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a blog from dave donahue

For the Weekend…

Here’s a little light reading from Brad Sargent- link here. Especially appreciated the centric/bordered distinction.

Filed under: Integral, Interdisciplinary Action, Theology, church

Making, Breaking, Reworking

Attitude is the first choice each and every day. I actually determine how I’m going to handle a particular day before i get out of bed. I can’t anticipate everything or predict my day- but i can decide how i respond. Read the rest of this entry »

Filed under: Attitude

Update

I’ve added to the List of Bad Ideas page. There are now seven. Somehow, i thought i’d have more bad ideas at this point. Although, i think this latest may be my favorite one so far.

Filed under: Updates

Not so Lent-related. Just important

Is your cat plotting to kill you?

Not sure why this was so funny- but it is.

Filed under: Seemingly Random ,

Lent Kick-Off

Luke 9 has a story about Jesus and his inner circle spending (at least) a day and a night on a mountain in prayer and collective vision… Read the rest of this entry »

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Book Review: Far from the Madding Crowd

Just finished ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’ by Thomas Hardy. Here’s the review… Read the rest of this entry »

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Book Review- My Name is Asher Lev.

Review on Chaim Potok’s My Name is Asher Lev. This was the first Potok i’ve ever read.

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Trust and Belonging in Sofia

Here’s the link. Two things visually jump out at you. First, that Norway and Hungary score extraordinarily high and secondly, that the UK and Bulgaria register so extraorinarily low. Read the rest of this entry »

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Strength Quote: Deliberative

"It is generally agreed that the ultimate purpose of any thinking must be the satisfaction of the thinker.So in the end the purpose of thinking is to satisfy the expressed emotions." -Edward DeBono