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The Dolly Mama’s Guide to Democratic Meetings This post has been contributed by Donna Schaper, senior minister at Judson Memorial Church in New York City. She is the author of numerous books, including Sabbath Keeping. I sometimes call my …
A New Civility Initiative in San Diego More than half the people on Earth now live in cities and are becoming more tuned in with the need to share housing, transit, and knowledge. Creative urban leaders are calling for collaboration on s…
The International Word of the Year Oxford Dictionaries has chosen "post-truth" as its international word of 2016. It is an adjective "relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping publ…
Different Strokes for Different Folks Music Lyrics We got sunshine in the music Music keeps me full of love. — "Sunshine in the Music" by Jimmy Cliff Transformational Wisdom I do not like that man. I need to get to know hi…
Listening Is More Needed Now Than Ever In an article on TheConversation.com, Olaf Werder points out that in today's polarized milieu, dialogue between people has given way to "parallel monologues, paired with an inability to listen." Man…
A Buddhist Theory of Language By Sharon Lin in the KidSpirit The Word issue. I knelt on the silken scarf laid across the hardwood floor, my head bent in silent prayer to the spirits of my ancestors. I heard muffled sounds of …
Pop Songs as Postmodern Angels Not a lot of my liberal friends believe in angels, but I do. I am, after all, a process theologian. I think pop songs are angels. They fly through the air with their sonic wings, carrying their k…
Three Questions to Ask Yourself When Posting on Social Media Much has been written recently about the ways that social media negatively impacts mental health and can impede political processes. Research has also shown, though, that social media can have posit…
Basket on the River By Zainab Umarfor KidSpirit's Storytelling and Narrative issue. Almost as if it were part of the story itself, I can recall the day my mother told us the tale of Hazrat Musa like it happened jus…
The Language of Connection By Po-Ting (Duke) Lin Attending activities at local temples, directing prayers to the souls of our ancestors, gathering with family around round tables during the Lunar New Year, and visiting gr…