The Sweep and Force of Section Three | Reflections and Highlighted PDF
William Baude & Michael Stokes Paulsen. The Sweep and Force of Section Three. [Download my highlighted PDF here.] REFLECTIONS Humans are brilliant at using reason to be fully and completely irrational. That fact is why we greatly admire the occasional
The Sweep and Force of Section Three | Reflections and Highlighted PDF
William Baude & Michael Stokes Paulsen. The Sweep and Force of Section Three. [Download my highlighted PDF here.] REFLECTIONS Humans are brilliant at using reason to be fully and completely irrational. That fact is why we greatly admire the occasional
Can We Talk About Israel? | Reflections & Notes
Daniel Sokatch. Can We Talk About Israel?: A Guide for the Curious, Confused, and Conflicted. Bloomsbury Publishing Inc., 2021. (375 pages) REFLECTIONS David Remnick, in his The New Yorker article, “In The Cities of Killing: The Hamas massacre, the assaults
Can We Talk About Israel? | Reflections & Notes
Daniel Sokatch. Can We Talk About Israel?: A Guide for the Curious, Confused, and Conflicted. Bloomsbury Publishing Inc., 2021. (375 pages) REFLECTIONS David Remnick, in his The New Yorker article, “In The Cities of Killing: The Hamas massacre, the assaults
Encountering Mystery | Reflections & Notes
Dale C. Allison Jr. Encountering Mystery: Religious Experiences in a Secular Age. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2022. (253 pages) REFLECTIONS Never have I read a book where I learned so much and yet knew less than when I started. I
Encountering Mystery | Reflections & Notes
Dale C. Allison Jr. Encountering Mystery: Religious Experiences in a Secular Age. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2022. (253 pages) REFLECTIONS Never have I read a book where I learned so much and yet knew less than when I started. I
Unconditional Conference | Reflections & Notes
September 29-30, 2023. Hosted by Embracing The Journey. Pre-Conference Reflections: Complexification 20 years ago I came to Alpharetta, GA, to North Point Community Church to study what was then called “7:22” a mid-week service/ministry that catered to young adults. While
Unconditional Conference | Reflections & Notes
September 29-30, 2023. Hosted by Embracing The Journey. Pre-Conference Reflections: Complexification 20 years ago I came to Alpharetta, GA, to North Point Community Church to study what was then called “7:22” a mid-week service/ministry that catered to young adults. While
Living with a Wild God | Reflections & Notes
Barbara Ehrenreich. Living with a Wild God: A Nonbeliever’s Search For The Truth About Everything. Twelve Hachette Book Group, 2014. (237 pages) REFLECTIONS In all of the nearly four decades of conscious memory, I confess—with regret—that outside of the context of
Living with a Wild God | Reflections & Notes
Barbara Ehrenreich. Living with a Wild God: A Nonbeliever’s Search For The Truth About Everything. Twelve Hachette Book Group, 2014. (237 pages) REFLECTIONS In all of the nearly four decades of conscious memory, I confess—with regret—that outside of the context of
Killer Underwear Invasion | Reflections
Elise Gravel. Killer Underwear Invasion: How to Spot Fake News, Disinformation & Conspiracy Theories. Chronicle Books, 2022. (88 pages) REFLECTIONS More accessible than The Misinformation Age but in the same genre of The Sad Little Fact, Killer Underwear Invasion might just be
Killer Underwear Invasion | Reflections
Elise Gravel. Killer Underwear Invasion: How to Spot Fake News, Disinformation & Conspiracy Theories. Chronicle Books, 2022. (88 pages) REFLECTIONS More accessible than The Misinformation Age but in the same genre of The Sad Little Fact, Killer Underwear Invasion might just be
Woven | Critical Reflections & Notes
Meredith Miller. Woven: Nurturing A Faith Your Kid Doesn’t Have To Heal From. Worthy Publishers, 2023. (232 pages) CRITICAL REFLECTIONS The spiritual era that we are in is incredibly intriguing. The religious evolution over the past 200 years or so
Woven | Critical Reflections & Notes
Meredith Miller. Woven: Nurturing A Faith Your Kid Doesn’t Have To Heal From. Worthy Publishers, 2023. (232 pages) CRITICAL REFLECTIONS The spiritual era that we are in is incredibly intriguing. The religious evolution over the past 200 years or so
Think Again | Reflections & Notes
Adam Grant. Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know. Viking, 2021. (307 pages) REFLECTIONS I am continually dismayed at the tragic paradox, that there is an epidemic of bad thinking while at the same time a plethora of
Think Again | Reflections & Notes
Adam Grant. Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know. Viking, 2021. (307 pages) REFLECTIONS I am continually dismayed at the tragic paradox, that there is an epidemic of bad thinking while at the same time a plethora of
Leading Change | Reflections & Notes
John P. Kotter. Leading Change. Harvard Business School Press, 1996. (187 pages) REFLECTIONS Of the many change clichés that value or recognize the fact of change, (“The only constant is change,” “Be the change,” the “Serenity Prayer,” etc.) few convey the
Leading Change | Reflections & Notes
John P. Kotter. Leading Change. Harvard Business School Press, 1996. (187 pages) REFLECTIONS Of the many change clichés that value or recognize the fact of change, (“The only constant is change,” “Be the change,” the “Serenity Prayer,” etc.) few convey the
Hit Refresh | Reflections & Notes
Satya Nadella. Hit Refresh: Our The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft’s Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone [Employee Edition]. Harper Business, 2017. (272 pages) REFLECTIONS Business books have a reputation for focusing solely on the “business,” which, of course, makes
Hit Refresh | Reflections & Notes
Satya Nadella. Hit Refresh: Our The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft’s Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone [Employee Edition]. Harper Business, 2017. (272 pages) REFLECTIONS Business books have a reputation for focusing solely on the “business,” which, of course, makes
God Human Animal Machine | Reflections & Notes
Meghan O’Gieblyn. God Human Animal Machine: Technology, Metaphor, and the Search For Meaning. Anchor Books, 2021. (287 pages) REFLECTIONS I loved this book. I hated what it did to me. This is one of the most brilliantly insightful and exquisitely articulated
God Human Animal Machine | Reflections & Notes
Meghan O’Gieblyn. God Human Animal Machine: Technology, Metaphor, and the Search For Meaning. Anchor Books, 2021. (287 pages) REFLECTIONS I loved this book. I hated what it did to me. This is one of the most brilliantly insightful and exquisitely articulated
The Philosophical Child | Reflections, Events, & Notes
Jana Mohr Lone. The Philosophical Child. Roman & Littlefield., 2012. (147 pages) Philosophy is an activity that uses reasoning and rigorous argument to promote human flourishing. —Epicurus REFLECTIONS This book is brilliant. I wish I could package this in a pill
The Philosophical Child | Reflections, Events, & Notes
Jana Mohr Lone. The Philosophical Child. Roman & Littlefield., 2012. (147 pages) Philosophy is an activity that uses reasoning and rigorous argument to promote human flourishing. —Epicurus REFLECTIONS This book is brilliant. I wish I could package this in a pill
Embodied | Reflections, Notes, & Critical Review
Preston Sprinkle. Embodied: Transgender Identities, The Church & What The Bible Has To Say. David C. Cook, 2021. (285 pages) REFLECTIONS Preston continues to be one of the most prominent voices in the space of Christianity and sexuality, and there’s
Embodied | Reflections, Notes, & Critical Review
Preston Sprinkle. Embodied: Transgender Identities, The Church & What The Bible Has To Say. David C. Cook, 2021. (285 pages) REFLECTIONS Preston continues to be one of the most prominent voices in the space of Christianity and sexuality, and there’s
Embracing The Journey | Reflections & Notes
Greg and Lynn McDonald. Embracing The Journey: A Christian Parents’ Blueprint To Loving Your LGBTQ Child. Howard Books, 2019. (227 pages) REFLECTIONS One of the most persistent and incredible features of human cognition is our ability to quickly forget. It’s been
Embracing The Journey | Reflections & Notes
Greg and Lynn McDonald. Embracing The Journey: A Christian Parents’ Blueprint To Loving Your LGBTQ Child. Howard Books, 2019. (227 pages) REFLECTIONS One of the most persistent and incredible features of human cognition is our ability to quickly forget. It’s been
Seen And Not Heard | Reflections, Event, & Notes
Jana Mohr Lone. Seen and Not Heard: Why Children’s Voices Matter. Rowman & Littlefield, 2021. (205 pages) We look at the world once, in childhood. The rest is memory. —Louise Gluck, “Nostos” A person’s a person, no matter how small. —Dr.
Seen And Not Heard | Reflections, Event, & Notes
Jana Mohr Lone. Seen and Not Heard: Why Children’s Voices Matter. Rowman & Littlefield, 2021. (205 pages) We look at the world once, in childhood. The rest is memory. —Louise Gluck, “Nostos” A person’s a person, no matter how small. —Dr.
Soul Boom | Reflections & Notes
Rainn Wilson. Soul Boom: Why We Need A Spiritual Revolution [ARC]. Go Hachette Books, 2023. (280 pages) REFLECTIONS This is a moment when one feels that there is truly “something in the air,” that “something” being a conscientious transformation of
Soul Boom | Reflections & Notes
Rainn Wilson. Soul Boom: Why We Need A Spiritual Revolution [ARC]. Go Hachette Books, 2023. (280 pages) REFLECTIONS This is a moment when one feels that there is truly “something in the air,” that “something” being a conscientious transformation of
The Myth of Normal | Reflections & Notes
Gabor Maté and Daniel Maté. The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture. Avery, Penguin Random House, 2022. (562 pages) REFLECTIONS The Myth of Normal is a profound, piercing, and revolutionary analysis of the human condition.
The Myth of Normal | Reflections & Notes
Gabor Maté and Daniel Maté. The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture. Avery, Penguin Random House, 2022. (562 pages) REFLECTIONS The Myth of Normal is a profound, piercing, and revolutionary analysis of the human condition.
Is Reading The Bible The Fastest Way To Lose Faith? | Critical Reflections & Notes
ReGENERATION PROJECT EVENT. May 5, 2023. MaryJoSharp.com // DarkRoomFaith.com // Michael Wiseman (thebiblesayswhat.com) // DanKimball.com // WestgateChurch.org CRITICAL REFLECTIONS In short… This was truly a “dialogue” for which I was thankful. “Debates” are so often inane and counterproductive, and the
Is Reading The Bible The Fastest Way To Lose Faith? | Critical Reflections & Notes
ReGENERATION PROJECT EVENT. May 5, 2023. MaryJoSharp.com // DarkRoomFaith.com // Michael Wiseman (thebiblesayswhat.com) // DanKimball.com // WestgateChurch.org CRITICAL REFLECTIONS In short… This was truly a “dialogue” for which I was thankful. “Debates” are so often inane and counterproductive, and the
The Sacred Depths of Nature | Reflections, Event, & Notes
Ursula Goodenough. The Sacred Depths of Nature: How Life Has Emerged and Evolved. Oxford University Press, 2023. (263 pages) REFLECTIONS I have believed for a while that some kind of spiritual and cultural revolution has been underway for quite some time,
The Sacred Depths of Nature | Reflections, Event, & Notes
Ursula Goodenough. The Sacred Depths of Nature: How Life Has Emerged and Evolved. Oxford University Press, 2023. (263 pages) REFLECTIONS I have believed for a while that some kind of spiritual and cultural revolution has been underway for quite some time,
God, Freedom, and Evil | Critical Reflections & Notes
Alvin C. Plantinga. God, Freedom, and Evil. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1974. (112 pages) CRITICAL REFLECTIONS I confess upfront that this kind of meticulously elaborate philosophy is beyond my empathies. And so it is with that bias that I say
God, Freedom, and Evil | Critical Reflections & Notes
Alvin C. Plantinga. God, Freedom, and Evil. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1974. (112 pages) CRITICAL REFLECTIONS I confess upfront that this kind of meticulously elaborate philosophy is beyond my empathies. And so it is with that bias that I say
God of the Possible | Reflections & Notes
Gregory A. Boyd. God of the Possible. Baker Books, 2000. (175 pages) REFLECTIONS Belief matters because what we believe influences how we behave, and how we posture ourselves towards the world and each other. There is no more universal or consequential
God of the Possible | Reflections & Notes
Gregory A. Boyd. God of the Possible. Baker Books, 2000. (175 pages) REFLECTIONS Belief matters because what we believe influences how we behave, and how we posture ourselves towards the world and each other. There is no more universal or consequential
Us Versus Us | Reflections & Notes
Andrew Marin. Us Versus Us: The untold story of religion and the LGBT community. NavPress, 2016. (213 pages) REFLECTIONS I first heard Andrew Marin in 2009 (?) at the National Youth Workers Convention. It was the first time I heard
Us Versus Us | Reflections & Notes
Andrew Marin. Us Versus Us: The untold story of religion and the LGBT community. NavPress, 2016. (213 pages) REFLECTIONS I first heard Andrew Marin in 2009 (?) at the National Youth Workers Convention. It was the first time I heard
Bay Area Youth Leaders Conference | Reflections, Notes & Critical Review
Hosted by The Bay Area Youth Leaders Coalition. REFLECTIONS It’s been a minute since I’ve been in the “youth ministry” space, having transitioned out of formal vocational youth work almost eight years ago. Having spent almost two and a half
Bay Area Youth Leaders Conference | Reflections, Notes & Critical Review
Hosted by The Bay Area Youth Leaders Coalition. REFLECTIONS It’s been a minute since I’ve been in the “youth ministry” space, having transitioned out of formal vocational youth work almost eight years ago. Having spent almost two and a half
Curveball | Reflections & Notes
Peter Enns. Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming. HarperOne, 2023. (229 pages) REFLECTIONS Human organization requires boundaries. It is how we define who we are, where we are, and where we can find meaning, purpose, and identity. Religion
Curveball | Reflections & Notes
Peter Enns. Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming. HarperOne, 2023. (229 pages) REFLECTIONS Human organization requires boundaries. It is how we define who we are, where we are, and where we can find meaning, purpose, and identity. Religion
Love Matters More | Reflections, Event, & Notes
Jared Byas. Love Matters More: How Fighting To Be Right Keeps Us From Loving Like Jesus. Zondervan, 2020. (211 pages) REFLECTIONS In short, I agree. Love does matter more than anything else. It is simply true and is truly that simple.
Love Matters More | Reflections, Event, & Notes
Jared Byas. Love Matters More: How Fighting To Be Right Keeps Us From Loving Like Jesus. Zondervan, 2020. (211 pages) REFLECTIONS In short, I agree. Love does matter more than anything else. It is simply true and is truly that simple.
How the Bible Actually Works | Reflections & Notes
Peter Enns. How the Bible Actually Works (In Which I Explain How an Ancient, Ambiguous, and Diverse Book Leads Us to Wisdom Rather Than Answers—and Why That’s Great News. HarperOne, 2019. (292 pages) REFLECTIONS The title says it all. Dare I
How the Bible Actually Works | Reflections & Notes
Peter Enns. How the Bible Actually Works (In Which I Explain How an Ancient, Ambiguous, and Diverse Book Leads Us to Wisdom Rather Than Answers—and Why That’s Great News. HarperOne, 2019. (292 pages) REFLECTIONS The title says it all. Dare I
Following Jesus In A Warming World | Reflections & Notes
Kyle Meyaard-Schaap. Following Jesus In A Warming World: A Christian Call To Climate Action. InterVarsity Press, 2023. REFLECTIONS To state the obvious, this book is for Christians. Knowing that there are very disparate views and convictions in this era of deconstruction, my
Following Jesus In A Warming World | Reflections & Notes
Kyle Meyaard-Schaap. Following Jesus In A Warming World: A Christian Call To Climate Action. InterVarsity Press, 2023. REFLECTIONS To state the obvious, this book is for Christians. Knowing that there are very disparate views and convictions in this era of deconstruction, my
A Complicated Choice | Reflections, Event, & Notes
Katey Zeh. A Complicated Choice: Making Space For Grief and Healing in the Pro-Choice Movement. Broadleaf Books, 2022. (159 pages) REFLECTIONS In a polarized world of dogmatic fundamentalism, it is a rare profundity to engage with nuance and complication, the kind
A Complicated Choice | Reflections, Event, & Notes
Katey Zeh. A Complicated Choice: Making Space For Grief and Healing in the Pro-Choice Movement. Broadleaf Books, 2022. (159 pages) REFLECTIONS In a polarized world of dogmatic fundamentalism, it is a rare profundity to engage with nuance and complication, the kind
Radical Curiosity | Reflections & Notes
Seth Goldenberg. Radical Curiosity: Questioning Commonly Held Beliefs To Imagine Flourishing Futures. Crown, 2022. (334 pages) REFLECTIONS As physics is on the hunt for a “unified theory of everything,” so have I been on a similar hunt for a set of
Radical Curiosity | Reflections & Notes
Seth Goldenberg. Radical Curiosity: Questioning Commonly Held Beliefs To Imagine Flourishing Futures. Crown, 2022. (334 pages) REFLECTIONS As physics is on the hunt for a “unified theory of everything,” so have I been on a similar hunt for a set of
Do I Stay Christian? | Reflections & Notes
Brian D. McLaren. Do I Stay Christian?: A Guide For The Doubters, The Disappointed, And The Disillusioned. St. Martin’s Publishing, 2022. (262 pages) REFLECTIONS It appears that we are going through a significant cognitive and spiritual revolution, the kind of disruption
Do I Stay Christian? | Reflections & Notes
Brian D. McLaren. Do I Stay Christian?: A Guide For The Doubters, The Disappointed, And The Disillusioned. St. Martin’s Publishing, 2022. (262 pages) REFLECTIONS It appears that we are going through a significant cognitive and spiritual revolution, the kind of disruption
Doing Good Better | Reflections & Notes
William MacAskill. Doing Good Better: How Effective Altruism Can Help You Help Others, Do Work that Matters, and Make Smarter Choices About Giving Back. Penguin Random House, 2016. (259 pages) REFLECTIONS Overall, Effective Altruism (EA) is an aspiration that should be
Doing Good Better | Reflections & Notes
William MacAskill. Doing Good Better: How Effective Altruism Can Help You Help Others, Do Work that Matters, and Make Smarter Choices About Giving Back. Penguin Random House, 2016. (259 pages) REFLECTIONS Overall, Effective Altruism (EA) is an aspiration that should be
1946—The Mistranslation That Shifted A Culture | Reflections
1946—The Mistranslation That Shifted A Culture. 2022. REFLECTIONS There are some things that are true, but not really true. But still true. This is one of those things. First, the claim is true. The fundamental premise of the documentary is true.
1946—The Mistranslation That Shifted A Culture | Reflections
1946—The Mistranslation That Shifted A Culture. 2022. REFLECTIONS There are some things that are true, but not really true. But still true. This is one of those things. First, the claim is true. The fundamental premise of the documentary is true.
The Most Good You Can Do | Reflections & Notes
Peter Singer. The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically. Yale University, 2015. (211 pages) REFLECTIONS I am intrigued by the idea that coupled with our biological evolution is a moral evolution that is
The Most Good You Can Do | Reflections & Notes
Peter Singer. The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically. Yale University, 2015. (211 pages) REFLECTIONS I am intrigued by the idea that coupled with our biological evolution is a moral evolution that is
Beyond Roe | Reflections & Notes
David Boonin. Beyond Roe: Why Abortion Should be Legal—Even if the Fetus is a Person. Oxford University Press, 2019. (212 pages) REFLECTIONS Even though abortion is one of the most complicated and entangled moral, ethical, philosophical, and legal conundrums that exist, the
Beyond Roe | Reflections & Notes
David Boonin. Beyond Roe: Why Abortion Should be Legal—Even if the Fetus is a Person. Oxford University Press, 2019. (212 pages) REFLECTIONS Even though abortion is one of the most complicated and entangled moral, ethical, philosophical, and legal conundrums that exist, the
Between the Listening and the Telling | Reflections & Notes
Mark Yaconelli. Between the Listening and the Telling: How Stories Can Save Us. Broadleaf Books, 2022. (188 pages) REFLECTIONS If I could put a book into everyone’s hands that would immediately increase the level of humanity in the world, this would
Between the Listening and the Telling | Reflections & Notes
Mark Yaconelli. Between the Listening and the Telling: How Stories Can Save Us. Broadleaf Books, 2022. (188 pages) REFLECTIONS If I could put a book into everyone’s hands that would immediately increase the level of humanity in the world, this would
Beating Guns | Reflections, Event, & Notes
Shane Claiborne and Michael Martin. Beating Guns: Hope For People Who Are Weary of Violence. Brazos Press, 2019. (288 pages) REFLECTIONS Absent from most public discourse on divisive political topics are the necessary components of history, context, nuance, practical legislation, and
Beating Guns | Reflections, Event, & Notes
Shane Claiborne and Michael Martin. Beating Guns: Hope For People Who Are Weary of Violence. Brazos Press, 2019. (288 pages) REFLECTIONS Absent from most public discourse on divisive political topics are the necessary components of history, context, nuance, practical legislation, and
The Art of Bible Translation | Reflections & Notes
Robert Alter. The Art of Bible Translation. Princeton University Press, 2019. (127 pages) REFLECTIONS I must first confess that my lack of wider familiarity with a broader literary world compromises my full appreciation of what Alter is saying. Given that concession,
The Art of Bible Translation | Reflections & Notes
Robert Alter. The Art of Bible Translation. Princeton University Press, 2019. (127 pages) REFLECTIONS I must first confess that my lack of wider familiarity with a broader literary world compromises my full appreciation of what Alter is saying. Given that concession,
Work Pray Code | Reflections, Event, & Notes
Carolyn Chen. Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley. Princeton University Press, 2022. (254 pages) REFLECTIONS As a resident of Silicon Valley (SV) and a professor of theology of worship for a decade and a half at a
Work Pray Code | Reflections, Event, & Notes
Carolyn Chen. Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley. Princeton University Press, 2022. (254 pages) REFLECTIONS As a resident of Silicon Valley (SV) and a professor of theology of worship for a decade and a half at a
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | Reflections & Notes
Jean-Dominique Bauby. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death. Vintage International, 1997. (132 pages) REFLECTIONS I am somewhat ashamed to confess that the mere thought of being fully conscious and completely physically incapacitated terrifies me. Reading
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | Reflections & Notes
Jean-Dominique Bauby. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death. Vintage International, 1997. (132 pages) REFLECTIONS I am somewhat ashamed to confess that the mere thought of being fully conscious and completely physically incapacitated terrifies me. Reading
How to Live at the End of the World | Reflections & Notes
Travis Holloway. How to Live at the End of the World: Theory, Art, and Politics for the Anthropocene. Stanford University Press, 2022. (130 pages) REFLECTIONS The ominous phrase “the end of the world” evokes despair. But as climate change and ecological
How to Live at the End of the World | Reflections & Notes
Travis Holloway. How to Live at the End of the World: Theory, Art, and Politics for the Anthropocene. Stanford University Press, 2022. (130 pages) REFLECTIONS The ominous phrase “the end of the world” evokes despair. But as climate change and ecological
Loving the Least of These | Reflections, Event, & Critical Review
National Association of Evangelicals. Loving the Least of These: Addressing a Changing Environment. 2022. REFLECTIONS For those despairing at the paltry, and in some cases, antagonistic religious response to the climate crisis, this document may offer some satisfaction. Written by and
Loving the Least of These | Reflections, Event, & Critical Review
National Association of Evangelicals. Loving the Least of These: Addressing a Changing Environment. 2022. REFLECTIONS For those despairing at the paltry, and in some cases, antagonistic religious response to the climate crisis, this document may offer some satisfaction. Written by and
The Doors of Perception / Heaven and Hell | Reflections & Notes
Aldous Huxley. The Doors of Perception / Heaven and Hell. Harper Colophon, 1963. (185 pages) REFLECTIONS I’m finding more and more the problem of words, the primary vehicle of communication and the fundamental betrayer of truth, perception, and experience. How could
The Doors of Perception / Heaven and Hell | Reflections & Notes
Aldous Huxley. The Doors of Perception / Heaven and Hell. Harper Colophon, 1963. (185 pages) REFLECTIONS I’m finding more and more the problem of words, the primary vehicle of communication and the fundamental betrayer of truth, perception, and experience. How could
The Master And His Emissary | Reflections & Notes
Iain McGilchrist. The Master And His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World. Yale University Press, 2009. (588 pages) REFLECTIONS There are several titles1 I regularly recommend to people wanting to understand our world, the nature
The Master And His Emissary | Reflections & Notes
Iain McGilchrist. The Master And His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World. Yale University Press, 2009. (588 pages) REFLECTIONS There are several titles1 I regularly recommend to people wanting to understand our world, the nature
The Cave and the Light | Reflections & Notes
Arthur Herman. The Cave and the Light: Plato versus Aristotle, and the Struggle for the Soul of Western Civilization. Random House, 2014. (676 pages) REFLECTIONS History may not repeat itself, but ideas certainly do. —Arthur Herman, The Cave and The Light, p.570
The Cave and the Light | Reflections & Notes
Arthur Herman. The Cave and the Light: Plato versus Aristotle, and the Struggle for the Soul of Western Civilization. Random House, 2014. (676 pages) REFLECTIONS History may not repeat itself, but ideas certainly do. —Arthur Herman, The Cave and The Light, p.570
I Am Greta | Reflections
I Am Greta [2020] REFLECTIONS Compelled by a calling, living with Asperger’s, and acting at the intersection of the most critical issues of our generation, Greta Thunberg has become the most known and recognizable face and voice of the global
I Am Greta | Reflections
I Am Greta [2020] REFLECTIONS Compelled by a calling, living with Asperger’s, and acting at the intersection of the most critical issues of our generation, Greta Thunberg has become the most known and recognizable face and voice of the global
Youth v. Gov | Reflections & Resources
Youth v. Gov [2020] REFLECTIONS This film evoked in me the most sublime of all human experiences, being profoundly inspired and infuriatingly broken-hearted all at the same time. The voices of activist youth who are supported and resourced by adults
Youth v. Gov | Reflections & Resources
Youth v. Gov [2020] REFLECTIONS This film evoked in me the most sublime of all human experiences, being profoundly inspired and infuriatingly broken-hearted all at the same time. The voices of activist youth who are supported and resourced by adults
God & Golem, Inc. | Reflections & Notes
Norbert Wiener. God & Golem, Inc.: A Comment on Certain Points where Cybernetics Impinges on Religion. The M.I.T. Press, 1964. (99 pages) REFLECTIONS I discovered this book through Meghan O’Gieblyn’s (meghanogieblyn.com) article “Can Social Media Be Redeemed?” Reading decades-old prescience is
God & Golem, Inc. | Reflections & Notes
Norbert Wiener. God & Golem, Inc.: A Comment on Certain Points where Cybernetics Impinges on Religion. The M.I.T. Press, 1964. (99 pages) REFLECTIONS I discovered this book through Meghan O’Gieblyn’s (meghanogieblyn.com) article “Can Social Media Be Redeemed?” Reading decades-old prescience is
TED | Tzeporah Berman: The bad math of the fossil fuel industry
Canada’s great northern forests, they’re the place of my heart. They hold 25 percent of the Earth’s wetlands. And they’re the nesting and breeding ground of the majority of North America’s songbirds. They’re the traditional territories of hundreds of Indigenous
TED | Tzeporah Berman: The bad math of the fossil fuel industry
Canada’s great northern forests, they’re the place of my heart. They hold 25 percent of the Earth’s wetlands. And they’re the nesting and breeding ground of the majority of North America’s songbirds. They’re the traditional territories of hundreds of Indigenous
Bad Faith | Reflections & Notes
Randall Balmer. Bad Faith: Race and The Rise of the Religious Right. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2021. (120 pages) REFLECTIONS I have been waiting for this book ever since Balmer’s 2014 Politico Magazine article and this talk at Emory University on
Bad Faith | Reflections & Notes
Randall Balmer. Bad Faith: Race and The Rise of the Religious Right. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2021. (120 pages) REFLECTIONS I have been waiting for this book ever since Balmer’s 2014 Politico Magazine article and this talk at Emory University on
The Genetic Lottery | Reflections, Event, & Notes
Kathryn Paige Harden. The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality. Princeton University Press, 2021. (300 pages) REFLECTIONS Absolutely brilliant! There are occasions in life when the split between science and ethics converges into a synthesis of understanding that compels
The Genetic Lottery | Reflections, Event, & Notes
Kathryn Paige Harden. The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality. Princeton University Press, 2021. (300 pages) REFLECTIONS Absolutely brilliant! There are occasions in life when the split between science and ethics converges into a synthesis of understanding that compels
Announcing! Via Media
To my vialogue & viamuse followers, You are invited to a major project that has been years in the making. The ideas and perspectives we have accumulated over the years from all the books and insights posted on this blog
Announcing! Via Media
To my vialogue & viamuse followers, You are invited to a major project that has been years in the making. The ideas and perspectives we have accumulated over the years from all the books and insights posted on this blog
Attached To God | Reflections, Event, & Notes
Krispin Mayfield. Attached To God: A Practical Guide To Deeper Spiritual Experience. Zondervan Books, 2022. (234 pages / 3367 Locations) REFLECTIONS I have been engaged with attachment theory for decades. I’ve wrestled with RAD—Reactive Attachment Disorder—in and through personal relationships, adoption
Attached To God | Reflections, Event, & Notes
Krispin Mayfield. Attached To God: A Practical Guide To Deeper Spiritual Experience. Zondervan Books, 2022. (234 pages / 3367 Locations) REFLECTIONS I have been engaged with attachment theory for decades. I’ve wrestled with RAD—Reactive Attachment Disorder—in and through personal relationships, adoption
After Evangelicalism | Reflections, Event, & Notes
David Gushee. After Evangelicalism: The Path to a New Christianity. Westminster John Knox Press, 2020. (225 pages) REFLECTIONS For many, there is a deep need for a public saying of things that have been sensed or felt but couldn’t be voiced
After Evangelicalism | Reflections, Event, & Notes
David Gushee. After Evangelicalism: The Path to a New Christianity. Westminster John Knox Press, 2020. (225 pages) REFLECTIONS For many, there is a deep need for a public saying of things that have been sensed or felt but couldn’t be voiced
Live Just.ly | Reflections & Notes
Jason Fileta, ed. Live Justly: Global. Micah Challenge USA, 2017. (139 pages) [Download a .pdf version of this book here.] REFLECTIONS In some expressions of Christianity—if one could over-generalize—there is something terribly broken in Christian theology that has bifurcated and obfuscated
Live Just.ly | Reflections & Notes
Jason Fileta, ed. Live Justly: Global. Micah Challenge USA, 2017. (139 pages) [Download a .pdf version of this book here.] REFLECTIONS In some expressions of Christianity—if one could over-generalize—there is something terribly broken in Christian theology that has bifurcated and obfuscated
Analog Church | Reflections & Notes
Jay Y. Kim. Analog Church: Why We Need Real People, Places, and Things in the Digital Age. IVP, 2020. (205 pages / 2900 locations) REFLECTIONS There is no going back. We live in an electrified, digitized, and “data-fied” world and it
Analog Church | Reflections & Notes
Jay Y. Kim. Analog Church: Why We Need Real People, Places, and Things in the Digital Age. IVP, 2020. (205 pages / 2900 locations) REFLECTIONS There is no going back. We live in an electrified, digitized, and “data-fied” world and it
The Ministry for the Future | Reflections & Notes
Kim Stanley Robinson. The Ministry for the Future. Orbit, 2020. (563 pages) REFLECTIONS The most important and influential factor in the climate crisis is not the level of CO2 in the atmosphere. It is the behavior of humans in the systems
The Ministry for the Future | Reflections & Notes
Kim Stanley Robinson. The Ministry for the Future. Orbit, 2020. (563 pages) REFLECTIONS The most important and influential factor in the climate crisis is not the level of CO2 in the atmosphere. It is the behavior of humans in the systems
How to Change Your Mind | Reflections & Notes
Michael Pollan. How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence. Penguin Random House, 2018. (465 pages) REFLECTIONS When discussing psychedelics with my family and social circles, there has been
How to Change Your Mind | Reflections & Notes
Michael Pollan. How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence. Penguin Random House, 2018. (465 pages) REFLECTIONS When discussing psychedelics with my family and social circles, there has been
How to Save our Planet | Reflections & Clips
Mark Maslin. How to Save Our Planet: The Facts. Penguin Life, 2021. (243 pages) REFLECTIONS The incredibly frustrating epistemic dilemma of our human psychology is that we don’t believe facts. Rather, we construct our worldviews based on stories and narratives. We
How to Save our Planet | Reflections & Clips
Mark Maslin. How to Save Our Planet: The Facts. Penguin Life, 2021. (243 pages) REFLECTIONS The incredibly frustrating epistemic dilemma of our human psychology is that we don’t believe facts. Rather, we construct our worldviews based on stories and narratives. We
Presence | Reflections & Notes
Amy Cuddy. Presence: Bringing your Boldest Self to your Biggest Challenges. Orion Publishing, 2016. (343 pages) REFLECTIONS I am in the process of transitioning my vocation and work to a new endeavor that has me full of trepidation, uncertainty, self-doubt,
Presence | Reflections & Notes
Amy Cuddy. Presence: Bringing your Boldest Self to your Biggest Challenges. Orion Publishing, 2016. (343 pages) REFLECTIONS I am in the process of transitioning my vocation and work to a new endeavor that has me full of trepidation, uncertainty, self-doubt,
The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture | Reflections & Notes
Yoram Hazony. The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture. Cambridge University Press, 2012. (379 pages) REFLECTIONS Absolutely brilliant! This is one of those books that I wish was mandated for all Bible students at all levels. Should more readers—specifically Western-minded—engage with and seriously
The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture | Reflections & Notes
Yoram Hazony. The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture. Cambridge University Press, 2012. (379 pages) REFLECTIONS Absolutely brilliant! This is one of those books that I wish was mandated for all Bible students at all levels. Should more readers—specifically Western-minded—engage with and seriously
From A Whisper To A Rallying Cry | Reflections & Highlights
Paula Yoo. From A Whisper To A Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement. Norton Young Readers, 2021. (374 pages) REFLECTIONS I bought this book at 3 p.m. in the afternoon. I
From A Whisper To A Rallying Cry | Reflections & Highlights
Paula Yoo. From A Whisper To A Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement. Norton Young Readers, 2021. (374 pages) REFLECTIONS I bought this book at 3 p.m. in the afternoon. I
Don’t Look Up | Reflections
Don’t Look Up. 2021, [R]. (Minor spoilers below) [We] just watched this. Highly recommend. (But now I need a drink!) —email from good friends, Tuesday, December 28, 2021 REFLECTIONS THE PARABLE IS TRUE For millennia, teachers, sages, jesters, and movie
Don’t Look Up | Reflections
Don’t Look Up. 2021, [R]. (Minor spoilers below) [We] just watched this. Highly recommend. (But now I need a drink!) —email from good friends, Tuesday, December 28, 2021 REFLECTIONS THE PARABLE IS TRUE For millennia, teachers, sages, jesters, and movie
Critical Race Theory | Reflections & Notes
Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic. Critical Race Theory: An Introduction. [Third Edition]. New York University Press, 2017. (199 pages) REFLECTIONS Our cultural debate around Critical Race Theory (CRT) has deeply clouded and damaged our collective consciousness around race relations in America.
Critical Race Theory | Reflections & Notes
Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic. Critical Race Theory: An Introduction. [Third Edition]. New York University Press, 2017. (199 pages) REFLECTIONS Our cultural debate around Critical Race Theory (CRT) has deeply clouded and damaged our collective consciousness around race relations in America.
The Future We Choose | Reflections & Notes
Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac. The Future We Choose: The Stubborn Optimist’s Guide to the Climate Crisis. Vintage Books, 2020. (210 pages) REFLECTIONS I have observed a fairly robust debate on the role that “optimism” plays in the face of pending
The Future We Choose | Reflections & Notes
Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac. The Future We Choose: The Stubborn Optimist’s Guide to the Climate Crisis. Vintage Books, 2020. (210 pages) REFLECTIONS I have observed a fairly robust debate on the role that “optimism” plays in the face of pending
Tao Te Ching | Reflections & Text
Lao Tzu. Tao Te Ching: The Book Of The Way. Ancient Renewal / Sam Torode, 2021 (94 pages) REFLECTIONS Of the different kinds of spiritual teachings in existence, Taoism may be the most axiomatic; easily read, and mystically understood. There is
Tao Te Ching | Reflections & Text
Lao Tzu. Tao Te Ching: The Book Of The Way. Ancient Renewal / Sam Torode, 2021 (94 pages) REFLECTIONS Of the different kinds of spiritual teachings in existence, Taoism may be the most axiomatic; easily read, and mystically understood. There is
The Epic of Gilgamesh | Reflections & Notes
Andrew George. The Epic of Gilgamesh: The Babylonian Epic Poem and Other Texts in Akkadian and Sumerian, Second Edition. Penguin Books, 2020. (228 pages) REFLECTIONS When I first heard of the Epic of Gilgamesh, it was in reference to the “Noah’s
The Epic of Gilgamesh | Reflections & Notes
Andrew George. The Epic of Gilgamesh: The Babylonian Epic Poem and Other Texts in Akkadian and Sumerian, Second Edition. Penguin Books, 2020. (228 pages) REFLECTIONS When I first heard of the Epic of Gilgamesh, it was in reference to the “Noah’s
The Lightless Sky | Reflections & Highlights
Gulwali Passarlay. The Lightless Sky: An Afghan Refugee Boy’s Journey of Escape To A New Life in Britain. Atlantic Books, 2015. (365 pages) REFLECTIONS Heartbreaking, enlightening, and infuriating, this can’t-put-down tear-jerking dramatic memoir of Gulwali Passarlay’s journey from Afghanistan to
The Lightless Sky | Reflections & Highlights
Gulwali Passarlay. The Lightless Sky: An Afghan Refugee Boy’s Journey of Escape To A New Life in Britain. Atlantic Books, 2015. (365 pages) REFLECTIONS Heartbreaking, enlightening, and infuriating, this can’t-put-down tear-jerking dramatic memoir of Gulwali Passarlay’s journey from Afghanistan to
Kiss The Ground | Reflections
Kiss The Ground, [https://kissthegroundmovie.com/] “Human beings emerged in paradise. If we restore all the degraded land on earth, we can return to paradise. If we start now to build a restoration economy, a regeneration economy, this is the way forward.
Kiss The Ground | Reflections
Kiss The Ground, [https://kissthegroundmovie.com/] “Human beings emerged in paradise. If we restore all the degraded land on earth, we can return to paradise. If we start now to build a restoration economy, a regeneration economy, this is the way forward.
Fauci | Reflections
To think that you can take care of yourself without taking care of the rest of the world, is just folly. —Dr. Anthony Fauci Fauci. Magnolia Pictures, 2021. [PG-13] From Rotten Tomatoes: “With his signature blend of scientific acumen, candor and
Fauci | Reflections
To think that you can take care of yourself without taking care of the rest of the world, is just folly. —Dr. Anthony Fauci Fauci. Magnolia Pictures, 2021. [PG-13] From Rotten Tomatoes: “With his signature blend of scientific acumen, candor and
A Bigger Picture | Reflections & Notes
Vanessa Nakate. A Bigger Picture: My Fight To Bring A New African Voice to the Climate Crisis. One Boat / Pan Macmillan, 2021. (253 pages) REFLECTIONS This may be one of the first books I’ve read in which I truly felt
A Bigger Picture | Reflections & Notes
Vanessa Nakate. A Bigger Picture: My Fight To Bring A New African Voice to the Climate Crisis. One Boat / Pan Macmillan, 2021. (253 pages) REFLECTIONS This may be one of the first books I’ve read in which I truly felt
I Am Henry Finch | Reflections
Alexis Deacon and Viviane Schwarz (Illustrator). I Am Henry Finch. REFLECTIONS I delight in children’s books that introduce the deep thinking of humanity’s struggle. This particular one touched on a broad range of philosophies including René Descartes and skeptical reductionism,
I Am Henry Finch | Reflections
Alexis Deacon and Viviane Schwarz (Illustrator). I Am Henry Finch. REFLECTIONS I delight in children’s books that introduce the deep thinking of humanity’s struggle. This particular one touched on a broad range of philosophies including René Descartes and skeptical reductionism,
Out of the Wreckage | Reflections & Notes
George Monbiot. Out of the Wreckage: A New Politics For An Age of Crisis. Verso, 2017. (214 pages) Nations and peoples are largely the stories they feed themselves. If they tell themselves stories that are lies, they will suffer the future
Out of the Wreckage | Reflections & Notes
George Monbiot. Out of the Wreckage: A New Politics For An Age of Crisis. Verso, 2017. (214 pages) Nations and peoples are largely the stories they feed themselves. If they tell themselves stories that are lies, they will suffer the future
Conscious | Reflections & Notes
Annaka Harris. Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind. Harper, 2019. (130 pages) REFLECTIONS I have suggested there are two main problems that still plague human understanding: How did chemistry become biology, and how did biology become
Conscious | Reflections & Notes
Annaka Harris. Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind. Harper, 2019. (130 pages) REFLECTIONS I have suggested there are two main problems that still plague human understanding: How did chemistry become biology, and how did biology become
Web of Life | Reflections & Notes
Fritjof Capra. The Web of Life: A New Scientific Understanding o| Varela and his colleagues argue that thef Living Systems. Anchor Books, 1996. (347 pages) REFLECTIONS There is an emerging cognitive and spiritual revolution that can no longer be dismissed as
Web of Life | Reflections & Notes
Fritjof Capra. The Web of Life: A New Scientific Understanding o| Varela and his colleagues argue that thef Living Systems. Anchor Books, 1996. (347 pages) REFLECTIONS There is an emerging cognitive and spiritual revolution that can no longer be dismissed as
Squid Game, Cain & Abel, and Where We Go From Here | Reflections
Reflections Capitalism as murder, and greed as a determined and inevitable dystopian ruse are perhaps the most obvious messages of Squid Game, an allegory of our modern society consumed by consumption. If we are perceptive and receptive enough, we
Squid Game, Cain & Abel, and Where We Go From Here | Reflections
Reflections Capitalism as murder, and greed as a determined and inevitable dystopian ruse are perhaps the most obvious messages of Squid Game, an allegory of our modern society consumed by consumption. If we are perceptive and receptive enough, we
Jane Goodall: The Hope | Reflections
“Together We Can. Together We Will!” REFLECTIONS When you persist in searching out life’s greatest solutions, eventually you will come to understand two truths. One, the solutions are simple. Two, the solutions are the same. It is essentially a default
Jane Goodall: The Hope | Reflections
“Together We Can. Together We Will!” REFLECTIONS When you persist in searching out life’s greatest solutions, eventually you will come to understand two truths. One, the solutions are simple. Two, the solutions are the same. It is essentially a default
Saving Us | Reflections & Notes
Katharine Hayhoe. Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World. One Signal Publishers | Atria, 2021. (307 pages) REFLECTIONS Absolutely brilliant. At the risk of sounding hyperbolically grandiose, this may be one of the most
Saving Us | Reflections & Notes
Katharine Hayhoe. Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World. One Signal Publishers | Atria, 2021. (307 pages) REFLECTIONS Absolutely brilliant. At the risk of sounding hyperbolically grandiose, this may be one of the most
The Web of Meaning | Reflections, Event, & Notes
Jeremy Lent. The Web of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom To Find Our Place In The Universe. REFLECTIONS The incredible sweep of this book is a beautiful vision of humanity through the lens of a fierce analysis of all the
The Web of Meaning | Reflections, Event, & Notes
Jeremy Lent. The Web of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom To Find Our Place In The Universe. REFLECTIONS The incredible sweep of this book is a beautiful vision of humanity through the lens of a fierce analysis of all the
The God Equation | Reflections & Notes
Michio Kaku. The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything. Doubleday, 2021. (225 pages) REFLECTIONS Much like the moniker, the “God Particle,” “The God Equation” is perhaps more rhetorical than descriptive. Nonetheless, it is still provocative. For one does
The God Equation | Reflections & Notes
Michio Kaku. The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything. Doubleday, 2021. (225 pages) REFLECTIONS Much like the moniker, the “God Particle,” “The God Equation” is perhaps more rhetorical than descriptive. Nonetheless, it is still provocative. For one does
The New Climate War | Reflections & Notes
Michael E. Mann. The New Climate War: The Fight To Take Back Our Planet. Public Affairs / Hachette Book Group, 2021. (351 pages) REFLECTIONS Urgency AND Agency There is a principle in conflict management work that states, essentially, there is no
The New Climate War | Reflections & Notes
Michael E. Mann. The New Climate War: The Fight To Take Back Our Planet. Public Affairs / Hachette Book Group, 2021. (351 pages) REFLECTIONS Urgency AND Agency There is a principle in conflict management work that states, essentially, there is no
The Bed of Procrustes | Reflections & Notes
Nassim Nicholas Taleb. The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms. Random House, 2016. (156 pages) REFLECTIONS As the glut of information has coincided with a decline in wisdom and principles, we spiral in a doom loop of ignorance compounded by
The Bed of Procrustes | Reflections & Notes
Nassim Nicholas Taleb. The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms. Random House, 2016. (156 pages) REFLECTIONS As the glut of information has coincided with a decline in wisdom and principles, we spiral in a doom loop of ignorance compounded by
Why You’re Christian | Reflections
I am blessed with tremendous people in my life who I deeply respect. And when one of those friends sends me an essay with the question, “What says you about this piece?” I honor their pitch. Below is the full
Why You’re Christian | Reflections
I am blessed with tremendous people in my life who I deeply respect. And when one of those friends sends me an essay with the question, “What says you about this piece?” I honor their pitch. Below is the full
When The Body Says No | Reflections & Notes
Gabor Maté. When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection. 2003. (306 pages) “It is not to see something first, but to establish solid connections between the previously known and the hitherto unknown, that constitutes the essence of scientific discovery.
When The Body Says No | Reflections & Notes
Gabor Maté. When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection. 2003. (306 pages) “It is not to see something first, but to establish solid connections between the previously known and the hitherto unknown, that constitutes the essence of scientific discovery.
Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar… | Reflections & Notes
Thomas Cathcart & Daniel Klein. Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar…: Understanding Philosophy-Through Jokes-. Penguin Books, 2007. (215 pages) REFLECTIONS What a fantastic, delightful, and fun read! I once began public talks by saying, “I’m so excited, I’m like
Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar… | Reflections & Notes
Thomas Cathcart & Daniel Klein. Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar…: Understanding Philosophy-Through Jokes-. Penguin Books, 2007. (215 pages) REFLECTIONS What a fantastic, delightful, and fun read! I once began public talks by saying, “I’m so excited, I’m like
The Patterning Instinct | Reflections, Event, & Notes
Jeremy Lent. The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity’s Search for Meaning. Prometheus Books, 2017. (569 pages) REFLECTIONS @JeremyRLent has given humanity an absolutely brilliant gift in this book. May we now use and share this gift wisely. The
The Patterning Instinct | Reflections, Event, & Notes
Jeremy Lent. The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity’s Search for Meaning. Prometheus Books, 2017. (569 pages) REFLECTIONS @JeremyRLent has given humanity an absolutely brilliant gift in this book. May we now use and share this gift wisely. The
What Happened To You? | Reflections & Notes
Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph. D. Oprah Winfrey. What Happened To You? Conversations On Trauma, Resilience, and Healing. Flatiron Books, 2021. (301 pages) REFLECTIONS In true Western-minded form, it would be easy to categorize this book—and the subject—as about “trauma,”
What Happened To You? | Reflections & Notes
Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph. D. Oprah Winfrey. What Happened To You? Conversations On Trauma, Resilience, and Healing. Flatiron Books, 2021. (301 pages) REFLECTIONS In true Western-minded form, it would be easy to categorize this book—and the subject—as about “trauma,”
American Born Chinese | Reflections
Gene Luen Yang. American Born Chinese. First Second, 2006, 2021. REFLECTIONS There are some books that are brilliant for their ideas. Then there are some books that are brilliant for the experiences they bring and share with the reader. Then there
American Born Chinese | Reflections
Gene Luen Yang. American Born Chinese. First Second, 2006, 2021. REFLECTIONS There are some books that are brilliant for their ideas. Then there are some books that are brilliant for the experiences they bring and share with the reader. Then there
Manifesto for a Moral Revolution | Reflections & Notes
Jaqueline Novogratz. Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World. Henry Holt and Company, 2020. (259 pages) REFLECTIONS Leadership is still popularly understood fundamentally as the ability to achieve, the fact that one has skills to attain a goal.
Manifesto for a Moral Revolution | Reflections & Notes
Jaqueline Novogratz. Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World. Henry Holt and Company, 2020. (259 pages) REFLECTIONS Leadership is still popularly understood fundamentally as the ability to achieve, the fact that one has skills to attain a goal.
Let Creation Rejoice | Reflections & Notes
Jonathan A. Moo & Robert S. White. Let Creation Rejoice: Biblical Hope and Ecological Crisis. IV Press, 2014. (187 pages) REFLECTIONS I frequently get frustrated at the many hindrances that humans construct against the truth. Some of those hindrances are data-driven
Let Creation Rejoice | Reflections & Notes
Jonathan A. Moo & Robert S. White. Let Creation Rejoice: Biblical Hope and Ecological Crisis. IV Press, 2014. (187 pages) REFLECTIONS I frequently get frustrated at the many hindrances that humans construct against the truth. Some of those hindrances are data-driven
Why We Love Dogs Eat Pigs and Wear Cows | Reflections & Notes
Melanie Joy. Why We Love Dogs Eat Pigs and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism, The Belief System That Enables Us to Eat Some Animals and Not Others. Conari Press, 2010. (204 pages) REFLECTIONS Never have I disagreed so much with
Why We Love Dogs Eat Pigs and Wear Cows | Reflections & Notes
Melanie Joy. Why We Love Dogs Eat Pigs and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism, The Belief System That Enables Us to Eat Some Animals and Not Others. Conari Press, 2010. (204 pages) REFLECTIONS Never have I disagreed so much with
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity | Reflections & Notes
Carlo M. Cipolla. The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity. Società editrice il Mulino Spa, 2011. (81 pages) REFLECTIONS It ought to be agreeable to use offensive colloquialisms, for sometimes they are truly the only words that accurately describe our realities.
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity | Reflections & Notes
Carlo M. Cipolla. The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity. Società editrice il Mulino Spa, 2011. (81 pages) REFLECTIONS It ought to be agreeable to use offensive colloquialisms, for sometimes they are truly the only words that accurately describe our realities.
Welcoming the Stranger | Reflections, Event, & Notes
Matthew Soerens & Jenny Yang. Welcoming the Stranger: Justice, Compassion & Truth in the Immigration Debate. 2018 [Revised and Expanded]. (274 pages) evangelicalimmigrationtable.com; worldrelief.org REFLECTIONS Welcoming the Stranger is thoughtfully measured, data-driven, theologically robust, politically non-partisan, solutions-oriented, and story-filled. The authors
Welcoming the Stranger | Reflections, Event, & Notes
Matthew Soerens & Jenny Yang. Welcoming the Stranger: Justice, Compassion & Truth in the Immigration Debate. 2018 [Revised and Expanded]. (274 pages) evangelicalimmigrationtable.com; worldrelief.org REFLECTIONS Welcoming the Stranger is thoughtfully measured, data-driven, theologically robust, politically non-partisan, solutions-oriented, and story-filled. The authors
The Black Swan | Reflections & Notes
Nassim Nicholas Taleb. The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. Random House, 2007. (366 pages) REFLECTIONS It seems like such a simple proposition; life is improbable, and so celebrate each moment, and do not be fooled into believing we
The Black Swan | Reflections & Notes
Nassim Nicholas Taleb. The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. Random House, 2007. (366 pages) REFLECTIONS It seems like such a simple proposition; life is improbable, and so celebrate each moment, and do not be fooled into believing we
The Hill We Climb | Reflections & Transcript
Amanda Gorman. The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country. Viking, 2021 (29 pages) REFLECTIONS The last several inaugural seasons—since 2009—have felt historic, not just that we are progressing through time, but because it feels as if significant shifts
The Hill We Climb | Reflections & Transcript
Amanda Gorman. The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country. Viking, 2021 (29 pages) REFLECTIONS The last several inaugural seasons—since 2009—have felt historic, not just that we are progressing through time, but because it feels as if significant shifts
Reparations | Reflections & Notes
Duke L. Kwon and Gregory Thompson. Reparations: A Christian Call For Repentance and Repair. Brazos Press, 2021 (255 pages) REFLECTIONS It is incredibly frustrating how a simple virtue like reparations can be so easily spoiled, disparaged, and weaponized by sensationalized punditry.
Reparations | Reflections & Notes
Duke L. Kwon and Gregory Thompson. Reparations: A Christian Call For Repentance and Repair. Brazos Press, 2021 (255 pages) REFLECTIONS It is incredibly frustrating how a simple virtue like reparations can be so easily spoiled, disparaged, and weaponized by sensationalized punditry.
Encountering Jesus in the Real World of the Gospels | Reflections & Notes
Cyndi Parker. Encountering Jesus in the Real World of the Gospels. Hendrickson, 2021. (224 pages). https://www.narrativeofplace.com REFLECTIONS I was taught, as a student in Bible college, that the chronological gap between the Old and New Testaments was clearly explained as a
Encountering Jesus in the Real World of the Gospels | Reflections & Notes
Cyndi Parker. Encountering Jesus in the Real World of the Gospels. Hendrickson, 2021. (224 pages). https://www.narrativeofplace.com REFLECTIONS I was taught, as a student in Bible college, that the chronological gap between the Old and New Testaments was clearly explained as a
the deepest well | Reflections & Notes
Nadine Burke Harris, M.D. the deepest well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity. Mariner Books, 2019. (251 pages) REFLECTIONS I have often wondered if I read books, not to discover the world, but to discover myself. Becoming more informed has
the deepest well | Reflections & Notes
Nadine Burke Harris, M.D. the deepest well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity. Mariner Books, 2019. (251 pages) REFLECTIONS I have often wondered if I read books, not to discover the world, but to discover myself. Becoming more informed has
How To Avoid A Climate Disaster | Reflections & Notes
Bill Gates. How To Avoid A Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need. Knopf, 2021. (272 pages) Download the tables here. REFLECTIONS I believe it was Bill Gates who said (and I think I’m paraphrasing here), “If
How To Avoid A Climate Disaster | Reflections & Notes
Bill Gates. How To Avoid A Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need. Knopf, 2021. (272 pages) Download the tables here. REFLECTIONS I believe it was Bill Gates who said (and I think I’m paraphrasing here), “If
Plastic Wars | Reflections
Plastic Wars | Frontline PBS. March, 2020 DAVID ALLAWAY: Science tells us that we need to significantly reduce our use of materials overall, and yet for the most part, the policymakers are still focused with laserlike intensity on recycling. There’s
Plastic Wars | Reflections
Plastic Wars | Frontline PBS. March, 2020 DAVID ALLAWAY: Science tells us that we need to significantly reduce our use of materials overall, and yet for the most part, the policymakers are still focused with laserlike intensity on recycling. There’s
Another Gospel? | Reflections, Notes, & Critical Review
Alisa Childers. Another Gospel? A Lifelong Christian Seeks Truth in Response to Progressive Christianity. Tyndale Momentum, 2020. (267 pages) REFLECTIONS This is an incredibly thoughtful, well-research, well-cited, and heartfelt book that is compelling, personal, and extremely relevant to our current
Another Gospel? | Reflections, Notes, & Critical Review
Alisa Childers. Another Gospel? A Lifelong Christian Seeks Truth in Response to Progressive Christianity. Tyndale Momentum, 2020. (267 pages) REFLECTIONS This is an incredibly thoughtful, well-research, well-cited, and heartfelt book that is compelling, personal, and extremely relevant to our current
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