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Josh Shepherd
Feb 26, 2018
3 Eye-Opening Resources on Race Relations in America
“We need to step back and realize this is real grief speaking from real wounds.” My wife and I were speaking with a friend about...
Autumn Swain
Feb 20, 2018
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....
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...
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