Finger Food for the Soul
The other day I observed my 3 year old son eating “non-conventional” food with his hands. I believe it was rice and beans to be exact....
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Melissa Jacobs
- Feb 13, 2018
Teaching Concern and Compassion Through Film
There are times when a movie makes me feel dirty and ashamed. But it’s not because of some explicit content. It’s because the real-life...
John Cannady, Jr.
- Feb 6, 2018
Hoop Life
"One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team."-- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, six-time NBA Most Valuable Player...
Teresa Zawadzka
- Jan 31, 2018
The Heritage of Communication
The decision to raise our children bilingual, speaking English and Polish, was a bit of a surprise for my husband and me. Though it was...
Autumn Swain
- Jan 24, 2018
Just the Edge You Need
“I’ve said that successful people are willing to do those things unsuccessful people are not. And sometimes those things are...
Robert Swain
- Jan 16, 2018
When a Foreign Land Becomes Home
January 2000 is one of the most significant dates in my life because that’s around the time I landed in Vilseck, Germany for my first...
Rev. Gloria Bradley
- Jan 12, 2018
Poem: Mabel Is
Mabel is bare feet, strong arms, Alabama bound. Mabel is warm biscuits, hot jam, sweet potato pie. Mabel is common sense, no nonsense, do...
Malisa Payne
- Jan 5, 2018
All the Words, Speak Them
“All the words; words of love, forgiveness, encouragement-- words of frustration, angry words - HABLARLOS, SPEAK THEM!” - Lila Downs I...
Autumn Swain
- Dec 26, 2017
Why My Jesus has Dreadlocks
I remember the first time I realized that Jesus, of Jewish descent, was actually born in Asia and had fled as a refugee to Africa. As a...
Ayren Jackson-Cannady
- Dec 21, 2017
Traditions Make the Christmas
Growing up, midnight mass was a Christmas Eve staple for my mostly Catholic family. We'd rest most of the day, get all dressed up, and...
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