by Mary Henton | Feb 13, 2019 | Learning
Just finished facilitating a 45-minute session with eight local business people on networking (the people kind, not the technology or software kind). For most of the session we talked about the usuals. We compared notes on why it’s important to nurture your network....
by Mary Henton | Feb 11, 2019 | Learning
During a conversation with my friend Angie Ward, I made a passing comment that the American church could learn some things from the Congolese church. “Would you come on my podcast and talk about that?” she asked. “Sure,” I responded. I’m not a theologian, a church...
by Mary Henton | Feb 6, 2019 | Learning
“The hardest thing in the world is to have compassion for those who have no compassion.” Tony McAleer makes this statement during an interview with Sojourners (August 2018). McAleer is one of the founders of Life After Hate, a non-profit with the mission to inspire...
by Mary Henton | Feb 4, 2019 | Learning
“Keep your eyes open for ways you can know support,” my counselor said. He was bringing our session to a close. I had unloaded a trunk full of sadness, disappointment, and anger that had collected over the previous three weeks. The mother and father of a UCBC student...
by Mary Henton | Jan 28, 2019 | Learning
Last fall I searched websites for a welcome mat. I was looking for something fun for my daughter and son-in-law, foresters who live in Montana where miles separate neighbors. My son-in-law is an avid hunter and fisherman who prefers a day in the wilderness with a...
by Mary Henton | Jan 28, 2019 | Learning
It’s January and the start of another calendar year. Today is the start of a rejuvenated blog. My blogging attempts began in 2009. That was the year of my first trip to the Université Chrétienne Bilingue du Congo (UCBC)/Christian Bilingual University of Congo in Beni,...
