Belize, PathLight,

PathLight Students

This is cool. Here’s a photo of twenty new PathLight students! These kids come from three villages in Belize, all of them underprivileged communities. The students dream of a different life, one that embraces spiritual, social, and intellectual rigor. Okay, so they would never express it that way … they

Wine Reviews,

White Wine Challenge

I went to BevMo with plans to buy every nickel wine rated over 90 points, just as I’ve done in the past. Oops, wrong plan. There are over 150 wines in the sale rated over 90, so it’s not practical to buy them all.  Not to mention tasting them all!

Junkyard Management, Random Thoughts,

Intention Allows for the Organic

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

Belize, PathLight,

What an amazing year it has been for PathLight!

PathLight has had an amazing year. There really is no other way to say it. Amazing. And I wanted to share a few highlights. Another seventeen PathLight students have graduated from high school. All seventeen have applied to college – an amazing accomplishment for these young men and women!

Book Reviews,

Reading List

Looking for a good book to read this summer? I have a few to recommend. I’ve read sixty-one books in 2012 and can weed out a lot of bad ones for you. Most importantly I can point you to the good ones! There are some gems in the list below.

Book Reviews,

Reading Scripture

Every few years I follow a “read through the Bible in a year” program. It’s not easy to stay on track, but there is a sense of accomplishment when that last chapter of Revelation is finished. It also helps me see the big picture of God’s work and how the

Book Reviews,

Free audiobooks!

One of the outcomes of moving is that you end up with a lot of giveaway stuff. Before the pile in our garage went to the thrift store, I pulled out a few audiobooks. These are all well used CD’s, but still interesting and fully functional. If you want one,