Andrew Becraft, “Leadership” September 25, 2006 via Flickr, Creative Commons Mark Twain said there is little difference between a person who can’t read and a person who doesn’t. So true, and one of the surest signs that a person needs to read is that he/she has no use for it. Similarly, one of the firstContinue reading “My top book recommendations: Leadership”
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A Body of Broken Bones, prt. 1
Sticks and stones may break my bones, a photo by Joe Doe 2010 on Flickr. All over the face of the earth the avarice and lust of men and women breed unceasing divisions among them, and the wounds that tear them from union with one another widen and open out into huge wars. Murder, massacres,Continue reading “A Body of Broken Bones, prt. 1”
The Church Stinks…
From an email I sent to my church today… In the last few weeks I have done a lot of thinking about the church. Not merely this church, but the whole North American church. I have come to some realizations more clearly than ever before and I’m going to tell you what they are, but pleaseContinue reading “The Church Stinks…”
A call to read less of the Bible
Many Christian people don’t worship God, they worship the Bible. I assume the same is true of other sacred books such as the Koran, the Torah, and the Bagavhad Gita, although it wouldn’t HAVE to be this way. A particular set of circumstances have risen up in the US to bring about this result. ButContinue reading “A call to read less of the Bible”
Getting To Work
If I dug ditches for a living, every day I’d show up to work. And whether I felt like it or not, I’d pick up a shovel and start digging. But because I think and write for a living, it’s not that simple. At this moment, even this post is a way for me toContinue reading “Getting To Work”
Mistakes parents make, prt. 2
(cont. from previous post) 5. Failing to save kids from themselves. Years ago when our girls were small, I had been burning the candle at both ends, working, going to graduate school, and raising the kids. My wife asked me one evening when I was planning on taking a day off. I brushed her off,Continue reading “Mistakes parents make, prt. 2”
My favorite president
This post is entirely selfish. It has nothing to do with any of the things I normally blog about. I’m just proud of my little brother. My brother Dan is president and CEO of the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank. He is a model of excellence in everything he does there. This year, finally, he received theContinue reading “My favorite president”
I’m in hell
I’m plumbing my kitchen sink. It’s the worst, hardest, most frustrating thing I have ever done. Seriously. I know these days it’s popular to speak in the most extreme terms possible: “That was the greatest movie ever.”“That test was the worst.”“I have a headache that is killing me.” Please don’t think I’m doing that. IContinue reading “I’m in hell”
On Writing, prt. 6: Losing Your Way
What do you do when you are losing your way? Writing had been going great up until last Wednesday. Suddenly I found myself losing my way. I completed chapter six and was excited, but I got distracted. I started thinking about getting my proposal finished. “If I could just get this stupid proposal done andContinue reading “On Writing, prt. 6: Losing Your Way”
Notes from Manresa, prt. 1
This past weekend I went on a 3 day prayer retreat at Manresa Jesuit Retreat House in Bloomfield Hills. [Short pause for those who are already prepared to dismiss everything I have to say because of my association with the Jesuits – and thereby with mysticism. You are free to go. Please wait in theContinue reading “Notes from Manresa, prt. 1”
Temp Arbor 