My preference would be to just come out and say “God doesn’t test us.” I considered that as the title for this piece because it’s more incendiary, but it’s not entirely accurate. Institutional education has given us a definition of “test” that is hard to shake, one whereby we are measured to a standard and …
The scripture in Genesis 1:27 has always fascinated me. It’s well known, the first half reading “So God created man in his own image”. This concept of man being made in God’s image is one of the oldest pieces of theology in my memory, so it’s a concept that I suppose strongly impacted my early …
Twenty-twelve has produced another bumper crop of excellent dance music. The American public has finally caught on as well, which is great news. My only regret is that I couldn’t get my hands on a great Gangnam Style remix. Ahh well. Guys, this year has been pretty wild for our family, so I felt some …
We have 2 sons, and early next week we’re expecting our first daughter to be born. During the last week I’ve had a few profound moments of being overwhelmed by sudden rushes of emotion as I think about this new member of our family. Things like washing tiny pink clothes, cleaning the house and making …
Fans of good dance music, rejoice… I have returned on the wheels of steel, after a typically long absense. For your listening pleasure, and without further ado, Beatitudes Volume 7! Beatitudes Volume 7 by J Puddy on Mixcloud You can download it here. Tracklist: Ursula Rucker, Sander Kleinenberg, Kraak & Smaak – The Journey Feat. …
Stack ranking is controversial. It destroyed Microsoft from the inside out, yet it helps make Valve the incredible company it is (warning, large PDF). Put simply, stack ranking is the practice of rating employees directly against one another, rather than against their job descriptions or some other standard. You’re ranking your employees… stacking them on top …
In August 2012, Barbara Yoder [1] visited Catch The Fire Toronto and shared (among other things) a picture she had recently received from the Lord. She had seen a massive ship, like the Titanic, sinking beneath the waves. She asked God what it was, and he gave her a word to accompany and explain the …
This post is the final in a 3-part series called “The New Missional Paradigm”; it’s something of a manifesto on the intersection of church, community and business management. Please see the first part for a thorough introduction, and for an introduction to the concept of spiritual community: what it is, and why it’s God’s plan. In the …
This post is the second in a 3-part article called “The New Missional Paradigm”; it’s something of a manifesto on the intersection of church, community and business management. Please see the first part for a thorough introduction. In this second part, we will examine some radical experiments in business management, some of them are old, and …
This post is the first in a 3-part article called “The New Missional Paradigm”; it’s something of a manifesto on the intersection of church, community and business management. It’s quite long, and you really need to read the whole thing to understand what I’m saying… but each piece does provide something of the picture I …
