Apocryphal, Devotions, Generosity,

Gratitude

A few months ago, when I was writing devotions for Lent, I came across a Thanksgiving story that I turned into a Christmas story … and now I’m turning back into a Thanksgiving story. Well, sorta. You be the judge. The story is in Luke 17:11-19 and (oddly) it reminds

Belize, PathLight,

Hurricane Lisa

Last week Belize was struck by Hurricane Lisa. The good news is that all of the PathLight students, staff, and partners are physically safe. The challenging news, however, is that there’s been significant damage to homes and household items. The flooding harmed everything, from mattresses to digital devices to school

Book Reviews, Devotions, PathLight,

Smart Brevity

Emails, snail mail, Slack messages, texts, books, tweets, posts, blogs, reports, articles, shared documents … we are awash in communications! Shouldn’t we stop a moment and think about how we write all this stuff? Back in 2020, when the world felt unprecedented, a friend suggested the news service Axios. Short,

Devotions,

Christmas Already?

The pumpkins are on the front porch and the leaves are falling, so it must be Christmas season, right??? Okay, I know it’s a cliche to joke about how fast Christmas arrives. But when you think about what a BIG deal it is, you can see why people plan early.

Book Reviews,

A book you should read, part II

This post was written years ago, but it’s worth reposting. It’s about a book almost everybody I know should read. A friend mentioned the book recently, so it seemed timely to repost my thoughts. Henri Nouwen was brilliant, of course. He gave a talk on fundraising and somebody had the

Leadership, Random Thoughts,

The Sack of Constantinople, Sorta

Three events in the last few months has reinforced an idea that’s been percolating. They have also reminded me how much we can learn from our past. The first event was during my book promotion. I was a guest on a podcast, and the host was amazed to hear people