Sunday School 2.0: Shark Tank for Spiritual Growth

The purpose of Sunday School 2.0 is to create an adaptive architecture of participation where everyone can experience what it feels like to be children of God, including: The Security of unconditional love Service to those outside The Struggle to create something worthwhile We advance this purpose by loving God with all our "heart, soul, mind... Continue Reading →

MissionalTrails.app: Pokémon GO Into All The Nations

"Where there is no vision, the people perish" -- Proverbs 29:18a (KJV) In our breakout session at the "hope" Kingdom Networking event, Tim Svboda of YWAM SF taught us that "Information creates Vision creates Mobilization creates Transformation."  In particular, it is incredibly helpful to know the the ratio and distribution of:  ethne: people groups, cultural touch points evangel: churches,... Continue Reading →

What is a Technical Co-Founder?

Most successful startups require both a technical "hacker" and a relational "hustler" to bring them to life.  One common pattern is that a "hustler" has access to ideas and potential funding and looks for a "technical co-founder" to join him or her,  through a process often compared to finding a spouse. Responsibilities A technical co-founder, like any co-founder, is... Continue Reading →

Auto-launching Chrome to Debug Mocha Tests on Mac

Are you tired of cutting and pasting URLs from node --inspect to launch Chrome? This is what happens today: $ alias mocha="node_modules/mocha/bin/mocha" $ alias mocha-debug="mocha --debug-brk --inspect --compilers ts:ts-node/register --recursive test/**/*-spec.ts" $ mocha-debug Debugger listening on port 9229. Warning: This is an experimental feature and could change at any time. To start debugging, open the following URL... Continue Reading →

Stark Realty #20: Redemption

[The following is the final installment of a science-fiction serial I started writing at Matterport, where I worked from May to December of 2015. Someday I will get the rights to publish the entire story, but for now, enjoy this little vignette.] Stark Realty #20: Redemption “He didn’t kill your mother, Tanya.” panted the newly-arrived Jane Hathaway.... Continue Reading →

Third Millennium Values

I deeply appreciate and respect the new focus and push for 21st-century learning outcomes.  I just don't think they go far enough. Here are the four core character traits that I believe are foundational to creating those outcomes, as well as healthier individuals, communities, and society. Agency: I choose to take responsibility for what happens... Continue Reading →

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