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While we always have a few special words for grads this time of year (and will share some on Sunday), Grammy-nominated country singer/guitarist Eric Church had some great ones last week in his commencement address at the University of North Carolina. It was excellent. Some called it the
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First… in Orange County, California, a suburb of Los Angeles… A 14-year-old boy, riding an e-motorcycle, was reportedly seen doing wheelies in the middle of the street before allegedly striking an 81-year-old man. Authorities say the teen fled the scene. The elderly man later died
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We’ve long had an affinity for the word “fascinating.” It’s a great word. The best thing about it is that it’s neither good nor bad. It carries no inherent positivity or negativity. “Fascinating” simply means irresistibly drawing someone’s attention and interest. And plenty of things — both
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It began as a tribute to one woman. Anna Jarvis to be exact. Before that — according to National Geographic — it started as an anti-war movement. The goal was to promote peace in wake of America’s Civil War and Europe’s Franco-Prussian War. This year $38 billion is
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A message from the bipartisan No Labels, as sent in an email this past week from Ryan Clancy, the Chief Strategist. This is good. Also concerning… This week, Fortune ran a feature on the No Labels booklet Nightmare on Main Street, our oral history of an American debt crisis told
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Let us begin today’s post with a candid message of grace. In fact, let every post and opinion be laced with it. That feels missing from our culture in many spaces. We are quicker to say, “let me tell you what I think,” than to consider whether our words
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A little news from my part of town, as reported by the local Orlando NBC affiliate… Ramon Ferrer said he was looking for a parking space outside his gym on Narcoossee Road Wednesday afternoon when he saw a pickup truck coming around a corner. "She's going kind
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Notes found rapidly scribbled on a crumpled up napkin on the floor of the White House Correspondents Dinner last night… Some 2600 people in the room Right and left, Rep and Dem, men and women, black and white, so much more Sometimes we forget who’s all in the room
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Cam leaned back in his chair, fingers loosely wrapped around a mug, watching Jam pace the room like a man arguing with gravity itself. “Alright,” Cam said gently, “start from the beginning. What exactly is bothering you?” Jam stopped, turned sharply. “It shouldn’t exist.” Cam nodded. “That’s a
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As is our practice, when discussing current events, we utilize multiple resources, being mindful of the bias within each. Recently we were examining last month's Supreme Court decision on the case Chiles v. Salazar. At the center of the case was a Colorado statute that prohibited “conversion therapy”
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I’m not ok with what’s happening in Iran. And it’s not just that… I’m not ok with how quickly we pick sides and how slowly we choose humility. I’m also not ok with political partisans elevating themselves while denouncing all others, declaring “we’re right”
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Allow me to frame the point of today’s post with the words of two USA Today contributors: “From liftoff to splashdown: The historic space mission that united America.” Praise God for that which unites us; too much discord is too often sown. And perhaps that’s what makes moments