Short Read of the Week for August 4, 2022

This morning we discussed seven articles, and from them chose two very short ones that we hope you will read if you don’t read anything else this week:

What would a WWII vet think today? Reflections on my dad’s 100th birthday
https://suzettebrooksmasters.medium.com/what-would-a-wwii-vet-think-today-reflections-on-my-dads-100th-birthday-179c89492b3
[our copy here]

20 Reasons to be Thankful in 2020
https://suzettebrooksmasters.medium.com/20-reasons-to-be-thankful-in-2020-yes-thankful-a79d5fbfa6b2
[our copy here]

We also chose to recommend the article below:

Southern ministers are trying to change minds about the climate crisis
https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/articles/entry/southern-ministers-trying-to-change-minds-climate-crisis
[our copy here]

It describes a religious movement in West Virginia's coal country focused on the climate crisis. A growing number of southern Black ministers are bringing people into climate work by using a "ladder" approach which gets them invested in small initial ways and then moves up the ladder to deeper involvement.