Embracing The Stranger: Lessons From The Belonging Exchange In the latest episode of "To Be and Do From the Belonging Exchange," host Philip Amerson sits down with Jonathan Massimi to explore the profound themes of faith, community, and what it t…

Seeing the World as a Guest: Reflections from Jonathan Massimi on the "To Be and Do" Podcast In the latest episode of "To Be and Do," host Philip Amerson continues his intriguing discussion with Jonathan Massimi, a community organizer and Angli…

Exploring the Intersection of Community, Faith, and Abundance on "To Be and Do" In the latest episode of the "To Be and Do" podcast, host Philip Amerson sits down with the dynamic Jonathan Massimi, a thought leader and community organizer who a…

Knowing of my friend’s health concerns, I asked “how are you doing?”  “I’m barely holding it together,” he responded. “It’s not the aches and pains; I’m not sleeping. I carry a dread for the future.” His insomnia was a fretting over our national tra…

Do you recall looking at your image in one of those fun house mirrors, concave and convex and otherwise bent, in an amusement park? It can illustrate the way we might miss-image ourselves based on an out-of-whack, taken-for-granted, reality. It is a…

Do you recall when there were publicly shared words "Season’s Greetings"?  It was a call to the best of humanity.  A reminder of the goal of "peace on earth and good will toward ALL."  In 2024, we have shifted to cultural and societal spaces tha…