When People Are Kind In a corrosive world how can we be like Jesus? We focus on being in a kinder, gentler place of forgiveness and grace.
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 …
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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 …
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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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Born in 1946, I am a baby boomer. I was raised in an era where following the Golden Rule was the customary way to behave. …
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I’m temporarily living in a duplex we own in the small tourist town of Marietta, Ohio. After living 20 years in an old farmhouse surrounded …
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This is an animated adaptation of a commencement speech given by George Saunders at Syracuse University, May 2013. Production Cast & Credits: Produced By: Above …
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“If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all!” I heard that a lot when I was growing up. Apparently, I …
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Benevolence is a word that we seldom hear used today. It means that someone who is benevolent has a disposition to do good and to …
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Snowflakes drifted onto the windshield as the temperature dipped along with the sun. I drug my weak body into the seat, using every ounce of …
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As a shy and insecure 13-year-old, I had a thousand different thoughts when my youth pastor asked me if I wanted to go on an …
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