Embracing Rest
A gallup poll conducted in August of 2014 reported that American adults work an average of 47 hours per week, almost a full workday longer than the standard 9 to 5 calls for. Nearly 40 percent of full-time employees report working 50 or more hours per week. Add to that the daily responsibilities of raising […]
An Inconvenient Truth About Forgiveness
In June, nine church members were ruthlessly gunned down during a Wednesday night Bible study at a historic African American church in Charleston, South Carolina. Following the shooting, the victim’s family members made national headlines when they faced alleged killer, Dylann Roof, in the courtroom. Instead of hurling justifiable insults on the young man responsible […]
How Many Friends Do You Have?
Not long ago I was on a college campus when class let out. As the students shuffled out of the classrooms and auditoriums, I was struck by how few conversations were taking place. I watched as the students walked to class staring at their phones, checking messages, and seldom, if ever, speaking to each other. […]
Why Your Story Matters
My favorite memory as a kindergartener is listening to my teacher, Ms. Miller, read stories. Every afternoon she sat on a stool as we gathered around her feet sitting cross-legged and wide-eyed as she read. The words from the stories she told drew me in like a moth to a flame. Recently, as I stood […]