Happy President’s Day! As you probably know, Presidents generally speak (and sometimes write) a lot. So, in honor of President’s Day in the United States being today, here are 15 quotes and lessons from some of the Presidents themselves: 1. George Washington: “Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for ’tis better to be alone than in bad company.” … Continue reading President’s Day- 15 Lessons and Quotes
The poet Mary Oliver has famously asked, “What will you do with your one wild and precious life?” This a great question. It was also a grounding question at my alma mater, Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) while I was there. I share that because PLU is celebrating its 125th birthday this year. So in celebration of this, and in an effort to give space to … Continue reading Wild Hope
Tuesday on the blog means that I get to share some of what I have found interesting and thought provoking over the past week with all of you. To make sense of all these links, I have grouped them by topic. These topics are: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Millennials; Neighbor Love; Social Media & Blogging; Stewardship; Vocation … Continue reading This Week’s Links
No doubt by now you have seen the final meaningful play of this year’s Super Bowl. The Seattle Seahawks were one yard away from the end zone and taking the lead and most likely going on to win against the New England Patriots. Well, as you know by now, the Patriots made a great play to defend a seemingly strange play call by the Seahawks, … Continue reading The Thin Line Between Building Up and Falling Apart
This past weekend I had the great joy to attend, participate, and present at the 2015 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s Youth Ministry Extravaganza. The Extravaganza (or “E!” as it is lovingly referred to as) is an annual gathering of children, youth and family ministers; faith formation directors; pastors; lay leaders and volunteers; and other thinkers and leaders who have a passion for youth and … Continue reading Big Questions, Great Conversation and Opportunities for Collaboration
Tuesday on the blog means that I get to share some of what I have seen and found interesting over the past week with all of you. To help make sense of all these thought-provoking pieces, I have grouped them by topics, which are: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Millennials; Neighbor Love; Social Media & Blogging; Stewardship; Vocation; … Continue reading This Week’s Links
Tuesday on the blog means that I get to share some of what I have found interesting and thought provoking over the past week with all of you.To help make sense of all these links, I have grouped them in the following topics: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Millennials; Neighbor Love; Social Media & Blogging; Stewardship; Vocation; Worship … Continue reading This Week’s Links
I have been helping a friend and colleague plan a series of conversations and workshops recently. As part of this experience, we have been sharing questions with others that we hope to help open the conversation and “break the ice.” Among these questions, we have landed on three in particular that we have found to be helpful. 1) If time or money weren’t an issue, … Continue reading Three Questions to Break the Ice
Tuesday on the blog means that I get to share some of what I have read and found interesting over the past week with all of you. To help make sense out of everything, I break all of these links into categories. To this end, this week’s topic categories are: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Millennials; Neighbor Love; … Continue reading This Week’s Links
This post is more vocational and personal reflection than anything. If you are looking for something earth shattering or overly insightful, I apologize. If you want some honest, happy and grateful reflections you are in luck. This past week was full of conversations, meetings and meaningful work. I give thanks for all of it. It wasn’t entirely an easy week, but it was a great … Continue reading A Joy to be in Community
