Fear is the opposite of love
Fear is the opposite of love. This is probably the single most important grounding principle of my own Christian faith […]
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A Confession for Recovering Racists
We acknowledge…. We repent… We have committed…. The journey of the recovering racist is a journey of love. From “Recovering
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Toxic polarization is poisoning American democracy. But I still have hope we can save it.
by HTHOD book contributor John Wood Jr. https://news.yahoo.com/toxic-polarization-poisoning-american-democracy-101502751.html
‘You have to set time aside for friendship’: the radical power of hanging out
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/19/you-have-to-set-time-aside-for-friendship-the-radical-power-of-hanging-out
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Talking across the political aisle isn’t a cure-all – but it does help reduce hostility
https://thefulcrum.us/reducing-hostility-with-cross-party-conversations
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Social Media & The Algorithm of Fear
by Kaitlin Curtice https://open.substack.com/pub/kaitlincurtice/p/social-media-and-the-algorithm-of?r=1ewbq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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The first step
Asking “What am I missing?” is the first step. It’s that doorstop against cognitive closure that comes too early, that
What Motivates People to Give Generously—and Why We Sometimes Don’t
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Hunterdon County nonprofit leader opens up about racist experiences with hopes to spark change
https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/western-newjersey/hunterdon-co-nonprofit-leader-opens-up-about-racist-experiences-with-hopes-to-spark-change/article_85e015fa-74df-11ed-8765-27c77c67e364.html
You are already in the eternal flow
All we can give back and all God wants from any of us is to humbly and proudly return the
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In honor of Dr. King, demand our elected officials expand voting access
We must pray, organize and lift our voices to guarantee all votes are counted, all votes are treated equally and
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Church of England setting up £100m fund to ‘address past wrongs’ of slave trade links
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/10/church-of-england-100m-fund-past-wrongs-slave-trade-links
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Richest 1% bag nearly twice as much wealth as the rest of the world put together over the past two years
A tax of up to 5 percent on the world’s multi-millionaires and billionaires could raise $1.7 trillion a year, enough
‘We have to take a first step’: inside the fight for reparations in America
In a new documentary, politicians and activists work to build a program to pay back Black Americans for the lasting
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Low trust slows everything
Low trust causes friction, whether it is caused by unethical behavior or by ethical but incompetent behavior (because even good
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How conservative and liberal book bans differ amid rise in literary restrictions
https://abcnews.go.com/US/conservative-liberal-book-bans-differ-amid-rise-literary/story?id=96267846
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Brooklyn Public Library and PEN America Teaming Up to Train High School Students to Defend Against Book Bans, Promote the Freedom to Read
https://pen.org/press-release/brooklyn-public-library-and-pen-america-teaming-up-to-train-high-school-students-to-defend-against-book-bans-promote-the-freedom-to-read/
Awakened awareness
When I think of awakened awareness, I think of the iconic painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel of
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Community Groups Sponsored by the Disciples LGBTQ+ Alliance
These groups offer space for connection and conversation growing out of the themes in the devotional journal Colors of Hope. Not
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