We all have memories of long ago friends. Those memories often shape who we are, adding a touch of joy here, a bit of laughter there. Over the years the details may diminish, but somehow the ideas remain. Like unused bookmarks in our cerebral web browser, they might sit for
A few days ago I asked for your prayers as PathLight selected which students would be accepted into the sponsorship program. It was great to see 17 students graduate a few weeks ago, but now it is time to select a new class of students. I wanted to post this
A little something to start off the weekend … The culture around me is competitive. Whether for-profit or non-profit, workouts or cookouts, country club or foreign country, I am often surrounded by highly competitive people. They don’t want to fall behind; many live in fear of being the laggard. There
Last week in Belize was amazing. Seventeen PathLight students graduated from the local high school! It was great to see the PathLight students dominate the list of academic awards (even though only 17 of the 57 graduates were in the PathLight program). A few days later something equally amazing happened.
My friend Brenda Salter-McNeil recommended that I read Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling. She added, “I can’t wait to hear what you think about it.” Well Brenda, here you go. This is a fabulous book. Regular readers of this blog know that I only post book reviews on this
My daily reading came across this short piece by St. Bede in which he describes such legendary Celtic church leaders as Aidan and Finan. It made me think, “That’s the kind of religious leader I’d like to see in every organization.” Here’s what he wrote: “The sole concern of the teachers
Perhaps you read my post about Interruptions and wondered where those ideas came from. Glad you asked, because that brings me to The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence. This little book has meant a lot to me over the years. The gist of the book is straightforward:
I was drafting a blog post that began with a personal observation about interruptions. As the draft evolved the insight didn’t fit the overall message. I almost cut it completely but then decided it deserved it’s own space. So here it is. Let me know what you think. One of