My parents, both born in the early 1920’s, struggled through the Great Depression. Their families were poor even before the stock market collapse of 1929. My mother was born in an Oklahoma coal mining community….
A few months ago my friend Mark Rhode asked if I would attend The Intersection Event on January 14. He explained that it would be a gathering of 350 innovators and social change agents who…
One of the wisest things my Mom did when I was growing up was to make reading a treat. It all started when I’d go shopping with her and, like most kids, pester her for…
Last year I read 25 Books Every Christian Should Read and it made me wonder what 25 books I would recommend if I were on the editorial board that put such a book together. I…
A few years ago I posted an insight about the poor and the rich. It really wasn’t a well written or particularly well developed insight; just a few notes I had pulled together and felt…
It’s official: I read 119 books in 2011. Roughly 10 books a month. Definitely a record for me. No way I’ll approach that in 2012. Perhaps ever. If you are interested, here is the complete…