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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...
Josh Shepherd
Feb 26, 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....
Autumn Swain
Feb 20, 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...
Melissa Jacobs
Feb 13, 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...
John Cannady, Jr.
Feb 6, 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...
Teresa Zawadzka
Jan 31, 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...
Autumn Swain
Jan 24, 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...
Robert Swain
Jan 16, 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...
Rev. Gloria Bradley
Jan 12, 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...
Malisa Payne
Jan 5, 2018


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...
Autumn Swain
Dec 26, 2017
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