(Guest post by Jim Henderson) Do you want to be a nicer person? Do you want to learn how to outlisten people? Do you want to know what it feels like to not enter into an argument? Would you like more self-control? Are you worried about how you’re going to relationally navigate Thanksgiving? Have you […]
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Losing Graciously (guest post by Jim Henderson)
John McCain was a loser. He lost his plane over Vietnam, and then he almost lost his life in a prisoner of war camp. He lost five years of freedom when he turned down the opportunity to be released early, not wanting to be treated differently and take advantage of the fact that his father was […]
Practice III: I’ll Stop Comparing My Best with Your Worst
While Practice II might be the toughest ask of the three, this Practice is the one that you will probably identify with the most. This comparing my best with your worst is a normal human tendency. But, it is one of the most deceptively divisive ways we interact with others. It may not be as […]
Practice II: I’ll Stay in the Room with Difference
This might be the biggest ask we’ll make in the Three Practices. Being unusually interested in others is going to come a little more naturally and only requires a bit of elevation in intention. And, being willing to stop comparing your best with another’s worst comes down to a similar degree of surrendering ego and […]
Practice I – I Will Be Unusually Interested in Others
So, what exactly does it mean to be unusually interested in others? Well, first, it obviously goes beyond cursory or superficial curiosity, though curiosity is a key component—in fact, it starts there. We all have the compulsion to peer into what another person is doing, how they are living, what they think. We are, after […]
What Are the Three Practices?
Welcome to the Three Practice blog. If you’ve found your way here by way of the No Joke Project, you may already be familiar with the idea of the Three Practices. This concept was the brain child of Jim Henderson and was cultivated over years of observing and experiencing an increasing difference divide that has […]
Conversing with the Preacher
If Jim Powell, the pastor of Richwoods Christian Church, were not involved, there would not be a NO JOKE SHOW happening this Sunday night, Oct. 30. Typically evangelicals’ beliefs preclude them from getting too close, not only to Jews and Muslims but the “wrong” kinds of Christians as well. Jim is different; his faith propels […]
Connecting with the Imam
The 5-Minute Interview Imam Kamil Mufti talks with Jim Henderson about why the No Joke Project needs to go to a national audience. Listen to the Podcast here. From the Documentary “If we shut down the door of opportunity to any group of people, the American Dream dies. And if the American Dream dies for […]
An Interview with the Peoria Three
Jim Henderson, Executive Producer of NO JOKE, checks in with the Peoria Three about what they’re hearing from people–what they wonder or worry about when it comes to this story. Listen to the P3 Interview