I’m not a good curator. (I am a curate, in the old sense of the word. I care for souls.) But I finally realized recently that what I am not is a curator. People often ask me about books. “Have you read a good book on this? Do you know a good book about that?” And I […]

A couple weeks ago I looked at a younger friend and told him he was doing well. Last week I started working with an intern, showing her how I approach video as storytelling. Last week I encouraged another younger friend to explore a new way of thinking about career. I do these things because they […]

(A repost from January 18, 2009) Many people have memorized  the Bible. Most people who watch sporting events have memorized John 3:16, for example. But that doesn’t mean they know what it means. Some people have memorized parts of the Bible. From phrases to sentences to paragraphs to pages to whole books, people have memorized  […]

Lots of us have pictures of God in our wallet or on our refrigerator. They are drawings, not photographs. We have drawn them, sketched them really, from looking into our own concept of fairness or justice or compassion or significance. We have drawn them from our best remembrance of Vacation Bible School stories we heard when we […]

Saul was the king. He struggled with his temper, especially when it came to David. That kid just annoyed him. Always with the top of every list. Songwriter, singer, soldier. Most eligible bachelor. James Dean kind of outlaw look, except this rebel had a cause. But it wasn’t David that took Saul’s job. Saul lost […]