HeyJaredLiving Upside Down
Following Jesus to an upside kingdom that can handle the mystery and the mess of life. I write about faith, justice, immigration, and how they all connect. Won't you join me on the way?
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Why we keep speaking up (opens the original)
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This fall I am participating in a Racial Justice Advocate cohort with FaithWorks, and we have begun our time together by learning about the history of race and how racial ideologies have perpetuated injustice in the United States and globally. This week we did a quick review of the history of European colonization in the Americas, and the devastating impacts on the Native Americans who were already here.Many indigenous nations lost 90% or more of their entire populations within a few decades of
Ye that labor (opens the original)
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In the United States we kicked off this week with a 3-day weekend to celebrate Labor Day. This holiday was founded to honor the contributions of American laborers and set aside a day of rest and celebration for them. Sadly, many of those with the most labor-intensive jobs were still working on Monday, while those of us who work in offices or from home enjoyed the day off. Some retail workers ended up working harder days due to sales promotions that are meant to get middle class workers out shopp
The race who knows Joseph (opens the original)
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This year I have been rereading the Anne of Green Gables series and enjoying both the slice-of-life charm and nostalgia of it all. I was amused to reach the part of the story where we meet Miss Cornelia Bryant, who gives Anne a new turn of phrase for identifying kindred spirits – “the race who knows Joseph.” I paused to wonder for a minute where that phrase originated and if L.M. Montgomery made it up. I thought it was probably a reference to the biblical Joseph but wasn’t sure exactly what the
Who tells the story? (opens the original)
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“Let me tell you what I wish I’d knownWhen I was young and dreamed of gloryYou have no control:Who livesWho diesWho tells your story?”-Lin-Manuel Miranda, HamiltonI’ve been thinking about stories a lot lately. Those we hear and those we ignore. What details are left out? Which versions are purposely silenced?In history my middle schooler and I are reading about Native Americans and their first encounter with various Europeans. It&#
Returning to Wonder (opens the original)
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There was a period in my life when I read nonfiction almost exclusively for multiple years in a row. I felt starved for knowledge and behind the curve on what I wanted to understand, so I responded with a frantic scramble to take in as much information in as short a span as possible to catch up. There was not enough time to learn it all, so I had to cram it all in to “get full.” However, as time wore on I began to realize that of course I don’t have time to learn everything I want to know. Nobod
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