Saturday Mornings

I’ve noticed …i t’s easy to think that some people are just more susceptible when, in fact, we all are.

When we open ourselves up to friendships with immigrants and take intentional steps to know and be known in mutuality, we widen the circle ...

For a few, style seems to be their substance — for the rest, substance is their substance. Our sense of self is enriched by our participat...

  James (HVR) It's not just about immigrants , it's about our relationship with empathy and cruelty . If it's really retribution...

I used to think ...technology was benign — its downsides limited to man’s use of it.  But, now, I suspect that what is a real problem is the...

My life is full of mistakes.  They're like pebbles that make a good road. -- Beatrice Wood

Self-pity feels like medicine and works like poison. -- Shane Parrish

Ever noticed ... that it’s just too easy to sell fear , at least for the powerful ?

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Believing in Jesus, and believing in the way of Jesus, are not necessarily the same thing.  This is pretty obvious sometimes when you observ...

There is a difference between a group of players and a team .   Many people are only interested in wisdom to the extent that they can profi...

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Recently, I jotted down a couple of thoughts on the relationship between joy and pain.  I somehow lost my notes (including the story) on wha...

  Trump’s claims about the 2020 election have long ago become a form of “white noise”, that much of the public has tuned out. I’ve heard a...

A moment of self-compassion can change your entire day.  A string of such moments can change the course of your life. -- Christopher Germer

Raise you words, not voice.  It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder. -- Rumi

I'm wondering ... if the greatest luxury is…storage.  Not really; but, kinda.

Lord Jesus,   Many of us are weary.   We are weary of hypocrisy.   We are weary of cruelty  dressed up as righteousness.  We are weary of se...

Bravado is so…childish.   Many people are too busy to pay much attention — and others are counting on that.   Love , like water, flows do...

Another,  Seriously — This is our President? : Donald Trump ousts election commission members in latest push to reshape US voting process  ...

At 8:17 a.m., your phone lights up with an email you weren’t expecting. A client cancels. Your boss sends a message that begins with, “Can w...

Regarding truth , a more honest rendering is that our understanding of what is true is highly related (even correlated) with our experience ...

There are infinitely many kinds of beautiful lives. -- Maria Popova If only we could respect this more....

We take responsibility for our actions at the time we perform our actions, not at the time we get caught .   -- Simon  Sinek

I’ve noticed … that often what I want at the beginning of my day is so different from what I want at the end of my day. So, what happens in ...

True patriotism isn’t celebration without  conscience . It’s not about believing we are greater than all other nations. It’s about holding ...

LIVING the QUESTIONS We're slowly working our way past the endless rhetoric of what we're collectively against and back towards the ...

The measure of a country’s greatness is its ability to retain compassion in times of crisis. -- Thurgood Marshall   All of us are standing...

As noted by billionaire entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and civic activist Nick Hanauer, who, together with Jeff Bezos, started Amazon.co...

Whether it's your car keys, a key client, a job, or a friend; we all lose things in life. There are the things you lose, and then there ...

The only lasting truth is change . -- Octavia Butler

It does not require many words to speak the truth. -- Chief Joseph

Ever noticed ... how well developed our muscle of condemnation is?

The Church, like a mother, accompanies those who are walking. Where the world sees threats, she sees children; where walls are built, she bu...

When you maintain superiority over others, you end up with distance from others.  Giving without demand or expectation of return opens the p...

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Healing also means taking an honest look at the role you play in your own suffering . -- Unknown

Legislation is not very effective when it comes to morality; it is much better suited as a supplement. I was thinking about this after notic...

If you do nothing unexpected, nothing unexpected happens. -- Fay Weldon

One day, if you have a little bit of talent and a lot of hard work, you're going to find out who you are . -- Massimo Bottura

I'm wondering ... if what comes most close to killing us gives us our gift to the world.

On this Fathers Day , we have an opportunity to reconsider the role fathers have on setting the pace for this:   What if we as Christians ...

Every time you say ‘no’ to something (especially if it is unhealthy), you are in a better position to say ‘yes’ to something else.   I know ...

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Nobody’s free until everybody’s free.  -- Fannie Lou Hame Dr. Karida Brown, a sociology professor at Emory University whose research focus...

The more one does and sees and feels, the more one is able to do. -- Amelia Earhart

No one is autonomous. Who said Elon Musk is the one who gets to decide anyway?  "Well, no one specifically, but he is…". He is wh...

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Most success comes from 50 small things moving in the same direction, not one big thing. ...  One way to beat fear is with steps so small t...

I’ve noticed …that I often feel required of. And, perhaps more importantly, why I can tend to frame it that way. 

If there’s one thing Jesus is opposed to, it’s hoarding—and it’s not just about physical possessions. The ego is the ultimate hoarder. It h...

At the end of the day, you can’t require anyone to take care of you.   At some point, we have to acknowledge how our compulsions set us back...

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I will live by the best I can discern today. Tomorrow I may find out I was wrong. Since I do not live by being right , I am not destroyed by...

Another,  Seriously — This is our President? : If You Thought Tulsi Gabbard Was A Problem :   The law that creates the DNI position specifi...