Our nation's religious and political leaders continually disappoint us with their scandals. At work, many of us are stuck in jobs we don't like follow...
Eleven years ago our family celebrated Thanksgiving in McDowell County, West Virginia, one of the poorest places in the country. We visited famili...
Anything that lives is a combination of feedback systems. Even a one called amoeba operates according to stimulus response mechanisms. The more comple...
Cambodia's Killing Fields was the greatest social justice cause of my generation. When the call went out to help the hundreds of thousands of Khmer re...
If you had the money and could buy a child's freedom from slavery for $1500 would you? If you're like me, you'd want to know more details. Slavery ...
Sharjeel's parents had a hard life. They were brick makers in Pakistan and indebted to their employer. To make ends meet, they had Sharjeel work al...
What does it feel like to be sold into the sex trade as a young girl? I can't imagine the horror of a 12 year-old girl being forced to leave home and ...
Mark Twain said it well, "The two most important days in life are the day you are born and the day you discover the reason why." Do you know wh...
Over the years we've had the following live at our country home: Two guinea pigs Three rabbits About seven dogs About 18 cats Two pigmy...
Unexpectedly on my way home from work, I was witness to a minor tragedy. Because our mailbox only closes part way, an enterprising sparrow was abl...
