Why do so many of us insist we need to have military-grade assault weapons? This question has haunted me for decades, and I am surprised that so few on our national scene have asked it. I also wonder why so …
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Why do so many of us want to own weapons designed to kill human beings, weapons designed for mass murder? What is it that makes us terrified of losing those weapons? The following article is from my book Students Under …
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This morning a friend shared with me that she felt like the world has drastically changed for the worse. I have heard this comment a lot lately and tended to agree with it. But, as I have been reflecting on …
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I first published this poem for Father’s Day in 2009 while I was preparing a lecture and workshop here in Asheville titled The Father Quest: A Guide for Rediscovering and Renewing the Foundation of Fatherhood. My life was permeated with …
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Anxiety is the kind of fear that isnʼt based on an actual threat. It is a deeper fear, a fear that can haunt us. It is a fear of life…of worries about the future and of our abilities to handle …
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