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Power Corrupts? Absolutely Not. Arrogance Corrupts Power.

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Lee — 4 Comments

The issue of white privilege and black disadvantage has lately gained much-needed attention in American and international media due especially to: The fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida, on February 26, 2012,…

Tagged with: abuse of power, Black disadvantage, John Crawford, John Crawford III, justice, Levar Edward Jones, Levar Jones, Michael Brown, power corrupts, racial politics, racism, Trayvon Martin, violence, White privilege
Posted in Current Events

What is a Real Apology and How does it Help Your Soul?

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Lee — 5 Comments

Apologies have been in the news lately. Many apologies by celebrities and other public figures fall seriously short in sincerity and believability. They’re more of a CYA response than a real apology. But sometimes apologies are real. Last Thursday in…

Tagged with: angels, apologies, apologizing, apology, Giancarlo Stanton, Jacintha Saldanha, Jonah Hill, Mel Greig, Mike Fiers, repentance, spiritual rebirth, spirituality
Posted in Current Events, Spiritual Growth

Advanced Tech Brings Down American Plane in Border Skirmish

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Lee — Leave a comment

Okay, you’re right, that title is just a little bit exaggerated. The technology isn’t very advanced at all. It’s just a plastic device called a “Knee Defender.” But it did bring down a U.S. passenger plane. What? Well, yes, the…

Tagged with: border wars, boundaries, boundary issues, conflict, Knee Defender, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, power, struggle, technology, tragedy, United Airlines flight 1462, violence
Posted in Current Events

Robin Williams, 1951-2014

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Lee — 5 Comments

Annette and I are saddened to hear of the death of Robin Williams yesterday, August 11, 2014, at the age of 63. He was a great and compassionate soul. His humor lightened the lives of millions of people around the…

Tagged with: angels, comedy, death, depression, heaven, hell, Robin Williams, Robin Williams 1951-2014, Robin Williams suicide, suicide, What Dreams May Come
Posted in Current Events, Pain and Suffering, The Afterlife

What does it Mean to Minister? Michael Sulsona’s Story

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Lee — Leave a comment

These days, when we hear the word “minister,” we’re likely to think of a preacher in a pulpit delivering a sermon to a church full of people. Or we may think of a top government official such as the Prime…

Tagged with: business, good deeds, helping others, Lowe's Home Improvement, Marines, Michael Sulsona, ministry, random acts of kindness, service, Staten Island, veterans, wheelchair, work
Posted in Current Events

Ihor Lakatosh’s Story: How Healing the Body Helps the Soul

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Lee — 8 Comments

(Photo credits: AP / Michael Dwyer) For those who have a healthy, working body, it’s easy to take it for granted. It’s only when our body isn’t working so well that we realize how profound an impact our body has…

Tagged with: body, burn victims, children, Doctors Collaborating to Help Children, healing, Ihor Lakatosh, pain, Shriners Hospitals for Children, soul, spirituality, suffering, Ukraine
Posted in Current Events, Pain and Suffering

Rx for a Rare Disease: Create a Mob

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Lee — Leave a comment

Here’s the problem with rare diseases: they’re rare. Not many people have them. Unfortunately, the average cost for developing a new drug to treat any disease currently runs between $350 million and $5 billion. If only a few thousand people…

Tagged with: Ashley Appell, Dare to be Rare, division of labor, Donna Appell, Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome, Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Network, HPS, medical research, pharmaceuticals, RARE, rare disease, rare diseases, service
Posted in Current Events

Kush Sharma and Sophia Hoffman Battle Words, Not Each Other, in Spelling Bee

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Lee — 2 Comments

A week ago in Jackson County, Missouri, an epic spelling bee battle between fifth-grader Sophia Hoffman and seventh-grader Kush Sharma finally came to an end. In the first part of the match—which was only meant to have one part—the two went…

Tagged with: children, enemies, Jackson County, Kansas City, Kush Sharma, Missouri, Scripps National Spelling Bee, Sophia Hoffman, spelling bee, spelling bees, spiritual battles, spirituality, war
Posted in Current Events

Dr. Zenko Hrynkiw: When a Hero Says he’s Not a Hero

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Lee — 10 Comments

In our hero-worshipping culture, what happens when someone hailed as a hero rejects that label? On January 28 of this year, during the snow storm that paralyzed much of the U.S. South, Dr. Zenko Hrynkiw received a call that an…

Tagged with: Alabama, Birmingham, Dr. Zenko Hrynkiw, emergency brain surgery, heroes, neurosurgery, parable of the unworthy servant, service, Steve Davis, Trinity Medical Center, work, Zenko Hrynkiw, Zenko Hrynkiw walks six miles
Posted in Current Events

Chris Strickland Catches a Baby

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Lee — Leave a comment

In the latest viral video, a 19-year-old named Chris Strickland deftly catches a baby falling out of a shopping cart. It happened—all nine seconds of it—at a Home Depot store in Anchorage, Alaska. Here’s the article about it in the…

Tagged with: Anchorage, Anchorage Alaska, attention, baby catchers, catching babies, catching falling baby, Chris Strickland, Christopher Strickland, Home Depot, ordinary heroes, security camera, service, viral videos
Posted in Current Events

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