Things are falling apart branches give in to the wind tree trunks thump to the ground twisters graze the barren land and houses fly...
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By the world’s standards, I was a good kid: I didn’t smoke, I didn’t drink, I didn’t do drugs, and I didn’t get into trouble with...
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There was a time in my life when I would rise with the sun every morning to usher in the new day. The flawless serenity of the new day’s...
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Last night I had a dream that I was home with my children, and we heard a ruckus outside. The kids looked out the screen door to see what...
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Israel itself is a sort of miracle. A land of constant surprises. The first thing I notice when I come out of the airport in Tel Aviv is...
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“She said, ‘cocktail of mental illness …” Emma relayed the information verbatim from the source. “She also said that ‘your...
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The first time I saw Jesus, I was five years old. I was walking down Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, holding my mom’s hand. He was tall,...
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When Paris was attacked on Friday November 13, we felt it— all of us. For some it was a punch in the stomach, so hard and fast that...
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After two harrowing weeks in Paris, it behoves me to make a few enlightened comments. I use the word ‘enlightened’ not as a means to...
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“No thank you, we’re atheists,” I respond with a smile to yet another invitation to church. It happens a lot here in southeastern...
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Six months ago I moved back to the U.S. after living in Central America for three years. I had limited exposure to the media and the events...
