Serving Bread

Half the population of Los Angeles lives in the San Fernando Valley. There are somewhere around 1.5 million residents of all walks of life who call the Valley home. For some reason, those who don’t live in the Valley (but live in LA) are often critical of the Valley (and honestly Valley folks rarely critique [...]

Using a pseudonym, a college professor shares his reflections on his students in this Atlantic Monthly article. As the writer wrestles with the myth that a university education is for everyone, he makes observations that resonate with my own but comes to conclusions that I find far too cynical. As he describes students, I can [...]

A few years ago, I went through the StrengthsFinder material as part of my continued leadership development. Though I was cognitively aware of the value to develop strengths, the material that we studied as a staff team during that season propelled me to evaluate and recognize gifts and strengths in a new light. The basic [...]

We just got back from New Orleans, having taken ten students as part of our first Missions Team. We served alongside a Southern Baptist ministry that is helping rebuild it after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. This was my second trip to New Orleans in response to Katrina. Nearly three years later [...]