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Dec 16, 2011

Community Post: Baby Steps Toward Giving

Susan DiMickele

Her son's Christmas wish-list is two pages long, with corresponding Amazon links. " I don’t even have to think," Author Susan DiMickele writes. "I just have to point, click, and surrender my...

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Nov 24, 2011

The Dark Side of the High Calling

Marcus Goodyear

Do you know about the dark side of The High Calling? No, Darth Vader isn’t one of our editors, nor any of the other Star Wars bad guys. But there is a dark side to every good thing when we...

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Jun 23, 2010

Glow-Stick Gratitude

Michelle DeRusha

A mom learns a lesson about gratitude from a plastic, neon glow-stick.

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Jun 2, 2010

Pray Like a Child

Ann Kroeker

We grownups can learn a thing or two about prayer from a child.

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Nov 18, 2009

When Families Give Together

Ann Kroeker

Giving is a powerful means for families to counteract the consumerism that slams us this time of year.

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May 12, 2009

With or Without

David Rupert

I hear about how poorly the middle class is doing. I hear about how my home has declined in value. I hear about my 401K plummeting. But rarely do I hear about what I do have.

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Nov 20, 2008

Thanksgiving: Pennies and a Big Blue Sky

L.L. Barkat

L.L. here. Thinking about Thanksgiving. Remembering a book I just had to read. Because my cousin-in-law (is there such a thing?) did the cover illustration. The book is about a young woman who...

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Oct 3, 2007

Do You Have an Attitude of Gratitude?

Olga Samples Davis

When my wonderful nephew successfully completed his first year at Emory University, he came to visit me. My mother, my sister, and I are part of his family that he ordinarily doesn't see. To my...

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