The Deeper Virtues – Sunday, June 7, 2015
Successful New York Times columnist David Brooks once visited a group of 30 tutors, many of them elderly women, who taught English to immigrants. He...
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We Can All Be Teachers – Sunday, May 31, 2015
When asked who has made a real difference in our lives, we often think of a teacher. No matter how many years pass, we never...
Remembering – Sunday, May 24, 2015
A family with teenage children has a cherished tradition that has served them for generations. Each time one of the children leaves home for a...
Learning Resilience – Sunday, May 17, 2015
Nobody seeks out suffering. And yet it is one of life’s great ironies that the moments that make us feel weakest often reveal our hidden...
A Mother’s Love – Sunday, May 10, 2015
The year was 1918, the close of World War I. An American Red Cross nurse wrote a letter to the mother of a soldier who...
When Anger Mounts – Sunday, May 3, 2015
If there is one common thread that runs through most of the world’s problems, it’s anger. Violence, abuse, and hatred all grow when fueled by...
Tidying Up – Sunday, April 26, 2015
Even though most of us realize that true happiness does not come from the things we accumulate, for some reason we still end up accumulating...
Patience – Sunday, April 19, 2015
Pottery is among mankind’s oldest and most enduring crafts. The process itself feels like a work of art, as the expert potter carefully, patiently shapes...
Awe- Sunday, April 12, 2015
At the end of a long day of school and work, a busy college student was asked about his exhausting day. Instead of mentioning his...