I love how this guy ‘incarnates’ his faith in his mundane-ness.
I admire his authentic love for his church.
Brilliant.
(kudos to Joshua Fox for tweeting the link).
Musings on Life & Faith
I love how this guy ‘incarnates’ his faith in his mundane-ness.
I admire his authentic love for his church.
Brilliant.
(kudos to Joshua Fox for tweeting the link).
I am a huge productivity fan. If I can use the organizational tools available to be more efficient and ‘sharp’ – that’s gotta be a serious plus. Here are some recent lessons re-learned through observations and mistakes.
I need to be organised. If I’m not – I fear that I could slip into laziness – which might be the default genetic drive for the vast majority of us.
In a world peppered with distractions and an avalanche of social media whispers – attention and focus are increasingly becoming a commodity. In my job/vocation, I fulfill multiple roles: communicating, training, ‘counselling’ as well as plenty of admin to support those issues.
These might be very basic and obvious but there’s nothing like getting the simple stuff right.
What works for you?
What have you learned?
Although I am not a fully fledged subscriber to any pastor/author/theologian fan club – I must admit that I owe a lot to John Piper. I remember being offered Desiring God not long after the ‘wall came down’ and it seemed a deep and complex book to read with my limited English theological vocabulary.
In the past 5+ years I have come to discover the great drive to be more satisfied in Him as He is most glorified in me. A God-centred pursuit of a life lived well, for His honour.
Recently JP retired from his position at BBC in Minneapolis in order to pursue an even more active role as an author. In a recent interview he highlighted a few things that are his reflections of his years in ministry – so far.
Here is what ‘stuck’ with me:
All those thoughts have encouraged me greatly as both a leader and a pastor with my ‘L’ plates on.