In his last Living Jubilee post my friend Sam Van Eman nicely ruminated on our all-too-human foible of thinking we can “go it alone.”  Specifically, Sam wondered about how to best improve in a skill or area of learning—a matter about which Christians who desire to serve God in their vocations, callings, and careers most [...]

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I tend to fly solo. That means I think before I read what others think. I write before I learn how others write. And I do this because I’m convinced I know how something ought to be done, even though I really don’t know how it ought to be done.
So either I’m arrogant, ignorant, or [...]

It’s the end of a decade, and so plenty of “best of the decade” lists are popping up alongside the usual “best of the year” lists. At the New York Times, A.O. Scott writes about the strange process of trying to narrow down the best movies of the decade.
At the beginning of this decade, I [...]

A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to go to Faith for Thought in State College, PA, and got to get some people signed up for Jubilee 2010. There were some great breakout and tactile sessions, but the reason I’m telling you about this great event after it’s over is because they put the [...]

Last week I visited STAND, a college fellowship group at California University of PA. Cal is small but CCO’s Pete Ware is a big presence on campus. As part of his effort to get students ready for Jubilee, he put together a four-week series on vocation and God’s call for faithfulness in all areas of [...]

On looking at modern art – with my Mom.

I’ve been thinking about the trend toward various forms of localism (such as the locavore movement). When undertaken for reasons other than xenophobia, I think it’s a healthy trend. It’s good to support, for instance, local farmers who are contributing to the health of our environment and our populations by growing food through safe and [...]