American optimism is often lauded as a virtue in today's world. Omid Safi offers an alternative: hope.
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Cynicism beckons to us with ease at times. But how do we remain open to the good within and around us? A reminder to keep hope alive when the demon inside us bites down. And, lyrical lines from Mary Oliver!
January 10, 2015
Rebellion and the Human Spirit: Courtney Martin and Parker Palmer in Conversation at PopTech (Video)
Watch this cross-generational conversation at PopTech in which Courtney Martin and Parker Palmer contemplate the meaning of rebellion, and finding a balance between inner and outer lives and the simplicity that lies on the other side of complexity.
Lighting the candle on the seventh night of Hanukkah, a postcard on the vocabulary of hope and the interconnectedness of two peoples.
December 20, 2014
Postcards for Hanukkah, The Fifth Night: I Am the Embodiment of Infinite Possibilities
Night five of our series. A poem inspired by a Harlem church experience by a secular Jew paired with a Septimus photo.
A tribute to the children and adults who died in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School honored with a poem by Naomi Shihab Nye. A list we must return to and remember out of love and hope for a safer world.
A daughter reflects on her ailing father and her right to petition God to deliver a World Series victory for their team.
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