Striving vs Diligence
Life isn’t what it used to be. In the last year I started a publishing company, moved to a different house, started a new community group, and allowed some significant relationships to just be, even though the cost was the virtual loss of those relationships. In the past, I’ve spent a lot of time trying to make things happen. This …
Emotional Projection
“The crap is what makes things grow.” So I’m going through some tough stuff right now in my personal and professional life. A lot of my life looks very different from just 14 months ago. This year has been hard emotionally. In some ways my life has required me to look at some things very deeply and ask some very …
Is It Already Simple
Everything complex eventually becomes simple…with enough time. But when it becomes simple, was it always already simple?
The Internet Is My Religion
pdf2011 on livestream.com. Broadcast Live Free This is one o the coolest videos I’ve EVER seen. And I know I’ve said that before, but this time I mean it.
Singularity
This is going to be one of those random stream of consciousness posts. So it might not even make sense. “Those who are dead are not dead They’re just living in my head, oh And since I fell for that spell I am living there as well” Coldplay, 42. When I was growing up, I vividly remember visiting my mom’s …
Confronting Fear
So I’m watching LOST with my kids. We’re starting from the beginning and we’re going to watch all the episodes together. In the early episodes, the main characters encounter the monster. It’s always in the shadows and is rarely seen. And it led to a great conversation about fear. My kids didn’t even see it, yet they were afraid. Their …
Your Biggest Regret
What is your?
From Born To Bored
I have a daughter that’s fourteen right now. And her favorite statement is, “I’m bored.” And while some of her sentiment is self-perpetuated, I get that at fourteen, it’s not easy to engage a fulfilling life. Sometimes life is boring. Boredom is often thought of as having nothing to “do”. We crave stimulation (and my daughter is quite addicted to …
The Rabbi From Krakow with Rob Bell
What if the love of God never left us? We just couldn’t see it until we had exhausted all of our own efforts.
God Doesn’t Begin With Perfect
Self criticism is so destructive. I have so many friends (including myself) who are their own worst critics. We hold up an impossibly sharp standard that cuts anyone who crosses its path. Nothing less than perfection will do. So Pink just released her new video for her single exploring this emotion. The better and more explicit version is here. Pink, …
