Crescent Wrench Generosity
Most of you who read this blog know how I worked at Goble Properties with my father, side by side, for 25-years. But of course I worked with my Dad long before starting my career….
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Hard Comfort
Fred Smith and I have agreed we should never sit next to each other at a conference or in church because we will continually say sarcastic things and get each other laughing. There’s an underlying…
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Awaiting Hunger
St. Augustine wrote, “Christ is the bread, awaiting hunger.” This was in the context of communion, but like a good junkyard project I want to tear it apart and put it back together in a…
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Which Part Are You?
Last week I wrote about junkyard wisdom and used the line, “Junk cars, like broken people, often have the parts to make something whole.” It triggered some fun/silly exchanges with friends about what car part…
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The Soul of Money
This post was something I wrote years ago for my friend Mark Scandrette when he was exploring what the soul of money might be (long before a book of the same name by a different…
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Tony Campolo
Tony Campolo has been a friend for decades. We first met in a brief encounter when he spoke at my college. Our friendship grew through letters — remember those? On several occasions through the years…
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Generous Relationships
A lot of people overlook a simple way to be generous: go through your rolodex. A couple years ago I wrote about being generous without money. The Coronavirus pandemic had me thinking about that post,…
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Celebrity Philanthropy
Years ago I wrote about celebrity philanthropy. It’s a topic that makes me roll my eyes (sorry Renee). It’s especially over the top as this virus sadly creates high profile opportunities to be … well,…
