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We’re A Culture, Not A Costume
Students Teaching Against Racism, a student organization at Ohio University, has released these brilliant posters just in time for Halloween, the yearly occasion when hidden prejudices surface in the form of inappropriate, ignorant and offensive costumes. Here’s a blogger with more information and the rest of the posters.
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“…nature reflects life…”
I think that nature reflects life, or life reflects nature, from seed time to harvest. Planting and weeding, cultivating. The full harvest comes, then emptiness. I don’t envy people who live in perpetual sunshine. I won’t say whether it’s right or wrong, but it doesn’t seem natural. The Rev. Dr. Gardner Taylor, Leadership Journal (Fall,…
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Wrestling for Jesus
You’ll enjoy this film far more than the title suggests. (Unless, of course, you’re the type who searches out lo-fi, indie documentaries in which case you’re already intrigued.) Ostensibly a film about Christian wrestlers in South Carolina whose matches are part WWF and part revival meeting, Wrestling for Jesus tells the story of faith gained…
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Winter in Chicago
These predictions from AccuWeather about this coming winter will evoke different feelings depending on where you live and your disposition towards cold weather. Those of us in Chicago have this to look forward to: Chicago, which endured a monster blizzard last winter, could be one of the hardest-hit cities in terms of both snow and…
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The View From Here
I spent a few days last week at a friend’s cottage in the country while Maggie and Eliot visited family on the east coast. Times of solitude have become very important for me; they provide margin for reflection that is hard to come by most of the time. I took this photo while driving from…
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