It’s no secret that culture is more important than vision. I’ve worked in creative, vibrant cultures where original thinking is valued, people listen to each other, and wonderful things happen. On the other hand, I’ve worked at organizations where you

He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and weavers—all of them skilled workers and designers (Exodus 35:35). When I was a little girl,

Mitali Perkins is the author of many novels and picture books for young readers, including National Book Award nominee “You Bring the Distant Near” and “Rickshaw Girl,” which was adapted as a movie. Her latest book is “Bare Tree and

Let’s talk for a minute about “perfect.” Perfect is brittle and unyielding, plastic, distant, more image than flesh. It keeps us isolated and exhausted, trying to reach some ideal that never comes.  And so, instead: present. If perfect is plastic, present

And what to look for while you shop Have you ever walked into a thrift store, seen items in every direction and felt like you just didn't know where to look or what to pick up? Or how you'd use that