September 2023
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Part 1 Hospitality. What comes to mind when you hear that word? What’s your definition? Here’s one that comes from Catholic priest Henri Nouwen: “primarily the creation of free space where the stranger can enter and become a friend instead of an enemy. Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where…
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We begin with science this morning and a famous experiment by Stanford psychology professor Walter Mischel, on the topic of delayed gratification. Specifically: when does the capacity to delay gratification develop in children? That was the question. Children aged four to six were led into a room empty of distractions, they were seated at a table,…
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Recently I came to learn that the number one sport in America is not baseball, not basketball or football, not even my beloved figure skating, but birding! That’s what the Audubon website claims, as it says, breathlessly, “Did you know that birding is the number one sport in America? According to the U. S. Fish…
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