Sublime

In all those unseen moments, I will miss the huge, kingdom implications of this unremarkable work—that the changing of a diaper might help change a heart, and a changed heart might change the world. May we make the most of our days in the millions of tiny acts that make an epic difference for time and eternity.

Poor Charlie’s Almanack, by Charles T. Munger. I’ve been enjoying Charlie Munger’s speeches online for years; this is the ultimate collection of the best of them. Watching Becoming Warren Buffett on a recent flight reminded me how much of a legend Charlie is.

the issue is not how much each of us has but whether we have been faithful to handle correctly what we have been given.

People like Jim and Cathy. They sit on the front row in our worship gathering every week, but they are not sidelined in the church. They run a business and see their workplace as a platform for making disciples. Last year sixteen of their co-workers came to faith in Christ. And they are not obeying Christ just in the United States. Jim provides

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Generosity is at the heart of true productivity in all areas of life. This is what the Scriptures teach and, interestingly, what the best business thinkers are also showing.

it doesn’t matter how big or successful our church is, if we do not leave behind godly sons and daughters we are only one generation away from rebellion or extinction.

The virtue of a person is measured not by his outstanding efforts but by his everyday behavior. —Blaise

Os Guinness, in his book The Call, talks about the role of giftedness. Os says, “The purpose of giftedness is stewardship and service, not selfishness.”3