This story focuses on the development of one particular experiment aimed at learning a new way of relating to a small group of high school football players—as neighbors to be enjoyed in their own presence. The story is remarkable in that the experiment yielded almost no ground, and no perceptible change in language or practice occurred, despite significant work in a progressive and open congregation with an identifiable desire to change. The story is hopeful because...

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Invitation to Participate

Prompts for reflection: the Mississippi Story

Reflection: 'The Presence of Neighbors' by Sam Ewell

Reflection: 'Questioning as Quest' by Angela Gorrell

Reflection: 'Desiring the Neighborhood or Dwelling There' by Carolyn Kelly and Mark Johnston

Reflection: 'Whose Wholeness and Whose Healing?' by Joshua R. Smith