When God is Silent
Zechariah Newman | Christian, Family Man, Entrepreneur
by Zech Newman
9M ago
When God is silent I go crazy. I’m like an ADD super-charged squirrel in my natural environment going from one thing to another and even in my sedentary state I have the turkey brain. I have a feeling that may describe you too. The world is full of us. Ritalin dependent squirrels, am I right? Anyway back to my story with a lesson. I have been about two years out of being bi-vocational. For those that don’t know I have owned Figaro’s Pizza for 18 years and for five of those years I also was also a Spiritual Development Pastor. I resigned from the pastorate around two Easters ago and have been a ..read more
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4 Obstructions to Vision
Zechariah Newman | Christian, Family Man, Entrepreneur
by Zech Newman
9M ago
Obstructions to vision can be invisible killers to our leadership. This summer I had the opportunity to go fishing in Alaska for a week in the great open tundra. It was a trip I had looked forward to for a few years. My dad, brother, and brother in law all got to go on this epic guys trip. We took a float plane into a lake where we were going to camp for a few nights. I was so excited for this once in a lifetime experience. That afternoon we hiked a few miles to a beautiful stream that we were going to fish all day. Breathtaking is an understatement; it was an unexplored fishing paradise. I w ..read more
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5 Principles to Becoming More Present
Zechariah Newman | Christian, Family Man, Entrepreneur
by Zech Newman
9M ago
We often struggle with being present with our families and in our businesses or work. We move through life lost to what is right in front of us. My family and I have been experimenting the last few years with producing more and more of our own food. It is a fun and rewarding thing for me to do, but it can also be frustrating and time consuming. The last few years we have tried our hands at raising Bourbon Red turkeys. We have raised these turkeys from eggs to table. In peak season at our place last summer, I was caring for over a hundred birds with one hundred meat chickens and a dozen turkeys ..read more
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3 Broken Thought Patterns to Overcome
Zechariah Newman | Christian, Family Man, Entrepreneur
by Zech Newman
9M ago
Making mistakes can reveal a lot of broken thought patterns to overcome. Tonight I was cooking up a storm; a beautiful, tasty shrimp pasta if I do say so myself. I wanted to do something nice for my wife, so I told her to not help and relax. Moving through the kitchen like a ninja, I karate chopped the kitchen cabinet that I had left open with the force of a thousand suns and broke the thing. This isn’t just any kitchen either. It’s my understanding, patient, and beautiful wife’s dream kitchen (she may or may not correct my work). Oh, it gets better guys. Yesterday I pulled forward too far in ..read more
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Celebrate on the Way to Your Dreams
Zechariah Newman | Christian, Family Man, Entrepreneur
by Zech Newman
9M ago
The beauty of the sunset caught my eyes tonight like most nights. We picked out or I should say God picked out a house for us that faces west. It faces the coastal mountains here in the Umpqua Valley of Oregon. On these spring days the sunset is just breathtaking. God created the world saying, “It is good.” I feel that today. After a day of creating, God gives his stamp of approval. He lays out a beauty at the end of the day just to show off a little. God celebrated every day and every work. I struggle to do the same. Often, I miss what is good that God has done through me. I walk in false hum ..read more
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4 Keys to Navigate Change While Pursuing Your Calling
Zechariah Newman | Christian, Family Man, Entrepreneur
by Zech Newman
9M ago
Spring is in the air. Yesterday it was in the mid-sixties in Southern Oregon and today it is dreary with a chance of snow tonight. Fall and spring are my favorite times of the year. Summer is too hot and winter is too dark. Maybe that says something about my personality; I am not really settled. Change is constant and very few things are a lifetime. Deep rooted callings and values are much more concrete, but those values play out in our vocation often differently at different stages. Change is inevitable when we chase dreams and if we aren’t ready for them, we can get caught standing still whe ..read more
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5 Keys to Overcoming Rejection to Reach Your Dreams
Zechariah Newman | Christian, Family Man, Entrepreneur
by Zech Newman
9M ago
Rejection feels like the end of a dream. It feels like someone’s disapproval of our art is everyone’s disapproval. I feel foolish when I am rejected. I wonder why I am not enough in the moment. It feels isolating even though all of us have come face to face with rejection. We are all at one time or another not chosen or told what we love doesn’t matter. In those moments when you feel rejection deep in your soul I don’t want you to quit, heck I don’t want to quit. I want you to overcome rejection. When rejection comes everything in you is going to scream that the pain is not worth continuing. I ..read more
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Curiosity Gives You Courage to Chase Your Dreams
Zechariah Newman | Christian, Family Man, Entrepreneur
by Zech Newman
9M ago
Curiosity gives you courage and as you’ve heard, curiosity killed the cat. Well, curiosity almost killed me. Okay, a little over exaggerated. I get into a lot of stupid situations because of curiosity. About a month ago, I had a predator barge through my electrical netting and kill a turkey on our little acreage. The next day, I made sure my electrical netting was up and working well. Nonetheless, the next night everything was gone. EVERYTHING! The next morning, three turkeys and four chickens came back. I gathered them up and moved them to a more secure location. All except two chickens was w ..read more
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Chasing Dreams Increases Our Faith
Zechariah Newman | Christian, Family Man, Entrepreneur
by Zech Newman
9M ago
Often, I need more answers than I have, and I wait to get those answers before I move. It’s a brilliant strategy that leaves me standing still. I cover it with adult sounding reasoning, and I agonize in my soul while I plead with God to just tell me what to do. Often I hear Him telling me just to follow Him, but I don’t like that answer. I want the answers because I really want certainty instead of requiring faith. Shockingly, those areas I am waiting for certainty, I am still waiting years later. One benefit to chasing dreams is that in the process we see that chasing dreams increases ou ..read more
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How to Hit Goals and Dreams Instead of Quitting
Zechariah Newman | Christian, Family Man, Entrepreneur
by Zech Newman
9M ago
Most goals and dreams don’t come to fruition. Most of the time we give up before the result we desire. That can be a depressing statement, but I believe it’s fixable. I want you to hit your goals and dreams. You want to hit your goals and dreams. Mind blown, I know.  I have been thinking about one of my favorite quotes from Jon Acuff, “Give the grave only bones.” Steward well all that God has given to you. God has given you tasks to do, dreams to reach, and goals to hit. Goals and Dreams Don’t Have Constant Returns Often times we think of goal outcomes as having a constant state of return ..read more
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