From “Cumulative Advantage: How to Build Momentum for Your Ideas, Business, and Life Against All Odds” by Mark W. Schaefer Maybe you’re thinking these random moments are pure luck, a mystical force beyond your control – unless you’re a Jedi master. But there are specific actions you can take to sway serendipitous fate in your […]

From “Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life” by Richard Rohr You need a very strong container to hold the contents and contradictions that arrive later in life. You ironically need a very strong ego structure to let go of your ego. You need to struggle with the rules more than a

From “Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation” by Steven Johnson If the commonplace book tradition tells us that the best way to nurture hunches is to write everything down, the serendipity engine of the Web suggests a parallel directive: look everything up. [Postscript from Brian: Steve’s book was written before the

From “Listening to Your Life: Daily Meditations with Frederick Buechner” by Frederick Buechner Switching on the lectern light and clearing his throat, the preacher speaks both the word of tragedy and the word of comedy because they are both of them of the truth and because Jesus speaks them both, blessed be he. The preacher

From “Walk with Me: A Journey through the Landscape of Trauma” by Ellen Corcella Before I could make it to the car, I was seized again with an identical extraordinary sensation. I had no time for this – whatever “this” was. Kathleen, after hours at a birthday party, was worn out and desperate to go

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From “Dropout to Doctorate: Breaking the Chains of Educational Injustice” By Terrence Lester, PhD Fast-forward, I am writing this during the second presidential term of Donald Trump, and we are witnessing a rapid erosion of constitutional protections meant to safeguard historically marginalized communities – especially Black and Brown ones. Through executive orders, DEI (Diversity, Equity,

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From “How AI Changes Your Customers: The Marketing Guide to Humanity’s Next Chapter” by Mark Schaefer This isn’t a book about technology. It’s a book about people – your customers, your colleagues, maybe even you. I’m not here to dazzle you with the latest jargon or paint a sci-fi nightmare. Yes, there are risks –

From “World of Wonders: A Spirituality of Reading” by Jeff Crosby I believe in the power of books to transform lives, to open windows on the world, to fire our imaginations, and to help us be more faithful Christ followers. I believe in the power of books to bridge differences, foster understanding, and offer hope