Why I am Joining the Christian Study Center MovementArchimedes famously said, “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.” The older I get…Jun 5A response icon1Jun 5A response icon1
18 Books That Made Me Think (2024)The more I read the less confident I feel when recommending books. I have come to realize that my reasons for liking or disliking a book…Dec 29, 2024Dec 29, 2024
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 26, 2024Jan 26, 2024
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, 2023A response icon1Dec 26, 2023A response icon1
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, 2022A response icon1Aug 18, 2022A response icon1
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, 2021A response icon2Dec 21, 2021A response icon2
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, 2021A response icon1Dec 1, 2021A response icon1
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, 2021A response icon1Jun 7, 2021A response icon1
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
