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Be Vulnerable
[Note: with multiple disasters occurring now, and since environmental devastation has been a focus of my life, its hard not to write about these unfolding disasters. But what is important to me, what I am led to think about now, … Continue reading
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‘A perpetual narrative’
I have tried, so many times, and in so many ways, to understand why people vote the way they do. As most people eventually do, I came to the conclusion that choices are not based on logic. For example, I … Continue reading
Black Lives Matter in a small Iowa town
When I retired from working in the Infant Pulmonary Function Lab at Riley Hospital for Children in 2017, I moved to Indianola, Iowa. (bottom center of map below). Indianola has a population of around 16,000 and is home to Simpson … Continue reading
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Trust and practicing hope
I refuse to dwell on all that is negative, all around us today, and will instead continue to practice hope. People often mistake hope for a feeling, but it’s not. It’s a mental discipline, an attentional practice that you can … Continue reading
Richard Wagamese
I’ve often tried to describe writing as a spiritual practice for me. Almost never knowing what I will be led to say as I sit quietly each morning. Occasionally there will be a series related to a difficult, or inspiring … Continue reading
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Challenging you to publish your radical stories
Recently I’ve written about the power of stories, publishers of the truth, and radically rethinking our stories. I’ve written a lot about stories over the years: https://kislingjeff.wordpress.com/?s=stories. As Richard Wagamese wrote, “we change the world one story at a time.” … Continue reading
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Listen to the frontlines!
As I pray about our chaotic times, certain things have become clear. As said below, “there are moments of clarity that allow for society to challenge popular thinking and status quo solutions.” This is one of those moments of clarity. … Continue reading
State Violence
When I think of recent state violence I think of the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson. I remember how shocked I was to see military equipment in the streets and pictures of police who looked like soldiers. And the … Continue reading
What’s going on?
What’s going on? We had lockdown, we’ve got jailbreak. But the prisoners aren’t running away; they’re marching, chanting, getting rearrested for the cause of justice. They’re risking infection, in fact, they’re embracing a new infection — people power. Their risk … Continue reading
Institution-Building Critical To True Change
I am very glad to see the two articles discussed below. I’ve known the authors, Diop Adisa and his father, Imhotep, for seven or eight years. As Diop writes below, he, his father, mother, Miss Fair and Alvin Sangsuwangul have … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 