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 […]
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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
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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
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From “We Become What We Normalize: What We Owe Each Other in Worlds That Demand Our Silence” by David Dark Given what we’ve seen and experienced over the last decades, the alliances that have held despite every betrayal of the public good, this grimly candid conclusion concerning the moral debasement most career Republicans would undergo
From “Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation” by Parker J. Palmer Vocation, the way I was seeking it, becomes an act of will, a grim determination that one’s life will go this way or that whether it wants to or not. If the self is sin-ridden and will bow to truth
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