Book I’m Reading
I’m nearing the end of this book and it has been practical. It has shown me examples of how leadership development can work in local church contexts. I’m on the leadership-development-focused subgroup of our church’s transition team and we are developing our approach to leadership development for the coming years.
This book builds upon the previous book in the series, Being Leaders, and provides “blueprints” to aid in cultivating leaders and a healthy leadership culture in the local church.
Podcast I’m Listening To
I’ve been learning about the role dopamine, norepinephrine (noradrenaline), and epinephrine (adrenaline) play in our neurochemistry. God designed the human body to function in beautiful and wonderful ways (Ps. 139). Understanding the details of how our brains work allows us to use our bodies to their full potential and walk the balance between work and rest.
Essays I’m Reading
This was a Paul Graham week. He has excellent writing, going back over 20 years, located here.
Tweets I’m Reading
Dark months ahead for Ukraine.
— Emil Kastehelmi (@emilkastehelmi) February 24, 2024
The third year of the Russian full-scale invasion begins, and Ukraine is facing multiple difficulties. There's no room for optimism, as many problems can’t be solved in the coming months.
In this thread: Issues, threats and the future. 1/ pic.twitter.com/j4wHQFdYPV
We founded @OpenGovInc in 2012; today we announce its acquisition by Cox Enterprises for $1.8 billion.
— Joe Lonsdale (@JTLonsdale) February 27, 2024
I’m proud to have helped 1000s of govt’s and excited for the company’s future; I wrote some reflections on the journey, and THANK YOU to many allies!https://t.co/ZPNgHHplrn
NETWORK > STATE
— Balaji (@balajis) February 28, 2024
It was the best of times, in the cloud.
It was the worst of times, on the land.
The closer you are to the beating heart of the Internet, the better you’ll do. But the more dependent you are on legacy governments, the worse off you’ll be.
So, the more energy you…
Do pray for YWAM, after a horrific bus accident in Tanzania where 11 long-term leaders were killed and others with hugely significant injuries. https://t.co/7ojNyOH9Cd
— Chris Howles (@ChrisHowles) March 1, 2024
BREAKING: the Biden Administration is cancelling the fake #Bitcoin mining "emergency" declaration and destroying the data that it illegally collected.
— Pierre Rochard (@BitcoinPierre) March 1, 2024
The government is going to restart the process the legal way: with public notice and comment.
The government is also paying… pic.twitter.com/MqnuD32Po3
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