Finished reading: The White Stone by Esther de Waal 📚

I have never forgotten Donald Nicholl, that wise teacher, who had once said to me: 'Go round the house, touch each thing in turn and say, "Not mine - only on loan, not mine - only on loan"? From The White Stone: The Art of Letting Go, by Esther de Waal

Finished reading: Unfolding the Mystery of Christ by Eliot Kapitan 📚

A helpful way to approach the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults.

#formation

Finished reading: On Tyranny (Graphic Edition) by Timothy Snyder 📚

Snyder’s On Tyranny is required reading for everyone. Krug’s graphic treatment of this text is superb. Work both sides of your brain while reflecting on your response to America’s political situation.

‘Tis the season for “Great Pumpkin” concretes. 🤤

Two yellow cups that read "Ted Drewes Frozen Custard Since 1929" with spoons sticking out. A little whipped cream is visible on the top. These are sooooo good.

I want to go to there: Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel, Nesvačilka, South Moravia

This is beautiful.

Wooden beams reaching to the roof of this circular chapel. &10;&10;Rows of chairs positioned in semi-circular formation surrounding a stone altar. &10;&10;Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel in Nesvačilka, South Moravia, by Studio RCNKSK&10;(Image credit: Ondřej Bouška)

Chapel design: Studio RCNKSK Image credit: Ondřej Bouška Via: Dense Discovery Issue 315

Finished reading: On Becoming Exceptional by Mary Jean Ryan 📚

Finished reading: Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans by Melanie Mitchell 📚

Finally got around to reading this classic. Henceforth, it shall be on my recommended reading list. #AIEthics #DigitalEthics

Fire pit time on a pleasant autumn evening.

A roaring fire with yellow and orange flames protruding from a solo stove. There is a dog in the background. The dog is small to medium sized, with white and light brown fur. The dog is named Ducky and is neurotic. Today she got mad at me because I made her stop sitting on the couch. I will continue to reminder that she does not have a rational soul.

Finished reading: Counting the Cost by Clemens Sedmak 📚

This book is a terrific exploration of what it means to integrate values into the work of organizational budgeting.

10/10 - required reading for mission leaders, faith-based organization executives, and finance leaders everywhere.

A quote from _Counting the Cost_, by Clemens Sedmak and Kelli Reagan Hickey: We claim that financial decisions are moral decisions and also spiritual decisions, decisions that reflect values, but also decisions that shed light on the ultimate questions of mission and purpose.

After a long grueling campaign season, I’m taking this as a good sign.

An average white male (me) wearing glasses and a gray raincoat pointing toward the sky with his index finger, pointing out a rainbow stretching over two houses in the background.