Author: Blackshear
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Down 29, Still Not Defeated: What the NBA Finals Reveals About Surviving Life

The Context Anybody who knows me understands that I am a diehard Celtics fan. They are my team and I will stick by them regardless of the outcome. So, it may come as a surprise to hear that in the 2026 NBA finals run, I was rooting for the New…
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The Room to Become: An Invitation from Rev. JJ

“…What habits are we being challenged to drop to the side? What hobbies are we being challenged to pick up? What friends are we being challenged to reach out to and build relationship with? What communities are we being called into deeper relationship with? In what ways are we being…
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Anita de Monte and Proximity to Whiteness
by BJ, Ph.D. Note: this post contains spoilers! All of us bring our unique experiences and perspectives to the book club. We read the same texts differently, although it is funny how often we all dislike the same characters. Sometimes we are just a book club of misanthropes, but since…