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Learning to love politics and religion
We love to say that politics and religion doesn’t mix, but religion is political by definition. They can’t be separated.
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The truth about polarization we don’t want to hear
We talk about polarization like its something that happens to us. Rather than the byproduct of what we’re actually doing.
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Understood—on the linguistic marvel of Pentecost
The idea of spontaneous multi-lingual speech amazes us. I worry that we miss the point was understanding not speaking.
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Partisanship may help us understand
Partisanship may help us understand what is going on at the moment. But it doesn’t always help us know what to do.
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The Name of Jesus
In celebrating the Feast of the Holy Name, we are addressing, not that Jesus was named, but that his name matters.
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Repeating good words
We can rewire our brains toward good things. Or find ourselves rewired by what we experience. Words are powerful.
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Nobody is Never True
We love accuracy. But we’ll throw it in the trash when given the chance to emphasize something we think is important.
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Get a Colonoscopy
A headline can be technically true and be wrong. And sometimes it isn’t even accurate to say it is technically true.