OXFORD DICTIONARY’S 2024 WORD OF THE YEAR “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind . . .” Romans 12:2 After over 37,000 votes, worldwide discussion, and analysis of language data, the…
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NFT FOR CHARITY:THE 2021 WORD OF THE YEAR
“I strongly recommend all young entrepreneurs to invest in NFTs.” ~ Anuj Jasani 2021 was a year defined by numerous societal disruptions. Covid variants, climactic catastrophes, a foiled military withdrawal, tense courtcases, and unexpected economic down-turns. Although the vastness of…
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THE KINTSUGI OF 9-11:FINDING GOLD IN BROKENNESS
“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong in the broken places.” ~ Ernest Hemingway Saturday, September 11, 2021, marked the two-decade memorial of the deadliest terrorist assault on United States soil. On the morning of Sept. 11,…
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THE ARCHERY OF NONPROFIT COMMUNICATIONS
“In any situation that calls for you to persuade, convince or manage someone or a group of people to do something, the ability to tell a purposeful story will be your secret sauce.” ~ Peter Guber I In the…
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THE ART FRAME OF SQUID GAME:SCREAMING AMIDST AIMLESS STAIRCASES
“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” ~ Aristotle Apart from the customary witch, dinosaur, and Spiderman outfits, one of the top five Halloween costumes of 2021 was based on…
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THE HOUSEHOLD HANDSHAKE: SPREAD THE FAITH NOT THE VIRUS
“Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching, for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck.” ~ Proverbs 1:8-9 The custom of salutation varies throughout the globe. While New Zealanders greet…
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SPARTACUS: A TRIBUTE TO THE COURAGEOUS PHILANTHROPIST
“Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.” ~ Billy Graham Courage is contagious. When coupled with compassion and selfless love, courage is a powerful contagion that distinguishes the authentic philanthropist…
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“BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME!” USING FILM TO HELP THE HOMELESS OVERCOME THE NIMBY OF ESTRANGEMENT
“Exile is strangely compelling to think about but terrible to experience. It is the unhealable rift forced between a human being and a native place, between the self and its true home: its essential sadness can never be surmounted. And…
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THE CANVAS OF LOVE: ART THERAPY FOR THE HOMELESS
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” ~ Thomas Merton During World War II, the Dutch artist, Han van Meegeren, sold priceless art masterpieces worth more than half a billion dollars in today’s currency,…
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SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERSHIP: TRANSFIGURING THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION (Part 8)
“Let justice run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.” ~ Amos 5:24 Pitcairn is a South Pacific island that was made famous by a group of mutineers that landed on its volcanic shores in the late 18th…
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