JUST Listening Blog

Listening Post #22: David, Goliath, and Bin Laden: Time for a New Story

Osama Bin Laden may be dead, but the energy of war and terror still lives....

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Listening Post #21: Of Tucson, Wild Geese, and Being Human

I’ve been watching wild geese all week, and thinking about Tucson. There is a connection....

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Listening Post #20: A Child Is Born: Prison Babies

I heard my friend Laura Ford tell a story recently that has entwined itself around...

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Listening Post #19:Lawyers as Rescue Workers: A Pro Bono Week Reflection

It’s National Pro Bono Week here in the US, and I signed a pledge to...

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Listening Post #18: Money Management

Recently, I sat in conversation with the Board of Directors of a nonprofit organization that...

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Listening Post #17: Revenge

The hard, often unforgiving  streets of Kensington felt a little softer underfoot this week. A...

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Listening Post #16: Lawyers You Can Love

I spent Wednesday morning this week getting inspired by a group of lawyers. Not your...

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ListeningPost #15: Shoes

There is nothing like yet another major snowstorm in Philadelphia to make me notice people’s...

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Listening Post #14: Cold Hands, Cold Hearts: Time for The Thaw

There are many different kinds of cold. I’m a bit chilly in my heated house...

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Listening Post #13: Social Service Providers: Does Your Bread Give Life?

There’s a triumvirate of savvy survivors at St. Francis Inn in Kensington; around the holidays...

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