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There’s an Elephant in the Room. You’re Riding It.

by Doug Hammack | Oct 23, 2016 | Amos and Social Solidarity, Message Audio

In this lesson, we continue our discussion on civil discourse across the divide. I encourage us to be suspicious of our own righteousness. It’s a default response served up to us by our lower brains, which our upper brains dress up with nice justifications and...

The Virtue Curriculum: Self-Control (6)

by Doug Hammack | Aug 25, 2013 | Message Audio, The Virtue Curriculum

After several weeks of background and context, we turn now to the practicalities of self-control.  How is it we hammer out the kind of informed negotiation between our upper and lower brains we’ve been talking about? Let’s talk about what “renewing...