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By definition, newsletters like this one should focus on what's new; a book published in 2008 is no longer news. But Seth Godin's Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us is a timeless gem. Slim and easy to read it is filled with illustrations and practical observations that can apply to leaders, coaches, counselors, students and others. Here are...

At least once every year I teach a graduate course on the methods and models of integrating Psychology and Christianity. Most students enroll hoping for "how-to-do-it" techniques to bring Christian spiritual disciplines into counseling with believers. Some have come from undergraduate programs where integration involved evaluating and...

SWEEPING CONCLUSIONS

A few days ago I picked up a copy of Atlantic magazine (December 2009) and read the cover story "Did Christianity Cause the Crash? How Preachers are Spreading a Gospel of Debt." (downloadable at www.theatlantic.com). The title is featured prominently on the cover. I anticipated a well written article, especially in a...

Jess Rice is a worship leader, counselor, captivating story teller, and well informed observer of the Facebook phenomenon. His new book, The Church of Facebook: How the Hyperconnected are Redefining Community pictures a church on the cover but surprisingly it says almost nothing about the church. Despite the misleading title, however, Rice...

REQUIRED TIME OFF

What would happen if you were required to take off one day every week, not allowed to do any work, forbidden to check or respond to messages? For workaholics or people addicted to their technological devices this could lead to significant anxiety. Many of us are caught in a "24/7 on-call culture" according to Harvard...

The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. This old psychological mantra used to be true when the world was more stable and change was less pervasive than it is today. In an era of ongoing change and crisis, however, current events have few...

THE HEALTHY AGING BRAIN

I rarely give much thought to my birthday and I debated about writing the next sentence. But I was born on October 22, 1934 so that makes me 75 today. There won't be any celebrations, presents or candles. I won't even be...

HINDU NATION?

"We are all Hindus Now" suggests a thought-provoking article in Newsweek (August 24 and 31 issue). "American is not a Christian nation," the writer begins, even though 76 percent of Americans identify as Christian. ...

Consider these facts from a September 2009 Harvard Business Review article titled "Death by Information Overload."

• Interruptions eat up 28% of the workday.
• It takes an average of 24 minutes to get back on task after checking a message.
• Read more...

I expect to spend this month on the road, speaking at conferences in six countries. The audiences will be diverse: coaches, counselors, pastors, emerging leaders, and participants at a weekend retreat, among others. They represent different age...

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NEWSLETTER 350 - SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

NEW CHRISTIAN COACHING BOOK

Long time readers know...

Every week the Gary R. Collins Newsletter goes to a group of readers around the world. What follows is Gary's latest letter. To receive the letter each week in your email box, please click here. The letter is free and you can unsubscribe at any time. 

NEWSLETTER 349 - SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

RETHINKING VISION

For years I've been a believer in...