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A Song for Everyone: Be Kind to Yourself
These last few weeks, we’ve been talking to our younger students about expectations. In our wrap-up today, I’ll be playing them this video: “Be Kind to Yourself” by Andrew Peterson. The more I listen to it, the more I am … Continue reading
A Variety of Values
One of the most profitable parts of The Advantage for me was Lencioni’s distinction of values in the chapter on creating clarity. He write a good bit about the mission statement fad of a few years ago and how easy … Continue reading
A Team by Any Other Name . . .
I mentioned in a post last week about how “lone ranger” teaching can seem. It’s always interesting (and jarring), then, when you have to work well with others in some broader context. That’s when words like “team” get thrown around. … Continue reading
The Connection Between Healthy and Smart
Somewhere over the course of the last ten years, I found myself interested in systems and the way things work (or don’t work). I think part of this is rooted in my last two years in college, when an organization … Continue reading
Lectures and Lessons
A couple of weeks ago, Molly Worthen of UNC-Chapel Hill posted an op-ed piece to the New York Times that got a nice bit of traction in some education circles. “Lecture Me. Really.” was a reminder of the significance of … Continue reading
Our Final Word
I have often wondered if Steven Curtis Chapman would get around to making a “worship album.” When the trend hit years and years ago, I was dismayed. I’m one of that rare breed that sees the praise and worship movement … Continue reading
Categories of Conversations
I’m about a week into Sherry Turkle’s Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age. As is often the case when reading about a given topic, you start to notice it everywhere once it’s on your radar. So … Continue reading
Songs about the Falling Rain
In a recent post at First Things, Leah Libresco shared three simple ways the church (in her case, Catholic) could strengthen the sense of congregational community without embracing unhealthy practice. Her second suggestion was to bring in more things to connect … Continue reading
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Concerning Joy
I recently took part in a quick work discussion about the place of joy, whether or not one can expect it or in some way legislate it. Joy, of course, was what C. S. Lewis was surprised by. It became a … Continue reading
Brief England Debrief
As I mentioned a few posts ago, I had the opportunity to take a gaggle of students and a handful of chaperons to England for about a week. We spent much of that time in places of interest to fans … Continue reading
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