Invitation, Poetry for Building Community, Structure Of Belonging “I Look at the World” At a crucial precipice, each generation must take up the question Langston Hughes asks in this short poem: can “our…
Eliminating economic isolation, Reader, Structure Of Belonging, Wilderness: Sharing and Reorientation The Other Lesson from John Henry’s Tale “This hammer’s gonna be the death of me,” John Henry sings in the old American folk song. His will to…
Invitation, Reader, Structure Of Belonging What Kind of Neighbor Are You? Key moments in history sometimes radically invert the questions humans ask themselves. “Who is my neighbor?” becomes “What kind of…
Reader, Sabbath: Time for the Unexpected, Structure Of Belonging Gratitude for Today, Anticipation for Tomorrow The end of a long year is upon us. The gifts have been plentiful, though at times overshadowed by turmoil.…
Poetry for Building Community, Reader, Structure Of Belonging A Pearl of Wind "Tell me a story.... Sing me a song," Mark Nepo writes. No matter the story, whether comedy or tragedy, no…
