Never Stop Learning
I’m in Eagle, Idaho this weekend to speak at a retreat on Contemplative Prayer, and I’ve been enjoying the chance to hangout with my good friend, Robin and his family. One of the things I enjoy the most about Robin is that even after years of ministry and life experience and a doctorate in ministry he still approaches life with a learner’s heart. Every time I visit Robin and spend time looking around his library, I always go home with a big list of books I’d like to get from Amazon, and an even longer list of questions I need to ponder.
So what do you do to keep learning? Read more…
I love this poster!
Lately, I’ve been struggling more than usual with the problem of procrastination. I have big plans, and ideas, task lists, and dreams, but I just can’t seem to get them done. It’s as if there’s always something else that needs doing, or that gets my attention. It feels a bit like high school again, when the only time I would ever clean my room was when I had a paper due the next day, and cleaning my room was the last thing I could do to put off writing the paper just a little bit longer. I’m intrigued by my struggle with procrastination and I’ve been wondering why it is that it’s been my constant companion for so many years. A few days ago I did what I always do when I am intrigued by something, I bought a book on the subject. It’s a nerdy practice, I know, but it has also led to the development of a pretty decent personal library. I even have a book on the art of mind control practiced by the ancient ninjas. Read more…
A Very Silly Canadian.
So, I am on my way back from my friend’s Aaron and Jo’s wedding. I had a great time hanging out in the Boise area with Ben, Tim, Robin, Shad, Chaya and the rest of the gang. Ben and I decided that the best way to refer to the weekend as a whole would be to call it SillyFest 2009. As those of you that know Ben can attest to, when he is around, things have a habit of getting silly all of a sudden. This weekend, this was a great talent to have. In fact, it was a good reminder that I need to remember to be more silly at regular intervals throughout my life. My silly muscles are sore today, which only reinforces the fact that they haven’t been used enough lately. Read more…
Hey there, everyone. I’m sitting in the Denver Airport waiting for my flight to Boise and catching up on a little blog reading. Lately, I’ve been spending a lot of time working on getting the painting done in our new home, and I’m really getting sick of it. I chuckled when I came across this post from Michael Hyatt, so I thought I would share it with you. Definitely worth the read.
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What do you do when you're waiting?
I was waiting to catch a plane at the airport last weekend and I was thinking a lot about identities, which led me to realize that you can tell a lot about people by the way they behave while waiting for a plane.
You can tell something about them by the clothes that they wear. There was this one lady that had this black bag with these huge sequined letters spelling out the words “Black Bag”. Either she’s got a quirky sense of humor, or she’s very forgetful. Read more…
