As a seminary student nearing graduation I’ve been asked hundreds of times in recent years, what do you want to do with your degree? And usually right after I get asked that the follow up question is, where do you want to serve? It’s a bit of a weird question, because it assumes we have…
Why So Few Are Living Significant Lives
I find it so easy to give into a life less than what God desires. I hone in on my own needs and my own agenda for life at the denial of noticing everything else going on around me. And this inclination of mine is an example of why so few of us are living…
4 Lessons Running a Half-Marathon Taught Me About Writing a Book
A little over a year ago the gun sounded and I headed out on the adventure of running my first long distance race, a half-marathon through the rural hills of Portland, Oregon. Despite hating running long distances in high school and college I have come to appreciate the kind of devotion it takes to prepare…
Who You Are
“One of the tragedies of our life is that we keep forgetting who we are.” Henri Nouwen — At my lowest point I find it easy to summarize my life through my mistakes and my brokenness. I am a sinner. I am a failure. I can’t do something right. These are the names I call…
What 5 Years of Blogging Can Teach You
I got to talking with someone about writing and blogging last week and I quickly realized, I’ve now been blogging and teaching blogging courses for 5 years. I started in late September 2007 on this space, before I moved to WordPress, and then I switched once more to this space. I’m sure there’s one or…
A Better Formula
There’s been an ongoing debate I’ve been watching about whether creativity and content creation can follow a formula. I’ve been mulling over this and finally have an answer. Earlier this week I got to spend time with a writer/author friend of mine who was speaking at a local college. And during our conversation the answer…