The irreversibility of action is one of the most profound truths of life. When we act, we interact with others from our position of human plurality to accomplish something more creative and powerful than we could ever accomplish on our own. Action is always an inter-action with others, and action is always resulting in an outcome that…
Category: leadership
Engineering is an Identity
Society is reliant on our ability to harness technological advances in order to facilitate economic, social, and political activities that make us “human.” Our ability to do so has advanced to a point where now the boundaries between policy and engineering design are no longer clear. This is especially true if you have the same…
false humility
So, last night we had prayer meeting and I was so excited to attend and lead it, although I knew I’d not been going to the church long enough to command a following of most of the members and that I didn’t know how things happened here. I remember being frustrated that everyone weren’t participating…
Count Not Just the Cost, But Also The Worth
We have been writing Lenten devotionals in our church’s Foreign Missions Ministry. This post was originally written to be published on our minstry’s blog, but it was not required. I think that I’d like to share it with you all on my personal blog, so here goes… Today’s Scripture Focus: Luke 14:28-33 “Suppose one of you…
stories of 2013
each year as new year’s day approaches, billions of us instinctively reflect on our lives and appraise ourselves. in that appraisal, we often find ourselves wanting. for some of us, this conclusion is certainly borne out by the evidence; for most of us, this conclusion is an exaggeration intended as self-motivation; for some of…
Reflections on “The Pale King”
Given the size of the book and the immensity of its author, this will be a brief reflection. The Pale King, by David Foster Wallace, was an adventure. It was a book that reminded me why I read fiction. Not necessarily to be entertained, because this book was not entertaining. I determined to read more…
Water for the soul
Those who may have followed this blog for some time may be predicting that I am about to jump into some Christian reflection. At this point, I am sorry to disappoint your expectations. Instead, I’d like to share with you a goal I have for myself during the upcoming year: to read 12 fiction books…
the meaning is in the madness
Today’s sermon was about Samson, Delilah, Samson’s downfall, and his triumphant death. I couldn’t help but reflect on the sadness of this account, and the way this sadness gives birth to such victory. I started to reflect on the fact that we can live for so long being confused and frustrated by those we love…
why are we asking the wrong questions about education?!?
[I’m warning you now, this is probably the longest blog post I’ve ever written, but my passion on the issue requires it…] The Chicago Teachers’ strike is compelling news to me for a number of reasons. [For example, why did the union not give parents and students more lead time that a strike might be…
don’t be ridiculous… don’t waste your life
I was listening to TD Jakes this morning with my wife while preparing for my trip to Australia. He was preaching from the story of David and Goliath, specifically the part of the account when Eliab, David’s brother, rebukes him for urging the men to fight against the undefeated Philistine champion. Although I thought I’d…