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Scratching and Digging in Common Ground
Before I even get beyond this first line, I want to say that I do not pretend for a moment that the following issues are easy or simple. There, having said that . . . The differences among Americans right … Continue reading
The Gift of Pluralism? What’s That?
With the arrival of the month of May, we begin effectively here in the South not only the season of Summer, but we take up a new theme. That new theme, the Gift of Pluralism, is based on what is … Continue reading
A Shared Breath
. . . every breath you take has, at one time or another, been associated with another living organism. Dr. Martin St. Maurice, assistant professor of biological sciences, Marquette University The war of Russian aggression continues in Ukraine. The Israeli … Continue reading
Alone or All One?
I grew up in what we refer to as “the west,” meaning that there was a certain complex for how I learned to view the world. I was taught to see myself as a separate self, separated from all the … Continue reading
Open and Closed
I’ve just witnessed life in action. I was sitting at my desk before windows and a glass door, all looking out on the woods in our back yard. I had the door opened to let in some fresh air. Birds … Continue reading
When The Threads of Interdependence Are Torn
Recently, we watched the 2023 movie Killers of the Flower Moon. The movie is set in 1920’s Oklahoma, and the story is based on a series of serial killings of women in the Native American Osage community. I came away … Continue reading