Kindness is often looked at as showing weakness —especially towards those who view themselves as your enemy. They are often the ones we feel least …
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Kindness Saves a Life
James Stecker, Ton te Sligte, and two other members of the Amsterdamsche Club voor Zweefvliegen (Amsterdam Club for Glider Flying) excitedly pulled into the parking …
Read More »The Frozen Water Bottle
It was a normal protest night in Portland, Oregon. Police, armed and protected, stood shoulder to shoulder on one side of the street. Protesters waving …
Read More »The Value of Social Media
Should Christians spend time on social media? It was late, and I noticed I had a new message from Kim: “Can you help me out? …
Read More »What is Love?
Teenage boys can be the most loving people on earth sometimes. No. Really. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about love and kindness lately. …
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Kindness is a lost commodity in our culture. The drive for survival leaves compassion floundering by the wayside. Talk radio engenders combative dialogue that leaks …
Read More »Waiting
Not long ago I found myself waiting, yet again, to board a flight. But this wait was a little bit different than others: I had …
Read More »The Magic of a Smile
When I first moved to California, I felt like a fish out of water. I had moved from New York City to begin graduate school …
Read More »Joy in the Mourning
“I don’t know if I want kids,” I told my husband more than once. “I could live with or without them,” my phlegmatic husband would …
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The date was March 30, 2020. Our state governor had just issued a stay-at-home order. No more than 10 people were allowed to gather at …
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