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Lessons from Watching Superhero Movies During the Impeachment

Lessons from Watching Superhero Movies During the Impeachment

This week, as the impeachment narratives continued to unfold, I was watching multiple Marvel movies on Disney+ during a free trial. (Note: The Protestant work ethic triggers in me wish me to tell you not to worry–I still got my work done this week. šŸ˜‰ ) In this article I plan to talk about how watching these superhero movies both helped me cope with current events, and also inspired me toward further #AssertiveSpirituality action in pursuit of the common good….

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How to Be a Moderate Ally in the US Today

How to Be a Moderate Ally in the US Today

As Iā€™ve explained before, I grew up in a denomination which many describe as falling *just* on the Evangelical side of whatā€™s known as the Evangelical-Mainline divide among more conservative and more progressive churches in the US. That means I know many people in the US today who claim to be religio-politically moderate. Most of these are polling in the “independent” category on political surveys–but some are more independent than others. Iā€™ll be frankā€”I believe the country has swung so…

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In Defense of Echo Chambers

In Defense of Echo Chambers

Okay, before you get your stress response hormones pumping too much, Iā€™m not here to say that echo chambers are always a fabulous thing. As anyone who has followed this page ought to know by now, even if we do hang out in spaces where we find people who think like us, I think we definitely need to sally forth to interact with those who think differently. And when the beliefs are toxic, to resist such behaviors. In fact, Iā€™m…

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The Seductive Absolutism of “Conversational Narcissism”

The Seductive Absolutism of “Conversational Narcissism”

A couple of months back a friend sent me an article about the dangers of practicing ā€œconversational narcissismā€ around those who are grieving. She said ā€œisnā€™t this such a great term? It explains so much about what feels wrong about talking about yourself around someone whoā€™s grieving.ā€ I was a bit more cautious, as usual. ā€œWellā€”ā€ See, I had seen a couple of articles with this term going around lately. And I was particularly nervous about this particular term, and…

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