Where were you 10 years ago?...
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Twice this last month I have been asked this question, most recently in India. “Where were you ten years ago… I have been in the desert unnecessarily for ten years. If I had heard you speak on Convergence back then, I might have avoided the desert.”
Actually, ten years ago I was in a desert of sorts, and a pretty severe one. About this time in 2001 we had given...
Assumptions, exceptions...
Have you ever wondered if we are not seeing the results to which we think we are entitled because we are living off the wrong premise? Could we be expecting certain outputs, and calling it faith, when our inputs are wrong? Could we have the wrong set of assumptions? I have been thinking about some “Assumption Phrases” in the Bible: “Since you are…” and...A whale could ruin your day...
Last night I was sharing with a group of friends the strategy that Jesus used when he met a young businessman. The man was rough around the edges, an outdoor kind of guy, running a blue collar business. He had dirt under his finger nails and smelled of fish and nets and boat. No one got points for hanging around his business. There was no, “I had lunch with the mayor”-factor...Global Day of Prayer...
It is slated to be the largest prayer gathering in history with participants from most nations on the planet. We will be there, and you can join us, of course. (See http://gdop.inst.net) What is equally interesting to me is that, over 200 years ago the ‘Father of modern missions’, William Carey, proposed a conference in Cape Town to be held in 1810… but it never...Calling: firm as fog...
Washington D.C. — About twenty people gathered in a cozy home to spend an evening talking about how to integrate the different facets of life. I sketched the outlines of four big areas of life–Career, Community, Creativity and Calling. We understand Career and Community in a more concrete way, even though we struggle with the sliding boundaries that squish back and forth...Potholes on the road to Business as Miss...
Those who know me recognize that I am no longer a proponent of the phrase Business as Missions. It is not a bad thing, in and of itself, but it can become a diversion from the real work that God has for businesspeople to do in the kingdom of God. In 2003 I wrote, “The marketplace movement is happening, it’s exciting, and it has lots of potential. Like other movements before it, the...Convergence...
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Today someone emailed and said, “I am reading your book, “Convergence: Integrating Your Career, Community, Creativity and Calling”. I have really appreciated the content, especially the section on hearing God.”
I also had a discussion with someone contemplating the year-end questions: “Am I in the right job? How do I get the time to think about the future...
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