by Mike Woodruff | May 30, 2013 | People
Dallas Willard, an author, USC philosophy professor and thoughtful advocate for spiritual maturity, passed away last week. I’ve enjoyed several of his books and a few conversations with him. I recently ran across his argument that God is, “the most joyous being in the...
by Mike Woodruff | May 21, 2013 | Travel Logs
I’m just finishing up a few days of meetings for ScholarLeaders International, the global leadership initiative that I’ve been working with for over twenty years. ScholarLeaders (SL) identifies and invests in the best and brightest leaders from the Majority World...
by Mike Woodruff | May 9, 2013 | Without Comment
“We are not competent to run our own lives until we realize that we are not competent to run our own lives.” Tim Keller “Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling five balls. The balls are called work, family, health, friends, and...
by Mike Woodruff | May 7, 2013 | Travel Logs
I walked to Grantchester for church this AM, stopping first at The Orchard – a famous outdoor gathering for tea. Everybody who’s spent much time at Cambridge in the last 150 years has been to The Orchard – e.g., Bertrand Russell (philosopher), Sir Edmund Mallory (Mt....
by Mike Woodruff | May 4, 2013 | Travel Logs
Last night I attended Evensong at St. John’s College chapel. The sanctuary is amazing, as was the choir, which sang mostly in Latin. This is as high as high church gets. Tragically there were only about 15 of us in attendance, which is fewer than were in the choir....