A Life Changing Lesson
June 26, 2022
Years ago, a man learned a life-changing lesson after starting a new job. He wanted to connect with some of his coworkers, particularly with a...
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Indebtedness and Gratitude
May 22, 2022
Not long ago, a university researcher decided to conduct an experiment on gratitude. But her motives weren’t purely academic. This researcher is also a mother...
Of Enemies and Friends
May 13, 2022
God gives each of us a limited supply of time, and for the most part, we choose how to use it. The writer E. B. White...
No Tinge of Regret
February 13, 2022
For many people, life is filled with busyness. There’s nothing inherently wrong, of course, with being busy. But it’s also not inherently a virtue—especially when...
Of Miracles and Examples
January 30, 2022
Have you ever felt like you needed a miracle? In the midst of calamities global and local, shared, and private, we wish we could change...
Good King Wenceslas
December 26, 2021
I’m standing at Wenceslas Square, in the heart of Prague, near a statue of the Duke of Bohemia, affectionately known as good King Wenceslas. A...
Of Kindness and Rabbits
August 8, 2021
Decades ago, researchers measured the effects of diet on the heart health of rabbits. Not surprisingly, rabbits that were fed fatty foods developed cholesterol problems....
Picking Up Litter
June 6, 2021
Some time ago, a motorist driving along a stretch of highway was intrigued to see three elderly women with large plastic bags, picking up trash along the roadside. The driver knew that highway cleanup was often assigned to fill a community service requirement—usually...
Faith in Humanity
April 25, 2021
It’s common these days to despair about the lack of courtesy and the increasing hostility in the world. And there is cause for concern: high-profile...
The Great Power in Every Human Heart
April 11, 2021
More than three decades ago, the Velvet Revolution brought an end to authoritarian rule in what was then known as Czechoslovakia. This was a revolution...
Simple, Small, and Quiet
March 28, 2021
At times, the world seems so big and overwhelming, we may wonder how anything we do can ever make a difference. We might feel this...
One Thing Not to Leave Undone
March 7, 2021
In a recent newspaper article, lawyer, and former Major League Baseball commissioner Fay Vincent, now in his 80s, quoted the Book of Common Prayer: “Almighty...