56 Years of Wisdom: My Guiding Principles for Living Out God’s Call (Episode 193)

Brian Russell (Ph.D., Professor of Biblical Studies) shares key lessons for life and mission on the occasion of his 56th birthday. 

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Key Lessons:
1 Two One Line Prayers that Summarize My Relationship with God.

2 The Gospel comes to us on its way to someone else. – Alex McManus

3 You want to set a goal big enough that in the process of attaining it you become someone worth becoming.  – Jim Rohn    

4 “Courage is the key that unlocks the door to the future of God’s dreams.” Brian

5 “Skin in the game.” Nassim Taleb

6 Small things done consistently over time yield extraordinary results – The Magic Lamp

7 Be for something not merely against things

8 Practice Abundance 

9 IDEA Sex

10. Winning isn’t always learning; but learning is always winning. — Dan Sullivan

Bonus: “Today is the 1st day of the rest of your life. Trust. Surrender. Walk the path.”

Recommended Books: 
John Maxwell, Failing Forward https://amzn.to/4dgeMwY 

Epictetus, Discourses and Selected Writings https://amzn.to/42MJdY0 

Hendricks, The Big Leap https://amzn.to/3GDtMJ5 

Ellis, The Magic Lamp: Goal Setting for People Who Hate Setting Goals https://amzn.to/4k8f0bF 

Taleb, Skin in the Game https://amzn.to/44r9nkj 

Brian Russell’s Books
 Astonished by the Word: Reading Scripture for Deep Transformation https://amzn.to/3uuWCoQ     

Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God’s Presence Can Change Your Life https://amzn.to/2S0AcIZ
    
(Re)Aligning with God: Reading Scripture for Church and World (Cascade Books) https://amzn.to/30tP4S9

 Invitation: A Bible Study to Begin With (Seedbed) https://my.seedbed.com/product/onebook-invitation-by-brian-russell/

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