The Monk and the Riddle
I just read a great book titled The Monk and the Riddle by Randy Komisar. Komisar is the former CEO at LucasArts Entertainment. He's also worked with start-ups ranging from WebTV to Tivo. He is a start-up guru. I love his perspective on life and business so I thought I'd blog a few reflections.
Komisar says, "Business isn't primarily a financial institution. It's a creative institution. Like painting and sculpting, business can be a venue for personal expression and artistry, at its heart more like a canvas than a spreadsheet." I love the perspective and that approach to business.
Ephesians 2:10 says we are God's workmanship. It's the Greek word poeima which means "poem" or "work of art" or "magnum opus." You are God's canvass. That is how God sees us. And that's how we ought to see each other. When I preached in Ethiopia last month I had this thought. If you look from a human perspective all you can see if poverty and deformity. But if you look from God's perspective, you see beauty. It's all about your perspective. Are you a horizontal person that looks at life from the human vantage point? Or are you a vertical person that looks at life from God's vantage point?
Komisar says, "Business isn't primarily a financial institution. It's a creative institution. Like painting and sculpting, business can be a venue for personal expression and artistry, at its heart more like a canvas than a spreadsheet." I love the perspective and that approach to business.
Ephesians 2:10 says we are God's workmanship. It's the Greek word poeima which means "poem" or "work of art" or "magnum opus." You are God's canvass. That is how God sees us. And that's how we ought to see each other. When I preached in Ethiopia last month I had this thought. If you look from a human perspective all you can see if poverty and deformity. But if you look from God's perspective, you see beauty. It's all about your perspective. Are you a horizontal person that looks at life from the human vantage point? Or are you a vertical person that looks at life from God's vantage point?
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FYI... you misspelled canvas (you might want to fix this one if you can)
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