Common Ground—Possibility or Pipe Dream?
Forty percent of Americans believe that those with opposing political views pose a threat to the nation. In many ways, we are more divided than ever before: from race, to women’s rights, to conservative and liberal policies. But when we...
The Vital Role of Work in Raising an American Adult
On several occasions we have mentioned and even recommended Ben Sasse's new book The Vanishing American Adult. Hugh Whelchel in his article below gives us another reason this book should be on our summer reading list. There are important ideas...
An Old Fashioned Ribbing
Jason Gay wrote in Saturday’s Wall Street Journal about the Congressional Baseball game going forward in spite of the horrific act of terror the day before in which a gunman shot Rep. Steve Scalise (R., La.) and three others. The...
Social Justice Isn’t What You Think It Is
One of the fruits of our cultural demise is that words lose their meaning or certain segments of the population co-op and skew the meaning. This is an extremely dangerous trait of the society we live in today. The phrase...
Why Going to Church Reduces Stress
You might be wondering what does this particular blog have to do with The Collaborative or at the very least thinking this article seems to be a little out of our mainstream. At first glance you would be correct, however,...
When Is Water-Cooler Chit Chat Gossip?
While we all have vastly different workplace experiences, I hope and pray you have not seen the devastating effects of gossip that I have witnessed. The crushing power of gossip has the ability to destroy people and entities. Like so...
The 6 Questions Blog: Realtor / Broker John Pinel
The Orlando Business Journal recently named John Pinel, and his business partner, the Orlando Business Journal Realtor/Brokers of the Year for 2017. Hearing from someone who is a man of faith and excelling at the top of his field can...
Championing At-Home Work…
For all of those who find that managing their home is their primary responsibility, be encouraged. And for those whom it is secondary and even under appreciated, then think again. The interview below is an important one for everyone regardless...
The Death of Expertise as a Decline of Trust
"When we trust our feelings more than anything else, we stop trusting expert knowledge. And it could kill us." This is the sentiment that Tom Nichols and James K.A. Smith discuss in the Spring 2017 issue of Comment Magazine. The...
Stanley Needs a Job
I'm pleased to share the work of a Collaborative friend, Phil Hissom. Phil is our qualitative metrics coach and guru. Here he shares a keen word on finding work for our neighbors. Phil is the founder and director of The...
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