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The Similarities of Steve Jobs and St. Francis
Is there any doubt that St. Francis would have used a Mac?"You will see that one day I will be adored by the whole world." - St. Francis"I want to put a dent in the universe." - Steve JobsLast year a...
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The Secret To Success
A view of the Pacific Ocean from Jenner by the Sea"Allow regular time for silent reflection. Turn inward and digest what has happened. Let the senses rest and grow still." - John Heider, The Tao of...
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The Church of Baseball
"I believe in the church of baseball." - Annie Savoy, Bull DurhamToday is the 47th anniversary of my first visit to a cathedral. When I walked in and saw the green grass of Candlestick Park I thought...
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Three Prayers - Part 1
"It doesn't matter how you pray - with your head bowed in silence, or crying out in grief, or dancing. Churches are good for prayer, but so are garages and cars and mountains and showers and dance...
View Article49 Years and Still Dreaming
"I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment I still have a dream." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Today is the 49th anniversary of Dr. King's "I Have...
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Three Prayers - Part 2
My altar in Assisi. A place to say the three prayers every day.I have been across the pond in England preaching and attending a minister’s conference and then down to Florida for more preaching and a...
View ArticleWhat's Right About Religion?
"Are there flaws in the church? Absolutely. But is there great beauty in the church? Absolutely." -- Stephen ColbertStephen Colbert is a charter member of the Calltrepreneurship Hall of Fame (grand...
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What's Right About Business?
"The ultimate purpose of business is not, or should not be, simply to make money. Nor is it merely a system of making and selling things. The promise of business is to increase the general well-being...
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A Failure of Imagination...or Not
Opportunity. God. Overwhelm. Beauty. What do you see?"Entrepreneurship is the pursuit of opportunity without regard to resources currently controlled." -- Howard StevensonI recently discovered...
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Doing the Impossible
"“Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” -- St. FrancisToday is the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi Day. Francis is the patron saint of...
View ArticleBlowin' in the Wind
"Everybody has a calling, don't they? Some have a high calling, some have a low calling. Everybody is called but few are chosen. There's a lot of distraction for people, so you might not every find...
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Remembering the Sabbath
"And you - what of your rushed and useful life? Imagine setting it all down - papers, plans, appointments, everything - leaving only a note: "Gone to the fields to be lovely. Be back when I'm...
View ArticleThe Birthplace of Innovation
"Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change." - Brené BrownI am probably late to the Brené Brown craze. If you aren't familiar with Brown she became an "overnight" sensation...
View ArticleA Life of Courage and Beauty
Summer Dale passes away“When you are sorrowful look again in your heart and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.” -- Kahlil GibranOne of the greatest gifts...
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Waiting Room Advent
“Joyfully participate in the sorrows of life.” -- Buddhist sayingWe are in the season of Advent, a time for waiting. I’m spending this first day of winter waiting in a hospital cafeteria. My wife...
View ArticleAnything But Grace
"This is the time/For you to deeply compute the impossibility/That there is anything/But Grace." -- HafizOn the first day of winter I wrote about waiting for test results to determine if my wife...
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Being Your Numbers
I started my career in sales. Some would say I have never left. My first job at nine years old was shining shoes on a street corner in San Francisco. I took my shoe shine kit and waited near the bus...
View ArticleReaching for Different Stars
"The tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach. It isn't a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream...It is...
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Embracing Our Marshmallow Buddha
My laughing Buddha & Marshmallow Buddha stole"Laughter is the language of the soul." - Pablo NerudaIt was my first day of seminary and I was wondering what in the world I had done with my life. I...
View ArticleWaiting For Wisdom (2.0)
"How can we live with greater presence, meaning, and mindfulness in the technology age? -- Wisdom 2.0Last week I was in Boston to begin working on an entrepreneurial program for ministers. This week...
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The Wisdom of Discomfort
Buddha welcomes us to Wisdom 2.0"Of all of the skills I have learned in the past 7 years of changing my life, one skill stands out: Learning to be comfortable with discomfort." -- Leo Babauta,...
View ArticleWill Work For Vision
"I have been evolving a personal vision statement for some time. It’s expanding the world’s collective wisdom and compassion." -- Jeff Weiner, CEO, LinkedInDay two at the Wisdom 2.0 conference began...
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Happy Birthday!
Don - age 4 days. As usual, with mouth open."Did you think the universe went through 20 billion years of work to create you if there was not a particular function that you - and only you - could do?"...
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The Yahtzee Cup of Life
"We're all just seeds in God's hands...Where we land is sometimes fertile soil and sometimes sand." -- Kathy MatteaI grew up living in the apartment across the hall from my grandmother and grandfather....
View ArticleA Spring Cleaning Discovery
Spring has returned which meant I was doing foreign things last weekend - working in the yard and cleaning the garage rummaging through boxes of books and papers discerning what I no longer needed....
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