Steve Almond

4 days ago | wbur.org | Steve Almond

Last week, the House of Representatives passed a massive bill that, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), slashes nearly $700 billion from Medicaid and $267 billion from food stamps, among other things, over 10 years. It also hands the top 0.1% of earners nearly $400,000 more per year. The CBO calculates that the bill would increase the deficit by $3.8 trillion over the next 10 years. The Republican-led Senate is now considering its version of the bill.

1 month ago | wbur.org | Steve Almond

But there's a deeper harm to all this chaos — and it’s mostly invisible. Trump’s relentless, disruptive activity creates a vacuum: in leadership, competence and ultimately, national security. The Musk-Trump people run national security, intelligence, and law enforcement like a television show. The entire operation of forcible rendition of migrants to a Salvadoran concentration camp was based upon lies…[and] made for television. Its point was the creation of the fascist videos.

1 month ago | lightmagazine.ca | Steve Almond

Ignite Prayer Canada is dedicated to helping churches become praying churches, with a vision to cultivate a culture of Kingdom prayer in 1,000 churches across Canada. Every church carries the potential to be a presence-centred house of prayer. Our passion is to equip and empower church leaders and churches to cultivate a Kingdom prayer culture that aligns with God’s heart and purposes.

1 month ago | wbur.org | Steve Almond

The first review of “The Great Gatsby,” published a century ago to the day, was not quite a rave. “F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Latest a Dud” was the run by The New York World. A second reviewer accused the author of “simply puttering around.” Fitzgerald, who expected the book to be a smash, found himself smashed instead. Fortunately, critics don’t decide whether a book will endure. Readers do.

2 months ago | lightmagazine.ca | Steve Almond

An interview with Dr. Zari GillTo pursue healthy alliances in the global workplace takes effort. It is not a task for the weak-hearted! Yet this effort pays rewarding dividends. Dr. Zari Gill talks about clarity in early communications. You have to understand the changes you want to bring, and articulate them well, before you can see a convergence of minds between two or more parties. Two groups  must be better together than going solo, for healthy alliances to emerge.