Topic Archive
Meaning
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Pursuing Goals: The Castle, the Estate, and The Long Walk
Guest blogger, Amy Dunn, reflects on being present in the day to day of our lives as we pursue goals and purpose. The journey is where we live, even as we keep our eye on a telos.
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A Practice: Questions for Life Review
These questions are intended to help you examine your life to discover meaning and purpose, no matter where you are in life's journey.
Christian
Episode
Life Worth Living: Faith, Flourishing, and What Matters Most with Dr. Miroslav Volf
Miroslav Volf (Yale University) wants to reorient theology around human flourishing. For too long, theology has left practical transformation and lived experience out of the picture. But when we draw together Christian faith and spirituality within a holistic framework of understanding who we are, why we’re here, what we’re called to, and how we should live—we’ll find a life that is truly worth living. (Includes a meditative spiritual exercise by Dr. Pam King, “Creating Space.”)…
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A Broad Place: We Do Not Live in a Shoebox
Thrive blogger, Amy Dunn, reflects on Miroslav Volf and creating a broad place in which we can grow and become.
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The Makeup of a Flourishing Life
Thrive blogger, Amy Dunn, summarizes Miroslav Volf's ideas about a flourishing life.
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A Practice: The Transformative Power of Reflection
Reflecting on our experiences reinforces or disrupts our internal narratives about ourselves and our perceptions of the world.
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A Practice: Questioning Beliefs to find Meaning
This practice provides questions to help you explore the beliefs that help you make meaning of life's circumstances.
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Meaning Making (Part 2): What Does Spirituality Have to do with Meaning-Making?
In order to assign meaning we must believe in a bigger picture.
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Meaning-Making (Part 1): The Power of a Meaning-Making Mindset
The practice of meaning-making involves exploring our belief systems, especially our beliefs around spirituality, which offer a distinct and powerful role in making meaning.
Meaning
News
Liberty Road Workshop
On Oct. 5th, 2023, Dr. King joined the 'Redefine the Middle Third' Workshop.
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Questions to Promote Love and Meaning
Thinking through paths out of anxiety and fear If it rings true for you that you need to train your brain to tone down anxiety and/or discover more about yourself – your sources of love and mattering, and your purposes – find a trusted friend or loved one or a small group and work through some of these questions together. Getting in touch with love: What are your fundamental beliefs about being loved–for just who you are? Not what you do, but just who you are now? Pause. Close your eyes, take 3 slow breaths–imagine God is looking...
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Living at the Intersection of Joy, Meaning, and Balance
Research indicates spirituality links meaning to joy, and may provide insight into the balance and purpose we seek.
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