If you were to come to my neighborhood, you would notice palm trees lining my block like guards outside Buckingham Palace. If you looked a little closer, you might even notice “please do not litter” neatly spraypainted in green on sidewalks and street corners. Depending on the time of year, you might find words likeContinue reading “Mission and Blessing”
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My Top Books of 2024
Last year I said the difficulty with an annual list like this is that it insinuates that every year is filled with incredible reads when, in fact, every other year is lackluster. It would seem that was a prophetic word. Whereas last year was filled with so many great books, I almost posted a midyearContinue reading “My Top Books of 2024”
Lessons from Presidents: Grant, Telos, and the Power of Perception
This is part of a loose series chronicling random thoughts on presidential history and how it pertains to leadership generally and ministry leadership in particular. You can read my last entry on William Howard Taft here. In our last meeting a couple weeks before his graduation, Jordan, the student leader I’d been coaching, confessed toContinue reading “Lessons from Presidents: Grant, Telos, and the Power of Perception”
My Top Books of 2023
Every year I toy with the idea of not doing this list anymore. Aside from the shocking amount of work it takes, to share my favorite reads from a given year implies that I actually read some worthwhile things. Unfortunately, that’s not always true. Every other year my reading list consists largely of duds. ButContinue reading “My Top Books of 2023”
Slouching Toward the Kingdom
“What if our unmaking is only as virtuous what is put in its stead? What if our deconstruction is only a steppingstone to the more honorable work of creating something more beautiful?”
Lessons from Presidents: Taft and Calling
I can’t say if Taft was or wasn’t called to the presidency, but his life and example remind me that as a Christian, leadership is never as simple as technical skill or personal virtue. We must consider if we’re called to a thing. If we are, then we faithfully execute that responsibility by living a life of character and growing our competence.”
Worshipping the Anti-Hero
“No one man should have that much power” — Police Officer speaking of Malcolm X “Kendrick made you think about it/but he is not your savior” — Kendrick Lamar, “Savior” Anyone who knows me well knows that I consider myself a huge Taylor Swift fan. Most people, upon hearing it for the first time, laugh with incredulity. I getContinue reading “Worshipping the Anti-Hero”
My Top Books of 2022
After feeling the sting of disappointment with reading 60 books last year, I came into 2022 with the hopeful but possible goal of reading 75. Then, at some point, I stopped caring. Between two kids and everything else, reading physical books became harder to do. While I normally listen to audiobooks while making breakfast andContinue reading “My Top Books of 2022”
On Legacy
Not too long ago I stopped by my alma mater to pray. It’d been on my to-do list for a while but for one reason or another I kept putting it off. That was, until I found myself with a half a day on my hands and my soul in desperate need of a retreat.Continue reading “On Legacy”
The Smaller Life
Lately three similar, yet distinct images have been on my mind. The first two most definitely happened. The third of which, I’m not too sure. It seems as equally possible to have made it up as it does that it happened. First is the time I randomly bumped into my favorite singer at a popularContinue reading “The Smaller Life”
Tomy Wilkerson 