Wisdom isn't something that just happens, after all. It's a virtue, and virtues are developed and grown, slowly, in small steps.
Prudence: Wisdom Grown In The Day To Day
Episode 93 – Prudence
This week, AJ and Brandon continue their conversations about the virtues with Prudence. Specifically, we use the conversation around the freedom of speech and social media censorship to discuss prudent use of speech and authority.
Episode 91 – Goals 2021
This week, AJ and Brandon wrap up their conversations about goals(we promise!) by laying out there much more consolidated goals for this new year. It's important to know what we're aiming for if we're going to have any real chance of getting there, after all.
Future Focused Goal Setting
I want to focus on a specific aspect of goal setting though. A goal is future focused, where a resolution is focused on the immediate. Why is it so important to have a future goal?
Highlights 3 – Chelsea Sutton
In this week's Highlights interview, AJ is joined by Chelsea Sutton to discuss lessons learned from her life and sharing some incredible insights into the importance of looking at problems from multiple directions.
Looking For A Lesson In A Dumpster Fire Debate
I promise you, for my mental health as much as anything else, this will NOT become a political blog. Despite my honest intentions to do just the one post on politics, teaching social studies to seventh graders in the days after a presidential debate can lead to a certain focus.
Episode 82 – Hate The World
In the Gospel of John, we're told that we are supposed to hate our life in this world. How do we reconcile that with love of neighbor and gratitude for the gift of creation? How do we teach the children in our lives to be grateful for things without being too attached to the things themselves?