33.3-2.0 Framing Series, Set 2 (Thinkers of Our Age): Introduction · A guided introduction to the second set in my Framing Series, featuring modern and near modern thinkers whose ideas shape meaning, character, compassion, justice, and hope.
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32.3-1.12 Framing Series, Set 1 (Parables), Essay 12 · A reflection on stewardship, ownership, and what we are responsible to pass forward.
The Stream Through the Property explores a simple image: a cup serves one, a pitcher serves a family, and a stream belongs to the community. This essay considers travel, fatherhood, and the quiet responsibility of caring well for what flows through our lives.
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31.3-1.11 Framing Series, Set 1 (Parables), Essay 11 · A parable about ambition, alignment, and defining enough before success expands unchecked.
The Mexican Fisherman challenges the instinct to scale without reflection and asks a direct question: What are you building toward, and why? This reflection explores work, fatherhood, and the cost of chasing what may already be within reach.
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30.3-1.10 Framing Series, Set 1 (Parables): Essay 10 · A shoreline filled with stranded starfish becomes a test of responsibility. This reflection explores scale, mercy, fatherhood, and the discipline of acting even when the problem feels too large to solve.
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29.3-1.9 Framing Series, Set 1 of 3 Parables: Essay 9 · A cracked pot sees only failure, but the water carrier sees flowers. This parable reframes weakness as contribution, reminding us that honesty and repair often reveal purpose we could not see at first.
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28.3-1.8 Framing Series, Set 1 of 3 Parables: Essay 8 · Aesop Lesson on Contentment explores the parable of the dog and its reflection, reminding us that comparison distorts gratitude and that protecting what we hold requires disciplined stewardship.
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26.3-1.6 Framing Series, Set 1 (Parables): Essay 6 · The Blind Men and the Elephant has survived for more than two thousand years because it describes a human pattern, not a religious rule. This essay explores how certainty forms, why conflict follows, and how humility keeps us teachable in leadership, family, and life.
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25.3-1.5 Framing Series, Set 1 (Parables): Essay 5 · Compassion is not proven by what we believe, but by what we do when it costs us something. This essay reflects on the Parable of the Good Samaritan as a call to slow down, cross boundaries, and respond to need with action rather than intention.
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24.3-1.4 Framing Series, Set 1 (Parables): Essay 4 · A reflection on the Parable of the Prodigal Son and what it teaches about restoration, belonging, and the courage to welcome others home without conditions.
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19.3.0 Framing Series: Introduction · A reflection on the stories, ideas, and quiet lessons that shape how we see the world. This introduction to the Framing Series explores how wisdom from parables, thinkers of our time, and ancient voices forms the beams and sightlines of a meaningful life.
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