Brian Allain

From “The Discipline of Inspiration: The Mysterious Encounter with God at the Heart of Creativity” by Carey Wallace The vast majority of teaching in the arts is devoted to technique: developing the technical skill to execute an artistic vision. Or taxonomy: how to identify and sort the products of creation. That’s because both technique and […]

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From “Listening to Your Life: Daily Meditations with Frederick Buechner” by Frederick Buechner In the Episcopal order of worship, the priest sometimes introduces the Lord’s Prayer with the words, “Now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say…” The word bold is worth thinking about. We do well not to pray

From “Wired to Lead: Being the Leader the Church Didn’t Think You Could Be” by Suzanne Nadell One of the saddest things I’ve experienced while working in the media is how quick fellow Christians have been to make assumptions that are not true. These assumptions have been judgmental and plain mean. In fact, I cannot

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From “Sacred Compass: The Way of Spiritual Discernment” by J. Brent Bill Name some of the exterior things God uses to teach you. For me, God often uses things such as rides I take on my tractor or the people I watch around me when I walk downtown. My “tractor time” opens me up to

From “Innovation and Entrepreneurship” by Peter F. Drucker Entrepreneurs see change as the norm and as healthy. Usually, they do not bring about the change themselves. But – and this defines entrepreneur and entrepreneurship – the entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.

From “On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old” by Parker J. Palmer The good news is that suffering can be transformed into something that brings life, not death. It happens every day. At my age, I know many people who’ve suffered the loss of the dearest person in their lives. At first,

From “Doing Good Better: How Effective Altruism Can Help You Help Others, Do Work that Matters, and Make Smarter Choices About Giving Back” by William Macaskill What does this charity do? How many different types of programs does it run? For each of these programs, what exactly is it that this charity does? If it

From “We Become What We Normalize: What We Owe Each Other in Worlds That Demand Our Silence” by David Dark In September 2020 Bob Woodward made headlines when he shared recordings of Donald Trump recognizing aloud in February the deadly threat the coronavirus posed. (“This is deadly stuff’) and describing in March his decision to