Nanotechnology I was studying telecommunications and music at the University of Utah in the 1980s. Not many people know that “the U” as it’s lovingly called, has for decades been a…
Brenda Gibson Brenda S. Gibson is an energetic, Christ-centered author, writer, speaker, and leader. She has over 25+ years of experience in writing curriculum, creating, and implementing programs for adults and youth…
Shane Claiborne Shane Claiborne is a prominent speaker, activist, and best-selling author. Shane worked with Mother Teresa in Calcutta, and founded The Simple Way in Philadelphia. He heads up Red Letter Christians,…
Glenys Nellist Glenys Nellist was born and raised in a little village in northern England. The author of multiple children's books, including the bestselling 'Twas the Evening of Christmas, The Wonder That…
Willie Dwayne Francois III A more insidious white noise distracts us into perpetual sleep Every time I laid my newborn son down for bed, a white-noise machine built into his bassinet soothed him to sleep. The sleep-aide device drowned out the noise of his…
Brian McLaren Why Don’t They Get It? Overcoming Bias in Others (and ourselves) A new resource from Brian D. McLaren for preachers, teachers, writers, bloggers, political candidates, and … anyone trying to communicate new and fresh ideas. Why Don’t They Get It? summarizes…
Uncategorized Psychology had become stuck For three hundred years, physics was predicated on the notion that objects that are far apart can’t directly influence one another. This became our accepted understanding of the way the…
June Tamburro Rev. June Tamburro is an ordained clergy in the United Methodist Church and currently serves as Associate Pastor at the Bridgewater United Methodist in New Jersey. June curates the…
Brandan Robertson An exploration of the idea of privilege This book is an exploration of the idea of privilege through the lens of the example set by a radical rabbi from Nazareth named Jesus. The goal of this book…
Stephen M. R. Covey Choose Abundance Abundance means that there is enough for everybody. The opposite - scarcity - says that there is only so much to go around, and if you get it, I won’t.…
Faith and Science Curated by Michael Junkroski INTRODUCTION TO THIS SECTION: A scientist’s endless curiosity and rigorous methodology are gifts to the postmodern spiritual sojourner. For progressive Christians, science provides new ways of…
Uncategorized Mothering the World Right Now Guest post by Kay Klinkenborg, May 2023 What is not in turmoil is easier to answer than list what is in turmoil in this world and on Earth. Climate change…
Robert P. Jones One of the most violent expressions of white supremacy One of the most violent expressions of white supremacy occured on Easter Sunday 1873 in the Baptist-dominated town of Colfax, Louisiana. The state was still reeling from defeat in the…
Catherine Meeks God does not coerce us Perhaps the greatest challenge for effecting social change has less to do with the power of racist systems than it is about our refusal to significantly alter the priorities of…
Maya Angelou, Uncategorized Home From “Letter to My Daughter” by Maya Angelou I was born in St. Louis, Missouri, but from the age of three I grew up in Stamps, Arkansas, with my…
Madeleine L'Engle Inseparable All right. So it’s an impossible task. But thinking about it may open new questions , new insights. And as I listen to the silence, I learn that my feelings…
Mark Feldmeir An alternative to self-interested values For Jesus, a politics of love manifests itself in the form of compassion, which in Latin means literally to “suffer with another.” Genuine compassion evokes a deep concern for the…
Rachel Held Evans By Challenging Evangelicals, She Changed Them The New York Times interviews Dan Evans, husband of the late Rachel Held Evans. "This week, 'The Daily' is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking…
New York Times Trump’s Plot Against Health Care Continues by Paul Krugman at the New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/13/opinion/obamacare-medicare-for-all.html
Uncategorized Trump Tax Cut Hands $32 Billion Windfall to America’s Top Banks Savings for the top six U.S. banks from President Donald Trump’s signature tax overhaul accelerated last year, now topping $32 billion as the lenders curbed new borrowing, pared jobs and…
New York Times Unprepared for the Worst: World’s Most Vulnerable Brace for Virus from the New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/world/asia/coronavirus-refugees-camps-bangladesh.html