Lessons for my Children: On the Art of Good Citizenship
Spring is a season stuffed full: of damp grass and flowers emerging riotously from the earth, of the sussurating sound of bicycle chains and the grate of lawnmowers blistering the…
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Votes in “Small” Elections Have Big Impact
“We are free to choose and willingly accept responsibility for our choices.” At the outset of 2020, there seemed to be so much promise: a fresh start and the promise…
Victim or Victory
All around us there are things that are completely out of our control. I cannot change the past. I cannot change my children’s minds or make them into the people…
July 2019 Board Message
A Difficult Choice Brings Unexpected Consequences I believe that one of the most fundamental principles we can learn in this life is embedded in the tenet: “We are free to…
Religious Pluralism as a Patchwork Quilt
A quilter carefully chooses fabrics of different colors and patterns to piece together in a variety of shapes in order to create something whole and cohesive. Historically quilts have been…
Houston Cottage Industry: Fast Forward with Faith and Hard Work
Ever hear of a cottage industry bursting into existence with immediate impact and results? This month we share such a story, that of our Houston Cottage. Nikki Brown encountered Big…
Opportunity Cost
The theory of opportunity cost was one of the ideas that struck me the most in the high school economics class I took 20 years ago. It is something that…
My Choices: Opportunities Inherited from Women in the Past
As humans, we are faced with making choices every single day. They’re often simple: what should we eat for breakfast, what should we wear, should we put on makeup or…