A friend asked what have been the best books of the first quarter of 2016. I’ve read about three dozen this year and after looking through the list it was easy to spot what I thought were the best. Decided to break them down into three categories reflecting the genres I’ve read
I returned from Belize a week ago and I’m still excited about the amazing things happening there. PathLight is doing something special and the team is up to something big! The trip began with a staff retreat on the coast, and it was fun to hang out with such great people. We had productive meetings of course,
This isn’t a long review of the book Pirate Hunters, by Robert Kurson, but I wanted to post a strong recommendation for this modern day adventure story. It caught my attention because of my love for Belize (a nation on the Caribbean coast with a long history of pirates). There’s nothing quite like
A little over a year ago we started cleaning up our family ranch — which in part meant selling memories. Of course we’ve also sold a lot of junk, construction materials, car parts, and random items accumulated over the decades. Craigslist has become my new best friend as we sell everything from
Years ago I was given a little book by David Livermore about the importance of cultural understanding in short term missions. Since then I’ve read pretty much everything David has written, and his most recent book Driven by Difference: How Great Companies Fuel Innovation Through Diversity is my new favorite.
I’m in the midst of collecting endorsements for my book and one word keeps coming to mind. Thankful. I’m truly thankful for the people who have taken the time to read the draft, reflect on the content, and write a few words of support. I’m thankful my life is filled
Several months ago my friend Ken Wytsma asked me to comment on a book he was writing. He sent the pdf version and it surprised me to learn the topic was on creativity. Not that Ken isn’t a creative person — just the opposite actually. He’s written two books already,
This is the fourth and final post looking at how we can take the resource allocation checklist of The Outsiders by William Thorndike and translate it to the nonprofit world. The first three posts can be seen by clicking on the links at the bottom of the page. 8. Retain cash in the