Monthly Archive: August 2005

water water everywhere

water water everywhere

A little late on the news, but read my copy of complimentary hotel copy of USA Today this morning, about the hurricane damage in New Orleans, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, and surround areas. Words fail to touch the grief + sorrow...

Barna tired of just sharing information

Barna tired of just sharing information

Subversive Influence noted in Barna Makes a Major Ministry Change that George Barna, of reputable statistics, demographics, and trends among evangelical “born again” Christians, had gotten tired of sharing information and seeing that many church leaders were unable to translate...

perceptive differences between Asian and European Americans

perceptive differences between Asian and European Americans

One study noted observable differences between native Chinese people and European American people. Not to overgeneralize, what may have been observed among the Chinese may not apply to all Asians. Asians and North Americans really do see the world differently....

my StrengthsFinder themes analyzed

my StrengthsFinder themes analyzed

Joseph Dworak of Leadership Vision has graciously read my palm, er, analyzed my StrengthsFinder themes. I’ve found this to be the most helpful personal assessment tool to date, b/c it not only tells me how I might do something stylistically,...

resourcefulness + Tim Keller’s new book excerpt

resourcefulness + Tim Keller’s new book excerpt

I often get offline, in person, comments about how resourceful this website is, and how they’ve found it helpful for all kinds of information. But I’m also recently getting emailed and picking up online comments about the link rot on...

art at the mall

art at the mall

Makoto Fujimura is perhaps a most notable and accomplished Asian American artist, based on New York City, and connected with International Arts Movement (IAM) and Village Church. I briefly met him in person a while back, when I conference-crashed (cf....

technical gizmo to fight cancer

technical gizmo to fight cancer

My friend Jim is getting a mediport implant into his body to fight lymphoma cancer, after spending yesterday getting his first chemo treatment. Praying this very moment as it is happening right now. And I just watched The Manchurian Candidate...

finding innovative leaders

finding innovative leaders

My excursion to Dallas draws to a close, as I await my departing flight in Terminal C. The previous flight at my gate had its plane grounded at its previous location until tomorrow for an unstated reason. And the management...