One of the recent breakthrough ideas in human behavior comes out of Stanford University. In 2007 Professor B.J. Fogg began teaching what became known as “the Facebook Class.” Student in Fogg’s class developed apps for Facebook and Zinga resulting in products that made students wealthy overnight. (To see Fogg in action to to www.bjfogg.com and... Read More

A few years ago I was invited by Pastor Nathan Ivy, from Sojourn Community Church in Louisville, KY to talk about externally focused / justice ministry at a conference they were sponsoring. The church was in a renovated elementary school building on their midtown campus. One of the highlights was sharing the speaking platform with John Perkins. The church... Read More

There is a marriage movement today that asks the question, “What if God designed marriage not to make you happy but make you holy?” I’m not part of that movement. I, and many others take a different approach. Liz and I are trying to build our lives around Ecclesiastes 9:9. “Enjoy life with the wife... Read More

It takes a lot of faith to get married. To stand together on the precipice of an uncertain future and make an unconditional lifelong commitment to another flawed human being is almost a miracle in itself. The marriage vows, at their best, bid us to promise…vow…and covenant to have, to hold, to love, to cherish,... Read More

In the November issue of The Atlantic is a fascinating article re invention and innovation. Here’s how writer James Fallow describes what they did. The Atlantic recently assembled a panel of 12 scientists, entrepreneurs, engineers, historians of technology, and others to assess the innovations that have done the most to shape the nature of modern life. The... Read More

7/23/13 Yesterday I drove up to Fort Collins to have breakfast with long-time friend Keith Davy. For the past twelve years or so Keith has been the thought leader for increasing effective evangelism for Cru. I always love being with Keith; not just for his fresh ideas and perspective but also because of his positive,... Read More

9/18/13  Last week I asked Sam Williams: “What would you do if you had a billion dollars?” It was the beginning of a great conversation. The first thing of course is to pay off your bills. But what would come second? We talked about the possiblities–endowing a chair at a university or seminary…donating a building... Read More

9/11/13 A few weeks ago Leadership Network interviewed me as one of their authors. Here is that interview. I think its a decent reflection of why I (and maybe others) write: If someone came to you and said they were thinking of writing a book, what advice would you give them? “I’d say “Great!” I think... Read More

8/19/13 Three years ago I began the first of five Global Connection Leadership Communities (GXLC). This first community met on the heals of a “Listening Tour” of 55 Senior and Missions Pastors of churches over 3000. This resulted in a paper I wrote called Nine Game-Changers for Global Missions. This last week I was transferring material from... Read More