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A more helpful focus

A more helpful focus

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33 Comparison is the thief of joy. – Teddy Roosevelt Comparing ourselves to others is often not helpful. Sometimes our comparisons are about genetic...
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Generosity of Spirit

Do to others as you would have them do to you. – Luke 6:31 It is wise to attribute best motive to others and to model this for those around us. As Haidt and Lukianoff reflect, “There is a principle in philosophy and rhetoric called the principle of charity, which says...
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On Leadership

Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave – just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. – Matthew 20:26-28 My first full-time job was...
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Beyond knowledge to deep learning

As we embark on a new chapter at NBCS, we have been reflecting on learning, and what, in the end, it entails. Student learning operates on a number of levels as they learn content, skills, attributes and character. The content in any given class or lesson matters, and...
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People and purpose

 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. – Matthew 6:33-34 Correction does much, but...
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A lesson in love

  This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.  – 1 John 3:16 “We are shaped and fashioned by what we love” is attributed to the German writer Goethe. It’s a phrase...