The Practice of Appreciating

Closely related to the practice of Noticing is the practice of appreciating. Often, but not always, noticing leads to appreciating. If I notice something like “weeds”, I may not appreciate them. More significantly, I may notice something about myself and I may or may not appreciate that insight. Noticing can lead to appreciating. It may […]

Listening

Today I went to an event about “Design Thinking” and it’s application to ministry with college students. ( You can find out some information about design thinking, here , and the speaker, here). Different people have a different number of steps but simply put design thinking involves: Understanding the problem, empathize Define the problem Generate ideas, […]