Becoming a leader doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a long view and long road. It starts when we’re young. As I look back on my journey in faith and leadership, I’m finding a consistent theme: investment. Â I wrote a bit about it in an earlier post. Take An Interest During my junior high years, high school senior Chris Spink modeled the Christian life while playing basketball...
Settlers And Pioneers: Which One Are You?
There are two visions of life, two kinds of people. The first see life as a possession to be carefully guarded. They are called settlers. The second see life as a wild, fantastic, explosive gift. They are called pioneers. These two types give rise to two kinds of theology: Settler Theology and Pioneer Theology. According to Wes Seeliger in his book, Western Theology, the first kind, Settler...
The Finish Line
I did it. This is me literally 1/4 of a mile from the finish line. I’m high-fiving Micki. Grace took this pic on Mick’s iPhone. It’s pretty awesome. So, Saturday I ran 13.1 miles. I did it. How do we celebrate? First, I want to thank Micki for being so supportive of me being gone so much running. She never, and I mean NEVER, made me feel guilty, said anything...