Category: Columns

  1. Reclaiming the Gift of Hardship

    The Olympics remind us.  The people we most admire are those who have overcome burdens and hardship.  Whether Olympic gymnast Simone Biles early childhood in foster…

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  2. Is Nationalism Gendered?

    The answer to that question requires dissecting what “nationalism” means. Political scientist Benedict Anderson, is popular for, among other things, having defined nationalism which provides a…

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  3. Robot Souls? Programming In Humanity

    For the first time, the UK Government has identified AI as a ‘chronic risk’ in the National Risk Register. Recently, a spate of experts has come…

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  4. Are our Relationships, even in our Local Communities, coming Apart?

    College sports has jumped the shark Aggie coach bolting for rival Texas is emblematic. By Robert Hall Dallas Morning News July 6, 2024 Jim Schlossnagle, center,…

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  5. The Wise Leader

    One of the botherations of being a publisher is how much dross – at least in my valuation, at the moment of reading the material! – …

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  6. A Leadership Reset for Today’s Political Chaos & Tech-Driven Change

    When you’re the CEO – your greatest responsibility is to recognize whether your organization requires a major change in direction.” Hal Gregersen, HBR  The Presidents of Harvard…

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  7. Selecting a President in 2024: The Need for Situational Leadership

    A time to love and a time to hate.  A time for war and a time for peace.  Ecclesiastes 3:8 The time is 2024 and we…

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  8. For 2024: Just This One Thing

    “If you want peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.” ~Desmond Tutu It was a painful, emotional discussion, tears and all. …

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  9. Quakers, Muslims, Muslim Quakers, and Quaker Muslims

    Professor Eleanor Nesbitt’s new book, Quaker Quicks — Open to New Light (to be published by Christian Alternative Books on 24 November 2023) provides an accessible…

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  10. Are some Swedes more Equal than Others? Guest post by Susanne Berger – September 23, 2023

    Sweden needs to improve its support for the families of Swedish citizens imprisoned in dictatorships such as China, Eritrea and Iran. And stop distinguishing between foreign-born…

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