the Blog
Notes from
the smoke
If we are going to get close enough to the fire to help people go from hell to hope, we have to know the way home.
Short pieces on rescue, courage, discernment, and staying rooted — written, not repurposed.
ARE YOU SMARTER THAN AN EIGHTH-GRADER?
A friend asked me to speak to his middle school class about leadership and character. And I realized how I wish I’d learned these lessons when I was their age.
Maybe you’ll agree that we’re never too smart or experienced to consider what I told those eighth-graders that day.
“Leadership and character can be boiled down to two words,” I began. “Be you. (If you want to text this, go with B U!)” Here’s what I mean: