Everyone has an identity. Identity describes who we are and who you are becoming. Identity provides a filter by which we look at the world and often governs our behavior. In a fascinating talk at a recent Connect Silicon Valley Engage event, Tolu Odulesi, a senior program manager at Google, addressed the issue of identity …
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To a sellout crowd of 900 people at the 2019 Connect Silicon Valley Annual Breakfast, bestselling author Patrick Lencioni, and Salesforce senior director, Sue Warnke, delivered powerful messages of transformation. Both Lencioni and Warnke are highly successful achievement-oriented people who found that achievement is not ultimately fulfilling; only God is. When we give up control …
Silicon Valley is a place of great prosperity but also deep poverty. This dichotomy plays out in education. Students in wealthy communities attend schools well-funded by parent organizations that help with the upkeep of the school, with adequate supplies, and with resources for school trips. Students in poorer communities attend schools with limited resources for …
San Francisco is widely reported as one of the most unchurched cities in America. But something is happening there. Four years ago, I reported on Reality Church, an exciting new church in the city. I ended the article by quoting Reality’s senior pastor, Dave Lomas, I’m very optimistic for the future in San Francisco. I …
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Writer and blogger Oliver Staley penned a fascinating article on faith in Silicon Valley. Staley offers an outside perspective based on interviews with various people and visits to churches. In my view, he paints a fairly accurate, multifaceted image of faith in Silicon Valley, often recognized as one of the least “Christian” regions in the US. Staley …
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Olatunde (“Tunde”) Sobomehin has a passion to serve his community. He is an amazing person with a career not typical for a Stanford graduate. He founded a non-profit organization called StreetCode Academy in 2013. I had the opportunity last year to visit StreetCode. I saw around 50 students from ages 5 through 75 developing software. …
The sold-out 24th annual Silicon Valley Prayer Breakfast on March 23 featured two outstanding speakers – entrepreneur and author, Justin Dillon, and venture capitalist, Promod Haque. The theme of the event was “Investing to Make a Difference.” Justin Dillon kicked-off the event with a talk challenging the audience to find their passion for making a …
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Life is not fair; it sometimes takes unexpected and tragic turns. When Becky Pomerleau embarked on a ski vacation in December 2014, to Breckenridge, Colorado, with her husband, Jeremiah, and her parents, life was good. She liked her job as a senior manager with PayPal in Silicon Valley, had a great marriage and wonderful husband, …
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Sue Warnke is a successful senior level high-tech worker in Silicon Valley. She was also far from God; that is until January 2017, when she had an encounter with God. At that point, her life started to change. She wanted to live out her faith in Christ day to day and encourage her co-workers and …
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The tragic shootings of African-American men and police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge are heart-wrenching. People of all races in America wonder when these events will stop and true race reconciliation can take place. Most people would acknowledge that there has been considerable progress since the Jim Crow days and the racial strife of …
Finding God is a process. Reading and listening to stories of how God has touched the lives of people is one important way to start the process. It is for this reason that I author this Website and wrote the book Finding God in Silicon Valley. Another wonderful way to hear inspiring stories of faith is …
Stories of Success, Adversity, and Faith — the 2016 Silicon Valley Prayer Breakfast Read More »
Recently, I was interviewed by Janice Edwards for her program Signature Silicon Valley on CreaTV in San Jose. The topic was “Finding God in Silicon Valley.” I discussed my story — how I came to faith and why I wrote Finding God in Silicon Valley. The interview is 10 minutes long.
