Do one thing really well.
Read John Stackhouse’s fine piece “What Can You Do?” He describes the experience of a public school teacher as she attempts to manage her large and complex class. His advice to teachers is useful for the rest of us. “Do one thing really well.”
On growing older and doing it well.
John Willis (in his 80s) has written a fine post “Bearing Fruit in Old Age” in which he states that people were always meant to continue growing.
“God’s true people NEVER ARRIVE BECAUSE God, the great farmer, causes us to keep GROWING throughout life. If I am the same person today I was ten years ago, I have stagnated. GROWTH demands CHANGE by definition.”
Philemon
I watched this outstanding performance of Philemon by Dr. David Rhoads this morning. This is outstanding. (2013 SBL pre-conference Performance Criticism event in Baltimore, MD.)
Beauty
As the father of two daughters, I am especially sensitive to a post like this. Andrea Lucado has written a good post “Beauty: The Race We’re All Losing.”
Burnout
Anne Miller interviews Thom Rainer regarding burnout and ministry. There are five videos in this series. Each of them is between 3-6 minutes long. In this post, you can find links for each of the five. This is excellent!