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VALENTINES DAY: HOT DATE OR NO THANKS?

Posted Mike Foster:

Jennifer and I stopped celebrating Valentines Day on Valentines Day.

Typically it’s been a disaster. One year a waiter accidentally dropped 8 drinks in my lap. The next year we paid a lot of money for yucky and cold food. Eventually we gave up and now go out on another day.

So what are you doing? Hot date or no thanks?

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NEW POTSC IPHONE APP AND NEWS

Posted by Mike Foster:

1. We now have our own Iphone app. Apple just approved the People of the Second Chance Iphone app and you can download it for your phone by clicking here.

2. I had an amazing time at the Snowflake Conference in Canada this weekend where I spoke on being second chance people, forgiveness, and radical grace. Amazing conference and I love those Canadians!

3. The POTSC shirts are at the printer. The mob has spoken and the mob picked design #4. Should be available in 2 weeks.

4. At Catalyst West we will be hosting a POTSC event in the evening. It will be a great time to hang out and connect. Click here for the upcoming details. Btw, Jud and I will be speaking at Catalyst with our good friend Tony.

5. We shoot our first short film with Prolifik Films next week in LA. When I heard Stephanie’s story and what she does I immediately knew that we had to film it. It will be the first in a series of different shorts exploring the themes of grace, renewal, and second chances.

6. Been working on defining the next steps for POTSC. I’m personally blown away with the opportunities that are presenting themselves. Announcements soon.

7. In April we will start broadcasting a weekly online event on Tuesday’s. It’s the rebirth of the Mancave but we are trying to come up with a new name. Any ideas?

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PLEASURE KILLS

Posted by Jud Wilhite:

G. K. Chesterton once said, “Despair does not lie in being weary of suffering, but in being weary of joy.” If he were writing this today he’d likely replace the word “joy” with the term “pleasure” to reflect his meaning in the current use of the terms—“Despair does not lie in being weary of suffering, but in being weary of pleasure.”

He’s saying that feelings of meaninglessness and boredom come when we realize that all the pleasures of the world, all the material comforts, cannot ultimately fill our soul. Pleasure can be great, but too much derived from the wrong things kill.

In our culture, I can’t be reminded of this enough.

What are some things you do that fill your soul spiritually and give you greater meaning and real joy?

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STRIP CLUBS, DUI MUGSHOTS AND PUBLIC SHAMING

Posted by Mike Foster:

A religious group thought it was a great idea to take pictures of cutomers who frequented a strip club. They then posted those photos on their public website in hopes to embarass the customers and shut down the club.

The Honolulu Police Department posts pics of people arrested for DUI in hopes the humiliation will deter drunk driving.

Oh how we love our public shaming and we preach it as a clever deterrent to bad behavior.

I disagree. I call it a sloppy strategy that drips with judgement and ultimately has very little impact on someone’s choices.

So what do you think? Do these ideas have merit or are they just a dumb idea?

(Btw, the above mug shot is Bill Gates)

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SPREAD SOME LOVE

Posted by Jim Gray

We know how much you love to tell everyone about POTSC.  And we love you for it! So here’s a way to spread the love even further.  Here are some 125×125 ads for you to put on your blog.

**Update: I’ve included the html code so you can embed it in a widget for your blog**

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Let us know where you put so we can go look by posting a link in the  comments  or on social networks by using #potscad

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