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Jul 10, 2014 Uncategorized

What are you reading?

In the dreary busy-ness of February we vow: “This summer I’m going to read________?”

Jun 12, 2014 Uncategorized

A postcard from the Global Cities Summit

It will take more than knowledge to create flourishing cities.

May 15, 2014 Uncategorized

Ambition, Influence, and Entrepreneurship

Leaders take a liberal arts approach to life.

May 8, 2014 Uncategorized

The Hidden Curriculum of Leadership

Leaders take a liberal arts approach to life.

Mar 13, 2014 Uncategorized

Hope Beyond Frustration

Biblical wisdom for the cultural apocalypse.

Aug 23, 2013 Uncategorized

Why We Need Government After All

Individualist anti-governmentalism risks devaluing civil society as well as government, slaying St. George as well as the dragon.

Aug 16, 2013 Uncategorized

Sleeper Cells for the Common Good: A Conversation with David Brooks

Remaining hopeful among the mess and the muck of politics is easier when you’re on the inside, seeing good people working hard every day, even in a miserable system.

Aug 2, 2013 Uncategorized

The Architecture of Happiness in the House of the Lord

“Foxes have holes,” Jesus said, “birds have nests. But the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” Is all this talk of architecture and happiness just a parlour-game for the well-off and the over-educated?

Jul 19, 2013 Uncategorized

Apocalyptic Reading in a Technological World: Why We Need Jacques Ellul Today

“Future hater” or misunderstood? Meet the apocalyptic thinker who deliberately cut through empires.

Jun 21, 2013 Uncategorized

Habits of Engagement: Faith Based Organizations and the Life of Cities

We can talk to almost anyone in the world, but have trouble growing relational significance in our lives. This is precisely the challenge of meaning and purpose that should draw both municipal leaders and faith based organizations to collaborate more effectively.

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