Hitting a lick vs doing the very best we can

Hitting a lick vs doing the very best we can

I remember it like it was yesterday… It was about 3 weeks into the spring semester of my freshman year of college and I had just made the decision to be done with baseball, which had been a big part of my identity since I was about 12 years old. I had long dreamed of playing in college. My roommate was a football player and understood what I was going through. The question he asked still makes me shrink up a little bit … "Did you give your all and get as far as you wanted to go?" It is't…
Hopes, dreams, and what matters most

Hopes, dreams, and what matters most

Fences are sometimes built to keep things in and sometimes they’re built to keep things out. Around homes in cities where we’ve lived since joining staff with Cru, fences are mostly to keep things in. Like dogs and kids. Fences like the one I’m currently building around the house at Base Camp are to keep things out, like cows and horses. Fences also define boundaries. In this case, the boundary distinguishes the house from everything else. It sets it apart and gives it definition. Same with landscape edging. Goals are much the same. They define direction but also boundaries. Beyond…
Foundational principles to ensure meaningful moments

Foundational principles to ensure meaningful moments

I have big hopes and dreams… Like expanding multiplying movements of faculty and students to 20 campuses by 2026, because everyone ought to be able to understand the gospel in ways that are clear and compelling. And like growing Base Camp Beef Co. together with our kids, because we want them to have options when they grow up.  And so that we can help fund projects we’re passionate about. And because people ought to be able to know who they are buying their beef from, how and where it’s produced, and that it has everything in it they want, but…