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Here I am
Photo by Tanner Mardis on Unsplash Here I am Richard C. Harwood June 21, 2022 For as long as I can remember, my favorite words in the Bible have been “Here I am.” These three tiny words hold huge...
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A call to public love
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Washington, D.C. Photo by Raffaele Nicolussi on Unsplash A call to public love Richard C. Harwood January 12, 2023 Martin Luther King, Jr., was insistent: to serve...
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Answering from expansiveness
Man standing atop a moutain before the rising sun. Photo by Pablo Heimplatz on Unsplash Answering from expansiveness Richard C. Harwood April 11, 2023 Sarah Wildman and her family are navigating the...
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Save one life. Start there.
Photo by Mike Erskine on Unsplash Save one life. Start there. Richard C. Harwood August 22, 2023 If you save one life, you save the world. It’s a teaching that suffuses faith traditions across the...
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We are meant to go together
Photo by Hannah Busing on Unsplash We are meant to go together Richard C. Harwood September 19, 2023 Every community I visit these days is talking about how fragmented we are. As a country, as a...
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We must deal with our public grief
Photo by Danie Franco on Unsplash We must deal with our public grief Richard C. Harwood October 24, 2023 As I travel the country, meeting with people and speaking with community leaders, I am...
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Authentic hope comes from building together
New York City skyline. Photo by Matteo Catanese on Unsplash. Authentic hope comes from building together Richard C. Harwood November 16, 2023 The book of Lamentations is a funeral song. The city of...
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How faith leaders can reclaim their civic role
Photo by Nils Huenerfuerst on Unsplash How faith leaders can reclaim their civic role Richard C. Harwood April 17, 2024 Not too long ago, I spent a week in rural Ohio leading a series of roundtables...
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What if you have faith in God but not in people?
Photograph by Hannah Busing via Unsplash What if you have faith in God but not in people? Richard C. Harwood May 30, 2024 Struggle and doubt are two hallmarks of religious faith, no matter your...
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Communal redemption is calling us
Photograph by Joel Muniz via Unsplash Communal redemption is calling us Richard C. Harwood August 22, 2024 Religious texts are full of stories about personal redemption. What it means. What it looks...
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