Life is transitory, right?
If you are like me, you're on the go a lot. Windshields and window or aisle seats are my fairly constant companions.
But isn't that true of life? Passing through.
I had a moment of inspiration this morning as I passed a traveler at 4:20am who was on an airport cot. She was doing her best to get some sleep, somewhere in between where she'd started and where she hoped to get. Continue reading “In Transit “
Three years ago I didn’t have a Facebook, I thought Twitter was stupid, and I was seriously considering spending a year as a monk (not kidding). Now I have a YouTube channel, a podcast, a blog, and I’m incessantly promoting myself on several social media platforms, multiple times a week.
So…what changed?
Here’s what: Francis Chan. Jason Russell. Scott Harrison. John Green.
The following is a brief history of people who have inspired me, in chronological order. Continue reading “How Crazy Love, Kony 2012, charity: water, and the Vlogbrothers changed my life.”
No one can start out as a seasoned leader, regardless of talent or potential. We start at the beginning. If we behave wisely, we can keep from making our preparation in becoming a seasoned leader from being unnecessarily long. If we are unwise, we will elongate the time, or, worse yet, destroy our potential for influence, regardless of our calling or how big it is.A few months back, a friend and I were reflecting on some observations we were making about this subject, specific to the context of missions. What resulted was these three bullet points that characterize what we were seeing in some of the young missionaries who were newly going out. Keep in mind, this was those going out from the US to other cultures. Also, note, you can be new at what you are doing, regardless of your natural age, and therefore susceptible to newbie mistakes….
Our friend Tony takes a minute to discuss the creep of Universalism, in a few different forms, and adds some thoughts to help you clarify things in the midst of tides….
