The Chocolate Lady: Andrea Sanborn shares, “Parents of people with disabilities long for our children to be welcomed and included. Any effort in that direction can quite literally bring us to tears. But those of us who parent the socially challenging ones are especially moved when a person makes a concerted effort to befriend our children. Most people, understandably, back off when they’re rebuffed. But a precious few strive to understand and are willing to persevere to befriend our children in spite of their behavior.”
Learning from King David’s midlife failure: Jim Newheiser says, “Different phases of life present different challenges. Youthful lusts may give way to the dissatisfied boredom of midlife.”
What the Bible’s most political book can teach us: Michael Rhodes says, “Esther reminds us, leaving it in God’s hands might not mean avoiding the messy world of politics; it might mean risking your life to stand up for the innocent in the middle of that messy political world.”
You are what you feed on: Chase Arndt says, “Historically, consumption was used to refer to diseases that wasted away our bodies, what a fitting word to describe our disease of consumption of media today. What can save our students from habits of scrolling and running to social media out of the fear of missing out?”
Every state’s favorite Halloween costume: We are ninjas in Arizona. Oklahoma has to win the most unique award with candy corn .
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