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Monday, May 18
Old diary entries
19 September 1993 — This morning at St. John’s, New Haven, the children’s lesson was from Acts 2: 42 (“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to the prayers.”) The teacher, Kathy Rodgers, asked, “What do Christians devote themselves to?” Gabriel raised his hand.
“THE FOLLOWSHIP! [sic]” he came back, glossing the answer and — just so — getting it better than just right.
Wednesday, April 23
“ I don’t think you’re given money or fame for your own ego, ever….I began to think about what I call the stewardship of affluence and the stewardship of influence. I believe essentially that leadership is stewardship; that if you are a leader in any area—in business, in politics, in sports, in the arts, in academics—you don’t own it. You are a steward of it.
• The Rev. Rick Warren, Pastor of Saddleback Church, and author of The Purpose Driven Life [audio here]
