From “The Soulwork of Justice: Four Movements for Contemplative Action” by Wesley Granberg-Michaelson The late Henri Nouwen had the gift of putting recognizable experiences of our spiritual and psychological journeys into illumining words and truths. In The Return of the Prodigal Son, a brilliant reflection on Rembrandt’s painting of that parable, Nouwen uncovers the penetrating

From “Walk with Me: A Journey through the Landscape of Trauma” by Ellen Corcella When I am at the bedside of a patient who will soon depart this life, I offer You were loved by God from the moment you were born. You were loved by God your entire life to this very moment, and

From “Dropout to Doctorate: Breaking the Chains of Educational Injustice” By Terrence Lester, PhD One day, I decided that I was going to finally drop out. I was simply going to not complete the work and leave. But I was crying inside from the unresolved emotional pain I carried inside me. I saw the same

From “How AI Changes Your Customers: The Marketing Guide to Humanity’s Next Chapter” by Mark Schaefer David Porush, professor and author, put it chillingly: “AI will invent new ways to do good and new ways to do evil…and give us moral cover to believe they are the same thing.” We’re not just outsourcing empathy. We’re

From “World of Wonders: A Spirituality of Reading” by Jeff Crosby 15 Recommended Books The list of books below reflects insight from a diverse set of authors and on a variety of topics and geographic contexts. Let this list simply be a start (or an encouragement to continue) in your journey of reading perspectives that

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From “Secrets in the Dark: A Life in Sermons” by Frederick Buechner The ark is wherever people come together because this is a stormy world where nothing stays put for long among the crazy waves and where at the end of every voyage there is a burial at sea. The ark is where, just because

From “Innovation and Entrepreneurship” by Peter F. Drucker Specifically, systematic innovation means monitoring seven sources for innovative opportunity. The first four sources lie within the enterprise, whether business or public-service institution, or within an industry or service sector. They are therefore visible primarily to people within that industry or service sector. They are basically symptoms.

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 There are a number of ways in which a given job can help you have a larger impact later on in life. Through your initial work, you develop “career

From “On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old” by Parker J. Palmer Over the next few years, I read about the mystical stream that runs through all of the world’s wisdom traditions. I attended guided retreats and experimented with several popular contemplative practices. But, with the exception of the Quaker meeting for