Host Jeremiah Pent explores topics that challenge us to make the pursuit of wisdom a primary focus in our lives.
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Life is a Garden: An Interview with Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm
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In this interview with Joel Salatin, we use the metaphor "life is a garden" to discuss what he's learned about life from his career as "the most famous farmer in the world." Joel has published 12 books, been featured in bestselling books and award-winning documentaries, and spoken at places like Google headquarters. This interview series continues …
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A Good Life, Part 3. God is a Farmer. An Interview with Dr Fred Putnam on the implications of Biblical metaphor for our life, work, and leadership.
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In this final segment of my interview with Dr. Fred Putnam regarding my illustrated children's book, A Good Life, we discuss the Biblical metaphor of God as a farmer and it's implications for our lives, our work, our businesses, and our leadership approach. Dr. Putnam has written several books on Classical Hebrew and is Professor of Bible and Liber…
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A Good Life, Part 2. Does Science Need Metaphor? An Interview with Dr. Fred Putnam on how scientists depend on metaphors
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Is our reality best described by precise, scientific language, or is it better described by what we might call a more "poetic" view of the world. While we might think these two are mutually exclusive, even a quick glimpse into the expressions of the scientific community will often show the difficulty of separating the two. Scientists often struggle…
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A Good Life, Part 1. An Interview with Dr. Fred Putnam on Using Metaphors as a Tool to Shape Our Lives and Understanding
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I interview Dr. Fred Putnam of Templeton Honors College at Eastern University about the power of metaphor to shape our thinking and improve our lives. We discuss my new illustrated children's book, A Good Life, which is dedicated to Dr. Putnam and follows the journey of an orphan boy who's seeking a good life and meets ten people along the way who …
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