A test paints a picture. Good teachers craft tests to provide a carefully-targeted picture of what students have learned. Great teaching is the process of helping students prepare to do as well as possible on the test. The ultimate job of a great teacher is to anticipate, as much as possible, the difficult, inescapable, real-world […]
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About Panic
Seems like we have some extra time to watch videos these days. I don’t have a cat, so here are some thoughts from Jesus about facing fear. Can’t see the video? Click here.
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I Don’t Know
I thought I’d talk to you about all the things I don’t know, and a few things I’m sure about. Can’t see the video? Click here.
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Helpless?
No, we’re not. But maybe that’s how it feels. When we’re confronted with big numbers, when the message isn’t clear, when an invisible boogeyman lurks around every corner, it’s easy to default to helpless. Helpless happens when we feel like we’ve lost control. Of course, what we really lose is the illusion that we were […]
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About Going Viral
Most people don’t really understand the math of exponential growth. Right now there’s a lot of talk about a virus spreading “exponentially.” I don’t want to talk about illness, but lots of other things spread exponentially. Generosity, for example. Let’s imagine ten people committed to a cause like a bike ride to support kids rescued […]
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It’s Not Fair!
If life’s a baseball game, I was born on second base. A white male with a stable two-parent family in middle-class America, access to quality public K-12 education and very low-cost, world-class university. I got an undeniable head start in a culture that’s allowed me to maintain and amplify my lead with less effort than […]
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Priceless
We spend a lot of time taking pictures. Posed group pictures. Action photos. Scenery. Video. On our Photo Site you can see hundreds of pictures and videos from our rides. If you didn’t know better you’d think capturing images was the whole point. Memories matter. Joshua placed an alter of 12 stones at the place […]
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“Real” Belief
Do you really believe what you believe? If you think it’s an odd question, here’s a story. A man stretched a cable about 6 feet off the ground between two tall buildings on opposite sides of the street. As a small crowd of curious onlookers gathered, the man walked from one end to the other […]
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About Seeking
Suppose we all “seek justice.” I believe if we did that, it would change the world. But I’m not sure that means what you think. The FREEDOM TOUR won’t end human trafficking. I’m not sure all the anti-trafficking efforts, all the hard work and money and sacrifice, can ever END slavery and trafficking. God never […]
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We Can’t Win
You and I know we have no business thinking we can make a difference. We don’t have tons of money or millions of followers. We aren’t on cable news. We’re a tree falling in the forest…nobody hears, so what’s it matter? That’s the message. Why bother, because our puny voices won’t be heard over the […]
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The Squiggle
What do you see in this image? Mostly it’s a white background, but if you’re like me you focused on the little black squiqqle. So, you’ve got this crazy dream. You’re beginning a new project, a new week, a new decade, and you’re ready to follow Jesus. You’re ready to take the next step, to […]
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Wouldn’t It Be Better?
Ever hear about “speaking up for the voiceless”? It’s sort of odd, because those “voiceless” people really have the same voices as you and me. Their voices are beautiful. And capable. And worth hearing. Those voices are intentionally, systematically silenced and repressed. Or they’re simply ignored out of convenience and privilege, because their words and […]
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