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Measuring Performance: The Economics Of Cleaning The Outside Of The Cup, Joshua Hollinger
Measuring Performance: The Economics Of Cleaning The Outside Of The Cup, Joshua Hollinger
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"Sometimes focusing too much on what we can measure distorts our beliefs and actions as we turn away from immeasurable things that matter."
Posting about the economics of evaluating workers based on their performance from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/measuring-performance-the-economics-of-cleaning-the-outside-of-the-cup/
Language As Communion, James C. Schaap
Language As Communion, James C. Schaap
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"Language is a profound and almost magical gift of God, a gift of mystery and deep human importance."
Posting about the complexity of language from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/language-as-communion/
More Than Lip Service: Coaching As A Christian, Craig Heynen
More Than Lip Service: Coaching As A Christian, Craig Heynen
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"When we help our athletes learn integrity, self-discipline, dependability, humility, and service, we help them develop character."
Posting about growing athletes from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/more-than-lip-service-coaching-as-a-christian/
Inauguration Day And The Politics Of A Partial Exorcism, Donald Roth
Inauguration Day And The Politics Of A Partial Exorcism, Donald Roth
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"Our nation is possessed by various spirits, and the parties are far from united on which ones should go and which should stay."
Posting about the 2021 Presidential Inauguration from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/inauguration-day-and-the-politics-of-a-partial-exorcism/
Healthy Family Systems: Bowen And Boundaries, Erin Olson
Healthy Family Systems: Bowen And Boundaries, Erin Olson
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"It is helpful to have close family relationships, but within certain family subsystems and between individual family members, it is still important to have boundaries."
Posting about Thomas Bowen's Family Systems Therapy (FST) from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/healthy-family-systems-bowen-and-boundaries/
Forging Our Future: A Review Of The Synthetic Age, Jeff Ploegstra
Forging Our Future: A Review Of The Synthetic Age, Jeff Ploegstra
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"Part of Preston’s argument is for a profound improvement in scientific fluency in the population, but it should also be for a stronger behavioral response as well."
Posting about the book The Synthetic Age from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/forging-our-future-a-review-of-the-synthetic-age/
The Art Of Distancing: A Review Of How To Do Nothing, David J. Mulder, Leah A. Zuidema, Matt Drissell
The Art Of Distancing: A Review Of How To Do Nothing, David J. Mulder, Leah A. Zuidema, Matt Drissell
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In this symposium style review, Matt Drissell (Associate Professor of Art), Leah Zuidema (Vice President for Online & Graduate Education), and Dave Mulder (Associate Professor of Education) each bring perspectives from their area of expertise.
Posting about the book How to Do Nothing-Resisting the Attention Economy from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/the-art-of-distancing-a-review-of-how-to-do-nothing/
Community Mental Health In Small Communities: Why We Need More Therapists, Erin Olson
Community Mental Health In Small Communities: Why We Need More Therapists, Erin Olson
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"The mental health and well-being of people living in small towns and communities is often just as threatened in rural areas as it is urban centers and cities."
Posting about the need for community mental health services from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/community-mental-health-in-small-communities-why-we-need-more-therapists/
Seeing The Faces Of Opioid Addiction, Erin Olson
Seeing The Faces Of Opioid Addiction, Erin Olson
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"Around 130 Americans die every day from opioid related deaths, most of them overdoses."
Posting about the problem of substance abuse from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/seeing-the-faces-of-opioid-addiction/
Part Two: Journalism As A Sharing Of Stories, Lee Pitts
Part Two: Journalism As A Sharing Of Stories, Lee Pitts
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"Journalists are storytellers. And in the world God created, stories matter. Jesus spoke in parables more than sermons. He knew the best way to change behavior was through narrative not lecture."
Posting about a Christian perspective on journalism from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/part-two-journalism-as-a-sharing-of-stories/
Part One: Reforming Journalism, Lee Pitts
Part One: Reforming Journalism, Lee Pitts
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"Part of a journalist’s job is to encourage people, compel them—maybe even chide them a little—to turn their heads towards the plights of others. To notice."
Posting about a Christian perspective on journalism from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/part-one-reforming-journalism/
What Online Communities Leave Out: Unlikely Friendships, Donald Roth, Justin Bailey, Matt Arbo
What Online Communities Leave Out: Unlikely Friendships, Donald Roth, Justin Bailey, Matt Arbo
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"Not long ago, a study was conducted to see how quickly Americans make decisions about other people regarding the potential for friendship. The answer: between two and four seconds."
Posting about the beauty of unlikely friendships from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/what-online-communities-leave-out-unlikely-friendships/
Slacktivism: Social Media Activism And Its Effectiveness, Abby M. Foreman
Slacktivism: Social Media Activism And Its Effectiveness, Abby M. Foreman
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"Engagement is costly in terms of time and often money."
Posting about the pros and cons of slacktivism from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/slacktivism-social-media-activism-and-its-effectiveness/
Why Vote, Jeff Taylor
Why Vote, Jeff Taylor
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"Voting makes a statement—whether I am on the winning side or losing side—about truth and justice, even though it is only a small statement."
Posting about exercising the right and privilege to vote from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/why-vote-2/
The Fortnite Phenomenon: Should Christians Be Wary? (Part I), Donald Roth
The Fortnite Phenomenon: Should Christians Be Wary? (Part I), Donald Roth
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"Evidence shows that video game addiction is much more of a concern among young people using video games to escape or cope with challenges in their lives."
Posting about parental responsibility in managing children's leisure activities from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/the-fortnite-phenomenon-should-christians-be-wary-part-i/
Parenting, Attachment Theory, And God, Erin Olson
Parenting, Attachment Theory, And God, Erin Olson
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"Have you ever stopped to consider how experiences in your childhood may have impacted your perceptions of God?"
Posting about the importance of the parent-child relationship from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/parenting-attachment-theory-and-god/
Citizenship, Identity, And Populism, Jeff Taylor
Citizenship, Identity, And Populism, Jeff Taylor
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"We can recognize that no party or ideology has a monopoly on truth, and that even our political opponents are right about some things."
Posting about our fallen earthly kingdom from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
http://inallthings.org/citizenship-identity-and-populism/
Technology And The Mind, Body And Soul, Kayt E. Frisch
Technology And The Mind, Body And Soul, Kayt E. Frisch
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"Both The Shallows and The Next Story do an excellent job of motivating the reader to consider their use of media, but it seems to me that the different approaches taken by these authors are rooted in fundamentally different pictures of what it means to be a human being."
Posting about two books that discuss the effects of technology on our lives from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
http://inallthings.org/technology-and-the-mind-body-and-soul/
The Reformations And The Genesis Of Popular Christian Media, Scott Culpepper
The Reformations And The Genesis Of Popular Christian Media, Scott Culpepper
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"How we can learn the lessons from a mixed legacy of Christian engagement with popular media and create media that will impact present and future generations for the glory of God, as well as the good of humanity?"
Posting about cultural influence through the centuries from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/the-reformations-and-the-genesis-of-popular-christian-media/
Sphere Sovereignty And The Electoral College, Donald Roth
Sphere Sovereignty And The Electoral College, Donald Roth
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"Rather than just winning a majority of the popular vote of an undifferentiated populace, the President is actually elected by representatives of the States."
Posting about authority in government from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/sphere-sovereignty-and-the-electoral-college/
Can We Be Pragmatic And Prophetic In The Age Of Trump?, Donald Roth
Can We Be Pragmatic And Prophetic In The Age Of Trump?, Donald Roth
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"I would urge Christians in America to maintain a pragmatic optimism while taking great care to preserve a prophetic presence in the social order."
Posting about moving forward after the recent presidential election from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/can-we-be-pragmatic-and-prophetic-in-the-age-of-trump/
Between The World And Me, Michael Brown, And White Imagination, Howard Schaap
Between The World And Me, Michael Brown, And White Imagination, Howard Schaap
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"What can we do as Christians to support each other across racial lines?"
Posting about racial divide in America from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/between-the-world-and-me-michael-brown-and-white-imagination/
Why I'M Not Voting (For President), Donald Roth
Why I'M Not Voting (For President), Donald Roth
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"Choosing not to vote is not (necessarily) failing to engage the political system, and, while I hope I don’t feel compelled to do it again in the future, I am confident in my decision not to vote for a candidate for president this coming election."
Posting about reasons for not voting in this year's presidential election from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/why-im-not-voting-for-president/
What Does Social Democrat Mean?, David Schelhaas
What Does Social Democrat Mean?, David Schelhaas
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"Social democrats see the state as playing a major role in creating a good and just society, often using taxes to pay for the public services and other social changes they desire."
Posting about the merits of a social democracy from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/what-does-social-democrat-mean/
Only Christians Need Apply?, Jeff Taylor
Only Christians Need Apply?, Jeff Taylor
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"Should Christians only vote for Christians? Is it ever appropriate, or even beneficial, for us to vote for a candidate who is not a Christian?"
Posting about what to value in a political candidate from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/only-christians-need-apply/
Are Christian Children Selfish?, Abby M. Foreman
Are Christian Children Selfish?, Abby M. Foreman
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"Teaching right from wrong is a foundational task for parents and is an important part of moral development."
Posting about faith development in children from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/are-christian-children-selfish/
How To Talk To Your Kids About Divorce, Erin Olson
How To Talk To Your Kids About Divorce, Erin Olson
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"Being a parent often means answering some tough questions and helping little ones understand things even we as adults might find confusing."
Posting about addressing family brokenness with children from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/how-to-talk-to-your-kids-about-divorce/
Talking To Kids About Race: Against The Grain, Howard Schaap
Talking To Kids About Race: Against The Grain, Howard Schaap
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"The stories of race are bound up in the story of America and in all of our identities, so directly addressing it with our children is an approach we have no choice but to take."
Posting about teaching children about racial struggles in our society from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/talking-to-kids-about-race-against-the-grain/
When We Disagree, Charles Veenstra
When We Disagree, Charles Veenstra
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"Face-to-face interpersonal communication is the richest form of communication."
Posting about healthy ways of communicating from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/when-we-disagree/
It Is Up To You, Kate Vander Veen
It Is Up To You, Kate Vander Veen
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"If indeed you desire to be healthy, or to at least try to work toward living a healthier life than you do now, you must first answer one core question: what does healthy living mean to you?"
Posting about life choices that promote health from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/it-is-up-to-you/