Being Still: Doing Nothing Misses Something
"Don't underestimate the value of doing nothing." - A. A. Milne
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From Pursuit to Promise: How Our Promotion of Happiness Has Destroyed Our Reason for Living
"Happiness is a pointless goal." - Jordan Peterson
Benjamin Franklin’s 13 virtues: Silence
“Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.” - Benjamin Franklin
Expertise: A Matter of the Heart
When asked, "How do you prepare a person for the unknown world of tomorrow?" Minouche Shafik, Director of LSE (The London School of Economics and Political Science), answered: "Being able to synthesize information, analyze it, and be critical about it, will be very important. In the past jobs were about muscles, now they’re about brains, but in the future they’ll be about the heart. The caring and creative professions have high levels of emotional intelligence, the skills that robots can’t do will be required in the future." (emphasis added)
Let’s Talk About Sin
"Most American churches and synagogues today are characterized by attitudes and practices which are “joyful, emotional, personal and empathetic on the one hand, impatient with liturgy and theologically broad to the point of theological incoherence” on the other." - W. Robert Godfrey, President and Professor of Church History at Westminster Seminary California
Benjamin Franklin’s 13 Virtues: Temperance
“Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.” - Benjamin Franklin
Hack Your Way to a Better Life?
"Lifehack is a place where you can find answers to all the questions in your life." - Leon Ho, CEO of Lifehack
How Should We Understand “Making an Impact”
"The unique combination of your gifts, talents, experiences and opportunities equips you to lead and influence those around you unlike anyone else." - Jenni Catron
The Battlefield of the Mind
"The fact is, the reason we have so many ineffective Christians today is that they do not know how to fight the battle[field] of the mind." - Rick Warren
Wrestle God? How Bad Do You Want It?
"There are times when God only releases his blessings on us after a season of prolonged and even painful wrestling with him." - Jon Bloom
