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Where Does Change Begin?
Despite living in a democratic society, many Americans are prone to the belief that all societal change is strictly top-down. This disempowering…
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The Race for Relevance
In Nicholas Carr’s 2009 book “The Shallows: What The Internet Is Doing To Our Brains” he outlines the history of the web, and how it has quickly changed…
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Listen now (44 min) | Body Liberation, Faith, and Queer Inclusion
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Ep. 2 Gender, Autism, and Unschooling w/Teva Johnstone
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The Rise of Social Media in the "Attention Economy"
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Church Hurt, Religious Abuse, and Healing w/ Ryan Ramsey
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I Really Need To Invest In Grammarly.
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Ep. 2 Gender, Autism, and Unschooling w/Teva Johnstone
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The Rise of Social Media in the "Attention Economy"
News, Facebook, and Us.
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I Really Need To Invest In Grammarly.
I’ve been writing for awhile now on Substack, without any editing assistance from software or other people. The goal was, hopefully, to develop stronger…
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Church Hurt, Religious Abuse, and Healing w/ Ryan Ramsey
Listen now (41 min) | Ryan Ramsey is a writer and chaplain hailing from Colorado. His experiences from two previous pastoral roles ignited a desire in…
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Ep. 3 Loving People In Forgotten Places w/ Mark Turner
Listen now (35 min) | Mark Turner is a pastor in the Overbrook area of Philadelphia (where, he might point out, he was neither born nor raised). He…
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A Conversation With Sara Billups
Author of "Orphaned Believers: How A Generation Of Christian Exiles Can Find The Way Home"
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An Exercise In Understanding
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