“One of us.” One of us. One of ours. Our own. We claim them. We look out for them. We protect them. When the axe came into the forest, the trees said, ‘The handle is one of us.’” The apostle Paul writes, “They are not all Israel, which are of Israel.” Zora Neale Hurston’s version is […]
We’re not all alike, and that’s not a problem
We’re in this life together and substantive solidarity is important. We share one planet, and if we kick one another off the rock, there is nowhere else for us to go. But we’re not all alike. There are differences between social groups that can make social solidarity challenging, and there are also differences within social groups that […]
What Renovating My Website Taught Me About Climate Change
You may have noticed some radical changes to this site in the last month. Yes, I’m renovating! Please excuse the dust. Last winter, I reviewed all of my web spaces, culled a few, downgraded others, and created an upgrade plan for this one. I literally drew out several new pages with fine-tip Sharpies and hand-lettered captions, set […]
Silent Friends
Every so often, MLK’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” makes the social media rounds again. This weekend on Twitter and FB a few folks have shared the quote, “In the end we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends.” That letter is one of my favorites. When I […]
