My family has been fortunate throughout 2020. All are healthy and largely unaffected financially. The rest is unpleasent and stressful… Read more Happy Holidays from the Goodwins
Author: timothygoodwin
The Courage to Compromise
We often seek strong leaders. It seems that during much of my memory, and maybe our country’s history we have… Read more The Courage to Compromise
My God It’s Full of Stars
Our lives are in the soil. Mycorrhizal networks in the soil exist throughout the earth—from arctic to tropical biomes and… Read more My God It’s Full of Stars
Finding Your Thanks
It’s so easy. It’s so easy to feel bad. It’s so easy to feel sorry for ourselves. I’ve certainly been… Read more Finding Your Thanks
Principled Conservatism
“At its principled best, conservatism holds that liberal ends—the right of the individual to enjoy the maximum degree of freedom… Read more Principled Conservatism
The World I Live In
I live in a country in which half of the people choose a president and party that promotes and then… Read more The World I Live In
All Hallows’ Eve Morning
The full moon set this morningJust before the sun began to riseWhile a cold wind howled from the southAn oversized… Read more All Hallows’ Eve Morning
Why Learning Theory Matters
At Bemidji State we have teacher-candidates write a comprehensive “Central Focus & Context/Rationale” with every lesson plan. This is a… Read more Why Learning Theory Matters
Connecting Dots of a New Normal
The unprecedented times of the new normal. Two terms or phrases I could happily do without. I mean, enough already.… Read more Connecting Dots of a New Normal
Wandering
She challenged us by asking, “As we enter into this wilderness, what do you carry?” Pastor Rachel McIver Morey, asked… Read more Wandering
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