Aaron Trank http://aarontrank.com Director of Strategic Advancement and Mobilization at Jews for Jesus Wed, 08 May 2013 05:42:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Why this fit guy thinks about dieting http://aarontrank.com/why-this-fit-guy-thinks-about-dieting/ http://aarontrank.com/why-this-fit-guy-thinks-about-dieting/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 05:42:59 +0000 Aaron Trank http://aarontrank.com/?p=2222 I’m not obese or even overweight, but I diet all the time.  Just ask my wife!  I love experimenting with diets built on the latest and greatest scientific research about health.  I try different diets because something fundamentally bothers me about the normal American diet… There are too many options, and it’s not sustainable in [...]

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]]> http://aarontrank.com/the-quest-for-god/feed/ 0 Personal Rebranding http://aarontrank.com/personal-rebranding/ http://aarontrank.com/personal-rebranding/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 01:42:41 +0000 Aaron Trank http://aarontrank.com/?p=2112 It’s time for some personal rebranding… Mostly, this is for the benefit of my own thinking: I am bound by my schemas, and when the curtain is pulled back revealing my own flawed thinking, I must pivot immediately as I cannot stand cognitive dissonance!  My disdain for cognitive dissonance manifests physically and emotionally: Trichotillomania (if [...]

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]]> http://aarontrank.com/the-currency-of-atonement/feed/ 1 Should you go into Christian Ministry? http://aarontrank.com/should-you-go-into-christian-ministry/ http://aarontrank.com/should-you-go-into-christian-ministry/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:12:02 +0000 Aaron Trank http://aarontrank.com/?p=2003 What should I do with my life?  This question is on the minds of most young people, and it certainly was on my mind for most of my life as a “young adult”!  As life presented me with so many different options, sometimes I succumbed to option paralysis where I spent months thinking about my [...]

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]]> http://aarontrank.com/should-you-go-into-christian-ministry/feed/ 4 Awakening: a Documentary about Jews for Jesus Street Evangelism in New York http://aarontrank.com/awakening-a-documentary-about-jews-for-jesus-street-evangelism-in-new-york/ http://aarontrank.com/awakening-a-documentary-about-jews-for-jesus-street-evangelism-in-new-york/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:37:23 +0000 Aaron Trank http://aarontrank.com/?p=1879 Jews for Jesus started doing street evangelism in New York back in the early seventies.  Now, 40 years later, we are about to release a documentary called “Awakening” that captures the energy, methods, and message of our evangelistic street campaigns.  I’ve seen a screening of the film already, and can wholeheartedly recommend it to any Christian [...]

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]]> http://aarontrank.com/awakening-a-documentary-about-jews-for-jesus-street-evangelism-in-new-york/feed/ 0 How to Launch a WordPress Website Free Webinar http://aarontrank.com/how-to-launch-a-wordpress-website-free-webinar/ http://aarontrank.com/how-to-launch-a-wordpress-website-free-webinar/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:45:42 +0000 Aaron Trank http://aarontrank.com/?p=1873 I use to charge $99 for this webinar on how to launch a wordpress based website in under 2 hours, but now I’ve decided to give it away for free! In this video, I walk you through setting up your own website on your own domain name. Here is what you’ll learn: how to sign [...]

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]]> http://aarontrank.com/how-to-launch-a-wordpress-website-free-webinar/feed/ 0 We must proclaim the Gospel! http://aarontrank.com/we-must-proclaim-the-gospel/ http://aarontrank.com/we-must-proclaim-the-gospel/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 23:15:14 +0000 Aaron Trank http://aarontrank.com/?p=134 Can we afford to wait to share the Gospel until we are asked? The implications are heavy.. If God’s redemptive plan for the world involves his disciples fulfilling the great commission (to preach the Gospel and make disciples of all nations) then our obligation to the Gospel seems pretty clear. What is the process by [...]

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