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The industrial age view of productivity has serious limitations when applied to knowledge workers – but it remains the dominant view and still informs much of our thinking and many of our choices at work. Let’s change this!
This is not without it’s challenges. The old view of productivity may no longer apply, [...]
Happy Friday evening, everyone. My sister Erin was admitted to the hospital again today. She's got a stomach virus and a high fever, so they had to admit her to keep an eye on Quint, the transplanted kidney. I'm really bummed for her, because she was going to go look for bridesmaids dresses tomorrow with [...]
Kentucky farmer and poet Wendell Berry formulated these principles for a sustainable economy, one which focuses on community and the common good. A community economy is not an economy in which well-placed persons can make a "killing." It is an economy whose aim is generosity and a well-distributed and safeguarded abundance.
Wendell Berry is a strong [...]
From my church's bulleting – a great way to think about Lent.
Fast from judging others: Feast on the Christ dwelling in them.
Fast from emphasis on differences; Feast on the unity of life.
Fast from apparent darkness; Feast on the reality of light.
Fast from thoughts of illness; Feast on the healing power of God.
Fast from words that [...]
In case you haven’t heard, tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. Since I was raised Catholic, Lent always means giving something up. Often it was chocolate or candy when I was a kid. In recent years, I’ve tried to give up soda, but it never goes well, because I get migraines and the [...]
In case you haven't heard, tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. Since I was raised Catholic, Lent always means giving something up. Often it was chocolate or candy when I was a kid. In recent years, I've tried to give up soda, but it never goes well, because I get migraines and the [...]
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Exactly what the world needs – a broader definition of love.
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The world is chock full of ear hurt that some people willingly refer to as music. The Jonas Brothers, Lady Gaga, Conway Twitty; they all produce high quality records and 8-tracks for our enjoyment whether we like it or not.
But music–even terrible music–has a stunning amount of power over our bodies. For instance science says [...]
Lent is just around the corner, believe it or not.
So what is Lent?
That might seem like an easy question to answer for most of us, but Lent has a long, tenuous history, like most other seasons in the Church year. The calendar should never be viewed as static, but rather as a means of encountering [...]
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I don’t want to throw beer on your popcorn and potato chips today. But I want to share with you some information that seems timely and troubling.
According to a recent study, women trapped in Salvadoran sweatshops are paid 10 Cents to Sew $80 NFL football jerseys.
The jerseys have been [...]
