• StrengthsChat –

    Zora has “always been interested in psychology.” There are elements of her work that energize her and some that don’t. Listen in as she shares which activities make her feel weak and which make her feel strong.

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We the people

There’s a lot of talk these days about America needing to somehow return to the individualism that drove the people who got the ball rolling. The premise being that government is nothing short of evil, a necessary evil, but bad nonetheless.

Libertarians and conservatives hang a socialist label on anyone who suggests that government do

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Book Review – Gardening Eden

Michael Abbate’s Gardening Eden is everything I had hoped it would be:

Well-written

Authoritative

Fresh

Honest

Grounded

Abbate combines his experience as a landscape architect and his knowledge of biblical text to present a compelling argument for his assertion that Christians should be at the

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Now what do we do?

All the strategic planning in the world is worthless if it doesn’t turn into action.

American liberals – some call themselves progressives – are finding out that driving the bus is different than riding in the bus.

This piece from the NBC news blog, is a good reminder to anyone who wants to do something

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I guess every family has it's issues

Despite the attempted humor in the headline, we are excited about my brother John’s decision to run for a seat on the Redwood City (CA) Council. This is a video of his announcement event, during which he “blames” me for being the influence that led him to throw his hat into the ring.

I suspect

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Wet Fingered Leadership – March 2005

In his book God’s Politics, Jim Wallis offers this tip for anyone wishing to identify a member of Congress on the streets of Washington, DC:

“They’re the ones . . . who walk around town with their fingers held high in the air, having just licked them and put them up to see which way

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