Part of my role at the Extravaganza this weekend was to interview people in the lobby for footage to weave throughout the six big gatherings at our convention for Lutherans who work with children and youth. One of my questions was, “how would you define the word disruption?”Inconvenient. Problematic. Stressful. Annoying. Being forced to find […]
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When the system doesn’t work, you work around the system.
When the system doesn’t work, you work around the system.Here, it’s the state of New York working around the federal government to continue to educate tourists and school groups about the important role of immigrants in our nation’s history. The system isn’t working, so they’re working around the system.But working around the system is not […]
Everyone deserves a seat at the proverbial table.
I see time-keeping as a matter of social justice, which is why I enthusiastically agreed to be timekeeper for an all-congregational half day meeting at my church this weekend. ⛪️ Have you ever considered how when one person or group of people are allowed to spill over on their time, they are in effect silencing […]