Thoughts Along The Journey

People regularly send me a large number of articles, books, videos or podcasts that they feel I should read or watch.  Usually, the short sentence in the email goes something like this: “Read this article and thought it might be of interest to you.” 

Now, I do appreciate the effort that people take to share important or helpful material with me, and perhaps you do as well when you receive notes like this.  The only difficulty though is that if I read or watched everything that was sent, it would probably fill my entire week. 

However, what I have come to appreciate even more are those people who share an article, book or video and do one or all of the following: 

• They provide a brief summary of what was said or written in the article or video;
• They explain why they believe it would be helpful for me to give the time to read or listen to what they sent;
• They explain what possible application(s) there might be to my life and/or the ministry of World Team.

That’s what I would like to do with you in sharing the attached video that I believe would be worth taking the 15 minutes to watch it:

• In this video, J.I. Packer (author of Knowing God) shares his ministry timeline and the critical influences in his life and ministry.
• I believe it would be helpful to take the time to watch this video because J.I. Packer provides solid reasons for lifelong learning, and calls us to the ongoing work of reading and reflection in order to grow as a believer.
• Possible application: Our training team will soon be proposing an app that will allow each WT member to identity growth areas and personal growth steps.  J.I. Packer gives solid motivation for engaging in that learning and growth process.

Filed under: Legacy, Lifelong learning, Reflection |