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Gifts for Staying Human: A Box, A Card & the Soul Compass
What my kid’s prank taught me about staying human (and other tales).
 • Joe Burnham
When the Ground Fails Us
Rethinking poverty, worth, and why so many people stop reaching for the light.
 • Joe Burnham
This Should Not Be Normal
Why Untimely Funerals Should Trigger Everyday Revolt
 • Joe Burnham
Not Artificial But Enhanced Intelligence
When Machines Serve Human Becoming
 • Joe Burnham
The Electoral Ricochet
How a Politics of Staying Human Can Break the Cycle
 • Joe Burnham
The Real Divide Isn’t Left and Right
Why the fight is vertical, not horizontal… and what we can do about it.
 • Joe Burnham
The Problem With Immigration Isn’t Immigration
Immigration, fear, and the quiet cookie thief who keeps America divided.
 • Joe Burnham
Jesus on the Terrorist Watchlist
How Trump’s new security directive criminalizes the way of Jesus.
 • Joe Burnham
Trump, America Unmasked
The Way of Power, the Way of Love, and the Most American President
 • Joe Burnham
Conviction Without Contempt
What I learned from East St. Louis, a violent God, and the death of Charlie Kirk.
 • Joe Burnham
Health, Not Just Healthcare
Why Staying Human Requires More Than Pills and Premiums
 • Joe Burnham
Between the Whistle and the Heartbeat
What the NFL teaches us about losing and finding our humanity.
 • Joe Burnham
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