Choosing books
Access to fully stocked libraries and the freedom to self-select books becomes part of an education that allows us to learn how to think. Interfering with that process by attempting to control access or selection is an attack on a fundamental freedom.
With a change in perspective, a new, more modest, standard of living is possible
A new, more modest, standard of living—one which considers the interests of our neighbors and the environment, and which seeks to expand equity of access to the necessities of life for all—is possible. To achieve it will require a change in perspective.
A view of nature from indoors
This Earth Day, I'm grateful for the people in my life who love the outdoors more than I do and have given me the chance to experience nature more fully. I'm also grateful to those who were and are committed to preserving the earth for all of us, for its beauty and for the way it sustains us not only physically, but also emotionally and spiritually.
Choose your own adventure: an honest guide to volunteering at church
Do you want to volunteer with/through/at church? Excellent, now let's think a bit about how you can best share your gifts through the body of Christ as part of the church's direct institutional life.
Ministers, when's the last time you frequented your local dive bar?
Here at the dive, I’m exposed to a rare equality. My presence alone passes as my infinite value. I’m just Justin, and being him is enough.