Tag Archives: dialogue

(#444) Mouths and Ears

Posted on November 25, 2018 by

Discourse. Dialogue. Debate. Diminished? In an interview with Bill Moyers, writer and political analyst Sam Tanenhaus addressed the challenge with current-day discourse or dialogue or debate. The people around the table “have many mouths but they don’t have many ears… … Continue reading →

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(#442) Community Building: Beyond Why to How

Posted on November 11, 2018 by

The question, in my mind, moves beyond why we need community to how we go about building and sustaining it. While dichotomies can be simplistic, they can also help frame a conversation. When you seek a community, toward which end … Continue reading →

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(#418) Helping A Village Find Its Voice

Posted on May 27, 2018 by

Listen and respect one another. Find your voice. Use your voice. Pursue your rainbows.  We have heard that the village raises up a child.  What do we do, however, if the village has inadequate infrastructure, health disparities, high crime and poverty, … Continue reading →

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(#388) Connectors. Dividers. Adopters. Resistors.

Posted on October 29, 2017 by

We have to know who “gets it, wants it, and has the capacity for it.” A community has many attributes. For me, it’s hard to conceive of a community without unity. You cannot spell community without unity. A community represents … Continue reading →

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