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…
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Kush Sharma and Sophia Hoffman Battle Words, Not Each Other, in Spelling Bee
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
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Posted in Current Events
Dr. Zenko Hrynkiw: When a Hero Says he’s Not a Hero
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…
Chris Strickland Catches a Baby
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…
Nelson Mandela 1918-2013: From Revolution to Reconciliation
We are pleased to dedicate our 100th post here on Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life to the memory of Nelson Mandela, who died this Thursday, December 5, at the age of 95. In his younger years, Mandela gained notoriety as…
Tagged with: Apartheid, forgiveness, justice, Nelson Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, peace, political prisoners, racism, reconciliation, revolution, revolutionaries, South Africa, violence
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Posted in Current Events
To Train Up A Child, or: Spare the Rod? What Rod?
On October 29, 2013, Larry and Carri Williams of Sedro Woolley, Washington, were sentenced to 28 and 37 years in prison, respectively, for causing the death of their adopted daughter Hana Williams just after midnight on May 12, 2011. She…
Tagged with: behaviorism, corporal punishment, fundamentalism, Hana Alemu, Hana Alemu Williams, Hana Williams, Hanna Williams, Larry and Carri Williams, Lydia Schatz, Michael and Debi Pearl, Michael Pearl, punishment, Sean Paddock, spanking, spare the rod and spoil the child, To Train Up A Child, violence
Posted in Current Events, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in Current Events, The Bible Re-Viewed
Personal Transformation: It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over
SuEllen Fried looks more like a grandmother than a group counselor for prisoners. In fact, she is both. In 1980, she began volunteering at Lansing Correctional Facility in Lansing, Kansas. That volunteer work became a lifetime commitment to the inmates.…
Tagged with: It ain't over 'til it's over, Lansing Correctional Facility, personal transformation, prison, prisoners, Reaching Out from Within, recidivism, spiritual rebirth, spirituality, Sue Ellen Fried, SueEllen Fried, SuEllen Fried, the grandmother effect
Posted in Current Events, Spiritual Growth
Posted in Current Events, Spiritual Growth
Suffering, Struggle, and Hope: The Example of Ismail Khalif Abdulle
Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. —Helen Keller, in a 1903 article titled “Optimism.” The Al-Shabaab terror group made headlines last month with its horrific massacre at the Westgate shopping…
Tagged with: Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, cross-amputation, Harstad Norway, Helen Keller, hope, Ismail Khalif Abdulle, Kenya, pain, Somalia, struggle, suffering, violence
Posted in Current Events, Pain and Suffering
Posted in Current Events, Pain and Suffering
Tobias Bass and the Far-Reaching Power of Childhood Love
Tobias Bass had a problem. He wanted to run a 5K race with his older brother Titus, and he didn’t see how he could do it. You see, Titus has cerebral palsy. He can’t walk. And the boys’ single mom,…
Tagged with: Amanda Taylor, cerebral palsy, childhood experiences, children, handicapped children, jogging stroller, Kelly Ogle, KWTV News9, love, Oklahoma City, spirituality, Titus Bass, Tobias Bass
Posted in Current Events
Posted in Current Events
Antoinette Tuff and the Averted School Shooting: God’s Love in Action
Last week, on Tuesday, August 20, 2013, Michael Brandon Hill, 20, walked into an elementary school armed with an AK-47 assault rifle and 500 rounds of ammunition. The elementary school was the Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy in Decatur,…
Paula Deen’s Secrets: The Inner Self Revealed
Paula Deen has been outed again. This time it’s literally a show-stopper. Last year the queen of rich, sweet, buttery Southern cooking outed herself: she suffers from type 2 diabetes, which is linked to the very kinds of foods she…
Tagged with: cooking, Earl Bubba Hier, Food Network, Heaven and Hell, hypocrisy, inner self, Lisa Jackson, Paula Dean, Paula Deen, Paula Deen racism scandal, racism, secrets revealed, spirituality
Posted in Current Events, Popular Culture
Posted in Current Events, Popular Culture
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