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This is a great post from Skye Jethani, who is one of the better thinkers out there I believe, on why “Christianism Leads to Atheism.” And another worthwhile post by Seth Godin on “Extending the Narrative.” One of the things I’ve been studying a lot the last few years is how people change. What allows…

A lot of hip, young, cool Christians (and especially hip, young, cool Christian pastors) like to bash Christian culture. They point out that it’s odd, and off-putting to those outside the faith, and often not very relevant, and can feel somehow maybe almost a little incestuous. And … I agree. But here’s what I see…

Recently, I read a brilliant blog post by a genius 🙂 about the importance of teamwork and team-unity, and how it’s far more important than talent. Yesterday Mike D’Antonio, coach of the New York Knicks resigned (or was he really fired?) (I bet he was really fired). Why? Because that blog post was right. About…

Loved the article about Pixar (and their upcoming movie Brave) in last week’s Time magazine. Pixar has had an unprecedented string of box office successes, making it seem like they’re infallible. But as the article points out, “Pixar has made as many mistakes as any other studio. It just spends more time and money fixing…

Last week I recommended The Accidental Creative by Todd Henry – a book on how to unleash your creative potential. Henry has a great section about how people who get paid to be creative need to be (1) Prolific, (2) Brilliant, and (3) Healthy. But many only have two, which creates problems: Prolific + Brilliant…