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Dec 1, 2006 Building business

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Pete Steen—legend or legacy?

In his day, Pete Steen’s battle-cry was “Life is Religion.” Now, of course, we’re much cleaner, clearer, more precise, with slogans like “creation-fall-redemption” illustrating Christ’s redemption of all things. But let’s not forget—or let’s meet in these pages—an academic Johnny Appleseed who was a serious life-saver, controversial and feisty and… pioneering: Pete Steen, a twentieth century neocalvinist prophet.

Managers as mentors

Dec 1, 2006 Building business

Managers as mentors

Someone once said, “Seek fruit that lasts” by seeking fruit in the lives of people. Seeking fruit in others by mentoring may bear fruit elsewhere . . .

Dec 1, 2006 Building business

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Managing beyond our time

“We have too much to live with and too little to live for,” writes Os Guinness. And it’s true that more and more, leaders in business and in broader culture have no end beyond their own satisfaction, their own short-term gain at long-term expense. The next generation of Christian cultural leaders needs to look beyond today’s circumstances, and learn stewardship for tomorrow.

Dec 1, 2006 Building business

Building a business, starting with the beans

Bethany Warren and her husband aren’t just building a coffee shop . . . they’re creating an emporium of community—”a connecting-place”. In an old house-turned-shop on a small town’s main drag, they are projecting—from their complex business plans right down to their simple cups of joe—a business of dignity, and a service that hints of its Inspiration. Beaver Falls Coffee & Tea Company opens soon in southwestern Pennsylvania, but Bethany and Russ have a story that matters far beyond.

Sep 1, 2006 Making the most of college (first annual)

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Editorial: Making the most of college

The ancient Greek philosophers pondered life’s ultimate questions: Who am I? Where did I come from? Where am I going? Why am I here? They are the questions posed to college and university students in this introductory editorial, and Comment editor Gideon Strauss adds a fifth: Who loves me and what and whom do I love? And he implies that life’s ultimate questions are ultimately religious.

Sep 1, 2006 Making the most of college (first annual)

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Making the most of college: learning to love good books

Books or movies? Word or image? Byron Borger doesn’t think it’s a case of ‘either or.’ Instead, Borger insists that readers can approach all of life—tasks and people, classes and socializing, parking oneself in a study carrel and taking a road trip, engaging in a class discussion and a conversation on a first date, or learning how to use a library catalogue and how to cook a first meal—by reveling in the joy and discipline of reading.