We can’t learn from conversations we’re not having.

[Most Recent 3Practice Zoom Circles are at the top]

Who are 'they' and what are you afraid they're missing?

What is the best land use of rural land in America?...

Is the #MeToo movement effectively addressing issues of sexual harassment and assault, or has it led to unfair public condemnation and erosion of due process?

What a Week . Here’s what’s on my mind as the week winds down

Is calling for 'Staying in the Room with Difference' a sign of privilege?

If I thought they would listen, this is what I’d tell the people who lead my organization, gov't, church, family?

Disobedience! How do you respond to it when it's your kids…

Why should you cultivate creativity in your small business?

What is invisible, which you'd like to be visible ?

What truths do you believe are undeniable in a post-truth world?"

WHY: Who/What hurt, helped and healed you?

I wish I could tell my younger self that...

Should social media platforms be regulated by governments to prevent the spread of misinformation and hate speech?

If I could be remembered for one thing, it would be...

Is Lose/Lose *really* the only outcome for Israelis and Palestinians?

I like to use the bible as a fiction / non-fiction resource in my personal life, here is why.

If I could have any superpower for a day, this is the one I would choose and how I would you use it

Should prostitution be legalized and regulated as a profession?

Here’s What I’m Doing To Address The Lack of Viewpoint Diversity In My World

I support/don't support DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) because...

Dream Job . If I had my way, this is the kind of work I’d be doing...

One candidate said there’s no challenge Americans can’t overcome when we work together; the other said he alone can fix what’s wrong with America. Which vision do you find more compelling?

Are You OK?

Homeschooling : Beneficial for children's education, or does it hinder their social development

Here's a time music crossed the divide.....

Here's what's giving me joy right now

Why would a woman vote Republican ... or ... Democrat?

Does a college degree matter? As the cost of a degree rises, is a college education worth the expense?

Sacrifice looks like this......

Here's how I relate to the golden rule?

What truths do you believe are undeniable in a post-truth world?

Rehabilitation vs Punishment: Could America benefit from changing the role of incarceration in our justice system?

What do you think could happen if Ukraine falls?

Biden is old but Trump is crazy ... thoughts?

Right now, here's what gives me pause . . .

WHY: Who/What hurt, helped and healed you?

Should it be a crime to be a bystander?

When it comes to [fill in the blank], I know too much to be satisfied, but I’m too far in to just quit

Here's something I've heard/watched/read that I can't stop thinking about

These two old white men want different things for you, and different futures for the world ... Which do you think is which?

Medical advancements have made it possible to cheat death . When does living longer conflict with dying well?

Martin Luther King Jr’s Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? Ch 06

Who are we defending democracy for ... and from?

Who holds more power: influencers or politicians?

This is what I learned as a square peg in a round hole

"Absolute Truths" How to we learn them, and how do we hold onto them?

What are you Streaming and/or Reading and Why?

I Became Concerned When I Kept Forgetting...

Calling for a New Constitutional Convention--2024 Style?

This Is Why Silence Is Not an Option

Here's what's giving me joy right now

If I could pinpoint one habit or practice that impacted the fruitfulness of my life, this is what it would be

I wish I could tell my younger self that...

Here’s how I know when I’m serving money, instead of having money serve me…

...and that's when I learned that the Customer is Always Right….

WHY: Who/What hurt, helped and healed you?

We're averaging at least one mass shooting a day so far this year in America. This is how I'm feeling about that

Privilege is not having to give a $#!↑

Is this presidential primary season or what?" 

This was a time that I held somebody's pain, and it was uncomfortable for me

It's simple: “Trust women to make decisions about their own bodies, health care and future.” (VP Harris) Here's what I think.....

This year, I'm renewing my faith / putting stock in . . .

How high are your hopes for 2024?

Here’s What Women's Healthcare Looks Like Where I live

When we know better we do better. This is a time that this has been true

What would you do for a chocolate bar (if you knew the whole story)?

The Future for Girls: Sky's the Limit or Glass Ceilings

What does 'Comparing my best with your worst' mean?

This is how I care for my mental/spiritual health

THAT was when I decided to be intentional about understanding the relationship between Palestine and Israel.

Why do some folk think it's ok to refer to others, as sweetheart, honey, etc., why? and is this a form of racism?"

Here’s What I Learned in 2020 That I Can’t Afford to Forget in 2024"

If I could convince my child/loved one of just one thing, this is what it would be...

Friends on the other side, maybe it doesn’t matter but, if you wanted to earn more respect, you might consider…

Is mixing Christianity with politics like mixing manure with ice cream?

This is when I realized that some people spin the "Two-Parent privilege" argument into a racist trope against Black families.

Are male and female friendships really different?

One thing that "stressed me out" in the past is different now, because I (blank)"

Reparations! Why? When?Who? How?

If the Church is the Body of Christ, then why doesn't it look more like Jesus?

If your grief could speak, what would it say? What does it want you to know?

How do you think hating our neighbors became a feature instead of a bug?

Here's A Person I Revere, But Am Also Ashamed Of

Popeye said "Wrong is wrong, even when it helps you." I think that seems...

Why Silence Is Not An Option

This is my word for 2024 and this is why?

When it comes to [your choice], I know too much to be happy, but I’m too far in to just quit

In this crazy world, this is where I’ve found hope.

Always Home for the holidays...what is your gift wish for Mother Earth?

I come from a long line of anti-Fascists. How about you?

Is Democracy a Renewable Resource?

What a year . What's on your mind at the closing of the year?

Reflections on 'You Are The Medicine: 14 moons of Indigenous Wisdom, Ancestral Connection, and Animal Spirit Guidance’

"All weather is local" — Here's what [you fill in the blank] looks like as I see it...

Is it too late to save Jesus from Christmas?

For whom is the free market free?

If racism is a disease, is it transmissible? How do we heal?

Why should (or shouldn’t) ombuds promote DEIB?

I’m not that kind of...

Here's MY Reason for the Season

This is when I realized what racism was.

Is anti-Blackness a thing? What even is that?

In an age of consumerism, here's what I really want for the holidays

Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America.

Movies that Moved Us

Can you trust someone who says, 'God told me.....?

Racism, code-switching, and the identity struggle? What is that?

After all this time, I still think of myself as...

Looking back, here's one thing that seems abundantly clear to me...

In death, one cancer patient helps to erase millions in medical debt . Here’s what struck me about this story...

Here's something I'm easily grateful for these days ... and something I'm not....

Internalized racism: This is when other folks’ racism is my burden.

Is American Democracy really in peril?

Why *can't* we end gun violence in America?

If you don't think a DEI program is the solution for forging positive organizational change, what is?

Is it just me, or does it seem like Jesus is presently just a footnote to American Christianity?

This Thanksgiving, I'm going to say anything I want. Agree or Disagree

Dream Job . If I had my way, this is the kind of work I’d be doing...

This is how I came to understand the difference between racism and being racist

What would make the 1776 Declaration of Independence as good in Practice as it is on Paper?

Are there unearned privileges that come with being White? Let’s explore White privilege.

If you want to solve the problem, you have to take in the whole truth, and you have to admit that nobody’s hands are clean.

Israel? Hamas? Palestine? Hostages? Am I The Only One That's Confused?

Evangelism! When I hear that word I feel...

Don’t let anyone look down on you because you’re old…

How to Rig an American Presidential Election--1876 Style

This is how I feel about being labeled White.

That First Constitutional Convention? Compromises Were Made.

Who's benefitting by pitting Israelis + Palestinians against each other?

 If Normal isn't coming back, who, or what, are you

If I knew then what I know now, this is what I would say to the next generation of clergy.

If you strip the cosplay from religious expression, what's left?

"Movies that Moved Us"  Political or Constitutional Power : What Difference Does It Make?

 White folks: Are you White or have you been whited ?

 Amend: The Fight for America

 This is what I think kids need more or less of today…

 Wokeness: Am I woke? Is that bad, good, or something else?

 This is the story I would tell about my Greatest Lesson Learned if I had the World’s Platform

 Has MAGA split up your family?

  Disappointment with God. Here is my story

  Elderly parents, a blessing or a burden? 

  Is racism a disease? Does talking about it make healing possible? Explain

  A Sacred text that really sustains me is....

  This is why I still think of myself as [fill in the blank]

The Center For Healing Racism presents:   Racial conditioning or racist: Is there a difference?

  Trump? Biden? Are those two really our only choices?

The Center For Healing Racism presents: Racism is real while Race is a myth? How does that work?

What would your parents have named you if they knew who you'd turn out to be?”

What does it mean to be a Republican or Democrat in 2023?

Barbie: Doll, Movie Star, World Changer.

The Center For Healing Racism presents: Defining terms: Racism, racial conditioning, race, racist

This is what I think adults forget about being a kid...

Who are *they* and why do they think they can get away with that $#¡+?

Langston Hughes . 'Let America Be America Again'

As a kid, this is what I admired most about the adults I admired most

Who did you *think* they were, and who have they turned out to be?

History is what it is... . A musical exploration inspired by Bruce Cockburn

This belief is so important, I'm willing to lose friends and family over it.

Love it or hate it, what stands out to you in the Fulton County, Georgia Grand Jury indictment of Donald Trump, and others?

What do we lose by not doing the right thing about ________________?

Who are 'they' and why do you think they won't listen to each other?

Movies That Moved Us

Love it or hate it, what stands out to you in the DC Grand Jury indictment of Donald Trump?

What I wish I could tell my younger self

I think I need to talk about racism without feeling like a racist: here's my example.

This is When I Knew My Innocence Died...

When doing so is hardest for you, how do you stay in the room with difference?

Who are they and what do you think they get wrong about religion in America?

This is the Kind of Inaccurate Thinking I typically fall into...

If I thought they would listen, this is what I'd tell the people who lead my organization, government, family...

I think I need to talk about racism without feeling like a racist: here's my example.

What do you think it means to be civilized?

I could be wrong about….

It would be really unfortunate if...

Are Leaders Born or Made?

This is what I know about homelessness, and this is how I learned it.

How does a lesson which teaches 'Slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit' strike you as a middle school educational objective?

What is a piece of random advice you've found useful?

Florida’s African American History curriculum for Social Studies: the good, the bad, the ugly...

Should hate speech be protected as free speech? How far is too far?

This is when I discovered I had a lot to learn about Human Trafficking

My Story with Jesus is…

As your Ecological Habitat changes, will you become a refugee, an immigrant, or a victim?

Gratitude…how do you cultivate it and what difference does it make in your life?

Who are 'they' and what do you think they may have to teach us?

Who are 'they' and what do you think made them change?

Here’s what I wish my faith tradition would learn from others outside who are doing good work

What Went Wrong with Religion?

How do you recognize your commonality when bias is in the room, too?

Reading John 15:5-8, I can't stop thinking about...

Must Americans be united as one nation under God, or is there another way?

What do you think is most consequential recent Supreme Court Decision?

Could our American practices in penal/correctional systems be more restorative than punitive?

Who are 'they' and where do you think they may be partly right?

When you say ‘I want a son/daughter,’ what do you really mean?

RFK Jr. - Conspiracy Theorist or Legitimate Candidate for President in 2024?

Who are 'they' and what do you think they get wrong about the US Declaration of Independence?

To Bring People Together, I Would...

I am a member/ally of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and here's what I would like to say

This is a lesson I can never forget

This is what I might try if I thought I could pull it off

Recollections from the early days of school desegregation in the US

With Liberty & Justice for All ... How's that going?

In A Crazy World, Here's Where I've Found Hope

Who are they, and what are you surprised they still put up with?

Why Didn't He Just Comply? Donald Trump + the US Government Documents

When is it ok to rest? Resisting the Grind Culture

If you want my vote next year, you have to answer this question/these questions...

My journey through the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. I am a member/ally of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and here's what I would like to say.

I was surprised they would lie to me about...

Here's When I Changed My Mind And It Surprised Me

What is Fascism, anyway? A View from 1945

My [acquaintance . friend . loved-one] is a trans person … this is how I feel about them

I'm positive I'm always right, but there was this one time I discovered I was completely wrong about...

Can you trust someone who says, 'God told me _______________?'

Gender Reassignment for Children under 18: Child Abuse or Empowerment?

What makes someone a Homegrown Terrorist?

A recollection from the early days of school desegregation in the US

This is what makes my life worth living!

Tucker Carlson: Victim or Villain

The Marley Hypothesis .  When is History misleading?

I’m Sorry … Stories of Forgiveness

Should Congress grant Biden's call for a clean debt ceiling increase?

Here's how deconstructing my beliefs is helping/hurting me...

How do we keep our small town feel and still let others in?

Phrases that Raised Us (Mother's Day Edition)

What conversation *should* we be having about the economy?

He/She/They - What's In A Pronoun?

Is racism a bigger problem today than it has been historically in the United States?

Here's how I responded when I discovered there were some serious skeletons in (name your famous person’s) closet?

Tulsa Massacre: A truth too real to teach?

'And God created them male and female…' How do we respond to that in today’s culture?

If I thought they would listen, this is what I’d tell the people who lead my organization, government, church, or family...

Tests, grades, and degrees. What are they good for?

The University system in today's world: Relevant or not? Why?

Woke, Anti-Woke...Is there a way we meet in the middle to become a More Perfect Union?

In a 21st Century democracy, is the crowning of a king something to celebrate?

Does the demand for professors to incorporate student histories into their pedagogy advance academic rigor, social engineering, university mission, or marketing?

Here's where I found truth on social media ... Have you found any?

Sure, I have a couple of thoughts about guns... How about you?

This is the takeaway from my family's experience with abortion

The Tennessee Three! Here are some of my Feelings, Observations + Lessons

Men, are you being silenced in today's society?

Yeh, I have a couple of thoughts about how they teach history in American Schools … How about you?

Right Extremism. When does the right go too far?

Jordan Peterson: False Prophet or Hero Sage?

Yeh, I have a couple of thoughts about the Republican Party War on Children … How about you?

A Seattle liberal calls out her own Tribe

An armed society is a polite society ... right?

Is Anti-Woke the New Southern Strategy?

Here's how  deconstructing my beliefs is helping/hurting me...

The idea of being able to overcome your individual circumstances through hard work is a danger to mental health … am I right?

Yeh, I have a couple of thoughts about this whole Trump thing … How about you?

What would you tell girls and boys (and men)  about being a woman?

Left Extremism. When does the left go too far?

There are some things that can must be learned from women.

How do we keep our small town feel and still let others in?

Why I choose to believe. Can faith and doubt coexist?

This is what I think we should be talking about on International Women's Day.

What does 'being woke' mean?

If you're a woman, how do you want an ally to behave in 2023?

Is Christianity Worth Saving?

Jordan Peterson isn't as scary as some people make him out to be. Am I right?

In the light of what’s gone on this summer, what do you think about the threat of civil war?

Will Smith Apology Video: Can we see humans as more than the worst thing they've ever done?

How do you know when you are being authentic or fake? Bonus: When do you notice you are being authentic vs fake?

Consent is a simple yes or no: true or false?

This is where I find joy

How do predictive online algorithms change how we interact with and view people who see things differently?

The poor can stop being poor if the rich are willing to become even richer at a slower rate. Discuss

Is talk of civil war overblown, or can you see America dividing into autonomous regions by treaty or by force?

Seeing The Republicans who spoke openly under oath before the January 6th Committee leaves me feeling…

How do we create conditions and policies that support the flourishing of mothers and children?

Here is where I find hope

Trigger Warning: Rape + Abortion . Will you compel your daughter to give birth if, God forbid, she is raped and impregnated in a jurisdiction where that’s the law?

Do you have to be for a total ban on abortions, (no exceptions), to be pro-life?

Here's what I would tell my younger self

Post Roe v. Wade, I feel…

Here's how I feel about my body right now...

And that's when I had to admit, I really like being comfortable.

That's when I realized I was just like my parents

Has the American two-party system outlived its usefulness?

Here's the story of a sacred moment from this week

Can you be awake and not be woke?

This is Why it's Important that we Talk About Abortion

If it exists... where is the middle ground on guns rights/control for you?

Here is a Question I Am Done Being Asked

Is Joe Biden Doing Anything?

Mass shootings…as American as Apple Pie?

What can we do as a society to best promote the safety and well-being of children?

This is a spiritual practice that has become meaningful to me 

Two years after the murder of George Floyd, what have we learned?

Who are 'They' and what would you tell them if you thought they would listen?

How do you think poor people can stop being poor?

I’m ready to talk about 'The Great Replacement' theory

What do we teach our boys about toxic masculinity?

Read it Yourself: What does Roe v. Wade Actually Say?

We have to stop treating slavery as a footnote to American history and truly wrestle with how it continues to shape our nation

What do you regret not doing when you were younger?

What I said … What I wish I’d said.

Because I simply can't go to Church anymore, _______ is what I do to nourish my soul.

What do you want for your country?

This is what would change if my voice were heard:

I’m not that kind of…

Letter from a Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King, jr.

Why can't I talk to my conservative friends about _______?

Here's why a decolonizing curriculum is important to me

The hardest thing about being someone different than my parents expected was…

Why can’t we talk to each other?

When is one person’s gender pronoun another person’s business?

This is what I mean when I say men and women are equal

Clean Needle Exchange — Harm Reduction or Free Pass?

I Am Still Here Book Insight Circle

What are you smiling about?

Why do we ALL agree with supporting our homeless neighbors until they become our neighbors?

Women: What do true allies look like to you?

Why can't I talk to my liberal friends about ___________?

What role does forgiveness play in the quest for greater equity?

Is it OK for the Left to influence how race and gender are taught in schools, but not the Right?

Has We the People become I the Person?

If they knew what I really thought about race…

The foundations of my identity were solid until...

What’s the difference between political correctness + common courtesy?

I'll Believe the Church is Reforming When I See_______

This is when I knew my gender or my race mattered

... And that’s when I knew I had found my political home.

Can There Be Racial Reconciliation Without a Reckoning?

Why Is Everyone So Mad?

Here's the best thing I saw this week

What Have You Lost?

Is Liberal Hypocrisy Fueling American Inequality?

What have you learned about yourself as you've learned more about people who are racially different from you? - The Skin Deep

Explicitly recruiting for diversity. What could go wrong?

People of Color — how far can you trust a White ally … and how do you know?

So, throw out what we’ve learned about history and people’s lived experience because White people are uncomfortable … is that what we’re saying?

If people in my childhood faith were in charge, this is how I think the world might look in 100 years.

What should our conversations about race look like in 2022?

I Have Friends Who Are Vaccine Resistant/Hesitant... This is what they tell me

Acknowledging Racism Is About Saving White People's Souls. Am I right?

Here’s a decision I really regret — and here’s why I wouldn’t change it

I vote, but here's what I wonder about...

How has your preferred political party made the world better?

Here's what bothers me about the party I voted for in the last election...

Here's what I'd tell my teacher(s) if I thought they'd listen.

January 06 … What I thought then . What I think now.

This is what COVID cost me

This is what I think you think I think about abortion…

If I thought they would listen, this is what I’d tell the people who lead my organization, government, church, or family

Do white men need to change for there to be racial, gender, and economic equality?

This is what I’m thankful for…

What have you learned about getting along with people you love (but sometimes can’t stand)?

Have you ever been subject to a bias from someone in your own community?

How will woke-ism impact our society in the future?

A light bulb moment for me in preserving my relationship with my child was . . .

This is where I think people who agree with me about Critical Race Theory sometimes misunderstand - or misrepresent - the other side.

Christian Marxist - an Oxymoron, Right?

When does free speech become hate speech?Who’s Afraid of Critical Race Theory?

I knew I needed to reconstruct my faith when . . .

What if women were in charge … of everything?

I wish my organization would openly discuss…

Here’s how I learned the difference between being nice and being kind…

Bill of Rights — Done … What about a Bill of Responsibilities?

I’m still angry because…

How much do I have to believe to belong?

This is what it cost me when I told the truth…

This land is your land, this land is my land. Was it ever true?

Easy for you to say…

 ...this is when I realized that patriotism means different things to different people.

Medical Assistance in Dying … Is It Inherently Undignified?

Where’s the evidence that all lives matter?

If I knew then what I know now…

This was the day I understood that religion can hurt as well as heal

Can non-Israelis criticize Israel’s actions without being anti-Semitic?

This is how I came to understand the power of forgiveness in my life.

If Toxic Leadership is Learned … Can It Be Unlearned?

Who Can Say the ’N’ Word?

White people want to talk about cancel culture … Black, Indigenous, People of Color already had their cultures canceled in North America, right? 

Politics are Red & Blue but Purple is best... am I right?

Who are They and What Are You Afraid They’d Do if They Thought They Could Get Away with It?

What Will It Take To Unite Us Now?

 I've graduated from religion... is that ok?

 Why Can’t We Talk to Each Other?

 Cancel Culture — Are You Being Silenced?

 Is homelessness a choice?

Are there unearned privileges that come with waking up white in America? 

If I feed the poor, I’m a saint. If I ask, why they’re poor, I’m a Communist... so what gives?

 Just forgive and forget — it’s the only way our country can reconcile, unite, and move forward… right?

If Just being White Makes me Racist - How Did that Happen?

Which is the greater danger to American democracy, voter fraud or voter suppression?

Is there a difference between 'pro-life' and 'pro-birth'?

Better Policing means More Policing — Am I right?