Category: hmm… thoughts

  • Pivot Points

    Four years ago, I was minding my own business when Marko called me and asked me to think about moving to San Diego to work with him at Youth Specialties. It was around Easter, we had a house full of guests, and a list full of projects to manage at the church. (Ironically, our house…

  • Open Journalism

    So this is how The Guardian, a U.K.-based news entity, would like to see themselves. They are the hero allowing justice to flow through the free and open exchange of information. In their vision The Guardian isn’t necessarily a news agency but rather a conduit by which emerging facts and opinions flow. In their vision,…

  • The Fight

    For Rocky & the Karate Kid, they knew who their enemy was. They knew who to train to beat. And they were desperate to win. But what about you… Who is your enemy? What are you fighting for? When is your battle scheduled? 

  • Discover something brand new

    One of the biggest lies floating around is that there is nothing new under the sun. That’s only true if your name is God. But God is creative and He has shown us before that He can create something brand new whenever He wants. (Genesis 1) Yes, Ecclesiastes 1:9 does say, “there is nothing new…

  • Children’s Book Idea: The Martyrs of Jesus

    I’m an idea guy. And one thing I’ve learned over the years is that every one of my ideas has value. That doesn’t mean every idea is a good idea. It just means that every idea is worth writing down and coming back to later. Several months ago I had this thought, “Wouldn’t it be…

  • A storied life

    Last night I had a night to myself. I have three kids, happily married, and am aggressively launching two businesses. I never have an evening all to myself. Just one of my favorite towns on the planet, Chicago, and 6 hours. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSV7j3WJrYM& I drove over to one of my favorite hole in the wall restaurants, Irazu. (Oatmeal…

  • 14 Must-Have Gadgets for the Geek in Your Life

    ATTENTION GOOGLERS! Here’s a link to my 2012 list Let’s face it. For many of my readers I am the geek in their life. I’m the nerdy friend you tell your IT guy about when you don’t know what else to talk about because you want to talk about the latest political news about Herman…

  • Own your inner geek

    I love this video. I’ve seen it dozens of times as I’ve considered using it for YouTube You Can Use. In may ways it is perfect because of the high amazement factor. But the video is just too much of a stretch to tie into a discussion guide about God. Here’s what I think about…

  • Seek everyday beauty

    Life is full of unexpected, frivolous, everyday beauty. But you’ll only see it if you slow down enough to notice. You don’t take time to notice beauty. You make time. May I seek this today. Amen. UPDATE Shortly after I posted this I put Jackson in the Baby Bjørn and headed off for a trip to the…

  • Seize the Moment

    As I watched this short film I couldn’t help but think of this phrase: Seize the moment. Andrew Clancy took his camera everywhere he went in New York for a year and captured the things going on around him. The result? A beautiful tapestry celebrating his year. Memorable moments of beauty happen every day of…