Fiction is fun to read, but when fiction has a point to it, that seems to make it even better. Some of my favorite examples of this are novels written by Andy Andrews, such as The Traveler’s Gift, The Noticer, and The Heart Mender. In that vein, David Rawlings has written a fictional novel with…
Digital Minimalism
I recently joined a book club designed for leadership building called LeaderBooks. The book selected for March was Digital Minimalism, by Cal Newport. Here are a few of my thoughts concerning the book, and my reactions to it. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false” alt=”Digital Minimalism”] Our culture is noisy, and a voice of reason in the midst of…
Coffee Break – 03.25.2019
On this day in history: In 421, the city of Venice was founded. In 1306, Robert the Bruce was crowned king of Scotland. In 1807, British Parliament abolished the slave trade. And in 1911, 146 women were killed in a fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in New York City. The owners of the company…
Unoffendable
One of the classes at our church started a new study this week called Unoffendable. The premise is based on a book of the same name, written by Brant Hansen, and we are using the book as a springboard for discussion in the class. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false” alt=”Unoffendable”] As we started off the class last weekend,…
Coffee Break – 03.18.2019
On this day in history: In 1541, Hernando de Soto observed the first recorded flood of the Mississippi River. In 1813, David Melville patented the gas streetlight. In 1881, Barnum and Bailey’s Greatest Show on Earth opened in Madison Square Gardens. And in 1911, Theodore Roosevelt opened the Roosevelt Dam in Arizona. It was the…
Memorize Scripture: Psalm 119:101-104
The first half of this stanza contained a turning point for the psalmist. His writing held a note of joy and love for God’s Word like nothing else so far. He gives five reasons for this joy, four of them in this second half. Read it for yourself in Psalm 119:101-104: [featured-image single_newwindow=”false” alt=”Psalm 119:101-104″]…