Author: John Rue

What? C'mon, Toto -- I mean we made a resolution to buy BBTL as a 2022 devotional to become a better leader, and it starts with this?? Why? In the words of an ancient proverb: "Tell you, you may listen.Teach you, you may learn.Involve you, you will do it.Engage you, you will commit." If you … Continue reading Day 1: Why are you here?

...in Latin literally translates "great work". Going full circle to where we started, Chateaubriand gave us a picture of what it looks like to be a master in the art of living where there is no sharp distinction between labor and leisure. While Corporate America may scoff at the "Father of the Romantic Era" as … Continue reading Epilogue: Magnum OPUS…

...is the way of the apprentice and the Builder's Journeyman on the climb to becoming a master in the art of living. BTL is a blue-collar framework -- a builder's trade -- and it must be caught, not just taught. Like the carpenter who built fishermen into fishers of men, it involves lots of hands-on … Continue reading Day 365: Caught, not taught…

...is the one 'L of a difference. This jaw-dropper called agape requires humility and courage to give and receive it. Eugene Peterson's interpretation is my love poem for Day 364: Love never gives up.Love cares more for others than for self.Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have.Love doesn’t strut,Doesn’t have a swelled head,Doesn’t force itself … Continue reading Day 364: Love…

...is, well, very becoming. There is no arriving, only growing. Much like dieting or working out, so is the BTL process -- the transformational effects are becoming to others, but the CORE becoming is inside you. This is why BTL doesn't hand out certificates or diplomas. There are none -- only self-awarded stickers along the … Continue reading Day 363: Becoming BTL…

...is a multi-dimensional BTL melody line. It begins with building a strong CORE and ONE-ness within. This involves answering the 3 big questions in life, which usually get asked in the wrong order. Since kindergarten, we've been conditioned to get stickers and stay out of the principal's office. The almighty how helps us get good … Continue reading Day 362: ONE…

...is the alpha and omega of the BTL Journey. It begins with building a strong CORE. You can't attain true ONEness with another without first building true oneness within--healthy relationships are only possible among those who have matured from hole to whole. When we attempt to fill our black hole within by taking from others, … Continue reading Day 361: ONEness…

Bruce Springsteen is right - "everybody has a hungry heart." We humans are born with a nagging yearning and an itch that success and all Solomon's power and riches couldn't fill. We yearn to go from hole to whole. If the trajectory of your life that got you here won't get you there, re-think the … Continue reading Day 360: Hole to Whole…