August 2022

Bottomless self-interest

Our country’s commitment to bottomless self-interest, manic work schedule, and a structural belief in competition and scarcity as moral imperatives is actually killing us. “Most of us were not taught how to recognize pain, name it, and be with it,” Brene Brown argues. “Our families and culture believed that the vulnerability that it takes to

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Can American businesses help us find common ground?  An expert discusses the challenges and opportunities.

American business can be a force for finding common ground, but large corporations must now answer to a growing array of stakeholders, who often have opposing views on hot-button issues. In recent years, social media has also forced companies to respond immediately to a variety of conflicting demands. In this episode of Let’s Find Common

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I was surprised

I grew up in the American South, in the world of white evangelicalism. I attended their churches and youth camps, trained for ministry at their schools, preached at their churches. For a long time, I felt like a beloved part of that world. At one point, I even imagined myself making a career in it;

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What’s in a Question?  A vital ingredient to help is times of loss, pain and upheaval. 

What’s in a Question?  A vital ingredient to help is times of loss, pain and upheaval.       I admit my instinctual preference, I want answers and want to be in charge.  But life does not bring that guarantee. A friend laughs each time she says to me: “So you want HEA?”  Happily Ever After.  There is

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