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Power of a Name
On Saturday I had the honor of attending a naming ceremony for two elders in the Upper Skagit Tribe. The family had not had a naming ceremony for many decades. In this type of ceremony, the eldest woman in the family chooses names from that family’s history and ancestors and gives the name to one…
Read MoreThat’s a Lot to Deal With
I recently spent some time with a new family member. She asked what I do and I shared our Let’s Go Together project with her. I said it was one way to deal with the divisions and polarization of our time. She said, “Oh, that’s a lot to deal with.” I get that sort of…
Read MoreA Jewish Perspective on PTU’s Strategy
As I sit down to write this, I am struck by how much has happened over the last many months. This country and our world are experiencing hatred at an alarming rate. Whether it is between political parties, racial groups, or religions, we are more segregated than we have been in years. The divides between…
Read MoreProtected: Potluck for Democracy Toolkit
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Read MoreEmerging from the Soil
I love these days in the last week of December. My gaze often goes to the sky as the sun slowly begins to move higher. Hiking today, I began to see other signs emerging from the soil. After the snow has melted, life is getting ready for the spring. If you look closely at the…
Read MoreSettle In
I grew up in a farming town. People there mostly grow winter wheat. There were seasons that marked our life there, whether you farmed or not. The fall was a time of planting, assessing, and accounting the profits and losses of the year. The winter was a mixture of vacation, doing major repairs to equipment,…
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