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Disruptive philanthropy in marketing and the life of Jesus.
Howard Freeman
How listening to our elderly loved ones' stories helps them make sense of their lives
Christine A. Scheller
Will she even bother to make sandwiches with the ingredients I have in the cart?
Tina Howard
What if there really is enough pie to go around for everyone?
Bradley J. Moore
Looking at the importance of norms, self-control, and culture in success
Laura J. Boggess
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Jan 29, 2011

Step Out and Smell the Cookies

Howard E. Butt, Jr.

It was a big day for Debbi—the grand opening of her small business. Banking on a cookie recipe, she’d rented a storefront and turned on the lights.  And who came in? No one.  Not one single customer. Next day, Debbi opened her doors again—and she walked out to invite people in....

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Jan 27, 2012

Art may not be Truth, but it Tells It

Kelly Sauer

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and for the artists, this may never become cliché. We walk around in constant wonder, proving it true again and again. Art brings the eternal into the boundaries of time....

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Jan 27, 2012

Don’t Buy this Jacket

Howard Freeman

Apparently, when I walk into certain retail stores and see ten feet of open space, I’m psychologically comforted....

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Jan 26, 2012

Aging Well with Dr. Dan Blazer, Part 5: Social Supports & Storytelling

Christine A. Scheller

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 Stories help us make sense of the world....

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Jan 25, 2012

The Grocery Drop

Tina Howard

I can hear my husband on the phone with his mom in the other room, and from the conversation fragments I overhear, I know I’ll be squeezing in a trip to the grocery store tomorrow....

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Jan 24, 2012

Moving From Either/Or to Both/And

Bradley J. Moore

I was festering one day over a work situation which I had instinctively interpreted as a zero sum game....

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Jan 23, 2012

Book Club: In Which We Meet Erica

laura boggess

So we finally meet Erica. And what a character she is. In our book club readings this week, David Brooks introduces us to the other half of the happy couple with the wonderfully fulfilling lives we read about in the introduction of The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement....

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Jan 22, 2012

One Right Fit

Howard E. Butt, Jr.

In 1935, Chester Carlson was a young New York lawyer. He grew impatient with the time it took to copy legal documents. Three years later, he completed a prototype machine to do the job faster and cleaner. An impressive list of companies—IBM, Kodak, RCA—said no to Chester’s machine....

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Jan 20, 2012

Community Post: Promised Land Gone

Sam Van Eman

The following article continues our Fridays on the topic of personal finance. In 1996, my grandfather died, taking with him 200 years of stability and nearly two million dollars in property. “Do you know what happened to the old Homestead, Sammy?” Norman asked, shaking his head in disbelief....

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Jan 20, 2012

Year of Plenty: First We Rest

Craig Goodwin

The following excerpt by Craig Goodwin adds a humorous Sabbath component to our Friday conversations about personal finance. ----- Normal people would plan months in advance for an experiment like this. Perhaps they would start in spring with the hopeful appearance of asparagus sprigs and onion shoots....

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Why Do We Confess?

Mark D. Roberts

For the most part, Psalm 106 in an extended confession of sin. The anonymous writer begins by saying “Like our ancestors, we have sinned. We have done wrong! We have acted wickedly!” (106:6). Then, for the next 34 verses, he chronicles some of Israel’s most conspicuous and grievous sins. Why did the psalmist do this?... Read More +

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