Surprised by Paradox
Jonathan Edwards, the great American theologian, believed in paradox. He believed that in God we see many traits that don’t seem to belong together: infinite greatness and infinite care, infinite justice and
Christian Living
In Defense of Funerals
I’ve wanted to write a defense of funerals for a while now.
I notice a trend to call services “celebrations of life” instead of funerals. I understand why. We like to focus
Serving People in a Mass Market World
When I ordered books in December, I received an email from the author (slightly edited):
hi darryl!
i just wanted to say thank you for ordering all the books a few week ago!
Pillage the Past
In his book Managing Ourselves, Ari Weinzweig describes three types of creativity:
* Creativity that moves forward — new innovations
* Creativity that shifts sideways — introducing something from one territory to another, or putting together two
Digital Minimalism
As I write this, I’m about to take off on a flight from Toronto to Orlando. That means — gasp — three hours without being connected to the Internet. There’s an out. For