Uncategorized Social Media & The Algorithm of Fear Excerpt from article by Kaitlin Curtice published in The Liminality Journal "It’s been a while since I’ve felt the very real effects of stress pulse from my body in the middle…
Uncategorized Why Silence? “Behind writing, behind words is no words. We need to know about that place. It gives us a larger perspective from which to handle language. In a silent retreat, our…
Uncategorized How to Build a Successful Business with Facebook Groups “A great way for organizations of all kinds to engage with interested people is to join and participate in a Facebook group. Facebook groups are a place to communicate about shared interests…
Uncategorized View recording: Special online event with Brian McLaren & Joyce Dinkins On January 11, we gathered for a special online event with Brian McLaren and Joyce Dinkins. Participants heard more about several exciting updates and shared input regarding priorities for the coming year. We…
Uncategorized The four core personality traits of people with the exceptional persistence needed to create momentum In her seminal book Grit, Angela Duckworth describes the four core personality traits of people with the exceptional persistence needed to create momentum over time: Love of the work: Success…
Uncategorized The demands of truth-telling These are some of the demands of truth-telling. Caring for words is a high calling, but not one that should be relegated to professionals. We are all called to be…
Uncategorized No morally serious person can minimize the gravity of these questions I think of two people I’ve met, one born in a Mainline Protestant family in the United States, the other born in a Lutheran family in Germany. After learning the…
Uncategorized Spirituality has a clear impact on our mental health and thriving Today we have evidence-based research and imaging technology that show the effects of spiritual engagement on the brain, mind, and body. In scans and data we can now see the…
Uncategorized Publishers Weekly’s 2022 People of the Year: The Defenders Recognizing the librarians, booksellers, authors, publishers, and allies standing tall in the face of an unprecedented attack on the freedom to read. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/people/article/91155-pw-s-people-of-the-year-the-defenders.html
Uncategorized A Lifetime of Christian Publishing: Dwight Baker https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/religion/article/90879-a-lifetime-of-christian-publishing-dwight-baker.html
Uncategorized A Tech Worker Is Selling A Children’s Book He Made Using AI. Professional Illustrators Are Pissed. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisstokelwalker/tech-worker-ai-childrens-book-angers-illustrators
Uncategorized Someone has to make clear to us that homes are not meant to be lived in – but only to be moved out from. When I say that you will enter the second half of life, I don’t mean it is a strictly chronological way. Some young people, especially those who have learned from…
Uncategorized Twitter ‘to lose 32m users in two years after Elon Musk takeover’ Forecast predicts people will leave platform over technical problems and spread of hate speech https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/dec/13/twitter-lose-users-elon-musk-takeover-hate-speech
Uncategorized When trust is low, speed goes down and cost goes up Consider another example, The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was passed in the U.S. in response to the Enron, WorldCom, and other corporate scandals. While it appears that Sarbanes-Oxley may be having a…
Uncategorized Why ChatGPT will profoundly transform every marketing career, starting now By Mark Schaefer You may not want to hear this, but you need to... (Most of the article is unedited transcription, so pardon the mistakes) FYI: Mark Schaefer is the…
Uncategorized “It’s not at all what we expected to see” “Let’s take a few moments to review the initial MRI findings,” she said. “I believe Ravi’s compiled a handout with the new results.” Our team had used Myrna’s multigenerational sample…
Uncategorized Life Itself Is Grace Listen to your life. All moments are key moments. I DISCOVERED THAT IF you really keep your eye peeled to it and your ears open, if you really pay attention…
Uncategorized The rise and fall of my Web3 creator token. A drama in four acts A great learning experience shared by Mark Schaefer https://businessesgrow.com/2022/11/28/creator-token/
Uncategorized The Economics of Trust A cynic might ask, “So what? Is trust really more than a nice-to-have social virtue, a so-called hygiene factor? Can you measurably illustrate that trust is a hard-edged economic driver?”…
Uncategorized An Advent Wreath for Advent – 2022 Many, this time of year, put a Christmas wreath on their door, The Advent wreath is similar, yet, it is so much more. Holding five candles, each has a meaning…