I’m reading the Screwtape Letters, which has to be, by far, my favorite book of all. Screwtape is writing to his nephew, a junior demon that has just begun the job of tempting a human and leading him (hopefully for Wormwood) to Hell. Screwtape is talking in this section about how ‘The Enemy’ (which of […]
WCAGLS14: Pat Lencioni, The Most Dangerous Mistakes Leaders Make
There was a really neat introduction and some talk about Compassion International before Pat Lencioni spoke. It is worth mentioning too. Lencioni’s comment about “If it isn’t servant leadership, it’s economics.” has really resonated with me since the GLS. There are a lot of systemic problems in organizations and churches that go back to that […]
WCAGLS14: Carly Fiorina’s talk on Defining Leadership
Here are my notes from Carly Fiorina’s talk entitled: Defining Leadership. Even though I have some commentary on the secularity of the Global Leadership Summit, this was a good talk and there were some very good points in here.
Easter Vigil at St. Ben's
Two of my sons and I went to the Easter Vigil with our community. It was good and brought up a lot of great conversation before and afterward- and a couple hilarious statements. I told my 11 year old that I was proud of him for staying awake to the very end, and he said, […]
NT Wright Comment on Matthew 22, Wedding Party
“But what he is saying, as he does in one way or another throughout, is that just because God’s wedding party has been thrown open to all and sundry — to Gentiles as well as Jews, as Paul never tired of insisting — that doesn’t mean that once they’ve accepted the invitation they can carry […]
Christ's Deposit and Suffering
“Somewhere deep down within you, everything that Christ has ever gone through is already deposited in you. Some of that which is His experience He desires that you also experience. He has a yoke to place around your neck. It is an easy yoke; that is a guarantee, for He has already gained the strength to bear […]
N.T. Wright on Jesus and His Parables
Jesus didn’t tell parables to provide friendly little illustrations of abstract theology. He told parables because what he was doing was so different, so explosive, and so dangerous, that the only way he could talk about it was to use stories. N.T. Wright, Lent for Everyone, Commentary on Matthew 17 as I read it on […]
Quote about vision and mission
We, the people of God, are carried forward by a vision of the future that constitutes our mission. When we are caught up into it, and pursue it, we are changed, and we go on to enact history. From The Forgotten Ways, by Alan Hirsch
William Barclay on John 8 and Authority
The second duty of authority is to seek to reclaim the wrongdoer. Any authority which is solely concerned with punishment is wrong; any authority which, in its exercise, drives a wrongdoer either to despair or to resentment is a failure. The function of authority is not to banish sinners from all decent society, still less […]
Adventure and Safety in the Church
I’m still taking a long, slow read through The Forgotten Ways by Alan Hirsch. It is really good. This week I’ve had several conversations about community, Christian community, koinonia, and church. This quote sounded really good for today as we go out to the YMCA Pancake Days, then play with neighborhood kids at boys group […]
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