by joncook | Feb 11, 2015 | Faith Journey, Purpose
I like riding in old elevators, the ones with the red velvet carpet, the hand-crank, and the elevator operator sitting on the bar stool. It’s charming and a flashback to yesteryear. Riding on an elevator with strangers probably wouldn’t make any normal...
by joncook | Feb 9, 2015 | Community, Purpose
Why are you here? This is a huge question people ask because we seek purpose: why am I here? It’s a very existential, personal, and profound question. As with many western thinkers, Christians in America (including yours truly) have turned “calling”...
by joncook | Feb 8, 2015 | Purpose
At least once a week people mention to me they wish they could be more productive. I intentionally schedule in fifteen minutes at the end of every work day to triage the next day and ask myself three questions. I first came across these questions a few years ago and...
by joncook | Feb 4, 2015 | Dreaming, Purpose
Do you know what’s the most heartbreaking medal to receive in the Olympics? Silver. I’ve never heard someone say, “When I go to the Olympics, I hope to get a silver medal.” It’s not in our DNA to finish second. I’ve also never seen...
by joncook | Jan 29, 2015 | Purpose
Last year Apple ran a profoundly impactful ad for its new iPad Air. It’s a montage where Robin Williams reads from Walt Whitman’s ponderous poem “Oh me! Oh life!” which finishes with the million-dollar question, “What good amid these, O...
