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Cracks in the Pavement

Stories and reflections on the life that grows between the cracks.

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Brent Manke
Aug 5, 2017

Whimsy

It’s is one of my favourite words lately. Not the wedding decoration trend or all that, I mean whimsy the way Bob Goff uses it in Donald Miller’s book A Million Miles in a Thousand Years. It’s that magic that happens when we dare to do something courageous, or when we notice a spark of life out of the corner of…

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Brent Manke
Jul 10, 2017

The Automatic Carwash

Living a life of wonder starts by paying attention

Recently I took my daughter through an automatic carwash. Just before we drove in, I asked her, “Do you want to sit in the front seat?” Her blue eyes grew bigger than the steering…

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Brent Manke
May 5, 2017

What you need is here

The words from Berry’s beautiful poem have been resonating with me.

What you need is here.
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Brent Manke
Apr 9, 2017

Naming the Dust Bunnies

We recently welcomed our third child into the world, making life exciting, rich, and also messy. Actually, the past…

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Brent Manke
Apr 8, 2017

Consider the Birds

“Consider the birds,” a wise man once said.

So I did.

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Brent Manke
Mar 29, 2017

Gifts and Graces

What do you notice? What do you pay attention to?

Most of us, most of the time, are paying attention to the time (or lack of it), the thing we’re stressing over, or the thing that’s undone. That’s how we’re wired. We’re good at spotting danger and conflict, and paying…

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Brent Manke
Mar 21, 2017

Is it well-considered?

If you’re a parent, you know how this goes. You’re in the middle of grocery shopping, speeding between the bakery and the milk cooler when your 3-yr-old looks up at you urgently:

“Daddy, I have to go to the bathroom.”
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Brent Manke
Mar 11, 2017

The Trouble with Technology

What a 1970s motorcycle enthusiast can teach us about our relationship with today’s new technology.

We like to say that we live in an era of progress and innovation. The devices in our…

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Brent Manke
Mar 9, 2017

Spring Always Comes

This week in Manitoba, we’re in the last throes of winter. The biting wind somehow seems much colder in March, when spring…

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Brent Manke
Mar 4, 2017

The Basie Way

When most of us think of a leader we think of the trailblazer, the person at the front of the pack, leading the way.

That’s how I’ve usually thought about leadership as well. The leader needs to stay out in front, do most of the talking, and shoulder the weight of the team.

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