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People Are Just Too Big In This Country – We’ve Got To Shrink A Little, Now, Fast (We’re living in “Generation Extra Large”)

Ok – let’s state the obvious.  We’re too big. Really – we’re too big.  Way too big.  For example, the average person riding mass transit now weighs 200 pounds – up from 164 pounds just a couple of decades ago.  We’re too big! Or, to put it another way:  When Dandy Don Meredith was the… Read More People Are Just Too Big In This Country – We’ve Got To Shrink A Little, Now, Fast (We’re living in “Generation Extra Large”)

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Listen to Larry James, CEO of CitySquare (formerly Central Dallas Ministries), interviewed by Krys Boyd on Think (90.1, KERA)

I have written often about the event I speak at for CitySquare (formerly Central Dallas Ministries), the Urban Engagement Book Club.  Today, at the noon hour, Krys Boyd interviewed the CEO of CitySquare, Larry James.  Larry is a walking encyclopedia about many aspects of unmet and under-met human need, and through his leadership, CitySquare is… Read More Listen to Larry James, CEO of CitySquare (formerly Central Dallas Ministries), interviewed by Krys Boyd on Think (90.1, KERA)

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Interested in Race and Politics? – Here’s a Book Worth Reading

Today, I am presenting a synopsis of the book Running on Race:  Racial Politics in Presidential Elections, 1960-2000 (New York:  Random House – 2002) by Jeremy D. Mayer.  This is this month’s selection for the Urban Engagement Book Club, an event sponsored by CitySquare (formerly Central Dallas Ministries). The book selections (made by a group… Read More Interested in Race and Politics? – Here’s a Book Worth Reading

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Thoughts About Change From A Book About Racial, Ethnic, And Class Tensions

For the Urban Engagement Book Club for Central Dallas Ministries tomorrow, I am presenting my synopsis of There Goes the Neighborhood:  Racial, Ethnic, and Class Tensions in Four Chicago Neighborhoods and Their Meaning for America by William Julius Wilson and Richard P. Taub.  At this book club, we focus on books related to social justice… Read More Thoughts About Change From A Book About Racial, Ethnic, And Class Tensions

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Declining Creativity: Holy Mackerel, This is a Big Problem!

First, a quick “how did I find this?”  One of the blogs I read almost every day is Larry James’ Urban Daily.  Larry is the CEO of Central Dallas Ministries, and though he writes most often about social problems and social justice (poverty, homlessness), he also has some great surprises.  This morning, he excerpted this… Read More Declining Creativity: Holy Mackerel, This is a Big Problem!

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Saul Alinsky + The Starfish and The Spider – Wisdom for a New Generation, on both sides of the Aisle

The basics transcend all differences. I generally shy away from anything political on this blog.  But this morning, there is an article on Politico that is worth a little attention on a blog focused on business books.  The article is entitled The new tea party bible, and it describes how the Tea Party Movement has… Read More Saul Alinsky + The Starfish and The Spider – Wisdom for a New Generation, on both sides of the Aisle

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What is a normal life? – Push By Sapphire (The Book Which Prompted The Movie Precious); A Reflection

As I have written often, I live in multiple worlds.  Today for the Urban Engagement Book Club, sponsored by Central Dallas Ministries, I presented  my synopsis of Push by Sapphire. It was the toughest book to read – maybe the toughest I’ve ever read!  In this book-based gathering, we look at books that raise our… Read More What is a normal life? – Push By Sapphire (The Book Which Prompted The Movie Precious); A Reflection

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Maybe We All Have A “Hole” In Our Approach To Life — Insight From “The 2010 Christian Book Of The Year”

For the first major chapter in my life, I served churches in California and Texas as a minister.  I still serve as a “guest preacher” occasionally, and I present books at the Urban Engagment Book Club for Central Dallas Ministries.  So, each month, I read and present a minimum of two book synopses – one… Read More Maybe We All Have A “Hole” In Our Approach To Life — Insight From “The 2010 Christian Book Of The Year”

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Rosanne Haggerty & Larry James – Two Nonprofit Leaders with much to teach us all

Larry James is the CEO of Central Dallas Ministries.  He is a great leader because he keeps moving forward, and he gets things done.  He has taken the Central Dallas Food Pantry from a modest store-front beginning to a multi-location full service dream and life-restoration factory.  And by accumulating an army of fellow world changers,… Read More Rosanne Haggerty & Larry James – Two Nonprofit Leaders with much to teach us all

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“Nobody who works hard should be poor in America” writes David Shipler

Most of the people I write about in this book do not have the luxury of rage.  They are caught in exhausting struggles.  Their wages do not lift them far enough from poverty to improve their lives, and their lives, in turn hold them back.  The term by which they are usually described, “working poor,”… Read More “Nobody who works hard should be poor in America” writes David Shipler

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