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The United States was founded on the principle that all people are created equal. Yet the nation began with the attempted genocide of Indigenous people and the theft of their land. American wealth was built on the labor of kidnapped and
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“Making is a stance that puts the learner at the center of the educational process and creates opportunities that students may never have encountered themselves. Makers are confident, competent, curious citizens in a new world of possibility.”
― Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom
― Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom
“There are times when the heart, like the canary in the coal mine, breathes in the world's toxicity and begins to die.”
― Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create a Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit
― Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create a Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit
“well-structured group can be smarter than any of its members.”
― The Promise of Paradox: A Celebration of Contradictions in the Christian Life
― The Promise of Paradox: A Celebration of Contradictions in the Christian Life
“Who's in Charge Here? When a congregation is profoundly clergy-centered—when the pedagogy consists of a clergyperson (performer) downloading information and inspiration to parishioners (audience)—the game is rigged. The theological message may be one of community, but the lived experience is one of dependence on an authority. Under those conditions, not much can be done to build the communal trust that allows compassion to flower, no matter how benign the leader is.”
― Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create a Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit
― Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create a Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit
“Loving God, in life and in death, we belong to you. So in the midst of life, we entrust ourselves to your care. We are bold to ask for help when we are confused, lost, or afraid. We are eager to ask for healing for our bodies and minds, whether wounded, ill, or recovering. And we are unceasing in our prayers for those we love who are far from us physically, emotionally, or spiritually. In the midst of death and grief, even though we are weary, we return again and again, praying for comfort, for an easing of the pain that comes from loss, and for the light of your presence to pierce the present darkness.”
― Feasting on the Word Worship Companion: Liturgies for Year B, Volume 1
― Feasting on the Word Worship Companion: Liturgies for Year B, Volume 1
The (Social) Justice League Book Club
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— last activity Nov 30, 2019 05:35AM
The aim of this book club to bring together community members and local scholars who are passionate about social justice and are interested in enactin ...more
Ouida’s 2025 Year in Books
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