by morgen | Apr 3, 2024 | Bread For The Journey, Uncategorized
When I’ve taught this material, in many different contexts, the most common question asked is, “But how do I make friends? Especially at this stage of my life?” We’re lonely. Reading a book or listening to a podcast on what makes for a great friendship can be...
by morgen | Mar 16, 2024 | Bread For The Journey, Uncategorized
“We had no idea what we were doing.” That’s a line from Jonathan Haidt’s recent essay in The Atlantic, End the Phone-Based Childhood Now, excerpted from his important new book The Anxious Generation – How The Great Rewiring Of Childhood Is Causing An Epidemic...
by morgen | Mar 16, 2024 | Bread For The Journey, Uncategorized
In a previous post, we defined vulnerability as a profound awareness of our weaknesses, limitations, and failures, and the willingness to abide the uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure of letting ourselves be seen. The gospel promises, “It is for freedom that...
by morgen | Feb 14, 2024 | Bread For The Journey
How Good Intentions Can Lead to Unhelpful Outcomes In Part 1, we introduced Edwin Friedman and suggested that one of the most important books for leaders today was written almost 30 years ago by this Jewish Rabbi and family therapist. One reason we want to provide...
by morgen | Feb 8, 2024 | Bread For The Journey
Vulnerability is scary. That’s how you know it’s not just a gesture. When it’s real, vulnerability always feels uncomfortable because it entails risk, uncertainty, and emotional exposure. Remember in the original Star Wars film when Obi-Wan Kenobi looks over, sees...
by dominick | Feb 2, 2024 | Bread For The Journey
Reading books on spiritual direction is like reading books on prayer. They can be helpful, but there is no substitute for practice. The best way to learn is by doing, experimenting. Yet because there’s so much confusion surrounding it, here are some resources, from...
