by Shauna Schneider | Nov 14, 2018 | Formation, Leadership, Stories |
My dad was a fearless skier. Whether the skies were big and blue and dotted with puffy clouds or ominously dark, we hit the slopes, lined up behind dad in his soft brown jacket and matching stocking cap, feet in his tracks. Inevitably, the love of skiing, my dad’s...
by Shauna Schneider | Sep 11, 2018 | Formation, Stories |
Catching a wave of ridge air above the mountains was one of my favorite pastimes as a 15-year-old. As winds from the bay encountered the mountains east of Fremont Sky Sailing Airport, they created a ridge lift where glider planes could soar for hours, powered only by...
by Shauna Schneider | Feb 20, 2018 | Formation, Gospel, Stories |
What if Mikaela Shiffrin never learned to fall? I hold my breath while she hurls herself out of the starting gate, dropping precariously into wind gusts, facing 50 technical turns ahead on a 1,000-foot vertical drop. She makes it look effortless. We know it’s not. ...
by Shauna Schneider | Feb 6, 2018 | Gospel, Stories |
My daughter was backing away from me and I didn’t like it. I peppered Erin with questions and she resisted more. We had reached the middle school years. My insecurity as a parent flared up as I felt my daughter slipping through my grasp and I didn’t know how to make...
by Geoff Hsu | Jan 26, 2018 | Big Story, Creativity, Discipleship, Stories |
What is it about powerful stories, whether in print or on screen, that resonates so deeply in our hearts? Why do we root for the hero? Why is there always some inner transformation that is required of the protagonist? Is it possible that these stories are powerful...
by Hugh Welchel | Dec 21, 2017 | Calling, Culture, Formation, Reviews, Stories, Vocation |
This post in a guest post from Hugh Welchel, a friend of Flourish at the Institute for Faith, Work and Economics. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did. In the words, of George Bailey, “Merry Christmas Everybody!” I don’t know what happens at your...
