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Jan 29, 2011
Step Out and Smell the Cookies
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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.... Read More + |
Jan 27, 2012
Art may not be Truth, but it Tells It
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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.... Read More + |
Jan 27, 2012
Don’t Buy this Jacket
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Apparently, when I walk into certain retail stores and see ten feet of open space, I’m psychologically comforted.... Read More + |
Jan 26, 2012
Aging Well with Dr. Dan Blazer, Part 5: Social Supports & Storytelling
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Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 Stories help us make sense of the world.... Read More + |
Jan 25, 2012
The Grocery Drop
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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.... Read More + |
Jan 24, 2012
Moving From Either/Or to Both/And
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I was festering one day over a work situation which I had instinctively interpreted as a zero sum game.... Read More + |
Jan 23, 2012
Book Club: In Which We Meet Erica
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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.... Read More + |
Jan 22, 2012
One Right Fit
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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.... Read More + |
Jan 20, 2012
Community Post: Promised Land Gone
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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.... Read More + |
Jan 20, 2012
Year of Plenty: First We Rest
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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.... Read More + |
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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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