I am currently reading “Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention” by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Creativity talks about creativity in an interesting way by making an effort to understand the mysterious process by which people come up with new ideas. He has gathered information from over 90 successfully creative people from diverse subject areas…
Thankful for a Thankless Job
I was talking about jobs with a man the other day. He said he had to work for 22 years in the same industry to finally get the position he had always wanted in that industry. We talked quite a about the privilege of doing what you love as a job/career. My good buddy Josh…
Review of Truth In Translation by Jason BeDuhn
2 out of 5 Stars Truth In Translation: Accuracy and Bias in English Translations of the New Testament is a “critical study of Biblical translation, assessing the accuracy of nine English versions of the New Testament in wide use today.” Jason BeDuhn looks at several different English translations of the New Testament and judges for…
Do As I Say, Not As I Do
How do we as youth workers train others how to do discipleship? Do we talk about it? Do we teach it in a large group setting? Are we making disciples in a way that teaches them how to make disciples? I have thought a lot about this the last two days. I recently attended “Live…
Separated by a parking lot but we were miles away…
I lived north of Dallas when I attended seminary. Two days a week, at the crack of dawn, I would make the 45 minute drive to the train station, take a 45 minute train ride, and then jump on the bus for an additional 15 minutes before finally arriving at school. I would attend class…
My Review of New Balance MT100’s
I am not a runner. I run, but I’m not religious about it. I enjoy fitness training and strive to do things the right way. As a big guy I want to train in such a way that I can stay active for many years to come. While I’m not an expert, I like reviewing…
Ordinary Life?
…you cannot live out God’s plan B for your life…