This is a golden era for makers, says Tom Friedman.  His latest book, Thank You For Being Late, covers many of his tried and true themes: globalization, the increasing pace of change, adaptability and opportunity. Friedman’s gift is to give a simple, pithy distillation of complex social forces.  He recaps for us the unprecedented change … Continue reading Are You A Maker or a Breaker

Michael Phelps. He is a thrilling competitor and an inspiring figure.  Fueled by his intense focus to break the Olympic medal record and to elevate the status of Swimming as a sport, Phelps has stirred the heart of a nation and stoked the ambitions of generations of swimmers. William Wilberforce.  His two great aims in … Continue reading Choose Your Focus, Or Someone Else Will

This post is part of a series reflecting on my Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. The Pilgrimage was a guided experience called “The Footsteps of Jesus”  - every Friday, I’ll be posting a “Footsteps Friday” reflection. I look forward to your sharing your thoughts and comments.   Upon returning from my Pilgrimage, the most frequent … Continue reading It is Enough

Ours is an era of innovation, change, and speed - not just in the marketplace, but also in society and culture. Tom Friedman's new book Thank You for Being Late  is a field guide to this era of immense change and how to thrive in it.  He writes about the convergence of immense computing power, … Continue reading The Value You Add Is In the Questions You Ask

Yesterday we talked about unhealthy ambition.  Today, as promised, we look more closely at healthy ambition. Aliza Weller, in her TEDx talk, makes a helpful distinction between ambition and aspiration.  She looks at the Latin root ambitio, which means “going around soliciting votes.”   It implies striving for honor and preferment.  In contrast, she advocates … Continue reading What is Healthy Ambition?

To all the excited entrepreneurs out there; all the game changers who are out to disrupt whole economies; all the young church planters who are reaching to build the next megachurch: Stop killing people with your ambition. The desire to achieve is a good thing.  Achieving goals feels good, it elevates our sense  of self-worth.  … Continue reading Stop Killing People with Your Ambition

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.  Against such things there is no law.  (Galatians 5:22-23) Welcome to our Fruitful Disciplines Series!  This powerful series was designed to help you become wiser, stronger, and more effective by growing in these spiritual qualities.  Each sermon provides … Continue reading Grow in Faith with the Fruitful Disciplines Series