Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week!
GLOBALIZATION
Yes, We Can Choose Good Globalization
The integration of knowledge, science, hospitality, and travel can have huge benefits for human connections and peace…Read Full Article
From Yes!magazine
SUSTAINABILITY
Meet the Fixers
The world feels pretty broken right now. That’s why we need Fixers — bold problem solvers working toward a planet that doesn’t burn and a future that doesn’t suck. For our annual list of emerging green leaders, Grist brings you 50 innovators with fresh, forward-thinking solutions to some of humanity’s biggest challenges. Credits.…Read Full Article
From Grist
THEOLOGY
Shame, Guilt, and Fear: What 1,000 Americans Avoid Most
Churches may be emphasizing the wrong selling point of the gospel, suggests LifeWay. Many Americans are more worried about their reputation than their conscience. They worry less about guilt and fear and more about avoiding shame, according to a new study from Nashville-based LifeWay Research…Read Full Article
From Christianity Today
BOOKS
Bill Gates: Your Summer Reading List Should Include These 5 Books
Summer is a great time to escape: to the beach, to the mountains, or to the world of a great book. This year, I found myself drawn even more than usual to books that took me outside (and I don’t mean the great outdoors). The books on this year’s summer reading list pushed me out of my own experiences, and I learned some things that made me question my own thinking about how the world works…Read Full Article
If reading on the top of your ‘to do list’ this summer also keep your eyes open for Wood Lake’s summer book pics https://www.woodlakebooks.com/...
From TIME
SPIRITUALITY
These are no longer the hallelujah days
Retreat centres open up to a wider community. I believe that gathering places for education, leadership training, alternative spiritual experiences and recreation are more important than ever. These are places where justice and the arts dance with the Spirit in astonishingly beautiful natural settings. They’re cauldrons of creativity…Read Full Article
From Ucobserver
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