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Feb 20, 2012

Book Club: David Brooks for President

laura boggess

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?...

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Feb 17, 2012

Saying Goodbye to Beauty

Virginia Stem Owens

Gwen has been legally blind for ten years. The term “legally blind” needs some explaining. Only about 12% of blind people lack any sight at all....

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Feb 13, 2012

Book Club: Deeper

laura boggess

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....

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Feb 10, 2012

PhotoPlay: When God Makes the Outtakes into the Real Thing

Kelly Sauer

"A man's heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps" (Proverbs 16:9). Few things in life ever go exactly as planned. Everybody knows the inconvenience of reorganized schedules and the frustration of unfulfilled dreams....

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Feb 9, 2012

My Hair, My Life

Deidra Riggs

I lay the flat iron down next to the sink, and when I lean in close, I see the gray is creeping up again....

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Feb 6, 2012

Book Club: The Ups and Downs

laura boggess

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?...

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