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On my recent trip to Haiti, I wrote about a particular orphan girl named Magdala whom I'd met in an orphanage. Later, I asked my son, Seth Jr., who is...
Interesting recent article in the New York Times. Any study that tries to quantify empathy needs to be taken with a grain of salt, but you can t...
It's been a few weeks since we did this as a blog community (see last one here) and I for one need it. I went a couple of days this past week with ...
Saw this article by John Shore on the Huffington Post - I'm copying half of it here. Helps us see and understand our blind spots. When nonChristians l...
When I was 21, a senior in college, I read about the horror going on in Cambodia and I knew I needed to go over there and help. Pol Pot and his cohort...
I was playing Texas Hold 'Em at Jeff Hylton's house with a bunch of other guys. I had a good hand - two pair. And then the dealer flipped anothe...
Jesus was in a miserable place. The desert sun scorched his flesh. He had no food to eat. And then, who should he meet there in that vulnerable ...
Most of us have lost a lot in life. As kids we get picked on and we lose our sense of safety. As teenagers, we get acne and lose our clear skin. As ad...
Haunting video above from Doug Pagitt. Springsteen's song captures Haiti's reality. And Doug's radio program did a good job too. Back home now. A...
Aaron Bruner tells the story of an AIM volunteer (we'll call him Steve here) who was in Haiti during the earthquake. He's still traumatized by what ...
