I’ve always loved stories that explore magical worlds, so when I saw Disney’s 2020 animated film Onward, something stirred in me. There was something about Onward that seemed both to transport me to another world and tell me more about my own. Onward characters include mythical creatures from any good fairytale—centaurs, elves, fairies, wizards, unicorns, … Read more
As has been The Collaborative’s practice we will once again be taking a screen sabbatical for the month of July. Considering this our blog post today was selected to help encourage you to look for ways to cut back on your own screen time. It is not reasonable for most of us to eliminate screens … Read more
When Helping Hurts When the network system for Southwest Airlines failed last year, sending scores of holiday travelers into endless frustration and fatigue, a business analyst described the catastrophe as happening “gradually, and then all at once.” In other words, cracks and fissures emerged in the system over time, weakening the structure to the extent … Read more
SUMMER READS! Last week with the arrival of above 90 temperatures and high humidity was an ugly introduction to summer for Central Florida. As we all know, life works differently during these months, which certainly presents opportunities to sneak in some reading. The Collaborative wants to encourage reading widely, and so annually our small contribution … Read more
Religious Freedom in Florida: Let’s Be #1! Florida ranks number one in so many ways. One hopes we would rank number one when it comes to religious liberty. Florida currently ranks fourth in the nation in religious liberty behind Mississippi, Illinois, and New Mexico, according to the Center for Religion, Culture, and Democracy. … Read more
A new year often ushers in resolutions but also new patterns and pathways for activities. For many of us, the start of 2023 meant ushering in new pathways in the form of standing calendar appointments with other people. Project planning meetings, weekly conference calls or new classes, – all established with some stated goal in … Read more
This was not the blog post planned for today. However, when the timing of the Nashville shooting by a transwoman coincided with the airing of our Nuance Podcast’s episodes that were focusing on gender identity issues it was a confluence of factors that called out for some kind of response. Especially, since it seems like … Read more
For our final episode for Season 2 of Nuance we welcome Dr. James Eglinton. Dr. Eglinton holds the prestigious position of the Meldrum Senior Lecturer in Reformed Theology at New College, the University of Edinburgh. He is the world’s leading authority on Herman Bavinck, who was a Calvinist theologian and churchman. James is a prolific … Read more
Today we welcome two Human Resources professionals to give us a ground level perspective. Amy Lein, is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. Second Harvest serves seven counties and with the aid of countless volunteers and partners distributed 81 million meals last year. Amy is also a 2018 … Read more
Our guest today is Dr. Steven Garber, the Senior Fellow for Vocation and the Common Good for the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust. It has been said of him that he is a teacher of many people in many places. He has authored numerous books, but his book, Visions of Vocation, Common Grace for the Common … Read more
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