Steve Cioccolanti | Discover Church Online Mentoring – Page 5 – Maturing Christians through Biblical Blogs

Increase Your Chances of Getting a Job (or More Sales)

Posted on June 15, 2012

If you’re landing job interviews or given opportunities to present a marketing pitch, but you don’t land the job or close the deal, it may or may not be your fault. However, if it happens often enough, you might want …

Richard Dawkins at Dublin Writers’ Festival

Posted on June 11, 2012

There’s a Writers Festival going on in Dublin, Ireland that’s nothing more than a slobbering love affair with Richard Dawkins. As a former skeptic, I can identify with some of the sentiments being expressed and I think it no harm …

Increase Your Chances of Making Friends (How to Make Friends)

Posted on June 8, 2012

We all need love, but we also need friends. There’s a lot of talk about relationship and dating, but not much on friendship. How do we make good friends? Here are a few words of advice. Pick which one matter …

Two Magic Words

Posted on June 1, 2012

When our children object to our command or ask us a question, we try to answer them with reason. But if it’s followed by stubborn objections or endless questions, we teach our children to say two magic words that end …

The Milestones of Growth

Posted on May 30, 2012

What are the steps of spiritual growth? Let’s take a look at the steps of baby growth. This is a list of development milestones in our daughter (applies equally to our son): 1. Feeds herself 2. Clothes herself 3. Speaks …

The Job Description of a Child – Part 1

Posted on May 29, 2012

We need clearly defined roles in every organization, whether private or public, business or non-profit. A church is no different.

Men in Black 3 – The 3 Essential Elements of a Good Story

Posted on May 25, 2012

Went to see Men in Black 3 yesterday. I expected quality Hollywood entertainment and was not disappointed. Will Smith performed well alongside his new acting partner Josh Brolin, who played the role of younger Agent K. There was humor, even …

The 11th Commandment – Thou Shalt Not Litter

Posted on May 25, 2012

As I travel in developing countries I notice how much dirtier they are than Christian countries. Here is my inspired thought. We have a problem defining what is sin because we really don’t have a concept of what Heaven is. …

Science and Life

Posted on May 24, 2012

I am not a scientist by profession, but I did study university level chemistry and biology, finishing top of both classes. Science, if it is honest, is just one way of studying what God has made. It helps us know …

Why I Started a Blog

Posted on May 23, 2012

These are my thoughts inspired while I travel around the world (40 countries and counting). I travel for ministry, missions, humanitarian aid, adventure, fun and sometimes… to do nothing at all… except write. My intention is that my children will …

A 3 Year Old on How to Approach to God

Posted on May 19, 2012

The next morning after returning from China, I was woken up by Alexis bouncing in her playpen, trying to get my attention with these words, “I love you, Papa. I promise I’ll be quiet and I won’t touch anything. Can …

A 3 Year Old on Love and Worship

Posted on May 18, 2012

When I came back from 3 weeks in Thailand and China, my 3 year old Alexis greeted me with these unforgettable words, “Welcome back, Papa! I want you, Papa. I want you all the time.” Hey, after hearing that, I …

How to Solve the World’s Problems by a 3 Year Old.

Posted on April 2, 2012

We usually don’t allow our 3 year old daughter to watch TV. We believe the bombardment of constantly changing images in the early years of brain formation shortens the attention span of children and also creates in them an expectation …