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2015-04-02T17:34:50-05:00

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Insights for Leaders: Gratitude that Defines Reality

Last updated on: April 2, 2015 at 5:34 pm By Mark D. Roberts

“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between the two, the leader must become a servant and a debtor. That sums up the progress of an artful leader.” – Max De Pree Don’t you love this quotation. Such wisdom in so few words. Later on, I want to think with you about what all of this means. How does a leader define reality? In what sense is a leader... Read more

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2015-04-02T12:20:01-05:00

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Servant Leadership on Maundy Thursday

Last updated on: April 2, 2015 at 12:20 pm By Mark D. Roberts

This post is part of Life for Leaders, a new daily devotional I am writing as part of my work at the Max De Pree Center for Leadership. You can learn more about Life for Leaders or sign up to receive a daily email devotional here. “You call me Teacher and Lord—and you are right, for that is what I am. So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For... Read more

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2015-03-31T21:48:24-05:00

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“I’m Ba-a-ack”

Last updated on: March 31, 2015 at 9:48 pm By Mark D. Roberts

To borrow and butcher a line from Poltergeist II, “I’m ba-a-ck.” After a long time away from active blogging, I’m beginning again as a part of a new professional season in my life. During the last few years while I was working for the H. E. Butt Family Foundation (AKA Laity Lodge, The High Calling), I had little time or energy for blogging. Most of my writing effort went into the Daily Reflections, devotionals that were emailed to more than... Read more

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2015-03-13T15:24:22-05:00

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Congratulations HEB! One of Best Ten Places to Work in the U.S.

Last updated on: March 13, 2015 at 3:24 pm By Mark D. Roberts

Glassdoor just announced its 2015 Employees’ Choice Awards for the Best Places to Work in the U.S. and HEB came in at #7. Congratulations, HEB. Now, if you’ve spent much time in central Texas, HEB needs no introduction. You know it as an outstanding grocery chain, with more than 300 stores in Texas and many in Mexico as well. But if “you’re not from around here,” as they say, then you might not know HEB. It’s time for some learnin’.... Read more

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2015-03-13T15:24:22-05:00

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Does Place Really Matter? If So, Why?

Last updated on: March 13, 2015 at 3:24 pm By Mark D. Roberts

In my last blog post, I asked the question “Does place really matter?” In our increasingly digitized, flattened, and shrunken world, does our physical location make a real difference? Most of those who answered this question, through comments, social media, or email, said, “Yes. Place does matter.” I think most people have a gut sense about this. Even though we can communicate with people across the world as if they were right beside our ears, and though many people can work... Read more

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2015-03-13T15:24:23-05:00

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Does Place Really Matter?

Last updated on: March 13, 2015 at 3:24 pm By Mark D. Roberts

Increasingly, it seems as if we live in a “placeless” world. Oh, to be sure, you and I occupy places in this world. But with technology flattening and shrinking the world, we might begin to wonder if place really matters. Perhaps we are now inhabitants of “noplace.” Take the workplace, for example. We use the word “workplace,” but increasingly people are not working from a particular place known as “the office” or “the store.” A 2013 article from Wired puts... Read more

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2015-03-13T15:24:23-05:00

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Ch-Ch-Changes

Last updated on: March 13, 2015 at 3:24 pm By Mark D. Roberts

I can hear the chorus of David Bowie’s 1971 song ringing in my memory. Though the song is called “Changes,” it is notable for the repeated line, “Ch-ch-changes.” If you’re my age and want to feel some nostalgia, you can listen to the song here. Why am I thinking about “Ch-ch-changes”? Because that’s what I’m experiencing these days. After seven years working for the H. E. Butt Family Foundation (Laity Lodge, The High Calling), I am moving on to new... Read more

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2015-03-13T15:24:23-05:00

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The First Sunday of Advent: Waiting for the Shepherd

Last updated on: March 13, 2015 at 3:24 pm By Mark D. Roberts

Waiting for the Shepherd He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will carry the lambs in his arms, holding them close to his heart. He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young. Isaiah 40:11 This is the first Sunday in Advent, the beginning of the season in which Christians throughout the world prepare for a fuller, richer celebration of the birth of Jesus. Advent is a season of expectation, waiting, and hope. During the four weeks... Read more

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2015-03-13T15:24:24-05:00

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Advent Begins Tomorrow. Today Is The Last Day of the Christian Year. Should You Care?

Last updated on: March 13, 2015 at 3:24 pm By Mark D. Roberts

If we rightly understand the Christian Year, we will see it as a way to structure our lives in light of the life, ministry, and lordship of Jesus. Read more

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2015-03-13T15:24:24-05:00

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Beauty, Art, and My Five-Year-Old Daughter

Last updated on: March 13, 2015 at 3:24 pm By Alissa Wilkinson

At The Curator, Heather Walker Peterson writes about looking about art and thinking about beauty with her daughter: I won’t tell my daughter that what matters is the beauty on the inside. Yes, if we desire the way the world will be, then goodness is the the internal beauty of a person becoming like Christ. A Christian tween would be forced to assent, rankled. Inner beauty is important. But the social reality would be crushing her insides. Outside beauty, that which... Read more

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