- Have you seen a few “R.I.P.’s” for Hugh Hefner? Did he live a “successful life”? Read this from Russell Moore : ‘If you want to see “success,” look instead to the man faithful to the wife of his youth, caring for her through dementia.’ Also – for a stronger take – read this by Ross Douthat of the New York Times.
- Mack Stiles could have retired, but recently started a church in Irbil, Iraq (you can follow him here, on Twitter). The work he is doing in Iraq, is built on a lifetime of practicing and reflecting on the “E-Word”: Evangelism. Here is a great post by Stiles on what evangelism is and isn’t.
- NEXT Church graciously asked me to contribute to their series on leadership in the context of diversity: I think the world is always watching to see whether our discipleship is specific enough, or if it’s so general that it’s only part of who I am.