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As the years rolled on, I would retain the lessons harvested from my grandparents’ garden as I changed schools and careers, eventually settling in seminary, where I experienced…
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Stop Reaching for Power. Start Reaching for One Another.
By Jer SwigartIn October 2023, I found myself in a bomb shelter in Jerusalem with Israeli, Palestinian, and US American friends and partners. Just moments earlier, we’d been talking about righteous disagreement:…
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Defending the Faith, Ignoring the Christ
When defending the faith becomes more important than living it. by James McKenzie Years ago, as a television reporter, I covered an immigration raid at a ConAgra chicken processing plant…
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No Treaty with the Darkness
The Appeal of the Middle Most of us have a deep-rooted instinct for the middle ground. When two sides are shouting at each other, we assume the truth probably lies…