Praise be the nurses and doctors, every medical staff bent over flesh to offer care, for lives saved and lives lost, for showing up either way,
Praise for the farmers, tilling soil, planting seeds so food can grow, an act of hope if ever there was,
Praise be the janitors and garbage collectors, the grocery store clerks, and the truck drivers barreling through long quiet nights,
The imperative to act to create a better world comes with an unprecedented opportunity to envision and create a world in which every person matters and has an opportunity for a dignified and satisfying life.
Science warns us that the 2020s will be humanity’s last opportunity to save itself from a climate catastrophe. Decisive action must begin this year. Climate change, however, is just one of the many crises telling us that business as usual is not an option. We must not delay action to create the world we actually want.
Walter Brueggemann, Peter Block, and John McKnight recently set down for a conversation. This conversation was recorded at the outset of the crisis, where things were beginning to be closed and canceled. Read more
Looking for some good news? John Krasinski, best known for playing Jim Halpert on NBC’s The Office, is back behind a desk and talking into a camera — this time, in a video on his new YouTube channel dedicated to sharing good news.
The show is exactly what it sounds like: Krasinski will talk about a few heartwarming, good stories that people might be looking for right now. It’s an adorable video, made all the cuter by Krasinski’s sincerity. “I’m John Krasinski, and if it isn’t clear yet, I have absolutely no idea what I’m doing,” he says.
(Published originally on theverge.com)
What if an imaginary friend gave you important life lessons- with a ton of laughs? Meet Ralphie! A flurbby made of flurbs, Ralphie popped up to remind us of ways we can keep ourselves and each other safe. Ralphie and friends take new adventures every week and invite you along to share their world made of flurbbies, humans, and puppets! Thanks to Sarah Buffie & Luna Malbroux of Soul Bird Consulting for sharing Ralphie with all of us.
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