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Everyone has a Story – Even the Olympians!

Suraj Reddy — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:31:52 +0000

I’ve been part of a campaign at University called iCraveChange. As part of the campaign, I had the exciting opportunity of getting my story filmed. Through the many stories that were put up (you can view some of them at the facebook page -- http://www.facebook.com/iCraveChange), one of the things I learned is that everyone has a story.

Life can be busy and heavily experiential, and so I find it easy to get lost in my own world and my story, and forget that everyone else out there has a story as well. Everyone has lived on earth for X amount of years, and is shaped by their parents, friends and family, choices and life experiences around them. We all have dreams, visions, goals, desires and passions. We all crave Intimacy, Destiny, and Meaning.

Watching the Olympics, it’s easy to forget that every Olympian has a story as well. Below is the story of Olympic snow boarder Kelly Clark, who despite having everything she wanted, craved meaning.

From icravechange.com

Question: Whose story inspires you the most?

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My Story: Video

Suraj Reddy — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:17:41 +0000

Growing up, I was deeply worried about my destiny -- about what was going to happen when I died. I was also on a quest for meaning -- which one of the gods I worshiped was real?

I Craved Change.

Many of you know I am a Christian, but don’t know why or what it means to me.

This is my story.

Question: Does this resonate? Do you/did you crave change? What’s your story?

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Does the Fire Burn In Your Heart?

Suraj Reddy — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:50:27 +0000

This past weekend I saw “The Road” with my parents. It’s a well directed post-apocalyptic movie with memorable performances that doesn’t rely on its setting or action sequences to drive it. I’d recommend it for all LOTR, Fallout and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. fans out there.

At one point in the movie, the father tells his son that they were the good guys because they had “the fire burning” in their hearts. They would not do the bad stuff everyone else seemed to be doing. And they were definitely not going to eat other people to survive.

To me this question asks, “Do you believe in objective morality?“, that is, morality that doesn’t depend on your society or culture? A morality that says it’s wrong to steal, wrong to murder, no matter what? And the second question that tests if the fire will burn in your heart is “Are you going to follow these morals come the end of the world or something close?”

So where do you stand? If the time comes, what will keep you from putting your comfort above my survival?

The only thing that would keep the fire burning in my heart is Jesus.

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You should consider the claims of Jesus

Suraj Reddy — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:35:38 +0000

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Get In The Game!

Suraj Reddy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:36:19 +0000

Hang on, this post isn’t just for gamers.

It’s usually more fun to get in the game, than simply being a spectator. It’s way more fun to play the game in the video above than to watch it being played. I like playing soccer way more than watching soccer being played. It’s more fun to kick the ball myself, work through the chaos with a team and feel the air rush past you than to sit on a couch and watch someone else having fun.

This might seem like a simple concept. But I think this applies to many spheres of our lives, not just sports or video games.

It applies to leadership. It’s a lot easier to be lead than to lead. When possible, take the initiative to get in the game and lead – you’ll be challenged and there’s usually guaranteed hard times, but it will be worth it in the end.

It applies to ending poverty. If your heart is burdened for poverty in the world, you don’t need to spectate and watch others fix it. You can get in the game and be a part of the solution.

It applies to serving Jesus. It’s quite easy to go to church, get served, go home. It’s a lot more awkward to get in the game and serve, give back, but it’s soooo worth it! I’ll tell you how the video below applies next week – until then, may it serve as an inspiration.

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Lord, is this really happening?…

Suraj Reddy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:13:04 +0000

(This post was started 4 weeks prior to today)

…that was my prayer as the list of churches involved with one prayer this year rolled across the screen. 2000 churches… WOW!

The OnePrayer series is almost done at #churchonline (There’s one more experience you can catch at 7am CT/8am ET Friday morning), but the effects of OnePrayer will continue.

To find out more about one prayer or understand my last statement more, checkout oneprayer.com

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Suraj Reddy — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:40:41 +0000

I recently found a good video intro to RSS feeds – concise, entertaining and satisfactorily complete. This would have helped me when I was thinking “What in the world is RSS? Is it like HTML? Is it a new Language?” – Enjoy!

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Easter: 5 Minute Challenge

Suraj Reddy — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:42:08 +0000

Most people who check out church (online or physical) do so because someone invited them. I personally first visited Church Online because a gamer told me to check it out. This Easter, LifeChurch.tv has provided some practical ways to make Easter Visible Online – please check them out and consider helping make Easter Visible Online – you could play a part in changing someone’s life forever! Below is a short excerpt from their post and a super cool, super short video for the series. Also, consider this my invite to you

Easter is here, and it is the one time every year that a ton of people open up their hearts to God, just a little, and are willing to check out church again. This year let’s make Easter Visible Online. At LifeChurch.tv Craig Groeschel will be talking about “Can You See Him.” What would it look like if we helped thousands of people “see him”, maybe for the first time?!

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One Prayer: Have you not heard? (Part 2/2)

Suraj Reddy — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:00:52 +0000

This post is a bit more personal take on One Prayer last year. Last year, when One Prayer was announced, I was quite blown away by the plans. Uniting churches across the globe – across denominations, countries and continents… sharing resources, devotionals and video teaching… planting 500 new churches… being the church to the world. I’m sure each of these things were dreamt of seperately before. But seeking to accomplish all these things together, united – I was rocked. I was so blown away that I thought, “Great idea, would be nice to see it actually happen”. I didn’t think it was possible to do something of this magnitude successfully. But I was glad to be proven wrong. The video below was the most powerful in helping me realize the magnitude of what was indeed happening – it’s a list of the churches that were involved in One Prayer last year.

So how was One Prayer last year? Mind blowingly successful. Churches were united. Churches shared devotionals together and contributed video teaching for other churches to use. The body of Christ fasted and prayed together. Christians walked their talk and practically served their communities together. Money was raised to plant 500 churches in 18 months in India, Cambodia, China and Sudan – so far, 250 of these churches have already been planted. WOW! Please prayerfully consider being involved in One Prayer this year, even if all you do is say one prayer. You can find out more at the One Prayer website.

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Suraj Reddy — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:55:49 +0000

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