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We live in a world that seems to have stopped listening. Sound bites have replaced conversation; texting has displaced telephone calls; rhetoric has supplanted...
When Adam Geibel was only nine days old, he caught a cold that led to an eye infection. What should have been a routine...
The classic western film Shane depicts a tragic conflict between ranchers and farmers. In one scene, the distressed wife of a farmer, feeling a...
The Gallup organization recently released a poll whose purpose was to measure positive emotions worldwide. A thousand people in more than a hundred countries...
Have you ever bumped into someone you knew years ago, surprised to find how much he or she had changed for the better? Life...
When was the last time you tried something you had never done before? As creatures of habit, we tend to eat the same foods,...
The love shared between George and Martha Washington continues to inspire one generation after another. George and Martha loved each other not just in...
Most of us have some treasures, souvenirs, and mementos around that mean a great deal to us. They might include a photo or knick-knack,...
You don’t have to travel far down the path of life to realize that it’s full of stumbling blocks. Avoiding them is an important...
Music is inseparable from life. Its influence is felt both in our personal lives and in the course of history—perhaps most powerfully in the...
For well over 200 years, the United States Military Academy at West Point, an institution filled with traditions of excellence and achievement, has observed...
No matter who we are or where we live, we all experience hardship. But some tragedies are so horrific or inexplicable that they break...
The prospect of a new year can give us a sense of opportunity, possibility, and purpose. We feel more determined to try a little...
A long time ago and a long way away, the sun settled into a holy night unlike any before or since. Out of darkness...
On a cold winter night not long ago, a young family seeking to feel the real joy of the Christmas season volunteered to serve...
In 1783, after eight years of war, General George Washington wanted to be home for Christmas. He had been with his small band of...
For years a certain family was plagued by resentment. Various members refused to speak to each other, weddings went unattended, and children were growing...
Have you ever received a gift that you could tell was made just for you? Not something that was mass produced and purchased from...
Fifty years ago, President John F. Kennedy spoke to members of the First Armored Division in Fort Stewart, Georgia, who had been deployed during...
A few years ago, Dana Gioia, a commencement speaker at Stanford University, expressed his concern about a culture that, little by little, “trades off...
We are all familiar with the destruction that accompanies a hurricane. The high winds, heavy rains, and flooding often cause severe property damage and...
No one who was there for field day at Worthington, Ohio’s, Colonial Hills Elementary School will ever forget the great race. It wasn’t about...
Life is more satisfying and enjoyable when we chose to see the good in others. While we all have our share of shortcomings, there...
Blessings from heaven surround us, but we must open our hearts to see them. Daily life can be so demanding, though, that we may...
When we hear the word sacrifice, we usually think of a person giving up something of great value. Perhaps we picture an elderly man...
All of us need someone who cares enough to tell us the truth. Even when the truth is not what we want to hear,...
Not long ago, a family was feeling weighed down by the stress of life. No major problems—just the daily accumulation of demands on their...
The story is told of a devout young man whose car broke down, forcing him to make his way to his place of worship...
More than 1,600 years ago, St. Augustine is said to have taught this timeless truth: “Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as...
Not long ago, lines at a mortuary grew long as scores of people came to pay respects. In fact, the line of people grew...