Our family has a minivan that has a GPS (global positioning system) in it. This little device, built-in to the console of our van, has proved invaluable in helping us navigate short trips through unfamiliar cities and guided us home from long road-trips. It has continue reading
Since we launched Kaleo Life, the comment I hear frequently is how can a business leader live the Kaleo Life in the workplace? Isn’t there a ‘separation of church and state’ that prohibits this? continue reading
People ask, “why Kaleo”? My response is “why not”? Kaleo is one of the New Testament Greek words for Calling. It means: “To call; to invite; to name; to be selected.” The other words continue reading
The Kaleo Life finds its beginning in Good Friday. That is how we began our Good Friday service at our church (www.nwhills.com) last night. During the service we reflected upon the “Last Words of Jesus” while he hung dying on the cross and after each reflection, a candle was extinguished until we sat in complete, utter darkness (our service was adapted from Rev. Richard J. Fairchild’s service of the same name) . Just before the darkness engulfed us, a man stood and reflected upon Jesus’ final word: “Father, into your hands, I commit my spirit.” He spoke these words:
“Why would he choose to speak so close to the end? Why would he muster the last energy he had to cry out with a loud voice? Couldn’t God have heard his thoughts? Unless God wasn’t the only one intended to hear. Unless his voice was pitched loud so that we too might hear this final dedication of his soul.
A dedication made despite the pain,
despite the mocking,
despite the agony,
despite the sense of horrible aloneness he felt.
A dedication made to God
before the resurrection,
before the victory of the kingdom,
before any assurance other than that which faith could bring.
Jesus entrusts his spirit — his life –
and all that has given it meaning — to God in faith,
even at the point of his own abandonment
when the good seems so very far away
he proclaims his faith in God,
the darkness cannot overcome it.”
Wow! That is the cry of a soul surrendered. May we all live so surrendered. That is the Kaleo Life. Thank God Jesus was obedient to death, even death on a cross so we now we have the hope of the Easter Resurrection in our lives. Have an incredible Easter Sunday!
I am currently working through the book “Church Unique: How Missional Leaders Cast Vision, Capture Culture, and Create Movement.” It has been a stimulating read. I would encourage anyone in Christian ministry to read Will Mancini’s book.
I just re-read a paragraph I believe captures the Kaleo Life. The parapgraph is titled “Better Intermediate Futures” and I share it with you because I would like to hear what you’re thoughts are on it. Here it is: continue reading
This week is Spring Break for schools in Oregon and we figured a fun way to kick-off the Spring Break week was to take our kids to the Rock-and-Worship Road Show in Portland (http://www.therockandworshiproadshow.com). Which we did and the kids all agreed was AWESOME!
But the concert was on Sunday afternoon. I am continue reading
In 1799 a group of French soldiers rebuilding a fort at Rashid (Rosetta) in Egypt discovered a 3-sided stone which had markings on it dating back to 200 years before Christ. This 3-sided stone is known as the Rosetta Stone. continue reading