From “Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create a Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit” by Parker J. Palmer As I listen in on private and public conversations about the problems of American democracy, I’m struck time and again by how often our political talk is about people who aren’t in the room. […]
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From “Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life” by Henri Nouwen with Michael J. Christensen and Rebecca J. Laird “What does God want from me?” is a question we all ask, not once and for all but throughout our lives. Should I get a job or go back to school, get ordained or do lay
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From “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success” by Carol S. Dweck, PhD Just learning about the growth mindset can cause a big shift in the way people think about themselves and their lives. So each year in my undergraduate course, I teach about these mindsets – not only because they are part of the topic
From “Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation” by Steven Johnson The most striking discovery in Dunbar’s study turned out to be the physical location where most of the important breakthroughs occurred. With a science like molecular biology, we inevitably have an image in our heads of the scientist alone in the
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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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Important reading… “When everyone has direct access to outcomes, competitive advantage will shift entirely to strategic thinking. “ Read the free article here
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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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