Wes Fryer

A square, mid-century-style comic illustration titled "What Prison Can Teach Us About School" is divided diagonally into two contrasting zones. The left side, rendered in muted grays and blues, shows a diverse group of incarcerated men in a cinder-block classroom leaning intently over notebooks while a teacher points to a chalkboard. The right side, bathed in warm golden light, depicts two of the same men as college students walking through a "Boston College" archway, carrying a diploma and recording a podcast. At the center seam, an open book bridges the two worlds under a large speech bubble asking, "What can schools learn from this?" surrounded by thought bubbles like "Dignity" and "Second Chances." The image is framed by a navy top banner and a brick-red bottom banner featuring the hashtag #HealOurCulture.

[PODCAST] What Prison Can Teach Us About School w/ Jennifer Berkshire

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#HealOurCulture #PodcastRecc #podcast #PrisonReform #prison

Let's be clear about what the "SAVE Act" is all about, another phase of the "rigged election" strategy. Trump is exploiting the voter fraud myth he created to pass laws and enact policies that will make it harder to vote, suppress votes, cause confusion, & sow distrust democracy. Rinse. Repeat.

Wolfram Summer Research Program for High School Students The Wolfram Summer Research Program is an intensive two-and-a-half-week program designed to advance high-school students' programming and problem-solving skills.

If you know a high school student (or are one!) who wants to problem-solve with emerging technologies, check out the Wolfram High School Summer Research Program. buff.ly/OimSevV #STEM

A blurred photo of a minister seated at a pulpit is overlaid with stylized white text that reads, "If everyone LOVES you, Luke reminds us you are probably playing it TOO SAFE." The word "LOVES" features a small red heart, while the words "TOO SAFE" are written in a much larger, bold, distressed block font for emphasis.

This morning we re-watched Rev John Cleghorn's sermon from last Sunday in our ACE Sunday School class. He exhorted us, "If everyone loves you, the Gospel writer Luke suggests we are probably playing it too safe." Starting at 30:45:

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#dw4jc #Jesus

A vibrant, cartoon-style illustration features a diverse group of people gathering in a sun-drenched landscape, all reflecting the theme of hope found in the Bible verses from Romans 5:1-2, 5-8. At the top, a blue ribbon banner asks the question, "WHAT IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HOPE LIKE AT THE MOMENT?". The central focus is a smiling, resurrected Jesus with outstretched hands, a cross behind him, a dove of the Holy Spirit above him, and a golden river of light flowing from him to the crowd below. People are depicted experiencing different facets of this hope, with thought bubbles and signs reading, "PEACE WITH GOD THROUGH FAITH," "GOD'S LOVE POURED INTO HEARTS," "NO SHAME," "CHRIST DIED FOR THE UNGODLY," and "PROVES HIS LOVE WHILE WE SINNERS." Others are shown with raised arms and eyes turned upward towards a sparkling city in the sky, with the text "BOASTING IN HOPE OF GOD'S GLORY," creating a comprehensive visualization of Christian hope.

Great question:

"What is your relationship with HOPE like at the moment?"

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#PrayAsYouGo #dw4jc #Jesus #JesusFollower

An educational infographic titled "Finding Tivoli and William Richardson Davie" details the archaeological search for the South Carolina estate of the Revolutionary War Colonel and North Carolina Governor. The left side features a portrait of Davie and a list of his titles, including Founder of the University of North Carolina. The center contains a historical site map along the Catawba River, overlaying archaeological survey zones and aerial photograph anomalies with artifacts like pearlware and Catawba potsherds. A timeline on the right tracks Davie’s life from his 1756 birth to the 1820 death of his estate—which included 116 enslaved people—and concludes with 21st-century excavations by UNC researchers that confirmed the site's stone foundations.

Check out my new post and video: Exploring Landsford Canal and Tivoli Plantation History - Discovering William Richardson Davie via Notebook LM

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#history #AI #NotebookLM #SouthCarolina #plantation #Landsford #research #podcast

A comic-style illustration featuring a man with glasses and a blue cap in the foreground against a historical backdrop of the Landsford Canal. The scene includes a wooden boat within stone canal locks, a steam train in the distance, and various icons such as a beaver, a sheriff’s badge, and masonry tools. A prominent wooden sign reads "Landsford Canal: Where History Runs Deep," while a dotted line at the bottom is labeled "Great Wagon Road."

Check out my new video: “Exploring Landsford Canal State Park: Historic River Locks, Mill Ruins, and the Fall Line” (20 min)
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#history #SouthCarolina #Carolina #Storychasers #Landsford #Catawba

A podcast interface for the show "Fact & Spin" by Verity shows four smiling hosts in a black-and-white photo against a dark background with blue and green overlapping circles. Below the cover art, the episode title reads "Iran strike claims, Trump Cuba prediction and Germany wolf bill." A green playback progress bar indicates that 22 minutes and 53 seconds have elapsed, with 14 minutes and 37 seconds remaining.

News podcast via #Verity #ImproveTheNews

"Iran strike claims, Trump Cuba prediction and Germany wolf bill"

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#MediaLit #MediaLiteracy

A composite image featuring a religious reflection prompt and promotional information for a sermon series. On the left, an orange-toned graphic titled "Reflect and Share" asks, "Can you ask for the grace to trust God more deeply?" above a blue "Share" button. On the right, text promotes the "Follow Jesus Curriculum" by Wes Fryer and the February 2026 Black History Month Sermons at Caldwell Presbyterian Church. Headshots of four diverse speakers are displayed above the website URL "https://www.google.com/search?q=followjesus.wesfryer.com" and the hashtag #PrayAsYouGo.

My "Saturday Morning Examen" via Pray As You Go. By The Jesuits of Britain.

Moments of Consolation
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"Can you ask for the grace to trust God more deeply?"

#dw4jc #Jesus #JesusFollower

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@kevinroose.com @caseynewton.bsky.social Pretty sure you both will dig this classroom #VibeCoding story :-)

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@tonyvincent.bsky.social BIG thanks and shout out to you for your “Spin a Spooky Story” project several years ago!
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See "Vibe Coding a Mythological Creature Spinner"
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#create2learn #coding

Gemini said An interface titled "Mythological Creature Selector" displays two colorful spinning prize wheels against a dark, patterned background. The left wheel, labeled "Realm of Unusual Beasts," contains real-world animals like the Axolotl, Capybara, and Platypus. The right wheel, labeled "Realm of Myth & Legend," features fantastical and airborne creatures such as the Dragon, Phoenix, and Pegasus alongside insects and birds. Both wheels sit above a "Spin" button and a status box reading "Awaiting the spin...", while a prominent gold button at the bottom allows the user to "Spin Both Wheels" simultaneously to create a unique creature combination.

Check out my new article: "Vibe Coding a Mythological Creature Spinner"
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Whimsical fun in our middle school coding class!

#coding #Scratch #AI #VibeCoding #Claude #ClaudeAI #mythological

A high-contrast, black-and-white graphic features bold, distressed typography reading "BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS" at the top and "NOT THE KINGMAKERS" at the bottom. In the center, a stylized silhouette of a dove in flight is depicted shattering a royal crown into several sharp fragments. Small vertical text on the right edge attributes the design to illustratedministry.com.

My new post for #HealOurCulture: "The Dove and The Crown"

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#ResistAndHeal #dw4jc #NoKings #NoKings3

Gemini said A colorful, cartoon-style promotional graphic for "AI Frontier Geopolitics | EP 370" features two smiling men in the foreground seated at futuristic, glowing workstations. In the center, a nervous Homer Simpson in an orange jumpsuit operates a laptop labeled with an AI logo. The background is a dense collage of digital and political symbols, including a "BANNED" stamp over the Pentagon, various robots managing emails and receipts, a scale balancing coins against cash, and floating laptops with $599 price tags. The website "edtechSR.com" is displayed prominently at the bottom.

Hot off the podcast press! “EdTechSR Episode 370: AI Frontier Geopolitics”

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Please listen / watch / share. Check out all our shownotes and links too!

#AI #Claude #Anthropic #ethics #pentagon #MediaLiteracy #MediaLit

EdTech Situation Room Episode 370 YouTube video by EdTech Situation Room

Please join Jason Neiffer and I LIVE NOW for #edtechSR 370

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Voter confusion plagues Texas primary in key county Republicans’ decision to shake up polling locations led to mass confusion in the Texas primary election.

Hundreds of voters showed up at the wrong polling place after the Dallas County GOP forced both parties to abandon countywide vote centers in the March primary.

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Re: the debacle in the Texas primary today: Lies about voter fraud (from past elections) motivate and justify retaliatory actions and policy changes that make elections less fair and lead to more turmoil, more confusion and uncertainty, more rumors and legitimate greivance, and diminished trust.

Yes, and the needs of seniors when it comes to media and digital literacy are often overlooked or an afterthought. We had a really good session and I’m looking forward to following up on this topic further. #MediaLit

This “it’s not a war but a special military operation” is very Kremlin March 2022. As is the propaganda that we are not starting a war but ending one. As is the confusion of oligarch media as it tries to be faithful in the confusion…

Learn to do good - Pray As You Go Today is Tuesday the 3rd of March, in the second week of Lent. The monks of Glenstal Abbey sing Attende Domine: 'Hear us, O Lord, and have mercy, because we have sinned against you.' As you sit here and listen to this ancient chant, which ...

Learn to Do Good - Pray As You Go

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#Jesus #dw4jc #Bible

An editorial-style illustration features a man resembling Pete Hegseth standing forcefully at a wooden pulpit inside a dimly lit church sanctuary. He has a stern, shouting expression with clenched fists, positioned beneath a large, tattered white banner that reads “unChristian Nationalism.” The scene is heavy with symbolic tension, featuring a military-style seal on the podium and distorted shadows of crosses and flags looming on the back wall. In the pews, silhouettes of congregants appear conflicted, with some bowing their heads in prayer or turning away. Dramatic red and blue light filters through stained-glass windows, casting sharp highlights across the somber, high-contrast environment.

New on #ResistAndHeal: unChristian Nationalism is Heresy - Our Secretary of Defense does NOT speak for Jesus Christ
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#resistance #resist #Christianity #Christian #ChristianNationalism #UnchristianNationalism

A candid outdoor photo features an elderly woman with short, curly white hair and glasses sitting at a table between a smiling young man with blonde hair and a smiling young woman with wavy brown hair. They are positioned behind a classic red and white checkered tablecloth set with several translucent plastic cups, one of which contains a pink drink. The background is filled with lush green foliage, capturing a bright and casual family gathering.

Check out my latest article on my Christian blog, "Media Recommendation: "The Chosen"

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#dw4jc #Jesus #TheChosen

Media Literacy for Seniors: Insights from a Public Library | Media Ed Club — March 2026 YouTube video by Media Education Lab

Here's the video recording of today's Media Education Lab Zoom webinar with Lucy Gray, "Media Literacy for Seniors"
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This was a GREAT webinar! We ended up staying in the main room for our Q&A discussion, so the entire recording is 60 min long

#MediaLit #MediaLiteracy

Fact Checking a Misleading Iran War Meme Using AI "Deep Background" from Mike Caulfield

@mikecaulfield.bsky.social Thanks for all your work with SIFT and “deep background.” I’m continuing to use and share those strategies: open.substack.com/pub/wfryer/p...

#MediaLit #MediaLiteracy

An image encouraging others to be merciful

Forgive, and You Will Be Forgiven - Pray As You Go

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#dw4jc #Jesus

The image is a political fact-check graphic dated March 1, 2026, structured as a "before and after" comparison. On the left, a red-toned panel titled "REMEMBER HOW WE GOT HERE" features unflattering images of Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden alongside claims that they supplied Iran with uranium, provided billions for their nuclear program, and unfroze over $16 billion in funds, concluding with the text, "SO DON'T EVEN BLAME THIS ON TRUMP." A large red arrow points to the right-hand panel, titled "LET'S GET THE FACTS RIGHT," which uses more neutral portraits and green checkmarks to provide context. These "Deep Background" rebuttals clarify that the uranium claim is a misconception of a different deal, the $1.7 billion was a return of Iran's own frozen assets following legal arbitration, and the $16 billion involves long-standing waivers and funds that were re-frozen. The bottom of the graphic emphasizes "CONTEXT MATTERS. CHECK YOUR SOURCES," and includes a Substack URL.

New post on my media literacy Substack: "Fact Checking a Misleading Iran War Meme"
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#MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #Iran #IranWar #disinfo #misinfo #AI #superprompt

Hope, Fact-Checking the Iran War Claims, Un-Christian Nationalism, DEI in Scouting, and AI Military Ethics | Heal Our Culture Update (Mar 1, 2026) Wes Fryer in Charlotte shares a Heal Our Culture upd... Hope, Fact-Checking the Iran War Claims, Un-Christian Nationalism, DEI in Scouting, and AI Military Ethics | Heal Our Culture Update (Mar 1, 2026) Wes Fryer in Charlotte shares a Heal Our Culture...

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This cartoon thumbnail for HealOurCulture.org, dated March 1, 2026, features a central "Culture Healer" figure in a red plaid shirt and cape standing before a city skyline while holding a tablet displaying a "SIFT" news stamp. The image is framed by circular panels depicting various social and political themes: a bandaged globe labeled "Hope," a diverse singing choir for "Community," and scales of justice for "Un-Christian Nationalism" on the left; on the right, panels illustrate "Fact-Checking," a map of "War in Iran" under missile fire, and "AI Ethics" featuring a robot alongside DEI symbols.

I recorded a new video this evening for #HealOurCulture: 1 March 2026 Update

Hope, Fact-Checking the Iran War Claims, Un-Christian Nationalism, DEI in Scouting, and AI Military Ethics

On Substack: healourculture.substack.com/p...

On YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WriIn...

A single-panel, black-and-white cartoon in a thick-lined, "Far Side" style depicts a bustling, hopeful town square where various acts of radical compassion are occurring. In the center, a man in prison stripes walks freely out of an open cage, while nearby, a family shares a massive, steaming pot of food with a diverse crowd. A doctor gently bandages a man’s arm, and adults joyfully lift children into the air. In the background, neighbors wave to one another as they dismantle a stone wall labeled "BORDERS," while a group labeled "the rejected" glows with a warm, divine light in the foreground. From a tall tower, a confused man in a suit and top hat looks down on the scene, which is anchored by a hand-lettered sign in the corner that reads, “Turns out, this IS heaven.”

Turns out [this world] IS heaven…"

#dw4jc #Jesus

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