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Anthony B. Robinson

https://www.anthonybrobinson.com/
Tony is a writer, teacher, speaker and ordained minister (United Church of Christ). He served as Senior Minister of Seattle’s Plymouth Congregational Church for fourteen years. His newest book is Useful Wisdom: Letters to Young (and not so young) Ministers. He divides his time between Seattle and a cabin in Wallowa County of northeastern Oregon. If you’d like to know more or receive his regular blogs in your email, go to his site listed above to sign-up.
Religion

Are People Really Heading Back to Churches?

According to a new book, those attending church services more than weekly at age 20 have “a roughly seven-year greater life expectancy than their nonchurchgoing peers.” Church-going protects against alcohol, smoking, and drug abuse; and decreases the odds of depression by one-third.”
Books

Affordability and a Quest for Meaningful Work

What happened to people in the extractive economies of coal and logging may now be happening to those in the tech economies. This may be the Black Swan — the one you didn’t see coming — not only for kids with a freshly minted degree in computer science, but for a President who has promised to “make America great again.”
Reflections

On the Contrary — It takes Courage to be a Moderate

Part of moderation and of wisdom, is allowing others and ourselves the “awaiting further light” option.
Politics

Trump Loomed Large over this Election: So what are the Lessons?

This limited election showed what the polls also say, that a majority of Americans are not on board for Trump’s wannabe king act, and secondly that good candidates who run good campaigns win.
Crime

Troubled City: Sides of Seattle’s Crime Problem

To judge from our experience and from neighborhood sites like “Next Door” a lot of people in Seattle experience a crime problem, one that has eroded the quality of life in a city once known for it.
Religion

Is God Making a Comeback?

Religion is, like most else, a mixed bag. But the cracks in the hegemony of the official story of secular modernity and materialism seem to me both worth noting and refreshing.
Politics

Much Needed: Rise of the Feisty Centrists

"Angry centrism is a very potent way to run," said Lakshya Jain, a founder of Split Ticket, a political data firm. Rather than locating itself midway between the two parties, this new centrism promises sweeping change while criticizing the two parties as out of touch.
blog

“Silence Can Be a Form of Participation”

I didn’t quite know what to make of people who sat attentively in a meeting or class, who appeared engaged, who maybe even took notes, but who rarely spoke. What’s up with that?
Religion

What Should be the Relationship Between Church and State?

David Brooks fears that the powerful emotions kicked up by the martyrdom of Charlie Kirk will lead many Republicans to conclude that their opponents are irredeemably evil and that anything that causes them suffering is permissible.
Journalism

Donut Coverage: What Ails Local Journalism

In contrast to KFSK, with its strong local focus, KCTS chose to eliminate almost all local news coverage in favor of popular national shows and personality-based short features.
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