Being the Church
Photo credit: Keisha E. McKenzieDuring a keynote in Holland, MI, last month, I made a passing comment about the Nones and the Dones—“the religiously...
Holland, Michigan, and a new video (A note from Keisha)
October 2017 About fifteen months ago, some filmmaker friends of mine asked if I wanted to be in a video profile series they were about to start. I'm sure I...
Wedge politics
Wedge politicsRead on mackenzian.comIn the 08/29/2017 edition:Wedge politicsWedge politicsPhoto credit: Felix Russell SawIn all seriousness, as if the United...
Be proactive
In the 08/15/2017 edition:Be proactiveBe proactivePhoto credit: NASAI first logged onto the internet in 1998. That year I also stumbled across White...
Thanks for learning with me
In the 05/30/2017 edition:Thanks for learning with meRespecting the evidenceNot hope. Imagination.Without reservationDusting off some seatsThanks for...
Unnecessary ties
In the 05/23/2017 edition:Unnecessary tiesDying from an inability to say noWhy old dogs can learn new tricksAn unrecognized voiceAll souls, all agesRepenting...
A new song
In the 05/16/2017 edition:A new songTake a sideBecoming a modern patronHow the system eats peopleDon’t shut downMore visible and less understoodThe way power...
The entirely wrong approach
In the 05/09/2017 edition:The entirely wrong approachPoisoned wells and expectationsLabor and restRadical acceptanceChoosing when to answerWhy it can be so...
Not magic but science
In the 05/02/2017 edition:Not magic but scienceThe best ways to killResilience for the marginalizedAccounting for everyoneChanging courseRadiation and...
The consequences of belief
In the 04/25/2017 edition:The consequences of beliefThe costs of faking itTrace your trainingBlood on the benchA few thoughts on restHonoring the...
Honoring your own limits
In the 04/18/2017 edition:Honoring your own limitsCalled to lifeFrom where we standLast wordsBlasting away tomorrowLessons from the designersMaking stuff...
Contradicting our co-authors
Read on mackenzian.comIn the 04/11/2017 edition:Contradicting our co-authorsThe virtue you don’t want testedThe many meanings of silenceDeciding when to opt...
The uses of religion
Read on mackenzian.comIn the 04/04/2017 edition:The uses of religionOn TruthKnowing you don’t know bestDisrupting the familiarThe change at handFor the...
It’s hard out here for a stumbling block
Read on mackenzian.comIn the 03/28/2017 edition:It’s hard out here for a stumbling blockTruth-telling through a comic frameThe right to restAlternative...
Our lenses aren’t new
Read on mackenzian.comIn the 03/21/2017 edition:Our lenses aren’t newVanishing into conventionSuppressing the naturalDespair and resilience among LGBT+...
What you do with 1,440 minutes
In the 03/14/2017 edition:What you do with 1,440 minutesHope and realismThe portal of languageWater is life and solidarity is essentialWhen justice is really...
Intimacy in surveillance culture
In the 03/07/2017 edition:Intimacy in surveillance cultureBeyond the singular selfA lesson in decision-making from the QuakersLearning by accidentSending...
Not so different and not all the same
Not so different and not all the sameIn the 02/28/2017 edition:Not so different and not all the sameSome pay in blood: The silence of the coalProducts of our...