In June 2005 Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple Computers and Pixar Animation, delivered the commencement address to the Stanford University graduating class. A full transcript of his speech entitled Stay Hungry, Stay Foolishis available here.
He speaks of love and loss, and death; but it is his story of connecting dots that comes to mind as I contemplate how God is working in Africa.
I imagine it’s in an earthly sense that Jobs said, “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking back. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.” [click to continue…]
Video review: Institutions vs Collaboration, by Clay Shirky.
Take a moment to watch the video clip. The context is technology, but consider the principles. Now apply the concept of collaboration to the church. Have we placed too much confidence in institutionalized church to fulfill our mandate? I believe the time is now for believers of all walks of life to make their contribution felt. We cannot abdicate our responsibility to the professionals employed by institutions to get the job done.
Leadership is about stewardship; stewardship of affluence, and stewardship of influence. I urge you, don’t just read blogs and quietly disagree: Engage, debate, influence. You can make a difference.
Video by: TED Ideas Worth Spreading| Language: English | Running time: 20:46 | Produced by: TED Conferences, LLC July, 2005 | Speaker/s: Clay Shirky
“Man is surely stark raving mad,” Michel de Montaigne said. “He can’t make a worm, but he makes gods by the dozen.” I imagine that we’re all aware of the subtlety and insidiousness of idolatry, yet how many times, in how many ways, do we set idols before God? Business can sometimes be that to me. Not that business is wrong, irredeemable. No – simply, it needs always to be kept in its place, always and fully consecrated to God.
FaithShares Trust, established by Tom Phillips and Garrett Stevens, will offer shares of exchange traded funds based on indexes that track recommendations of organizations representing Baptist, Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist and nondenominational Christian groups. The funds will include large-cap stocks, excluding those that conflict with core beliefs of the various denominations.
Facebook and Twitter have created an open forum for people to share their faith beyond what traditional forms of communication provide,” said Chad Nykamp, Vice President of Operations for Salem Web Network. “Social media has become a new medium for evangelism and the spread of Christianity, and we’re excited to see our content and resources being used for that purpose.”
Is America becoming intolerant of its Christian heritage? Already legislation has been passed expanding our current Hate-Crime Law. Proponents of the bill argue that its expansion is for the inclusion of sexual preference, but opponents see an opportunity for it to be used to silence Christian faith at its very heart, the pulpit.
The very idea of being in debt leaves one with a very uncomfortable feeling. For some, being in debt can be a major crisis in life. Many Christians feel that the very idea of owing someone money is not a good idea, while others feel it does not matter as long as the burden does not cause inconvenience or discomfort to the family.
