any given day we will get lied to between 10-200 times…. Lying …
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  7. Can’t we just pretend “Revelation” doesn’t exist?

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    August 27, 2014 by Brian

    Tonight we went to school on what happens to Israel (and everyone else) in the End Times.  Why?  Because, by …
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    Category: Better Informed

  8. Arab / Israeli Conflict – The Easiest Problem to Understand

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    August 18, 2014 by Brian

    Sometimes, being a better man requires us to be educated, instead of ignorant, on certain issues.  There were times in our history …
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  9. Everything You Know About Charity Is Wrong

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    August 11, 2014 by Brian

      “I can’t remember a time at HolySmokes, after watching a video, that I felt this stupid.” – MG   …
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  10. Is “worry” the natural response to inaction?

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    August 4, 2014 by Brian

    Guys don’t worry about anything.  We don’t.  We might over analyze, or extensively plan for various contingencies And we might …
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