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Read more about the article On 9/11, We Remember That Love Is Stronger Than Fear

On 9/11, We Remember That Love Is Stronger Than Fear

  • Post published:September 11, 2021
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[If you are looking for my Love Is Stronger Than Fear podcast, please go here.] Evil is always (and only) a distortion of the good. This world was created good,…

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Read more about the article AJB Recommends: 3 Newsletters That Offer Wisdom and Insight

AJB Recommends: 3 Newsletters That Offer Wisdom and Insight

  • Post published:June 25, 2021
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We all have way too much information coming at us all the time on way too many channels and platforms. In the midst of this too much, I want to…

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Read more about the article 3 Things I’ve Learned One Year After George Floyd’s Death

3 Things I’ve Learned One Year After George Floyd’s Death

  • Post published:May 25, 2021
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At this time last year, I thought George Floyd’s death would be like the deaths of Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin and Eric Garner and Sandra Bland and Breonna Taylor…

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Read more about the article AJB Recommends: Healing From a Year of Covid-19

AJB Recommends: Healing From a Year of Covid-19

  • Post published:May 21, 2021
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I've read several resources lately about healing from a year of Covid-19. Did you see that New York Times article about languishing? Multiple friends sent it to me, and I’ve…

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Read more about the article Healing From Covid-19 in Community

Healing From Covid-19 in Community

  • Post published:May 19, 2021
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Believe it or not, laughing with friends and talking about body odor and armpit hair was healing for me this past week. I was healing from Covid-19 in community.  I…

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Read more about the article Hope: Spring Is Coming

Hope: Spring Is Coming

  • Post published:March 10, 2021
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Here in western Connecticut, we walk outside and still encounter persistent, crackly, frozen-into-ice snow on the ground. A park ranger informed me on Sunday that the ice on the lake…

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Read more about the article How Love Is Like a Vaccine

How Love Is Like a Vaccine

  • Post published:January 20, 2021
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What if love is like a vaccine against fear? Many of us approach this Inauguration Day with hope. Hope that we will turn a corner on this pandemic. Hope for…

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Read more about the article AJB Recommends: Resources for Processing the Riot at the Capitol

AJB Recommends: Resources for Processing the Riot at the Capitol

  • Post published:January 15, 2021
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Like so many of us, I’ve been trying to process the events of last Wednesday, January 6th, when supporters of President Trump stormed the Capitol. I’ve been grateful for the…

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Read more about the article It Is Time for a Third Political Party

It Is Time for a Third Political Party

  • Post published:January 13, 2021
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It is time for a third political party in the United States. I join many Americans when I say I am more moderate in my political views than either of…

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Read more about the article Love Your Enemies

Love Your Enemies

  • Post published:November 21, 2020
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Imagine being a leader of a school or a church or a community with a staff that included a white man wearing a MAGA hat and a Black woman wearing…

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