What Wounded Veterans Taught Me About True Heroism
How a recent visit by Peter Himmelman to a group of wounded veterans helped him discovered a bravery that went far beyond the kind we are used to celebrating.
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The Magic Of Margery Kempe
She spoke with Jesus regularly. She had spiritual visions. She constantly challenged the Christian medieval authorities and somehow survived. This is the little known story of mystic, pilgrim, and self-confessed lech, Margery Kempe.
How to Think Like a Billionaire, Even If You Aren’t a ‘Thousandaire’
By now, almost anyone with even the slightest interest in money, philanthropy, technology or plain old-fashioned celebrity, knows at least … Continue Reading
A Perfect Pope for Our Times
From Odyssey Networks’ Faith on the Record series: Millions of Americans have been responding with adoration to Pope Francis on … Continue Reading
A New, Holistic Path to Redemption in the NFL
How does a football team whose defense is known as the Legion of Boom, and whose running back is wont … Continue Reading
Jimmy Carter’s Next Chapter
Currently, the front-runners to win the presidency in 2016 include a Republican who has essentially bragged, “I buy politicians and … Continue Reading
Heroics on a Train Yield Lessons in Courage
What’s your definition of a hero? Of course, there are lots of ways to describe heroes and acts of heroism, … Continue Reading
A Lesson in Letting Your Talent Shine
Did you see the remarkable Alondra Santos last month on NBC’s America’s Got Talent? The 13-year-old’s performance made the audience … Continue Reading
The Politically Incorrect Bobblehead
Nathan Hale had only one life to give for his country, but almost 250 years after his death, there’s still … Continue Reading
A Pop-up Rabbi!
A few weeks back I wrote about how exciting and unnerving it is that, according to a new Pew Report … Continue Reading