Last week I mentioned we are at a historic crossroads. Will we bring the proven ideas of the past forward in our lives, or will we be primarily engaged with the ideas in popular circulation today? Every serious soul should be asking this question, because today’s and tomorrow’s problems won’t be solved [...]
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Crossroads of the Mind, Part 2 (Enter the Old School)
Posted in Christianity, Communication, Election, Frontline Leadership, War of Ideas, Worldview, culture on January 30, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Crossroads of the Mind, Part 1
Posted in Christianity, Communication, Frontline Leadership, Generations, Marriage & Family, Technology, War of Ideas, Worldview, culture on January 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
You haven’t heard much from me this year. Not yet anyway. Recently I have had the pleasure of working on a writing project that I’ll tell you about later. I have also had the pleasure of reading and reflecting more of late. This has brought focus to what I want [...]
American expectations - political and otherwise
Posted in Election, Terrorism, culture on January 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Bret Stephens writes today: “There is great virtue in the American way, which expects CEOs to perform on a quarterly basis, presidents and Congresses to reinvent politics in 100 days, generals to wipe out opponents in 100 hours without taking significant casualties, doctors to save life and limb every time, search engines to yield a [...]
Blue-gum trees, old bicycle parts, and the wind
Posted in Technology, culture on December 15, 2007 | No Comments »
Read this fantastic story about how a young African man is making the most of what he has to change the world for his family and his country. It is remarkable and provoking how much he has accomplished with so little.
(It is also interesting to note the societal implications of technology development in this microcosm, [...]