Congratulations to Jason Makansi!
Friends, I highly recommend Jason’s novel–here’s a blurb I wrote for it… “Religious texts aver that to save one life is akin to saving the entire world. The beauty of Jason Makansi’s novel is in…
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Share the Wealth with Ron Laney: Developing a Better Understanding
Many years ago, I partook in a handful of undergraduate psychology courses at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, and when a certain professor heard I would not be returning the following term, she phoned to inquire…
Share the Wealth with Andrew Wimmer–The Solar: A Bridge from Here to There
A decade ago I began reading and thinking in a more focused way about the economy. About money and how it works — and how it could and should work. I would like you to…
Share the Wealth with Lynda Oppong: Finding Purpose
I am grateful for this opportunity to talk a little bit about myself and my experiences so far. How living between two countries now have moulded who I am now and how my life in…
Share the Wealth with Brittany, Julia, and Suzy: Reflections from the 2017 Mev Puleo Program
We–Brittany Butler (junior), Suzy Kickham (sophomore), and Julia Nouse (sophomore)–spent 10 weeks studying liberation theology and living in community in Nicaragua this past summer. Now, after six months back in the states, lessons we learned…
Share the Wealth with Ashaki Jackson: Some Food for Thought
My name is Ashaki Jackson and I am native to Trinidad and Tobago. My family immigrated to the U.S. when I was 8 years old and later on I moved to St. Louis and pursued…
Share the Wealth with Ayesha Akhtar: صبر (Patience)
Fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam. Every year, Muslims around the world take part in a month of fasting called Ramadan. Ramadan is considered to be a very holy month for us, and it…
Share the Wealth with Savannah Sisk: Sunday 28 January 2018
“Lying on soft earth, carried into sky by longing, humans respond to stars with questions. Why is the Universe so vast? Why are we so small? Call and response through the night. My whole life…
Share the Wealth with Hanna Suek: My Time in the Philippines
My name is Hanna Suek. I am a junior at Saint Louis University majoring in Occupational Therapy. I had the privilege of studying abroad in Manila, Philippines last spring. I will be telling a few…
Share the Wealth with Lea Koesterer: 2017 Harvest in Occupied Palestine
My friend Mary Wuller told Lea to get in touch with me before she went on her trip to Palestine with Interfaith Peace Builders. We visited at Northwest Coffee in December, and I knew I…