From “Sacred Compass: The Way of Spiritual Discernment” by J. Brent Bill We need to listen to our hearts. Debra Farrington says that we need hearts that are: Those are powerful adjectives, especially when applied to the heart. What would it mean for you to have a wise heart? How does an attentive heart feel? […]
From “Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life” by Henri Nouwen with Michael J. Christensen and Rebecca J. Laird Do you remember the gospel story about the disciples in the boat on the Sea of Galilee (Matt. 14:22-33)? During the night, the disciples encounter a storm, and they are afraid. Jesus comes to them, walking
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By Shelly Palmer The race to AGI is speeding up. Governments are doing their best to control and regulate the tech. The anti-AI movement is growing. The pro-AI movement is growing. The calls to slow down or stop AI innovation are growing. We’re in a FOMO-driven race that feels all too familiar. It should. It’s
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From “Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation” by Steven Johnson In the late nineties, a Stanford Business School professor named Martin Ruef decided to investigate the relationship between business innovation and diversity. Ruef was interested in the coffeehouse model of diversity, not the “melting pot” political kind: the diversity of professions
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From “Listening to Your Life: Daily Meditations with Frederick Buechner” by Frederick Buechner Late one winter afternoon as I was walking to a class that I had to teach, I noticed the beginnings of what promised to be one of the great local sunsets. There was just the right kind of clouds and the sky
From “The Discipline of Inspiration: The Mysterious Encounter with God at the Heart of Creativity” by Carey Wallace Inspiration becomes incarnate in the materials and culture of the world that surrounds us, in the details of our circumstances, and the unique folds of our minds. But the work we devote to shaping ourselves and our
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From “The Soulwork of Justice: Four Movements for Contemplative Action” by Wesley Granberg-Michaelson Dr. David Wang, a professor of psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary, received funding from the Templeton Foundation to coordinate a global study on how seminary education affects the spiritual development of students. An early empirical piece of data revealed that 45 percent
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From “Walk with Me: A Journey through the Landscape of Trauma” by Ellen Corcella The patient believed people who were faithful, devout, and kind were shielded from trauma and tragedy. Yet, with accident after accident, the patient’s emotional strength collapsed as she rummaged through her life history to identify where she’d stumbled. If the innocent
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From “Dropout to Doctorate: Breaking the Chains of Educational Injustice” By Terrence Lester, PhD Educational redlining describes the systemic barriers that disproportionately limit Black and Brown communities from accessing higher education. Much like housing redlining, this practice manifests through discriminatory policies and structural inequities in loans, funding, college acceptance, GPA requirements, standardized testing, and other
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From “How AI Changes Your Customers: The Marketing Guide to Humanity’s Next Chapter” by Mark Schaefer We’re living in an era when bots may be more empathetic than your best friend, spouse, or even your professional therapist. In a study that would have sounded like sci-fi a few years ago. AI was tested against licensed
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