Today I leave for a 10 day trip to Uganda. When I tell people what I am doing most express a desire to go on a mission trip themselves. But most never have. In case this is you, I want to encourage you to do the same. Here are a few of the things I […]
How the Church Teaches about the Love of God In the Christian faith we talk about the love of God. But do we really understand it? We go to great lengths to define it. Sermons preached. Pages of books filled. Arguments debated. Anecdotal stories told. Even in our best attempts, we lack the words. We […]
Several months ago I told you about the Generosity Manifesto. The eBook is part story and part game changer. Now is the time to put the words into practice. The author of the book, Mike Zserdin, wants you to experience the joy of being generous. He and his friends have have developed a means to […]
Does the smallness of the step or the bit of work you feel capable of or the insignificance of the recipient keep you from doing? It does for me. I dream of doing big things. Award-winning, game-changing, havoc-wrecking things. I want to start the biggest charity. I want to run a billion-dollar company. I want […]
My heroes have no super powers. They can’t, to my knowledge, blow anything up. They probably don’t run very fast and can’t jump very far. I didn’t challenge them to an arm wrestling match, but I doubt they are very strong. They did for me what I couldn’t do. They did it even though I […]
Better stories are not about greatness or about winning. Better stories, when told well, will expose our weaknesses. When you choose to pursue a life that is more than anything you have ever done, you will become overwhelmed. You will become vulnerable. You will experience helplessness. Incredible stories show us how little we can really do. […]
Several weeks ago I made the decision to clean out my home office. I found things I haven’t used in years. I found things I would never admit I once liked. I found things I didn’t even know I owned. After no fewer than 6 large black garbage bags were filled I stopped to assess […]
I love the riddle section of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit. (Affiliate link.) During the epic battle of wits, Gollum offers this riddle for Bilbo’s consideration. This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats high mountains down. The answer, of […]
I remember the first time I saw a vacuum. Not the kind that sweeps the floor. But the kind that creates a void. It was a physics class in high school. I remember few of the formulas we memorized that year, but I do remember the vacuum. Our teacher had a glass container with a valve. […]
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. – Lao Tzu According to walkingsite.com, the average step by an adult is 2.5 feet long. Using their numbers, it takes 2,315 steps to walk one mile. Need to go 5 miles? 11,575 steps. Want to go 100 miles? 231,500 steps. But if you really […]
