We (Biblijski institut) continue to raise funds on Facebook to support our work in publishing.  The "slogan" (I don't know what else to call it) that I am using in the Facebook fundraising posts is about the power of the right book at the right time. When I talk about the power of the right … Continue reading The Power of the Right Book

So what have I learned from the frustrations on my most recent international flights, and the frustrating flights that preceded this trip? The airlines seem incapable of getting my luggage to my destination when it's supposed to be there.  Remember: last December, it took FIVE DAYS for our luggage to make it out of Newark … Continue reading Carryon Lessons

I just returned to Zagreb after what was supposed to be a week in the USA. On 25 June: Zagreb > Toronto (non-stop!) Toronto > Nashville But I was delayed getting out of Zagreb, because of mechanical problems with the plane.  I was supposed to have a long layover in Toronto; I PLANNED to have … Continue reading Travel Story

I left Zagreb Tuesday morning, flying to Nashville TN for a CECEF board meeting.  (CECEF = Central European Christian Education Foundation; this is the American board of directors and fundraising arm of Biblijski institut.) Travel drama: my flight was supposed to leave Zagreb at 10.15, but when I arrived the person at the Air Canada … Continue reading Travel Irritations

Between writing projects and travel, I cannot guarantee that I will post every day this week. I am in the last steps of editing a dissertation, and need to get that done today.  Tuesday, I fly from Zagreb to Nashville TN, then on to Lexington KY to spend time with family.  I have a meeting … Continue reading This Week …

Here is the preaching pdf for my sermon tomorrow, "God Blesses Us When We Worship": God blesses us when we worship him (John 12.1-11). This will be the first sermon in a series that takes us through the summer, although we have guest speakers etc., so the series will skip weeks here or there. This … Continue reading Sermon: God Blesses Us When We Worship

At Jesus Creed, RJS is reading a book on creation care from a pair of scholars, with academic pedigrees in biblical studies and biology.  The book looks like a must-read. I invite you to read the whole post (and its predecessor) at Jesus Creed.  Here is the money paragraph from the current post: The earth … Continue reading Creation Care

(This is in part an update of a post from February 2015.) Today, here is what Seth Godin has on his blog: Of course it could be better That’s not the question, not really. The question is, “what are you going to do about it?” And, to follow up, “what effort are you willing to … Continue reading Success, Improvement, and Making Excuses