The Stuff In The Backpack Of My Brain
I read about 40 books a year. Mainly history, historical fiction, Inklings (Tolkein, Lewis, Sayers et al). The occasional biography. Sometimes I feel the urge to say stuff about them.
I throw in a few thoughts about media sometimes, too.
Geowhat? Do you know what a geoglyph is? I did not. Never heard the word before. So, from Wikipedia… A geoglyph is a large design or motif produced on the ground by durable elements of the landscape, such as stones, stone fragments, gravel, or earth. It’s basically land art. Here’s an image of The Hummingbird, found among the Nazca […]
Question: Is it really, truly possible to beat swords into plowshares? See Isaiah 2:3-4. If you’re of a certain age (mine), you likely grew up watching what we used to call the evening news. And if you’re of a certain age (mine), you’ll also likely recall that almost every night during the 1980’s & 90’s […]
(Part 1 of the Soul’s DNA series) A manifesto is a public statement that summarizes the beliefs and aims of a group or individual. This is my manifesto. It has been a North Star for me for many years. It’s not my original work (I wish I could say it was!). It’s adopted from the […]
A follow up to my previous post. John Dickson makes some clarifying observations concerning humility. I find these to be instructive and helpful – maybe even surprising. Bottom line: humility makes us greater (recall Jesus’ teaching about who is greatest). It makes the great greater. But humility – holding our power in service of others […]
It was my great pleasure in 2011 to hear John Dickson at the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit. His topic was humility, or, more specifically, humility as a defining trait of effective leadership. After the Summit, I read his short and excellent book Humilitas (most highly recommended) which further developed his concept of humility and […]
