A: It is easy to point to people richer than I am, and to expect them to pay for the needs I see in the world around me, in my colleagues, my friends and family. What is more of a…
Author: Nathaniel Dunigan
Hiccups Are Funny
Once again, I share my monthly gratitude list, should it be of interest. Would love to read yours–if you’d like to post it in a comment below. The person who figured out how to make Kleenex and baby-wipes pop-up, one…
Wisdom to Dream Another Way
When I was in my early teens, I thought I knew what I wanted to be when I grew up: the host of a morning talk show. I used to pretend that our family living-room was a TV studio. I…
Where do we go from here?
“Love many, but trust few.” So read the words in an answer to a question I offered to Ugandan men in my continued research. (I am looking into how Ugandan men describe the tools they use to navigate life.) The…
A Failing Grace
I wonder if Christ would have refused to construct furniture for a Lesbian couple or anyone else, or if He would have used the opportunity as an entrée into their lives, and they into His. And I further wonder if…
“Embracing Curiosity” (My monthly gratitude list)
Here’s my monthly gratitude list, compiled on the 19th of the month, should it be of interest: “We love you, Dad!” messages from my kids. Friends who are willing to discuss instead of preach, to learn as well as teach,…
The Gloves Are Off (Forgetting to honor personal power in social media)
When I spar with a boxing partner, we’re careful to wrap our wrists, and to glove-up because, while we are indeed “fighting” and hoping to “win,” we have no desire to actually hurt each other or ourselves. We have respect…
40 on 40. Forty things I think I have learned–on my 40th b’day.
As I turn 40, I take a few minutes to reflect on what I think I know, on what I think I have learned. I know one thing for sure: there is so much more to learn (and I can’t…
5 Leadership Lessons from the Headlines of 2013
1. There is a time to speak While the jury is still out (figuratively and literally) on Edward Snowden’s decision to make public so many American secrets, the leadership lesson remains: Have the courage to act on conviction even in…
Synonyms, Sensations & Symbols (My monthly gratitude list)
Again, I share my monthly gratitude list. Twenty-six things that make me happy on this, the 26th day of December, should they be of interest. (If you’d like to make your own list, I’d love for you to share it in…
