: How People Relate to TIME A recent story in The Times, by Emily Laber-Warren, describes the ways we …
: Why Smart People Doubt Their Own Intelligence… nesslabs.com/intellect…
: Humanity’s Quiet Extinction BRIEF: We’re sleepwalking into species obsolescence, not …
: Capote on Loneliness “But we are alone, darling child, terribly, isolated each from the other; so fierce is the world’s …
: Loneliness. “Loneliness, for me, isn’t a lack of people; it’s an overall uneasiness with what life offers …
: Benevolent Friction www.nytimes.com/2017/03/3… The Haitian side of the family was very vocal, and dinner …
: “What did you do as a child that made the hours pass like minutes? Herein lies the key to your …
: Tim Keller masterclass on stating views without being a jerk. gospelinlife.com/article/h… Koch’s main strategy in the interview was to paint the …
: The Dangers of Porn From NY Times Opinion: The Delusion of Porn’s Harmlessness As a society, we are allowing our desires …
: Union with Christ is an intimate mystical mystery Union with Christ as an intimate mystical mystery From Gary Nebeker: “I recall a time when, as …
: Essay on "ALIVENESS" vs. Being Alive (and then on AI) From Oliver Burkeman ckarchive.com/b/zlughnh… In literal terms, of course, “aliveness” can’t …
: Reader vs. Consumer From John Warner: “It happened slowly, and I’ve probably helped contribute to the shift, but …
: How does faith shape my work?
: Pain is the touchpoint of all spiritual growth.
: “In art we research our feelings..Artists are feelings merchants — a piece of art is something …
: Meaningful Questions A list of questions posed by Morgan Housel. Some favorites: 1) If I could not compare myself to …
: We do our best thinking when we’re moving. Human intelligence is an EMBODIED intelligence. - …
: Writing = engaging another mind “The work of writing a book is not the selection of suitable words. The work is the task of …
: Regrets and Reflections of The Dying Top 5 Regrets Said on Death Beds: I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, …
: ON Friendship -- And Why We Need to See Them Differently “The problem with relationships is often one of quality rather than quantity. One firm …
: The Pope's Moral Vision for AI “Ultimately, Pope Francis framed the Church’s objective not as stopping Al’s …
: Trees in Scripture “Other than people and God, trees are the most mentioned living thing in the Bible. There are …
: The stakes and cost of the digital age. “It starts with substitution: The digital age takes embodied things and offers virtual …
: Oprah's Gospel Playlist Oprah’s Favorite Gospel Songs “Mary, Don’t You Weep,” by Aretha Franklin It’s my favorite because …
: Value of Religion: Americans need it Religion provides what sociologists call the “three B’s”: belief, belonging and behaviors. It offers …
: Global Flourishing globalflourishingstudy.com The Global Flourishing Study is grounded in a broadly inclusive …
: Ideas born from disgust... I think often of this Kurt Vonnegut piece that ran in the first issue of Backwards City Review: …
: Seek nourishment more than poison. Seek nourishment more than poison. “I would like to adopt that line as a mission statement: …
: It’s the phones. It’s obviously the phones. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/arc… …
: The state of college students... Wowza of a piece on the average college student as a regional college today… The average …
: Becoming indispensable to clients From Dan Mall I recently came across a clip …
: Creative process as hot potato not waterfall danmall.com/posts/hot…
: Garden metaphor for views of government role: English vs. French From Jonah Goldberg: One of my favorite metaphorical illustrations of how to think about the role of …
: Independent drive Being independent doesn’t mean you’re accountable to no one. You become accountable to yourself, …
: Independent Thinking: A good litmus test: If I can predict your views on one topic by hearing your views about another, …
: Ideas are dangerous. Exactly. Ideas are dangerous, but the man to whom they are least dangerous is the man of ideas. He is …
: Simon Sinek on the markers of a meaningful vision. www.youtube.com/watch
: Grinding Versus Energizing “No, work doesn’t have to suck.” Find joy and work from abundance. …
: Walking. “Right away, walking made me feel better. Every morning, when I stepped onto the road, I got a …
: The Case Against Sexual Liberation – how it has failed women. …
: The need to overhaul christian education We must not merely explain Christian doctrine to children, youth, and adults, but use Christian …
: The Asexual Revolution Young men have lost interest in having sex. Over 60% of young men today have little to no interest …
: The connection between curiosity and impulsivity. …and the idea of “curiosity snacks.” … The built-in urge to know Curiosity …
: John Cleese on Creativity www.youtube.com/watch
: Christian doctors' view on gender transition: Here are excerpts from the CMDA statement published (with 88 footnotes to medical articles): “At the …
: Creative Work as act of force vs. muse In a passage from Earth House Hold– the 1969 collection of journal entries and poem fragments …
: Jesus is praying for us right now. Right now, at this very moment, Jesus is praying for his people: Christ Jesus who died — more than …
: Questions to Ask Ourselves austinkleon.substack.com/p/7-quest…
: What is value? (more on pricing) What is value? In his excellent book Pricing for Profit, business consultant Dale Furtwengler lists …
: How much does a website cost? Value Based Pricing pricingdesignbook.com Deep dive. Helpful. How much does a website cost? Ask any …
: A sugar addict’s story on wrestling with that. I laughed so, so hard at this. Incredibly well …
: "She had to lose her mind to find wisdom." This is an interesting article on a neuroscientist who “lost her mind” from the vantage …
: "full of things that have never been" And now let us believe in a long year that is given to us, new, untouched, full of things that have …
: Go to the Limits of Your Longing Listen God speaks to each of us as he makes us, then walks with us silently out of the night. These …
: “We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.” -Ernest Hemingway
: Quotes on Writing...and a Well-Lived Life “Keep typing until it turns into writing.” —David Carr “The hand speaks to the brain as surely as …
: Churchhill Quotes on Leadership “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and …
: We struggle to be bored. “When I have occasionally set myself to consider the different distractions of men, I have …
: Questions for reflection. Great for year-end…or any time for thoughtful reflection by self or with others. Read from a …
: When people hurt us, a reminder of grace in Jesus. “Thus the very hour of disillusionment with my brother becomes incomparably salutary, because …
: Happiness vs joy Happiness is what we experience as we celebrate the achievements of the self — winning a prize. Joy …
: Covenant Prayer for a New Year John Wesley prayed this at a new year, and encouraged other churches in his network to pray it, too. …
: Marcus Aurelius, Meditations Lessons from Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius, Meditations Inspired by Mark Larson’s yearly New …
: "I am grateful for what I am and have." “I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual. It is surprising how contented …
: “I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness …
: “Who taught me?” as a community exercise. Something to do wit ha family…or a …
: The power of “I Remember” THis is worthy of doing as an activity or prompt. What do you …
: Molly Worthen on Machen + more Great history of Machen – and then ties to exploring and pushing back and believing and being …
: Obama -- good word on moderating good/bad camps “This idea of purity and you’re never compromised and you’re always politically woke and all that …
: No choice, CHOSEN. Lord, ‘tis not that I did choose you; that, I know, could never be, for this heart would still …
: How Tech and Loneliness are Interlinked The Lonely Technology Trap Our constant connection to technology may be fostering a culture of …
: Writing: "Making the place where the thought is possible." I love this piece on writing as a means of “place making.” Creating a place – both …
: On Capacity to Listen vs. Capacity to Produce...and where I fit in. From Gary Nebeker, who coached me during sabbatical. I deeply resonate with this article – …
: What is this Micro Blog? It's my Commonplace Book From Dwight Garner: “Like Montaigne, I quote others only “in order to better express myself.” …
: “In spite of illness, in spite even of the archenemy sorrow, one can remain alive long past the …
: Tim Keller: Faith & Politics gospelinlife.com/article/r… “First, we should recognize that politics is “downstream” …
: “What greater gift than the love of a cat?” -Charles Dickens.
: "Yes" “Yes,” by former Poet Laureate William E. Stafford: It could happen any time, tornado, earthquake, …
: On the Primacy of PEOPLE over ideas. Why People + Relationships are more important than IDEAS in a creative culture Classic article from …
: Collaboration. “The point of any real collaboration is to go somewhere neither of you could go alone.“ …
: Get out, get outside. “GET OUT NOW. Not just outside, but beyond the trap of the programmed electronic age so gently …
: “Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and …
: Thought leader vs. WRITER “Being a thought leader is a good gig if you can get it. The problem is that once you become …
: Prayer as a buried treasure. Imagine for a moment that you’ve been given the location of a buried treasure. You’ve …
: “Our world is an ecosystem in which our only real chance at survival as a species is …
: Faith is a set of actions. “It’s a practice. It’s not something you believe. It’s not doctrine. Doctrine has nothing to do with …
: I am not a thing. I am a person who DOES things. Oscar Wilde said that if you know what you want to be, then you inevitably become it. That is your …
: Ego-system vs. ECO-system. From Austin Kleon’s book, Show Your Work!: There’s a healthier way of thinking about …
: Creativity requires connection AND disconnection. “Creativity is about connection—you must be connected to others in order to be inspired and …
: Write to one person. Be specific, not broad. “Write to please just one person,” was Kurt Vonnegut’s advice. “If you open a window and make love …
: “The ability to look deeply is the root of creativity. To see past the ordinary and mundane …
: When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others. - Tim Keller
: Core Story : Inside Out “Every living organism grows from the inside out— plants, crops, trees, and people. Yet we …
: Morning prayer: Direct, control, suggest, this day. Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily stage of duty run; Shake off dull sloth, and joyful …
: “We are not shaped by a string of events that simply happen to us. We are shaped by the ways …
: Friendship: to witness and be witnessed “The ultimate touchstone of friendship is not improvement, neither of the other nor of the …
: Tim Keller: faith as a mystery and search, not a set of answers or rules. I introduced my close friend Jonathan Rauch to Tim [Keller], and Jon invited him to join us on a …
: God's way is growth, not change. Our culture is filled with change; it’s poor in growth. New things, models, developments, …
: “Union with Christ is ‘mystical’ because it so far transcends all the analogies of …
: “What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for …
: Writing as satisfying but delayed gratification. “I don’t like to write, but I take great pleasure in having written—in having finally made an …
: Four Offerings - the focus at thresshold of death Siddhartha Mukherjee gave a 2024 commencement speech at the University of Pennsylvania Summary: …
: "Listening is the whole deal." Adam Moss in the afterword to The Work of Art: THERE IS A PHRASE, variations of which many of the …
: “The soul is like a wild animal—tough, resilient, resourceful, savvy. But it is also shy…. …
: Go softly toward life. “Whoever wants life must go softly towards life, softly as one would go towards a deer and a fawn …
: Human beings are like rivers “One of the commonest and most generally accepted delusions is that every man can be qualified in …
: The line often attributed to G.K. Chesterton has turned into a prophecy: “When men choose not to …
: Serenity God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I …
: Hand + Eye + Heart Just this quote from Hockney: “In a way, Vermeer and Rembrandt are opposites. But Rembrandt is …
: From David Hockney's A History of Pictures On Vermeer’s The Art of Painting (1666‑1668) DH: Vermeer and other artists using a camera obscura …
: “There are years that ask questions and years that answer” – Zora Neale Hurston
: Living life with friendship at the center …
: “I’ve spent my life next to things in order to be more in the shadows,” Michaels said, describing …
: On editors and "losing the scent" “In my experience of writing, you generally start out with some overall idea that you can see …
: Tom Stoppard: “Laughter is the sound of comprehension.”
: “Here is your brother,” he said, “and—there is no need to talk to him about what is past.” …
: Find Your Own Inklings From Russell Moore’s column: Reading Cal Newport’s Slow Productivity, I was struck by one of …
: purpose in suffering As the grief expert, Elisabeth Kubler Ross has said: “The most beautiful people we have known are …
: Never compromise quality. (On bad projects and clients) I just returned from the Bureau’s Owner Excursion: Kentucky Bourbon Trail. I learned a lot, …
: Be an Illuminator I’ve noticed along the way that some people are much better at seeing people than others are. In any …
: "Optimizing" people out of your life... vs. Empathy “Empathy is cultivated through interactions with people we don’t know well, those glimpses …
: Brooks on Being Known “Being openhearted is a prerequisite for being a full, kind and wise human being. But it is …
: GK Chesterton on repetition--and God saying, "Do it again" “It is supposed that if a thing goes on repeating itself it is probably dead; a piece of clockwork. …
: “Walking is among the most life-affirming of human activities…. It is the living proof that …
: Misc. quotes on love, from a list curated by Austin Kleon Misc. quotes on love, from a list curated by Austin Kleon “Love doesn’t just sit there, like a …
: On the tension of I appreciate this nuanced and personal account from Russell Moore on tricky situations and …
: The Power of Stories “And the storyteller’s claim, I believe, is that life has meaning—that the things that happen …
: The value of arts criticism as a service. Great post on how arts criticism matters – a way to think, cultivating thinking over …
: Full serenity prayer God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I …
: Out of the depths “The most beautiful people…are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known …
: “Ambition is tying your well-being to what other people do and say. Sanity is tying it to your …
: an inspired creation – a floating studio in the woods, dedicated to poetry. …
: culture values vimeo.com/785976345
: On being overly involved and responsible for OTHERS. “I’ve written about my tendency to shift between overfunctioning and distancing. For me, it’s …
: Education packs information in my head. Learning transforms the way I do things. Education is …
: Give it all, give it now. “One of the few things I know about writing is this: spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, …
: Every day create – without hope, without despair. …
: more on “sensitive strivers” Sensitive strivers like Terence are often applauded for the …
: On taking your job too personally. Our jobs often provide more than a paycheck: They often offer a sense of purpose, growth, and …
: Storify: "How did you come to believe that?" Storify whenever possible. I no longer ask people: What do you think about that? Instead, I ask: How …
: Informative vs. Provocative. “It’s important to remember this: businesses that rely on constant online or televisual …
: It takes a daily effort to be free. From Out of Sheer Rage, Geoff Dyer’s book about wrestling with D.H. Lawrence: “Films and books urge …
: Marriage isn't the goal. “So often, when we Christians talk about marriage and singleness, we seem to forget that we’re …
: A gospel cure for loneliness. Reimagine church. Reimagine family. Reimagine singleness I’m grateful for Rebecca …
: A strategy of self-redemption A system of self-redemption is a way of dealing with our shame, our sense that something is wrong …
: That thing deep down inside of you has a name. “The truth of the matter was, none of those things ever got to the place down deep inside of …
: Prayer is not thinking. - from Abraham Joshua Heschel Prayer is not thinking. To the thinker, God is an object; to the man who prays, He is the subject. …
: The Senator’s Shorts and America’s Decline Great article from the great Peggy Noonan on why dressing respectfully matters in the Senate (and I …
: "Intensity" in relationships What do you think is more useful for a kid—having a parent who is very anxious about getting it …
: "Seasons of refreshment" “When you cannot see your way, be satisfied that He is your leader. When your spirit is …
: Mindset for art and creativity These 12 ideas and supporting references from austin Kleon really …
: From Austin Kleon - notes to self. …
: Where do we seek ultimate meaning? “If you become the sort of person who seeks, you will find. And if you give up the expectation …
: On Christians Being Seen as a "Tribe" not a Wondrous Belief From Russell Moore: “Who can deny that the outside world defines American Christianity not by …
: Russell Moore (Editor of Christianity Today) on the memorial service of Tim Keller. I was there. And I agree. The Joy of Funerals Last week I sat in Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City at the memorial …
: Start small “There is also a tendency in our moment to prioritize the distant over the proximate and the …
: On sitting alone. “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” - …
: Two opposed ideas at the same time. F. Scott Fitzgerald: “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed …
: Art is clarity amidst mixed feelings “Great art is clear thinking about mixed feelings.” - John Baldessari W.H. Auden wrote, “Poetry …
: “The soul does not surrender to despair until it has exhausted all illusions.” -Victor Hugo, …
: Storytelling has been sold as a solution to everything. But it comes at a cost. Really important …
: Life as story? The pitfalls. “It’s a mistake to think of my life is plot, but isn’t that when I’m tasked with now – – making …
: An argument for living "sequentially," not multi-tasking. “You may discover, as I did, that you were unwittingly addicted to not doing one thing at a …
: Do you want to be hurt, helped, or hugged? A way to reframe relationships and the conversations you …
: Knowing self to know God Calvin begins The Institutes with this: “Without knowledge of self, there is no knowledge of God. …
: Being the beloved For most of my life I have struggled to find God, to know God, to love God. I have tried hard to …
: Faith that rises, falls, confounds “I have got, over the years, a sense of the immense sweep of creation, of the evolutionary process …
: “Power offers an easy substitute for the hard task of love. It seems easier to be God than to …
: On writing another’s words + story “The collaboration was so close, so synchronous, you’d have to call the eventual voice of the …
: Tish’s article on Sabbatical. I read this while in Park City, Utah… at the Veritas …
: On Sabbatical “We have become more efficient because the time away enabled other people to step up and understand …
: 31 Lessons About Money: Here are some observations author / blogger Ryan Holiday has about money: (1) I’ve never met a …
: It is relevant because it is true. “The decline of the church in the U.S. should concern everyone. But Christians seek spiritual …
: 5 mistakes we make when we’re overwhelmed …
: "Responsible Connection" From Kathleen Smith: I’ve been thinking about what it means to stay responsibly connected to a …
: Why we need outside help. “It’s impossible to really fix a system that you’re a part of yourself, because you never can …
: Grace means go in redemptive quests “We need to cultivate a community where ‘crazy is a compliment’; where spiritual …
: Our resource is the mind of Christ. Finally, we should remind each other that our player level is “spiritually boosted,” not anchored in …
: Big quests don't need “The unifying similarity among geniuses and innovators is not cognitive or affective but …
: Tim's Compassion for critics “He had compassion on his critics—and not just the rational, good-faith ones. With astounding …
: Russell Moore on Tim Keller Wisdom over intelligence. “Tim’s real business went beyond his skills and gifts. He was smart, …
: Pete Wehner on Tim in The Atlantic A beautiful reflection by a friend. “He wanted to understand the world—but above all, he …
: Tim: "Therein is my hope" “It is endlessly comforting to have a God who is both infinitely more wise and more loving …
: Faith as a search, not answers “I perceived his faith as a mystery and a search, not as a set of answers or rules. Outsider and …
: From 2009: on Tim and Redeemer in NYC nymag.com/news/feat…
: Tim on counterfeit gods A good thing, made ultimate thing, is an idol. Something you need to be a certain way to feel good …
: Historian Molly Worthen on Tim Keller “[He spoke] always in the tone of a humble conversation partner rather than a browbeating …
: Reflections on Tim Keller's death “Biblical Christianity is not a political position. And secularl liberalism deserves …
: The value of independence in journalism An essay in the Columbia Journalism Review by A.G. Sulzberger, publisher of The New York Times, …
: www.christianitytoday.com/news/2023…
: 7 Questions to Ask Your Boss What do you think are the 3 biggest issues for our team right now? ⇒ Shows big-picture thinking and …
: We have no value of USEFULNESS to God. He doesn't need us." “Usefulness is the sole criterion for the World, the Flesh, or the Devil. But you have no use …
: On the burden of living--and choosing it still. “For Christians who understand that being is an essential act of God’s love for us, suicide is …
: Why Jesus' Resurrection Matters -- and is verifiable quarterly.gospelinlife.com/tim-and-k…
: How Living in NYC Impacts Faith From Ginny Owens on living in NYC, in Gospel in Life Q. How has living in the city affected your …
: The Need Meeter of our Souls https://quarterly.gospelinlife.com/how-i-discovered-the-true-need-meeter-of-my-soul/?mc_cid=a3465faa …
: Filling the hole in our hearts. From Gospel in Life article… Christopher West, a student of Pope John Paul II’s work, …
: Praying with your eyes open. In a 1986 essay by Eugene Peterson, he describes Annie Dillard as a woman who “prays with her …
: On Forgiveness...as a public health issue. hfh.fas.harvard.edu/character Forgiveness The Forgiveness project aims to study how forgiveness …
: Habakkuk 3:17-18 says: “Though the fig tree may not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, though …
: “When you can’t trace God’s hand, you can trust God’s heart.” - Charles Spurgeon
: Gun rights have become Gun IDOLATRY/Fetishness I am not an advocate, generally speaking, of “gun rights.” I don’t understand …
: "Eat this Book" “We began a new series on the Book of Ezekiel yesterday. The Old Testament prophets are …
: Going away to be repaired. On rest and retreat and their impact. …
: Forget balance, embrace grace “Every year I strive to achieve the ever-elusive work-life balance, only to reach a place of …
: No religious impulse? From the poet Christian Wiman: “When I hear people say they have no religious impulse …
: Don't lie to yourself; truth in our inmost being. “Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie …
: Wellbeing and happiness by industry/career... “Envy the lumberjacks, for they perform the happiest, most meaningful work on earth. Or at …
: Work: An Altar in the World “Work connects us to other people…every human interaction offers you the chance to make things …
: Grow slowly. Erasmus writes, “Things that ripen prematurely are wont suddenly to go limp. What grows slowly and …
: When you feel at the end. Change is hard. Really hard. Especially a change that questions everything you thought you knew. But …
: Life Advice at Age 70 Kevin Kelly, founding Editor of WIRED magazine, released 103 Bits of Advice I …
: On Creative Process “Creativity is the ability to produce an artifact or an idea that is both novel and useful …
: A Prayer for the Founders A Prayer for the Founders - written by Greg Lutze, founder of VSCO Lord, we love you. We all have …
: David Brooks on faith “It is sensing a presence, not buying an argument.” (in an article describing Buechner, …
: Buechner on paying attention “Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery that it is. In the boredom and the …
: Buchner on faith “Faith is homesickness. Faith is a lump in the throat. Faith is less a position on than a movement …
: O Beauty, old yet ever new! Eternal Voice, and Inward Word. -from a poem by John Greenleaf Whittier, …
: On Van Gogh, art, and depicting consolation even when we don't experience it ourselves mbird.com/religion/…
: “sorrowful, yet always rejoicing” - 2 Cor 6:10 Just thinking about the duality of life, …
: Maya Angelou's beautiful poem on loss/death of a great soul When Great Trees Fall When great trees fall, rocks on distant hills shudder, lions hunker down in …
: What is a poet? Soren Kierkegaard wrote that a poet is “An unhappy person who conceals profound anguish in his …
: Gerson on depression - "the prison of sadness" but a perspective from the other side “Like nearly one in 10 Americans — and like many of you — I live with this insidious, chronic …
: “Grief and tragedy and hatred are only for a time. Goodness, remembrance, and love have no …
: “The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter. ’tis the …
: Reframing Obesity ON why shaming and blaming and a focus only on “personal responsibility” is not the …
: How to think about a career crossroads Follow values, not passion Learn through action, not rumination Craft the story of your job’s …
: Darkness is not dark to God Barbara Brown Taylor in her book Learning to Walk in the Dark: “Even when you cannot see where …
: from Jayber Crow Often I have not known where I was going until I was already there. I have had my share of desires …
: Michael Wear: our souls and public life I’ve said for many years that the state of our public life both shapes and reflects the state of our …
: "how a teacher inspired me to give my greatest effort in pursuit of learning" Max Anderson on the best teacher he ever had…and the gift of rigorous feedback paired with …
: On Falling asleep to audiobooks “It’s very late-stage capitalism, of course, to sit there or lie there in your envelope of …
: Remembering Fred Buechner - by Alan Jacobs …
: Career as stewardship “A career viewed through the lens of stewardship is a career that isn’t chiefly about you. …
: On miracles and Reason for God: I’m thinking of Bonz, not being healed in this world…but restored in heaven. “We …
: There’s a passage in Anna Karenina in which Kitty gives birth to her first child. Levin, the …
: Alan Hirch on church as mission: “If evangelizing and discipling the nations lie at the heart of the church’s purpose, then mission, …
: On how tears teach us... “Whenever you find tears in your eyes, especially unexpected tears, it is well to pay the …
: Russell Moore reflecting on Frederich Buechner: “When I started reading [A Room to Remember], …
: On having a “Sacred Hour” every day. …
: There is a verse in the 42nd Psalm that says “deep calls to deep.” There is a beautiful and terrible …
: What is not repaired is repeated. On Trauma in people…and in the Church. written by Russell Moore in his newsletter …
: From John Newton's Cardiphonia: Letters…perseverence through suffering. from pg.172: “We often complain of losses; but …
: Love this from Tish Harrison Warren on why books, bookstores, promiscuous reading, and exploring …
: This is great, again, from David French on what’s different and the same between men and …
: Generous Questions “If I’ve learned nothing else, I’ve learned this: a question is a powerful thing, a mighty use …
: David French on why Christians have been complicated hypocrites on pro-life issues at every point in the pandemic, it was pro-life red America that loudly declared its bodily …
: David French on his view of why overturning Roe is right. “As a constitutional matter, I agree with Justice Alito. Simply put, the Constitution cannot …
: On “too many sheepdogs and not enough shepherds: blog.ayjay.org/the-sheep…
: July 4 reflections on an increasingly polarized country. David French: on the ‘exhausted majority” … the Red, the Blue, and the Tired: …
: Thou art coming to a King, large petitions with thee bring, for his grace and pow’r are such, …
: Building the future through relationships and a redemptive imagination: …
: Should we be "kind" or "tough" in theological disagreements? ”…Our intentions were clear. We attack positions, not people. We speak the truth. We …
: "The word trauma doesn't begin to describe the harm." “In reading the report, the first thought I had was for the survivors of sexual abuse—deep …
: On the importance of disagreements: “[We] need to find ways to actually disagree with each other. I mean, there’s an open question …
: On over-numbing nursing home residents A New York Times investigation recently found that somewhere between a fifth and a third of …
: On holding ethical /moral points of view—but whether them being faith-based complicates or …
: On Pro-Life including Elder Care “We really need a total rethink of our elder care system, of our vision of human dignity and …
: On thoughts about protecting a “whole life” ethic – moms and unborn children …
: A vision of hope (beyond optimism) and what’s going well and what he want more of, from Jonah …
: "How to Come Out of Lockdown" - a poem by Jim Moore, published in the New Yorker, 3/28/22 1 Someone will need to forgive me for being who I …
: from Ruth Haley Barton On the redemption of death…and importance of “handing ourselves over.” “We …
: On trauma...and weakening over time leading to a BOOM. “When a tall building is demolished, the time between detonation and collapse can be measured …
: “Do Not Ask Your Children to Strive”
: “It’s really clear to me that you can’t hang onto something longer than its time. …
: “Time is a created thing. To say, ‘I don’t have time’ is like saying, ‘I don’t want to.’” – Lao Tzu
: "recognizing lyrics in the sea of words" This, too. Tesori’s words on setting lyrics (written by other people) into music that brings …
: "comprehends or intuits." This is something Tony Kushner said about Jeanine Tesori. It made me think of what I hope we do at …
: “The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.” -Ralph Waldo …
: “You Reading This, Be Ready” by William Stafford “You Reading This, Be Ready” by William Stafford Starting here, what do you want to remember? How …
: How Organizational Coverups Succeed. (And they do.) christianitytoday.activehosted.com/index.php
: Animals as partners. I read this and think of the holy, surreal bond between me and Sherman. In which we both seem to …
: Friendship is the greatest of worldly goods. Certainly to me it is the chief happiness of life. If I …
: Remembering a friend. rabbitroom.com/2021/08/a…
: Keep Growing To reach new peaks: 1- Don’t expect constant, linear growth: be open to venturing down the mountain …
: Tech Idioms Here are five commonly used idioms in tech: (1) Bikeshedding. To bikeshed is to devote …
: “Attention is the most basic form of love.” austinkleon.com/2021/07/2…
: www.ekstasismagazine.com/blog/2019…
: “I have fallen in love with a painting… I have felt the energy and life of the painting’s …
: ”…Faction friendships are also fragile. They depend on an extraordinary degree of …
: And even though modern therapeutic culture tells us to look inward, to create our own identity and …
: “bad faith readings”—interpreting a person’s words in the most uncharitable sense …
: This prayer comes at the end of Augustine’s famous de Trinitate (XV.51). “A Prayer for the …
: “The only interesting answers are those which destroy the questions.” - Susan Sontag
: Charles Spurgeon wrote: “Usually cheerful as we may be, we must at intervals be cast down. The …
: “At the end of all our striving and longing, we find a not a force—but a face.” -Michael …
: Lord Jesus, let me know myself and know You, And desire nothing save only You. Let me hate myself …
: We have to try to cure our faults by attention and not by will. -Attention and Will, by Simone Weil …
: Pandemic Questions to Ponder One Year Later What have you lost? What have you gained? What will you carry with you in post-pandemic life?
: “A lot of us think that we are our plans—that we have these plans for our lives (our career, etc.) …
: “Christians have, through their hope in God’s story of redemption for the world he created, a …
: Displaying humility and charity in learning, writing, and engaging with alternative viewpoints. …
: Basically, this is an “I, Pencil” point. Leonard Read, writing from the perspective of the pencil, …
: LIKE MANY ASPECTS of her personality, she traces that undertow of vulnerability to not having known …
: Create space for serendipity.
: “But that misses the point. What the flacks are doing is cleverly substituting quality evidence with …
: Rule #1: Management is not leadership. Rule #2: Don’t try to create robots. Focus on managing the …
: Workers 25 to 34, on average, leave a job after 2.8 years… The problem is our educational …
: This is crazy and sad to me. Just 51% of Facebook employees believe Facebook has a positive impact …
: THE CURE OF TROY by Seamus Heaney Human beings suffer. They torture one another. They get hurt and …
: “The key fact is that Donald J Trump has been decisively defeated. He will be a one-term president. …
: Donald Knuth, a renowned mathematician and recipient of the Turing Award (considered the Nobel Prize …
: “The soul is like a wild animal—tough, resilient, resourceful, savvy, self-sufficient. It knows how …
: thewayofimprovement.com/2020/07/1…
: Thread believes – and urges others to believe – that empathetic and enduring relationships are our …
: Are we making progress? Not so much, Douthat answers. Baby boomers will wince at his title, since …
: To be motivational, a goal must be both ambitious AND achievable. (not unreachable pipe-dreaming)
: “The…independent-minded…have all the new ideas. To be a successful scientist, for example, …
: “One of the most revealing ways to classify people is by the degree and aggressiveness of their …
: “Eppur Si Muove” “Eppur Si Muove” (And yet it moves) -Gaileo-Galilei Approaching 500 years ago, the Italian polymath …
: “…the roots of critical theory are fundamentally atheist, are very much concerned with this world …
: “Forgiveness flounders because I exclude the enemy from the community of humans even as I exclude …
: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=0JZlqkAanhA&feature=emb_title This video …
: “We do what we measure. The list puts your more considered self in charge when your rampaging, …
: “Years ago, when I was a student at the Joffrey Ballet School, I was dealing with a slew of injuries …
: ‘He always had to fight the residual sadness of the driven man, the unspoken melancholy of the …
: “To build out capacity to sustain the comfort of not knowing.” This is a phrase used in the book …
: “Question any significant part of this, and your moral integrity as a human being is called …
: “Despair is what happens when grief doesn’t have somewhere to go.” These words …
: “If there is no struggle there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet …