Giving Tuesday 2023
This year, I am struck by the hard questions you’ve brought to us. Whether it’s the emerging leader who asked me, “How do you know what to do when you don’t know what to do?” Or the team leader who told us, “I’ve got to let go of half my team because my boss wouldn’t deal with reality.
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Advent Isn’t Pretty
Advent isn’t pretty. The churches that celebrate Advent may outfit their pulpits, altars, and chancels in shades of purple or deep blue.
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Being Shaped by Gratitude
When I was a kid, my mom used to take me aside before big events like Christmas or a birthday and coach me, telling me that when I received a gift from someone, I needed to look them in the eye and say thank you.
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Thanksgiving
At the center of things is gift.
It is sacrilege to turn gift into obligation.
Reflecting with All Five Senses
I recently spent the last of this year’s vacation time on a solo trip to Switzerland and France. My plan was to wander the streets of Geneva for a couple of days before taking the train west to Paris, then south to Grenoble to stay with a friend.
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Creating a Rhythm of Reflection
Perhaps you have been reading our series on reflection and thinking, “All of this sounds great and I’d love to do more reflection, but how?
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