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Steve Brown Etc. is a talk show featuring discussion, debate, interviews, comedy and commentary dealing with religious, political and social issues. The program is laid-back, fun, caller-friendly, never dull and it just might alter your consciousness.
Utility vegetation management (UVM) manages risks and controls vegetation that could potentially threaten power lines, railways, roadways, etc. It is perhaps one of the most important fields of environmental impact in the 21st century and is especially important in the U.S., where it is the largest factor in managing outages and the reliability of utilities.In Trees & Lines utility vegetation management podcast, veteran Phil Charlton and Iapetus COO Tej Singh discuss the future of this criti ...
3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 15-year-long quest to uncover and discuss the 1000 most formative books in the world. Each chapter discusses the 3 most formative books of one of the world's most inspiring people. Sample guests include: Brené Brown, David Sedaris, Malcolm Gladwell, Roxane Gay, Cheryl Strayed, Rich Roll, Soyoung the Variety Store Owner, Derek the Hype Man, Kevin the Bookseller, Shirley The Nurse, Vishwas the Uber Driver, Angie Thomas, David Mitchell, Surgeon Ge ...
The bad news is, we’re a bunch of Pharisees. The good news… well, the good news is what Steve and the gang talk about this week with author Michael Reeves. Michael’s latest book is called “Evangelical Pharisees: The Gospel as Cure for the Church’s Hypocrisy“ The post Michael Reeves | Evangelical Pharisees | Steve Brown, Etc. appeared first on Key L…
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Bookmark - On braving bushy brambles and becoming a birder
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I felt trapped early in the pandemic. I normally walk every day in downtown Toronto. I write on park benches and in distant coffee shops and love popping into bookstores and bumping into friends. I am very privileged in that I get to travel one or two days a week, too. But then: the pandemic. It hit hard and I was suddenly sitting in a makeshift of…
You’ve heard about “Jesus Revolution'” and maybe even seen it. Now, Steve and the gang chat with the film’s producer, Kevin Downes, about how the project came together and what it was like for Steve to pastor in the midst of that transformative era. The post Kevin Downes | Jesus Revolution | Steve Brown, Etc. appeared first on Key Life.…
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Preserving wildlife and plant communities occupying utility rights of way w/Dr. Carolyn Mahan
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On this episode of the Trees & Lines Podcast, we talk to Dr. Carolyn Mahan about the Game Lands 33 Research Project which has guided the vegetation management industry for the last 65 years in preserving wildlife communities including birds, bees, and all manner of animals and plants that live in the utility rights-of-way. Dr. Mahan gives us an ins…
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Chapter 121: Johann Hari on deleting devious dogma and discovering deeper designs
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Happy full moon, everybody! Do you feel like the world today -- our culture today -- is pulling us further and further away from things that matter? Like deep in-person, real-life, human connections. Like the ability to focus on things that require deep thought, care, and time -- like reading books. Are you feeling yourself sucked into the algorith…
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Larry Loftis on Corrie Ten Boom | Steve Brown Etc.
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When it comes to Corrie ten Boom, if you’ve only read “The Hiding Place”, you only know half the story. This week, Steve and the gang hang out with bestselling author Larry Loftis to discuss Corrie’s life and the transformative power of forgiveness. Larry’s latest book is called “The Watchmaker’s Daughter: The True Story of World War II Heroine Cor…
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J.D. Greear | Essential Christianity | Steve Brown, Etc.
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Can you convey the heart of the Gospel in just ten words? This week, Steve, the gang, and pastor/author J.D. Greear get down to the nitty-gritty of what makes the Good News so good. J.D.’s latest book is called “Essential Christianity: The Heart of the Gospel in Ten Words“ Check out J.D. Greear’s Key Life Author Page Read J.D.’s article, “Stop Aski…
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SMUD’s Eric Brown: Risk Management, Operationalizing Data, Educating the Public and Industry Advice
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Welcome back to the second part in our 2 part interview with Eric Brown from SMUD. In this episode we explore how Eric and SMUD were able to get their Right-of-Way Stewardship Accreditation, Eric's understanding of risk, his time as the President of the Utility Arborist Association, and his advice to Arborists entering the industry. If you enjoy th…
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[Oscar Encore!] Daniels existentially explore everything everywhere
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Happy new moon, everybody! I have a very special Oscar Encore episode for you today -- in celebration of our guests little-film-that-could EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE scoring 11 (11!) Oscar nominations. Yes, the Oscars goes down in a few weeks on March 12th and it just seems worth pausing on how this remarkable non-sequel, non-superhero, palt…
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Chad Bird | Limping With God | Steve Brown, Etc.
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An overly ambitious liar who fathered children with four women… there’s a lot we can learn from Jacob. This week, Steve and the gang chat with author Chad Bird about this unlikely ‘hero’ God chose to change history and what that means for us. Chad’s latest book is called “Limping With God: Jacob & The Old Testament Guide To Messy Discipleship” The …
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Os Guinness | Zero Hour America | Steve Brown, Etc.
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When it comes to America’s future, the way forward may be to go back. This week, Steve and the gang hang out with author and social critic Os Guinness to discuss the dangers our country faces and what it will take to protect our freedoms. Os’ latest book is called “Zero Hour America: History’s Ultimatum Over Freedom and the Answer We Must Give” The…
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Vegetation Management Best Practices With SMUD’s Eric Brown
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Welcome to another episode of the Trees & Lines podcast. Today, we have the first part of a 2-part interview with SMUD’s T&D System Manager, Eric Brown. SMUD, or the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, is the nation’s sixth largest community-owned electric utility that services Sacramento and parts of Placer County. In this first part we look in…
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Chapter 120: Timothy Goodman on popping privilege paradigms and paving personal paths
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Happy Snow Moon, everybody! I've been thinking a lot again about what makes life important. I'm convinced it's just not social media. News media. The endless firehose of negativity being blasted at our brains out there. No. It's not that. It's the curtains we pull around ourselves and our loved ones to create and hold space to be our truest selves.…
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Laura Childers | Homeless Not Hopeless | Steve Brown, Etc.
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A rescue mission that has existed since Ulysses S. Grant was president? Must be doing something right. This week, Steve and the gang chat with Laura Childers about the work and enduring legacy of The Bowery Mission in NYC. The post Laura Childers | Homeless Not Hopeless | Steve Brown, Etc. appeared first on Key Life.…
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Michael Kruger | Bully Pulpit | Steve Brown, Etc.
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Abusive church leadership – why does it happen and what can we do about it? This week, Steve and the gang hang out with author Michael Kruger to discuss this pressing issue. Michael’s latest book is called Bully Pulpit: Confronting the Problem of Spiritual Abuse in the Church. The post Michael Kruger | Bully Pulpit | Steve Brown, Etc. appeared firs…
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Looking for an outdoors career? Vegetation management might be right for you! - Larry Abernathy
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On this latest podcast episode of Trees and Lines, Larry Abernathy, Consulting Utility Arborist for the Utility Arborist Association, joins us to talk about what a career in vegetation management looks like, how the UAA has created a curriculum with scholarships available, and his ongoing mission to keep workers safe on the job. Don't miss out on t…
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Brant Hansen | Unoffendable | Steve Brown, Etc.
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They told you “righteous anger” was good, even necessary – but they lied. This week, Steve and the gang hang out with author and radio host Brant Hansen to discuss everybody’s favorite default emotion. Brant’s newly revised book is called “Unoffendable: How Just One Change Can Make All Of Life Better“ The post Brant Hansen | Unoffendable | Steve Br…
Happy new moon! Today I’m sharing a recent conversation I had with veteran journalist Matt Galloway for his show The Current. Hope you enjoy!
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Nicole Abisinio | The Advocate | Steve Brown, Etc.
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Human trafficking is a serious problem, but one TV show is aiming to make a difference. This week, the Etcetera gang hangs out with writer/director/actress/producer Nicole Abisinio to discuss her new dramatic series, “The Advocate”, now streaming on Pure Flix. The post Nicole Abisinio | The Advocate | Steve Brown, Etc. appeared first on Key Life.…
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Heather Clark | Minister Well | Steve Brown, Etc.
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It’s a new year, but ministry leaders still struggle with the same old challenges. This week, Steve and the gang talk to Dr. Heather Jordon Clark about how we can care for others while not forgetting to care for ourselves. Heather’s new book is called “Minister Well: 52 Tools for Ministry Leaders.” The post Heather Clark | Minister Well | Steve Bro…
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Chapter 119: Steve Toltz on refining writing rituals and raising ravenous readers
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What is your favorite novel? It's a hard question. A big question! A question that makes most people hmmm for a while before they get to an answer. If they get to an answer! But I think I know mine. My favorite novel is A Fraction of a Whole by Steve Toltz. First, the book came to me in an interesting way. I walked into wonderful indie bookstore Ty…
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Michael Reeves | Delighting In The Trinity | Steve Brown, Etc.
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The Trinity – what if we’ve been thinking about it wrong all this time? This week, Steve and the gang enjoy an insightful chat with Michael Reeves about the relevance and importance of this topic that so often gets pushed aside. Michael’s latest book is a reprint of his modern classic, “Delighting in the Trinity: An Introduction to the Christian Fa…
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Thom Rainer | I Am A Christian | Steve Brown, Etc.
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What does it REALLY mean to be a Christian? This week, it’s back to the basics as Steve and the gang hang out with former pastor and best-selling author Thom Rainer, discussing the importance of returning to the essential beliefs and practices of our faith. Thom’s new book is I Am A Christian: Discovering What It Means to Follow Jesus Together with…
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Chapter 118: Catherine Hernandez poses for positivity with pride and presence
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Do you ever have a book go viral through your family? Your aunt reads it and tells everyone at dinner. The copy gets passed along. A few more dog ears show up. The spine gets cracked. And a year later half a dozen people have read it? Well that's what happened in our family with Catherine Hernandez's wonderful debut novel Scarborough. I even just p…
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The Best of 2022: Neil Pasricha winds and wades through wandering wisdoms
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Can you believe it? We started 3 Books back on March 31, 2018 with the goal of counting down the 1000 most formative books in the world. We said we would hang out on the exact minute of every single new moon and every single full moon for nearly 15 straight years until we collected all 1000 of them. We set the intention of making this show an ‘intr…
It’s a Wonderful (Key) Life! This week, Steve and the gang tell some stories, eat some cookies, and talk all things Christmas. It’s one of our favorite episodes of the year, so grab a hot chocolate and hang out with us a while (Scrooges and Grinches welcomed). The post Steve Brown | Christmas Show 2022 | Steve Brown, Etc. appeared first on Key Life…
It may be the most important virtue of our time – and it’s vanishing. This week, Steve and the gang talk to authors Richard Foster and Brenda Quinn about the importance of – and misunderstandings about – endangered ideal. Richard and Brenda’s new book is called “Learning Humility: A Year of Searching For a Vanishing Virtue“ The post Richard Foster …
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Chapter 117: Ajay Agrawal and Gina Buonaguro on puzzling pasts and portending possibilities
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On the heels of launching my latest book, Our Book of Awesome, I’m enjoying the fellowship of two authors in my life — one of whom I met 22 years ago when I was in my final year at Queen’s. Bounding into my life at the time came a young professor named Ajay Agrawal. And I mean bounding! He was cold calling left, right and center, dancing around the…
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Steve Hallmark on the Value of Right-Of-Way Accreditation and Prioritizing Safety in Vegetation Management
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Join us on this podcast episode of Trees & Lines as we continue our discussion in the Utility Vegetation Management industry. Steve Hallmark joins Tej Singh and Phillip Charlton to discuss the Right of Way Stewardship and how it has shaped the industry standards for the safety of the workers. Steve talks about how he was one of the first Right of W…
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Bookmark: Our Book of Awesome Book Launch Special
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My new book Our Book of Awesome comes out today! Grab a copy at www.ourbookofawesome.com
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Jordan Raynor | The Word Before Work | Steve Brown, Etc.
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What if we’ve been looking at work completely wrong? This week, Steve and the gang chat with speaker and author Jordan Raynor about how our labor really does matter and about his newest book, “The Word Before Work: A Monday-Through-Friday Devotional to Help You Find Eternal Purpose in Your Daily Work.” The conversation also touches on Jordan’s beau…
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Jared Wilson | Gifts of Grace | Steve Brown, Etc.
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Advent is all about anticipation, but are we missing that in all of our busyness? This week, Steve and the gang hang out with author and professor Jared Wilson to discuss preparing our hearts for “God with us” and about Jared’s new Christmas book, Gifts of Grace: 25 Advent Devotions. The post Jared Wilson | Gifts of Grace | Steve Brown, Etc. appear…
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Chapter 116: Bryan Stevenson on handling haunting histories with heart and hope
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I got a phone call at 1-833-READ-A-LOT from Austin Wong in Oregon telling me we had to get Bryan Stevenson on 3 Books. I looked into Austin’s request and came upon Bryan's incredible bestseller Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption. I listened to his 10-million plus hit TED Talk "We need to talk about an injustice" and approached the Equal …
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Steve Brown | Thanksgiving 2022 | Steve Brown, Etc.
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This week, it’s just Steve and the gang and we’re stuffing this special Thanksgiving episode full of stories and laughs, alongside a generous serving of wisdom from the Old White Guy. So pull up a chair and hang out with us! The post Steve Brown | Thanksgiving 2022 | Steve Brown, Etc. appeared first on Key Life.…
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Charlie Collins | Happily Ever After? | Steve Brown, Etc.
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Happily ever after… is it just for fairy tales? If not, how do we get it? This week, Steve and the gang talk to author and speaker Charlie Collins about the hard-won lessons he’s learned about creating a marriage that lasts. Charlie’s new book is called “Happily Ever After? Rediscovering God’s Intent For Your Marriage“. The post Charlie Collins | H…
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National Grid's Reliability Analytics and Vegetation Strategy - Bert Stewart
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Bert Stewart, Reliability Analytics and Vegetation Strategy Manager at National Grid, joins Dr. Phil Charlton and Tej Singh on our latest podcast episode of Trees & Lines. We explore how National Grid has shifted into a more condition-based analytical approach vs. a timed-based VM approach, challenges they have faced during this transition, and how…
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Chapter 115: Gabor Maté targets toxic triggers to transcend trauma
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Let’s flash back to Budapest Hungary in 1944 where a little baby boy named Gabor lay crying in his crib. He wouldn’t stop. Couldn’t stop. His mother called the doctor who said, “All my Jewish babies are crying”. Nazis had taken over the country and killed Gabor’s grandparents in Auschwitz. Gabor’s dad was put into forced labor and his aunt was miss…
Your young child just asked where babies come from – NOW what? This week, Steve and the gang hang out with Justin and Lindsey Holcomb to discuss God’s love for creating and “the talk before The Talk.” The Holcombs’ new book is written for children and is called “God Made Babies: Helping Parents Answer the Baby Question“ The post Justin & Lindsey Ho…
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Trevin Wax | The Thrill of Orthodoxy | Steve Brown, Etc.
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Should orthodoxy be… thrilling? This week, Steve and the gang hang out with professor and author Trevin Wax who makes the case that not only is orthodoxy exciting, but heresy is downright BORING. Trevin’s latest book is called “The Thrill of Orthodoxy: Rediscovering the Adventure of Christian Faith“ The post Trevin Wax | The Thrill of Orthodoxy | S…
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Chapter 114: Light Watkins on Mexico's marvels, meditation myths, and mental mastery
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Five years ago I was invited down to Brooklyn to speak at an event called The Shine Movement. It was an intriguing soul-refueling combination of meditation, drumming, giving, and a few words by me. The event attracted a fascinating subculture of people and I felt slightly entranced meeting the man and mind behind it all: Light Watkins. Light Watkin…
You know about laughter. And you sure know about lament. But did you know they go together? This week, Steve and the gang talk about finding joy in the tears in a special first-ever live version of the show. Steve’s new book is called “Laughter and Lament: The Radical Freedom of Joy & Sorrow” The post Steve Brown | Laughter and Lament | SBE appeare…
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Erik Raymond | He Is Not Ashamed | Steve Brown, Etc.
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Jesus has some interesting folks in his family, but guess what – he’s not ashamed of ANY of them. This week, Steve and the gang chat with pastor and author Erik Raymond about how amazing that really is. Erik’s new book is called “He Is Not Ashamed: The Staggering Love of Christ for His People“ The post Erik Raymond | He Is Not Ashamed | Steve Brown…
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Chapter 113: Alie Ward oozes originality over odysseys and ologies
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Oh hey. It’s the person who just dropped their phone on the bus right when the driver hit the gas and now the phone’s sliding across the sandy floor all the way to the back… Neil. Neil Pasricha. And now it is finally time for our much-anticipated 3 Books chapter with the one and only ... Alie Ward. Alie is the Sacramento-raised youngest of 3 girls …
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Hugh Ross | Designed To The Core | Steve Brown, Etc.
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With Hugh Ross on the case, it’s getting harder and harder to deny the existence of a loving creator God. This week, Steve and the gang chat with Dr. Ross about exciting new scientific evidence that points to a finely tuned universe. His new book is called “Designed to the Core“. The post Hugh Ross | Designed To The Core | Steve Brown, Etc. appeare…
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Kris DenBesten | Gracyn’s Song | Steve Brown, Etc.
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With no warning, a mysterious and dangerous illness attacks your child. What would you do? For Kris DenBesten, it’s no ‘what if?’ – he lived it. This week, Steve and the gang chat with the author and CEO about his remarkable experience and his resulting book, Gracyn’s Song: A Journey from Facing Crisis to Finding Hope. The post Kris DenBesten | Gra…
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Chapter 112: Katie Mack on cultivating curiosity and contemplating the cosmos
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I want to make you dizzy. I want to make you look up into the sky and comprehend, maybe for the first time, the darkness that lies beyond the evanescent wisp of the atmosphere, the endless depths of the cosmos, a desolation by degrees These two lines begin an incredible poem called “Disorientation”... by Katie Mack. Did you feel dizzy reading it? I…
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David Zahl | Low Anthropology | Steve Brown, Etc.
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Could our weaknesses and limitations actually be a doorway to something more? This week, Steve and the gang chat with author David Zahl about the freedom found in setting realistic expectations for others – and ourselves. David’s new book is called “Low Anthropology: The Unlikely Key to a Gracious View of Others (and Yourself)“ The post David Zahl …
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Bookmark: The two-minute morning rule for having a great day
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Happy Equinox! Today the sun is directly above the equator so no matter where you are the day and the night are around equal length. Two equinoxes and two solstices give us four pause points between our regular scheduled lunar programming to drop a little bookmark in the midst of our epic journey about formative books. Today I want share the two-mi…
What’s holding you back from success? It may be YOU! This week, Steve and the gang chat with entrepreneur and author Allen Morris about leadership and what true success looks like. Allen’s new book is called “All In: How to Risk Everything for Everything that Matters“. The post Allen Morris | Risk Everything | Steve Brown, Etc. appeared first on Ke…
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Bryan Chapell | Grace at Work | Steve Brown, Etc.
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Do you work in full-time ministry? Of course, you do! This week, Steve and the gang chat with Bryan Chapell about our jobs and how God imbues even the lowliest work with significance and dignity. Bryan’s latest book is called “Grace At Work: Redeeming The Grind & The Glory of Your Job” The post Bryan Chapell | Grace at Work | Steve Brown, Etc. appe…
