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How Would Jesus Respond to the Charter for Compassion?: Phyllis Tickle Weighs In
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Joan Ball
When religious scholar and author Karen Armstrong accepted the TED prize in February, 2008, she, like other recipients of the prize, shared a wish for the betterment of society. The former Roman Catholic nun who refers to herself as a “freelance monotheist” made the following request to the TED community: “I wish that you would…
Mountain Advance Phase One: Fail
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Joan Ball
I am writing from a crowded Terminal A at Washington/Dulles Airport. The fact that I am here at all is a mini-miracle since my 9:25 a.m. flight out of Newark, N.J. was actually a 9:25 a.m. flight out of LaGuardia – a bit of information that would have been nice to know as Martin and…
Monotation: One Image, One Word Meditation from Spencer Burke
By
Joan Ball
I love this idea. A visual mediation with a single associated word meant to create space for personal reflection. The Polaroid Camera frame adds to the charm of what creator Spencer Burke, founder of the Ooze.com, calls a Monotation. He posts them daily at his website and makes some of the images available here for journals, notecards…
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