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Sunday Firesides: Work the Fat Off Your Soul
If you’ve been feeling spiritually flabby — emotions anesthetized, discernment dulled, vision lowered — it may be time to hold a training camp for your…
Oct 5
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Kate McKay
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The Passionless Game: Kierkegaard on Why Sports (and Life) Feel Flat
On the difference between a revolutionary and reflective age, and the need for greater daring
Oct 1
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Brett McKay
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September 2025
Sunday Firesides: The Common Denominator Is You
There are people whose boss is always out to get them.
Sep 28
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Kate McKay
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Dying Breed Dialogues: John Sexton on Baseball as a Way to God
The ineffable in America's pastime, the spiritual arithmetic of failure, and the most Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish part of the game
Sep 24
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Brett McKay
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Sunday Firesides: Don't Judge a Decision Based on the Result
It’s the final minutes of the game.
Sep 21
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Kate McKay
100
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The Mystery of Moods
Theories on why our moods weirdly rise and fall, from the stars, to a mismatch in reality versus expectations, to the intersection of energy and tension
Sep 17
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Brett McKay
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Sunday Firesides: You Get What You Pay For
It is a cosmic law that everything in the universe has a price, whether the currency demanded is money, time, or effort.
Sep 14
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Kate McKay
112
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Why I Love Reading Biographies
I have a confession to make: I don't love reading books.
Sep 10
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Kate McKay
84
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Sunday Firesides: The Sandals That Never Wear Out
According to the Bible, the ancient Israelites were sustained by divine provisions during their long sojourn in the wilderness.
Sep 7
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Kate McKay
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The Power of a Mentor
A lot of myths, legends, and stories center on mentor-mentee relationships.
Sep 3
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Brett McKay
112
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August 2025
Sunday Firesides: Three-O’Clock-In-The-Morning Courage
Theodore Roosevelt had to exercise courage on many occasions in his life: when he climbed the Matterhorn despite doctors warning him against strenuous…
Aug 31
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Kate McKay
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Dying Breed Dialogues: Cate Hall on Elevating Your Agency
Discovering your edges in life, increasing your surface area for luck, and a song that captures the ethos of agency
Aug 27
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Brett McKay
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