Connections Blog

May 24, 2022

Something We Urgently Need to Improve Upon, and One Way to Do So

Listening. We urgently need to improve our listening. Or, more precisely, at knowing how we’re listening (or not), and how to shift listening “channels.” Sure, we’re not so bad at hearing and receiving...

Dr. G. & Friends

May 24, 2022

Are you speaking the truth in love?

I’m revisiting some of the writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Few have written b...

Along the Journey

May 24, 2022

Thinking Changes Things

In October 1929, the U.S. Stock Market crashed. Investors lost billions of doll...

Dr. G. & Friends

May 24, 2022

Intelligent People

I met a rare kind of person last week. He was what I’ll describe as a genuine...

Dr. G. & Friends

May 24, 2022

Why someone might not attend church

I met up with some old friends who’d brought along some of their friends I app...

Along the Journey

May 24, 2022

Caring for Wounded Ministers

In November 1993, the Federal government mandated state employment commissions t...

Along the Journey

May 24, 2022

Ways to Ruin Your Child

Wait. Did that say “Ruin”? Yes, it did! I first read 10 Best Parent...

Along the Journey

May 24, 2022

Processing Grief Part 1: Through Sweat and Tears

Dr. G. & Friends

May 24, 2022

Leadership 101

I enjoy those leadership books that revisit the basics. While some books on lea...

Along the Journey

May 24, 2022

How do I listen to others?

“How do I listen to others? "As if everyone were my master speaking to me the...