Training or Education?
The current “graduation season”–from my grandson, Shepard Cadwell’s 4-year-old kindergarten “graduation” in Denver, Colorado, to a nation of high schools, colleges, universities and professional schools–reminds me of two...Where Were You When . . .?
The “cover story” of the April 17 issue of the Christian Century reminded me of where and when I first read Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter From Birmingham Jail.” It was the summer of 1963–fifty years ago; I had just finished my...Decoration Day
That’s what I remember Memorial Day being called when I was a youngster–Decoration Day–at least in my family. My dad would take me with him to where his parents were buried in the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, outside Thompsonville, in...This and That
WHO’S GENEROUS? The wealthiest Americans–those in the top 20 percent–give 1.3 percent of their income to charity; those in the bottom 20 percent give 3.2 percent of their income, even though many of them can’t itemize their contributions as a...A Homeless Veteran
“The last thing I ever wanted to happen would have been to find myself homeless. But it’s turned out to be one of the best things that could have happened to me.” That’s what my friend and colleague said to me recently. He’s a deeply...Balanced Living by Dr. Knight
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