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Apr 2, 2012
A Week of Holy
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On Sunday morning, we wave our palms and sing Hosanna in the Highest. And I am swept up in the raucous celebration—wondering if the stones are indeed crying out. Yet in the midst of this great joy there is a chilling stillness. Thus begins the journey to the cross. A week of little deaths, that’s what Holy Week is for us, and I think I... Read More + |
Mar 29, 2012
Book Review: Kingdom Calling
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When Amy Sherman heard Tim Keller of Redeemer Presbyterian in New York City preach on Proverbs 11:10, she was completely entranced. “When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices,” the Proverb says. That’s all. But Keller’s words on that short passage that day inspired thoughts in Sherman that would lead to her latest book: Kingdom Calling:... Read More + |
Mar 12, 2012
Book Review: Eugene Peterson's Tell It Slant
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It’s about language, Eugene Peterson says, in his book Tell It Slant: A Conversation on the Language of Jesus in His Stories and Prayers. It’s the fourth in a series Peterson has written on “conversations in spiritual theology.” This book focuses on the stories and prayers of Jesus in the book of Luke. The title borrows a line from a poem by Emily... Read More + |
Feb 27, 2012
Book Club: The Final Chapter
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The last two chapters of The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement are a beautiful tribute to aging well. They make me want to step back and observe my life—to take stock of all that is good and head into the twilight of life with a deeper sense of what really matters. On this book club journey, we have followed Harold... Read More + |
Feb 20, 2012
Book Club: David Brooks for President
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Dear Mr. Brooks, There is a campaign going on. Have you noticed? I am not typically one to give political advice, but I’ve been reading your book, The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement , and I am wondering…have you ever considered running for president? It seems like you have a pretty good understanding of what it... Read More + |
Feb 13, 2012
Book Club: Deeper
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In the first chapter of our reading from David Brooks’ The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement this week we read about Erica’s successful rise to CEO of the company she once disdained. But the next two chapters tell more of the story of Harold and Erica. In Chapter 17, Getting Older, we read: …For the next ten... Read More + |
Feb 6, 2012
Book Club: The Ups and Downs
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When I read our chapters for the book club this week, I couldn’t help reflecting back to when we first started reading The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement. What were David Brooks’ opening lines in the introduction of this ambitious book? Do you remember? He said this: This is the happiest story you’ve ever read.... Read More + |
Jan 30, 2012
Book Club: What Makes People Happy
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This week in our reading from David Brooks’ The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement, we read about intelligence, making choices, and freedom versus commitment. And…the plot thickens. We follow Erica into the professional world and cringe at the posturing of her uber-intelligent boss, Harrison, whose preoccupation... 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. Erica’s beginnings couldn’t be more... Read More + |
Jan 18, 2012
Book Club: On Synaptogenesis, Learning, and Attachment
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The other night I dreamed I was looking in the mirror when my cell phone rang. I picked it up to find my eldest son on the other end. “I just called to say goodbye,” he said. And then he hung up. I started awake in the dark. Silently, I rose from my bed, crept down the hall, and pushed his door open. Then I bent low and did that thing I had done... Read More + |
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