(Un)Common Sense for Black Friday
Yes, the most wonderful day for shoppers is only a couple of days away. Countdown has begun in multiple websites. Increasingly, BF (Black Friday) is becoming a common point of conversation for many these past few weeks. In light of our mass movement towards this Friday, I thought I would share a few thoughts that may help us keep things in perspective. First of all, I don’t think there’s anyt

Thankful
Yesterday, I shared a message at our church (New Hope) entitled, “Thankful”. It explores some of the reasons why we ought to grateful to God. Furthermore, it makes a case that our gratefulness to God will provide a healthy context for living the kind of life God desires. I hope you take a moment to listen to this message and be both encouraged and

Life Scribbles: The Deception of Last Minute Ideas or Changes
Whether you’re developing a project, product, event, or campaign, it’s vital that you have a holistic philosophy and approach for handling last minute ideas or changes before a public release. For many people, the last few days leading up to a product release is prime time to look for last minute ideas in hopes of taking a product over the top. Unfortunately, for most,

Little: Embracing the Small for Greatness (Part 2 – A Road Less Traveled)
We kicked off a new series at our church (New Hope) last week entitled, “Little”. In a culture of big, super and mega, I thought it would be helpful to explore the importance of embracing the small (i.e., the often overlooked areas in our life that are actually keys to experiencing the kind of life God de

The Significance of the Idea Camp Pacific NorthWest
The Idea Camp is a collaborative movement of ideaMakers. It’s a creative network of those passionate about seeing ideas implemented. More specifically, it centers around ideas that benefit humanity. It all began as a conference concept that was implemented back in February of this year. Since then, we’ve hosted an Idea Camp in Washington DC and will be hostin