Apr 13, 2020 Calling and Purpose
As the events of the world continue to deepen into an unprecedented state, I have been sitting with the question of service. What is it to serve in these times of crisis? How do we give what we have—if indeed we have space to give—in the midst of these extraordinary...
Mar 24, 2020 Calling and Purpose
What extraordinary times. How quickly everything has changed. As our governments desperately try to contain the spread of the coronavirus, we are left in the liminal space between spaces. The old world has ceased to function, with all the privileges we have become...
Jan 6, 2020 Calling and Purpose
For the last three Christmases, my family and I have played a wonderful board game called Pandemic Legacy. The “standard” game pits the players—who constitute a collaborative team, rather than opponents—against a lethal virus which is threatening the world with...
Jun 20, 2019 Calling and Purpose
The goal for many of us now is not what is used to be. It is not simply the attainment of a respectable job. It is not simply a good stable marriage and two kids. The goal is now—for a growing community of us— to self-actualize. The imperative is nothing short of...
Mar 22, 2019 Calling and Purpose
Ever since I can remember noticing my feelings and moods, I had “black spots”—hours or even days when I would “disappear” into a dark and unpleasant hole. My life would appear pointless. My happiness but a memory. I remember lying wrapped in my duvet at home as a...
Feb 13, 2019 Calling and Purpose
I learned a new skill last year. In fact, to call it a skill does perhaps not do it full justice. For it is in actuality, a capacity for a fundamental orientation toward life. One that much to my shame, I had hitherto forsaken. In common parlance this capacity would...
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