Pasadena is known for its trees. Many parts of town are filled with tree-lined streets like the Midwestern town where I was born. Pasadena’s trees give great shade on warm days. They are like old friends and acquaintances as I walk, and run, around town. A couple of weeks ago there was a very windy […]
I wanted to learn more about my new friends who are developing the Can Van in San Francisco, and they agreed to answer a few of my questions. Here is the second of two parts: So, how will the van work? How will a craft brewery get you to come help them? We will bring the equipment
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I wanted to learn more about my new friends who are developing the Can Van in San Francisco, and they agreed to answer a few of my questions. Here is the first of two parts: Please tell me about how The Can Van began. Where did the idea come from? The idea originated when Jenn
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I met some people the other day who are out to change the world. I first heard about them because another friend of mine, who knows me pretty well, thought I might be interested and sent me a link to a story about them. I read it and thought, “I want to get to know
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When we think of the word “Leader,” most of us get a picture of someone in our head. We may think of someone who is confident, or articulate, or dynamic. We may think of someone who is nurturing, or compassionate, or dignified in the face of opposition. We may see someone who is insightful, or
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Each year, our church has a special Advent Lessons and Carols service. We remind ourselves, in music and words, of how our journey together begins. We light the candles and take turns telling the story. Telling our story is part of the preparation, part of the anticipation, of Advent. It helps us remember, helps us
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Research continues in anticipation of the 2012 Craft Brewery Pilgrimage! Please let me know if you would like to recommend potential research locations or, even better, if there are places you would like to participate in this work with me. Significant research can always benefit from more data and peer review. It can be a challenge
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I get quite a few different responses to the heading on my website: Leadership, Monasticism, and Revelry. Some people really like the combination; it really connects with them. There are people I see as a spiritual director and as a leadership coach who chose to work with me because of that heading. People ask the
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Have you ever been in a relationship that has become unhealthy? One in which you struggle to find the difference between an intimare connection and an addiction? Your relationship is exciting and attractive; it motivates you to live life more fully, and even keeps you up at night.You find it challenging to get up and
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It may be because we are afraid of the dark. As the days get shorter and darkness grows, as we approach the end of each year, we enter a season that our culture calls “The Holidays.” We barely have time to experience each one distinctly. They blend together, becoming one big excuse to spend and
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