social media – John Backman

Ears to Hear

Three months ago I wrote about wanting to shut up. [...]

By admin|2020-09-24T11:21:19-04:00September 24, 2020|Contemplation, Current Events, Dialogue and Current Events, Dialogue and Spirituality, Jesus, Prayer, Silence|2 Comments

Why I’ve Hit the Pause Button on Dialogue

Not so long ago, most of my writing was devoted [...]

By admin|2017-10-04T11:25:22-04:00October 4, 2017|Contemplation, Current Events, Dialogue and Current Events, Dialogue and Media, Dialogue and Spirituality, Listening, Practical Steps Toward Dialogue|0 Comments

Do Contemplatives Make Lousy Bloggers?

Three weeks gone and Iâ€™m already in trouble. Last month [...]

By admin|2017-02-24T09:10:26-05:00February 24, 2017|Contemplation, On Writing|2 Comments

Care Like a Citizen, Think Like a Journalist (Part 1)

Political lies used to imply that there was a truthâ€¦. [...]

By admin|2016-09-14T08:21:14-04:00September 14, 2016|Dialogue and Current Events, Dialogue and Language, Dialogue and Media|0 Comments

Fox News, Paul Ryan, and Standing Knee-Deep in Campaign Verbiage

Sometimes, in this U.S. election season, you have a dig [...]

By admin|2012-09-04T06:55:21-04:00September 4, 2012|Dialogue and Current Events, Dialogue and Media, Practical Steps Toward Dialogue|0 Comments

The Glorious Internet: Closer to Dialogue or Further Away?

Remember all those long-ago TV ads that trumpeted the vast [...]

By admin|2011-07-25T08:33:28-04:00July 25, 2011|Dialogue and Current Events, Dialogue and Media, Practical Steps Toward Dialogue|2 Comments

Facebook, Dialogue, and the Big Idea

Is Facebook good for working out ideas in dialogue or [...]

By admin|2011-02-14T08:20:16-05:00February 14, 2011|Dialogue and Media|0 Comments