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Listed by series and then by date -- most current at the top

 

Climate Crisis Strategist Series (2024-present)

  • Episode 1: "A Strategic Approach to the Climate Crisis: Lessons from Vermont" - February 19, 2024.  read

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Strategic Writer Series (2023-present)

  • Episode 4: "Do I Need a White Paper?" - February 29, 2024. read

  • Episode 3: "What Is "Strategic" Blogging? -The Strategic Blogger: Part 2" - February 27, 2024. read

  • Episode 2: "Why Blogging? - The Strategic Blogger: Part 1" - February 26, 2024.  read

  • Episode 1: "Writers Are In the Business of Making Connections" - December 15, 2023.  read


Your Strategic Planning Coach Series (2018-present)

  • Episode 3: What's SWOT? - March 4, 2024  read

  • Episode 2: Mission and Vision - July 10, 2018.  read

  • Episode 1: When Should You Make Planning Strategic? - May 8, 2018.  read

 

Being Responsible in the Age of Social Media, Cryptocurrency, and Smart Weapons/Cars/Phones Series (2018)

  • Episode 10: "Complex Responsibility: The Responsible Self in an Age of Pervasive Technology" - November 29, 2018.  read

  • Episode 9: "Technology-as-a-form-of-life: Ambivalent Technology 5" - September 19, 2018.  read

  • Episode 8: "The Ideology of Limitlessness: Ambivalent Technology 4" - August 28, 2018.  read

  • Episode 7: "Forced Options: Ambivalent Technology 3" - August 20, 2018.  read

  • Episode 6: "The Political Dimension of Technology: Ambivalent Technology 2" - August 15, 2018.  read

  • Episode 5: "Technological Determinism: Ambivalent Technology 1" - August 10, 2018.  read

  • Episode 4: "The Scope of Responsibility in an Age of Pervasive Technology" - July 12, 2018.  read

  • Episode 3: "Homo technicus as the Responsible Self" - June 30, 2018.  read

  • Episode 2: "Technology Revealed as a Mode of Human Activity" - June 16, 2018.  read

  • Episode 1: "What Does It Mean To Be Responsible? "- June 5, 2018.  read

  • Introduction to the Series" Being Responsible in the Age of Social Media, Cryptocurrency, and Smart Weapons/Cars/Phones" - June 1, 2018.  read

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The Messenger (2020-present)  (A faith-based blog on the website of the United Church of Colchester, VT)​

  • ​Episode 53: "Settling into a New Year" - January 6, 2024. read

  • ​Episode 52: "On the Second Day of Christmas" - December 26, 2023. read

  • ​Episode 51: "The Fourth Candle of Advent 2023 - Love" - December 20, 2023. read

  • ​Episode 50: "The Third Candle of Advent 2023 - Joy" - December 12, 2023. read

  • ​Episode 49: "Is it OK to use the word XMAS" - December 6, 2023. read

  • ​Episode 48: "The Second Candle of Advent 2023 - Peace" - December 6, 2023. read

  • Episode 47: "The First Candle of Advent 2023 - Hope" - December 1, 2023. read

  • Episode 46: "Giving Thanks" - November 23, 2023. read

  • Episode 45: "This Old Brick Church Goes Viral" - September 16, 2023. read

  • Episode 44: "What Are You Doing Here? -- What Shall We Do?" - August 26, 2023.

  • Episode 43: "Ministers: All of God's People" - February 4, 2023.

  • Episode 42: "Summer Comings and Goings" - July 31, 2022.

  • Episode 41: "Where My Heart Lies Today Because of Yesterday" - May 25, 2022.

  • Episode 40: "Happy Easter! -- This New Day" - April 17, 2022.

  • Episode 39: "Sunrise on a New Year" - January 5, 2022.

  • Episode 38: "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!" - December 27, 2021.

  • Episode 37: "First Candle of Advent 2021 - Love" - December 27, 2021.

  • Episode 36: "Cantiamo Christmas Concert" - December 16, 2021.

  • Episode 35: "First Candle of Advent 2021 - Joy" - December 16, 2021.

  • Episode 34: "First Candle of Advent 2021 - Peace" - December 7, 2021.

  • Episode 33: "First Candle of Advent 2021 - Hope" - December 4, 2021.

  • Episode 32: "For All the Saints" - November 2, 2021.

  • Episode 31: "Bringing Light into Darkened Lives" - September 5, 2021.

  • Episode 30: "Behold the Trumpet (Flower)" - August 29, 2021.

  • Episode 29: "Our Garden of  Eatin' in the News" - August 19, 2021.

  • Episode 28: "Happy Easter: Looking for New Work to Do!" - April 3, 2021.

  • Episode 27: "Sixth Week of Lent 2021: Venturing into Holy Week." - March 27, 2021. read

  • Episode 26: "Fifth Week of Lent 2021: I Will Be Their God, and They Will Be My People." - March 18, 2021.  read

  • Episode 25: "Fourth Week of Lent 2021: Not to Dwell on Death" - March 10, 2021.  read​

  • Episode 24: "Third Week of Lent 2021: The Heavens Are Telling the Glory of God" - March 8, 2021.  read​

  • Episode 23: "Second Week of Lent 2021: What's in a Name?" - February 28, 2021.  read

  • Episode 22: "Ash Wednesday 2021: Our Lent Begins with some Oil, some Ash, and a Gift" - February 17, 2021.  read

  • Episode 21: "Darkness Cannot Drive Out Darkness..." - January 18, 2021.  read

  • Episode 20: "Merry Christmas" - December 25, 2021.  read

  • Episode 19: "Fourth Candle of Advent 2020: Love" - December 18, 2020.  read

  • Episode 18: "Third Candle of Advent 2020: Joy" - December 9, 2020read

  • Episode 17: "Second Candle of Advent 2020: Peace" - December 2, 2020read

  • Episode 16: "Fourth Candle of Advent 2020: Hope" - November 28, 2020read

  • Episode 15: "A Statement on Racism" - August 26, 2020.  read

  • Episode 14: "Say 'Cheese'" - July 25, 2020.  read

  • Episode 13: "Pentecost: A Sign of What's to Come" - May 31, 2020.  read

  • Episode 12: "The Church in COVID-time: Loving Our Neighbors" - May 23, 2020.  read

  • Episode 11: "The Church Is Not (Just) a Place" - May 9, 2020.  read

  • Episode 10: "Until We Meet Again" - April 29, 2020.  read

  • Episode 9: "Faith in a Time of Uncertainty" - April 17, 2020.  read

  • Episode 8: "Good [?!] Friday" - April 10, 2020.  read

  • Episode 7: "Holy Week in the Time of Pandemic" - April 8, 2020.  read

  • Episode 6: "Palm & Passion Sunday?" - April 2, 2020.  read

  • Episode 5: "A Time for Everything -- a time of threat and a time to care" - March 24, 2020.  read

  • Episode 4: "Connecting While Isolated -- Living through the Pandemic (Really Living!)" - March 22, 2020.  read

  • Episode 3: "Virtual Worship" - March 21, 2020.  read

  • Episode 2: "Take a Deep Breath..." - March 20, 2020.  read

  • Episode 1: "Welcome to The Messenger - Welcome Hope" - March 18, 2020.  read

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