Stephen Duncan

Nov 12, 2024 | baos.pub | Stephen Duncan

The hidden invitation to shape our livesAdonai said to Kayin, “Why are you angry? Why so downcast? If you are doing what is good, shouldn’t you hold your head high? And if you don’t do what is good, sin is crouching at the door — it wants you, but you can rule over it.” — Genesis 4:6–7, CJBIn East of Eden, John Steinbeck sums up the central theme of the book in two words: “thou mayest.” The Genesis passage above, used in East of Eden, captures the same idea — “you can.” You can rule over sin.

Oct 25, 2024 | uknow.uky.edu | Hayden Gooding |Stephen Duncan

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 25, 2024) – Through blood, sweat and tears, 53-year-old Chris Schmidt found the finish line – though he’ll tell you it didn’t always look pretty getting there. This week, Schmidt traveled more than 4,000 miles from Columbia, Kentucky, to Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, to compete in the Ironman World Championship on Oct. 26. Schmidt grew up in New York City and, like many children, was participating in a variety of different activities and sports.

May 5, 2024 | smartcompany.com.au | Stephen Duncan

The past 18 months have been a whirlwind for Australian businesses, forced to adapt to rapidly evolving IR laws amid unprecedented profitability and talent retention challenges. Workplace legislation alone has changed three times in this time frame, spearheaded by the introduction of the ‘right to disconnect’ amendment. Businesses of all sizes are tying themselves into knots to remain compliant with laws that are moving too quickly for many to fully implement.

Apr 25, 2024 | medium.com | Stephen Duncan

“The world is too public. These things can only be secured in privacy. You talk of kings and presidents. How much power do they possess? As much as their people will allow them. Who in the world has the power of life or death over his people? … And how do I possess that power, that sovereignty? Through privacy. Through the fact that…

Apr 8, 2024 | medium.com | Stephen Duncan

Reflections on ‘A Psalm for the Wild BuiltThe pace of life is relentless. Modern existence plays out something like a video game. You start with no knowledge or skills and are forced to continually level up and take on more and more. The constant pull of forward progress can become too much, exhausting. But it’s often in pulling out of the “game” that we are able to see who we really are. I recently read A Psalm For the Wild Built by Becky Chambers.