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Chris O'Dell

@odellcs

Aroma, Husband, Father, International Entrepreneur, Educator, Musician, Pastor

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Joined February 2009
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What is it like to have a “Kingdom Business?” csodell.wordpress.com/2023/0…
What is it like to have a “Kingdom Business?”

What is it like to have a “Kingdom Business?”

The phrases get thrown a lot: Kingdom Business, Heaven in Business, Social Enterprise, Business as Mission, Opposite-Logic, Presence-Based, Prayer-Powered, etc. I’m as guilty as anyone else. …

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read on as I share a bit of an update on where our business, the Aroma, is at. csodell.wordpress.com/2023/0…
New Seasons that Last 90 Days (or more)

New Seasons that Last 90 Days (or more)

It’s been a minute since I wrote on this blog, but for the purpose of processing my own thoughts and sharing aspects of my life with you, I’m firing it back up. This blog has been mostl…

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Maybe it’s ok to doubt your doubts. 也許可以懷疑你的懷疑
Raise your hand if you love pain csodell.wordpress.com/2022/0…
Raise your hand if you love pain

Raise your hand if you love pain

I fell on my skateboard in about 5 months ago (only been skating for about 7 months) and still have pain in some areas. But I think there’s a secret to leaning into areas of pain in our lives…

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2 Relationships You Need in 2022 csodell.wordpress.com/2022/0…
2 Relationships You Need in 2022

2 Relationships You Need in 2022

Want to go somewhere? Accomplish something of significance? Make an impact in this world? I believe you’re going somewhere, doing something great this year and beyond. You need to make sure y…

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What do use to sleep? csodell.wordpress.com/2022/0…
What do use to sleep?

What do use to sleep?

The last few days, one of my boys has been asking to sleep in a sleeping bag. Reminds me of a time when I made mini-sleeping bags for our entire church. I tell the story in my book, “From Wit…

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Still feeling pressure even though 2022 is a new year? (Regulating the pressure) csodell.wordpress.com/2022/0…

Still feeling pressure even though 2022 is a new year? (Regulating the pressure)

Still feeling a little pressure even after 2022 has begun? Holy Spirit is the pressure regulator After the clock struck 12, we still had bad attitudes. I didn’t email 0, or finish my check list, or…

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The first time: convergence. csodell.wordpress.com/2021/1…
The first time: convergence.

The first time: convergence.

Photo by Thijs van der Weide on Pexels.com As we sat together and talked about his next step, he replied to me, “This is the first time someone’s ever thought about those three things f…

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3 Words for Moving Forward csodell.wordpress.com/2021/0…

3 Words for Moving Forward

Photo by Singkham on Pexels.com In the last month, we’ve slowed down to pray for the future of our ministry and spent time preparing to move forward. By the end of next week, we will be in Oc…

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Spirit-led Human Resources csodell.wordpress.com/2021/0…
Spirit-led Human Resources

Spirit-led Human Resources

Do you struggle with recruiting people to your team? Maybe if you’re like me, you’re not always sure what type of people you need on your team. Or maybe you’re not confident if this person will sat…

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One Page To Rule Them All csodell.wordpress.com/2021/0…

One Page To Rule Them All

I have so many papers flying around, so many documents I’ve started, and so many pieces of information I need to try to keep track of. I am constantly juggling various aspects of the business…

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3 Things I Would Do Differently (from the owner of a 10 year business) csodell.wordpress.com/2021/0…
3 Things I Would Do Differently (from the owner of a 10 year business)

3 Things I Would Do Differently (from the owner of a 10 year business)

Starting over I’ve been the owner of a small business in a foreign country for almost ten years. In this decade, I’ve seen a lot of amazing things happen and I’ve experienced a lot of difficulty. I…

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Your 3 Point Kingdom Business Checkup csodell.wordpress.com/2021/0…
Your 3 Point Kingdom Business Checkup

Your 3 Point Kingdom Business Checkup

time to checkin and checkup This week is weird. I’m coming off a tough week emotionally, that also harbored the spiritual warfare, and I feel that we’re in this non-committal time of waiting for th…

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How to be strong and win every battle you’re in csodell.wordpress.com/2021/0…

How to be strong and win every battle you’re in

Photo by Sebastian Voortman on Pexels.com Do you want to be strong? Do you want to win? I can tell you I sure do. And I want to win not just because I like winning, but because I strongly believe I…

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How to get something out of the Bible every time you read it csodell.wordpress.com/2021/0…
How to get something out of the Bible every time you read it

How to get something out of the Bible every time you read it

Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com Have you avoided reading the Bible because you’re intimated by its length? language? or the amount of pre-study it seems you have to do to read it? …

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Try these 4 things before your next battle csodell.wordpress.com/2021/0…

Try these 4 things before your next battle

Photo by Sebastian Voortman on Pexels.com Do you want to be strong? Do you want to win? I can tell you I sure do. And I want to win not just because I like winning, but because I strongly believe I…

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The F.A.R Out Loop csodell.wordpress.com/2021/0…
The F.A.R Out Loop

The F.A.R Out Loop

Photo by Sebastian Beck on Pexels.com If I’m honest, I often find ways to complicate things. I’m not doing it on purpose, but as I create more systems and structures, I see that I’…

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Why Journaling is so powerful csodell.wordpress.com/2021/0…

Why Journaling is so powerful

Photo by MESSALA CIULLA on Pexels.com Have you ever tried journaling before? What did you think of it? Do you like to journal? How often do you do it? I have a friend who thinks deeply about life, …

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What’s your framework? csodell.wordpress.com/2021/0…
What’s your framework?

What’s your framework?

This is Peter. He’s part of a pastors gathering in which I participate monthly. He has a framework in which he does all of his teaching: Creation, Fall, Redemption, Restoration. Creation deta…

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7 ways to connect with God csodell.wordpress.com/2021/0…
7 ways to connect with God

7 ways to connect with God

If you’re a good Christian, you do your best to read your Bible. You try to pray. You maybe even do some service. But how connected do you feel with God? I admit that as the nerdy, student ty…

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