As I said in perhaps my first-ever post about missing children , “These events seem most often to occur when adults have rendered total...

A parable of relief vs. advocacy “Relief” refers to providing for needy people’s immediate survival needs — food, shelter and clothing,...

Again, there is no truth without love. The report is pretty bare-bones as it is, so I will merely reproduce it rather than try to...

The problem isn’t that the system’s white. The problem is that it’s a system at all. I first meant to title this, “Choosing disorder,”...

(1) Clairvoyance isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. (2) It’s a mistake to ASSUME what sort of healing someone wants. Kevin This young man...

Society’s worst actors aren’t necessarily beyond redemption. From 1960 forward, America has made great strides becoming more inclusive of...

What does black America gain from flipping the bird at white people? On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2019, about 40 children took over one...

What does “acting strangely” mean? Suspect in Mall of America stabbing identified A stabbing at the Mall of America made national TV...

You can live in a nice house in a safe neighborhood NOW if you make it that way. It’s not about physical relocation, but spiritual. This...

The story of Dez Bryant’s childhood nearly gave me nightmares. Dez Bryant is a Dallas Cowboys wide receiver and sometimes superstar. ...

Hostility and turmoil pervade the plac es you don’t want to go.  The spiritual darkness is palpable at noon, and the folk are too lacking...

Saturday, April 14, 2018 Sometimes, the most momentous events are most easily forgotten. This morning on my walk from the hotel to...

Monday, March 12, 2018 This addict — from the way he acts, and the way he is in conversation, you’d never suppose he has a problem —...

Part I:  Issues with upcoming posts If I’ve learned anything in the past two years, it’s this: (1)  The Way of Peace works, and my...

Miscellaneous notes about accepting bad feelings. [Second in a series.] One afternoon some years back, I hooked up with my bud Brian...

☺ Please donate! ☺ Sunday 2017-02-26 My prayer for myself today was that I “come into a world where my diligence will be rewarded.”  A...

Family classes tied to better school performance for poor kids On re-reading the article, I find that my memory was wrong:  the program...

(Originally posted 07/08/15 .  Reblogged 10/10/24.) Stress in low-income families can affect children’s learning I am very excited about...

(Originally posted 05/14/15. Reblogged 09/12/24.)) Bookmarks: Poor children have smaller brains ———— ♦ ———— New brain science shows poor...

(Originally posted 08/06/14 . Reblogged 08/15/24.) Some weeks ago, I stood in line awaiting check-in at the shelter. This place charges...