What is the purpose of a gift?
I think we can and should evolve our expectations for holiday presents. Again, our current customs are completely unnecessary and even destructive. We can do better.
Is America’s Jesus just white supremacy in disguise?
White supremacy is the system that teaches us that “white is right” and frames our mind to celebrate whiteness.
Wading into the Trump era
What has most helped me start putting pen to paper today is realizing that the world is actually exactly the same as it was a month ago. What has changed is my understanding of our reality.
My 3 biggest takeaways from the election
If we choose, we can take meaningful action to bring about our next systems right now.
Hillary Clinton: The next systems candidate
What does it say that I am willing to vote for the woman with no chance of winning, but not for the woman who can and will be our president?
Can we trust our neighbors?
In truth, there is about half as much crime in the United States as there was 25 years ago. Both violent and property crimes have dropped dramatically. We are safer than we were 30 years ago.
What corporate culture gets right
Can you imagine if we created a movement that both treated others with love and sensitivity AND thrived off creative tension?
Kindling’s manifesto for human genius
We tell ourselves we are unworthy sinners. We tell ourselves that we are small and powerless. But we humans are geniuses.
What are “our next systems”?
Our society’s current systems are failing us. They no longer serve the common good to the extent they can and should.
Should we really be so outraged at racism and sexism?
We are outraged at racism and sexism. But can we reframe the story to reveal possibility when before we saw hopelessness and despair?