Came across this and just had to share it. Not sure who made it, so I can’t give credit. But whoever did was onto something!
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Came across this and just had to share it. Not sure who made it, so I can’t give credit. But whoever did was onto something!
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A recent workshop had me thinking about the importance of being intentional.
The things we call “organic” in an organization, movement, or other endeavor are actually changes, connections, serendipitous moments, and unexpected consequences of something that was originally intentional. The intention creates the environment for the organic to happen.
Now this might seem obvious to you. I suppose it is obvious. But I’ve never heard anybody express it before. Maybe I haven’t been listening? Whatever, it’s an interesting insight that I want to ponder a bit.
You see, things can happen intentional or organically. Said another way, you can plan …
A little something to start off the weekend …
The culture around me is competitive. Whether for-profit or non-profit, workouts or cookouts, country club or foreign country, I am often surrounded by highly competitive people. They don’t want to fall behind; many live in fear of being the laggard.
There is a different way. Columbanus wrote, “Obey your seniors, keep up with your juniors, equal your equals, emulate the perfect … Do not envy your betters, or grieve at those who surpass you, or censure those who fall behind …”
A devotional that I read added this insight:
“In other …
My daily reading came across this short piece by St. Bede in which he describes such legendary Celtic church leaders as Aidan and Finan. It made me think, “That’s the kind of religious leader I’d like to see in every organization.” Here’s what he wrote:
“The sole concern of the teachers of those days was to serve God, not the world, and to feed the soul, not the belly. The religious habit, therefore, was held in great respect at the time, so that whenever a cleric or monk appeared he was welcomed gladly by everyone as a servant of …
I was drafting a blog post that began with a personal observation about interruptions. As the draft evolved the insight didn’t fit the overall message. I almost cut it completely but then decided it deserved it’s own space. So here it is. Let me know what you think.
One of the great challenges of our age is taking the time to reflect. This is all the more true in our walk of faith. We are surrounded by distractions and it is difficult to keep God in the forefront of our thoughts.
Years ago I read a classic devotional book that …
For a long time I had heard about the incredible things a young woman and fellow Westmont alum, Teresa Goines, was doing in San Francisco to help at-risk kids. People would talk about a supper club called “Old Skool Cafe” as if I was suppose to know all about it. I didn’t. Which was my loss.
Then last year I was asked to speak at a Westmont event in Palo Alto. To my surprise and delight, Teresa Goines was also speaking at the event. And she was seated at my table. D’Aun and I loved getting to know …
As many of you know, I visited Istanbul last month and had a wonderful time. Here is a link to some of the photos.
Today is the Global day of prayer for Turkey. My friends at 24-7 Prayer pointed this out and they posted this video that is worth watching:
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I posted a few photos of my 1974 trip to Israel on Friday, but I saved this last one for today. Somehow it seemed entirely appropriate to post a photo of my Mom standing in front of the empty Garden Tomb. It’s still empty. She’s still my Mom. And it was a joy to take her to worship this morning.
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