Last night, we were in the reigning world champion’s home ballpark. Today, we made the long drive to Comerica Park, home of last year’s runner up, the Detroit Tigers. And while traveling between last year’s World Series participants, we saw hallowed football ground: South Bend …
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Today was very, very fun! Had a leisurely morning in Indianapolis, drove 3 hours or so to St. Louis, stopping at Greenville College on the way (where Jars of Clay met and formed). Doug bought us tram tickets to go the top of the arch …
Read MoreBaseball, Day 1
Now that I’m actually doing it, I’m realizing what a unique experience this trip is/is going to be. Like my brother said, “When else do I have nothing to do but watch baseball and drive on the interstate?” I arrived on my own in Indianapolis …
Read MorePreaching Re-Imagined
“Preaching Re-Imagined” by Doug Pagitt I blogged about it here…pretty good stuff.
Read MoreReturn of the Prodigal Son
“The Return of the Prodigal Son” by Henri J.M. Nouwen A theological and personal journey caused by Rembrandt’s painting. Deep and insightful; Nouwen unpacks how Jesus’ story and the painting transformed him.
Read MoreBrave New World
“Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley 1984 done better.
Read MoreRevolution in the Valley
“Revolution in The Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made” by Andy Hertzfeld I love Apple. When I found folklore.org, I loved the stories of the early days of creating the mac written by the ones who did it. I got …
Read MoreKite Runner
“The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini It all works…the writing, the story, the Afghani culture, the themes, the strength, the pain. If it doesn’t change how you view immigrants, read it again.
Read MoreThe Most Famous Man in America
“The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher” by Debby Applegate I would have loved this book no matter what, but since it was written by a friend from high school, it makes it even better. Until I make time to …
Read MoreNow, Discover Your Strengths
“Now, Discover Your Strengths” by Marcus Buckingham, Donald O. Clifton Interesting premise: we’ve given much more attention to our weaknesses than our strengths. Organizations and individuals would do better to capitalize on strengths, say the authors, so they’ve worked to categorize and define 33 different …
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