The adjacent possible—the shadow futures around us
Imagine, if you will, a simple 9-piece set of Legos that forms a small car—4 wheels, a chassis, a windshield, two axels,... Read More
Nir Eyal and spiritual growth
I just finished spending one and a half eye-opening days with Nir Eyal. On Tuesday Nir hosted the Habit Summit with a... Read More
Guest Post on Obscurity
Centuries ago, in the deserts of Egypt an early Christian mystic scratched a prayer in the sands of the Scetes Dessert. He... Read More
Good ideas in disguise
This week at LunchNLearn we watched an insightful 23-minute presentation by Chris Dixon called “Good ideas that look like bad ideas” (GITLLBI). Dixon was speaking to... Read More
BJ Fogg and evangelism
One of the recent breakthrough ideas in human behavior comes out of Stanford University. In 2007 Professor B.J. Fogg began teaching what... Read More
My books on Audible.com
Cutting for Stone: A Novel by Abraham Verghese Change or Die by Alan Deutschman The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas... Read More
My books on Kindle
Campus Renewal by Justin Christopher Center Church by Tim Keller Change Anything: The new science of personal success by Kerry Patterson et... Read More
How St. Patrick would exegete a city
A few weeks ago I spent a couple of delightful hours with Dr. Lauren Speeth, director of the Elfenworks and Director of... Read More
Understanding MOOCs and online discipleship
A MOOC is a Massive Open Online Course aimed at large-scale participation and open access via the Web. MOOCs are a recent development in the... Read More
Generosity and your marriage: Keep the flowers coming
Those brave souls who study marriage are continually looking for the positive behaviors that add to marital satisfaction and longevity. In October... Read More