Change is hard for many people, both individually and collectively. As a pastor, one of my roles is to help people amid significant life changes: weddings, funerals, illnesses, and job changes, to name a few. People look to the church … Continue reading Attending to the Past, Dreaming of the Future
I was raised in a Norwegian Lutheran tradition in the rural Midwest. The “Kýrie” is an important prayer in Christian liturgy. Like a prairie fire, Kýrie disrupts and awakens. With song like a prairie, Kýrie is a call for healing … Continue reading Kýrie
As America stands at a crucial crossroads, whether we are ready to tip the scale toward meaningful change becomes increasingly pressing. In The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell describes the tipping point as a pivotal moment when an idea, trend, or … Continue reading The Temperature in the Room: Is America Ready to Tip the Scale?
I will confess that I’ve found myself many times in a place of giving up on this country ever healing and changing. For all the talk of being a “melting pot”, I look back over the past and present of … Continue reading Can We Fix Our Nation’s Broken Heart?
The Enduring Qualities Of Change. “Just Like the Seasons, People Have the Ability to Change.” Unknown Author The question for this hour is, Does America Have the Capacity for the Enduring Qualities of Change? The fall foliage, which is quickly … Continue reading The October Theme: The Enduring Qualities Of Change
Some things are meant to last, such as the Enduring Qualities of Change. What you do now will impact generations as a legacy for dismantling systemic racism. Three-Fifths Magazine does this through a thoughtful conversation involving societal reckoning, racial equity, … Continue reading The Enduring Qualities of Change: Season of Giving
This line from William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet often brings to mind a dear friend and Mentor of mine who is now in his 90’s. Over the years, when I visited him, he would often call me Tom, which was … Continue reading A Rose by any other name would smell as sweet…
Some things are meant to last, such as the Enduring Qualities of Change. What you do now will impact generations as a legacy for dismantling systemic racism. Three-Fifths Magazine does this through a thoughtful conversation involving societal reckoning, racial equity, … Continue reading The Enduring Qualities of Change’. Season of Giving
America’s ongoing struggle with the acceptance of interracial families is a reflection of a deeper, more troubling issue: the nation’s failure to educate itself on the true meaning and history of integration. Despite being more diverse in 2024 than ever … Continue reading Mis-Integration: America’s Struggle to Accept What it Started
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