The Reader’s Mind: Six Ways Reading 3000 Books Over 10 Years Has Changed MeI am coming to the end of what has been an inadvertent personal/social experiment on the impact of reading widely and in volume. After 10…Jan 26Jan 26
Best Books of 2023Having finished book number 405 for the year, I have picked these 20 as the ones that stood out to me. As always, I do not claim these…Dec 26, 2023Dec 26, 2023
Best 20 Books from 2022Someone recently asked me if I could recommend any good podcasts. This simple question, and the sad realization that I couldn’t, made me…Dec 21, 2022Dec 21, 2022
Reflecting on Microchurches, in a world reshaped by pandemicSince we released this modest little book about modest little churches, there has been a surprisingly warm response. Of course, I expected…Aug 18, 20221Aug 18, 20221
The Best Books of 2021 (my favorite 18 out of 367)I decided this year I was going to take it easy on my reading/listening regime. Not that I was ever really driven to hit some reading goal…Dec 21, 20212Dec 21, 20212
4 Non-Negotiables for Creating the Next WorkplaceThere is a 7–Eleven by my house which sits across the street from a particularly large and particularly rowdy middle school. Before and…Dec 1, 20211Dec 1, 20211
What’s Next for Us (part 3 of 3)“All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as self-evident.”…Jun 7, 20211Jun 7, 20211
What’s Next for Us… (part 2 of 3)In December I wrote a piece about my new role with NCF, and working to build alliances around key causes in our city. That has been an…Apr 9, 2021Apr 9, 2021
Top 20 books in 2020I made it through 376 books this year, that is 20 more than last year. Maybe just another strange contour to 2020, this means I actually…Dec 28, 2020Dec 28, 2020
What’s Next for us… (part 1)Earlier this year I wrote an article I called The Descent of Leadership. I was reflecting on some of my experience starting, building, and…Dec 9, 20201Dec 9, 20201
