Wisdom

"The flip side of 'helicopter parenting' is the almost shocking level of neglect those same parents occasionally show their kids. These parents can be extremely overbearing in certain areas, often insignificant ones. At the same time, they are indifferent towards other, more important parts of their children’s upbringing." - Intellectual Takeout

5 Principles for Managing Ministry Conflict

"The resulting delay, which we’ve called 'redundant deliberation,' happens when people take too long to make a choice between difficult options. We’ve found indecision is the most dangerous aspect of a high-stakes situation. " - The Conversation

"Birkerts puts his point succinctly near the end of the book: 'My core fear is that we are, as a culture, as a species . . . giving up on wisdom, the struggle for which has for millennia been central to the very idea of culture.'" - TGC

"The urge to fling reciprocal accusations is totally normal. Our impulse is to punch back and set ‘em straight. It’s 100% natural. And that’s the problem." - IFWE

"Without a doubt, stress of all kinds affects our ability to make sound, wise decisions. It can distort our reality, hasten our decision, amplify our foolishness, or paralyze us." - IFWE

"One of the clearest examples of this problematic yet ever increasing norm in our society came last week when a group of Roman Catholic High School students--who happened to be on a pro-life trip--became the objects of social bullying and bigotry--and, all under the faulty lens of social media manipulation and slander." - Ref21

"God gave you one mouth and two ears,” the saying goes. But hardly a day passes without someone publicly complaining, 'Why don’t people listen to each other anymore?' We’ve lost the knack, or lost the will." - WORLD