Does Washington D.C. Need a Spiritual Stimulus Package? Reverend Dr. Suzan Johnson-Cook, the woman that the New York times described as “Billy Graham and Oprah rolled into one,” thinks so – and she is bringing it in the form of mid-day, interdenominational church services to be held on seven consecutive Tuesdays from 12:15 to 12:45…

A George Eliot quote on a framed handprinted greeting card sits on the fireplace mantle in my living room. It reads: “It’s never too late to be what you might have been.” I thought of it when I saw this video. No matter how deeply life or loss or poverty…hardship of any kind…appears to have its…

People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered.Love them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.Be good anyway. Honesty and frankness will make you vulnerable.Be honest…

The Swine Flu (H1N1) moved through the US news cycle like Britney Spears or Paris Hilton. Much ado…and then nothing. Yet, schools still closed in New York and three people – a 2 year old, a teenager and a person in their 60s – died here this week.  Then, just when it seemed like all…

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