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Monthly Archives: June 2009

Madoff in Hell

June 29, 2009

Bernie Madoff stood before the judge today for sentencing and received a 150-year sentence. We were told he would be allowed to doff his jail-issued uniform for the occasion. Read more»

Leading With Grace — What Really Matters

June 20, 2009

David Hubbard, longtime president at Fuller Seminary, was a towering figure for me about how to lead courageously, with conviction and clarity, and yet to lead with grace. Read more»

The Encounter: Why We Need Great Teachers

June 13, 2009

A hugely important person in my life died this week. And I’ve been thinking a lot about what a professor can mean to a student — throughout life. Read more»

The Biblical Imagination and the Economy? Really?

June 8, 2009

“Nobody knows. Nobody knows. Nobody knows” — this was the answer, from a smart, savvy friend of mine, to the question of where the bottom is to this awful economic freefall that seems to drag us down so painfully. Read more»