The Parable of the Peppered Moth
In his book Awaken Your Genius, former rocket scientist Ozan Varol tells a fascinating story of Britain’s peppered moth. At one point in their history… …98 percent of the moths were light-colored. Only 2 percent...
Category: Learning Curve
God, Give Us the Grace to be Grateful.
This post originally appeared in 2021. It’s Thanksgiving Day in the United States, and the purpose of Thanksgiving is to…well…give thanks. In your family or friend group, perhaps you have different ways of doing that:...
Dud.
[This post originally appeared on July 4, 2011.] When I was in 8th grade, I had a gig as a teacher in “Children’s Church,” which is where Christian parents send their kids so they won’t...
God, Give Us the Grace to be Grateful.
This post originally appeared in 2021. It’s Thanksgiving Day in the United States, and the purpose of Thanksgiving is to…well…give thanks. In your family or friend group, perhaps you have different ways of doing that:...
Virtual Elevators, Fake Planks, and Real Faith
A few weeks ago I strapped on a virtual-reality headset for the first time, in an effort to prove that you can teach an old dog new ways of wasting an afternoon. The very first...
God, Give Us the Grace to be Grateful.
It’s Thanksgiving Day in the United States, and the purpose of Thanksgiving is to…well…give thanks. In your family or friend group, perhaps you have different ways of doing that: your Methodist preacher granddaddy says the...
Musings on Working from Home (from a Guy Who Has Never Worked from Home)
As you read this, I will officially be on day four of what is – for now – the new normal. A week ago today, our staff team was told that our offices would remain...
Who Are You Reading?
I’ve had the same conversation several times in the past few months. The first time, it was with a friend who had read my list of books I recommend to those in the guest services...
“May We Glorify You Through Our Spreadsheets”
Last week as our staff team came back together for the first day of 2018, we had much to celebrate: over 14,000 in attendance at Christmas at DPAC 2017, over $34,000 raised for NeighborHealth Center,...
When Darkness Seems to Hide His Face
Our nation has woken up to yet another mass shooting. With every click of the “refresh” button, the news updates reveal more carnage, more sorrow out of Las Vegas: 20 dead. Now 50. 100 injured....
