Category: Ideas
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Elections and God’s Will
This is a slightly edited transcript of a video recorded for Wes Fryer’s “Wisdom with Wes” series. Following the contentious election in the United States earlier this week, these thoughts seem appropriate to share as part of the “Heal Our Culture” project. The full video description is: In this episode of ‘Wisdom with Wes,’ Wes…
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Hope, Community and Preparation
Watch the 13 minute video version of this post, which is episode 35 in my YouTube series, “Wisdom With Wes.” As I sit to write this on October 1st, 2024, the recent onslaught of Hurricane Helene has left a significant impact, spanning multiple states and affecting countless lives. Although my own family and home remain…
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Rural-Urban Divide
The multifaceted divide which separates many people in the United States living in rural versus urban areas is dramatic and influential. Better understanding this divide and its historic roots is critical if we want to truly “heal our culture.” There have been a lot of speeches televised from Wisconsin this week, and a number of…
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Cultivating Cultural Healing
It is a good time to pay attention in United States politics. It’s important to decide: Are we each going to be “culture warriors” or “culture healers?” Globally, authoritarian and fascist rulers are on the rise, and social media can serve as a powerful amplifier of extremist voices. Those loud voices can impede political compromise…
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Healing Health Care
In addition to featuring audio podcasts relating to culture healing, I (Wes Fryer) want to use this website to amplify other ideas and media which are related to the topics of this project. One of those important topics is HEALTH CARE. I do not pretend to understand all the issues surrounding health care in the…