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Acedia and Depression
Photo by Jen Theodore on Unsplash “You deserve to be happy,” my friends say. Who disagrees? “Maybe you are just depressed. See the doctor. Get some of those ‘happy pills’” Depression was a frequent house guest when I was young, often visiting my mother for weeks, even months at a time. She would sit, almost…
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Acedia – Silent Killer of the Soul
Since the death of my son Caleb two years ago, I have written only sermons. Lent feels like the appropriate time to put nib to paper once again. Writing forms part of the process of renovating my life. Acedia, the silent killer of the soul, is the focus.
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Power of Stories
Time again to turn to readings for the upcoming term for the Studio for Strategic Leadership at VST. The ability to recognize, tell and engage key stories from various dimensions of our life is a key thread in the Studio experience. Ran across this quote from a blog by Shawn Coyne on Steven Pressfield Online .…
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World Cafe Meets The U during First Session
Yesterday afternoon was spent primarily using the methodology of The World Cafe. Four people sit around a table and discuss a central question. Yesterday the question resembled: what are the major challenges facing leadership? They talk for 20-30 minutes, one person remains then the other three move to other tables. At the end of the…
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How Urgent is urgent?
Most of the BC folks straggled in last evening for the Future of Theological Education Consultation. The clock says 10 and the body says 7. As Brenda, Jim and (later) Janet gathered for a late supper and Diet Cokes the conversation turned to the matter of urgency. James Kotter names it as foundational in his…
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