by Guy Sayles | Oct 15, 2013 | Opinion
This summer, at a brief retreat along the Hudson River about an hour north of New York City, I rediscovered a forgotten prayer by Anselm of Canterbury, a 12th-century guide to matters of the heart and spirit. The prayer begins: O my God, teach my heart where and how...
by Matt Sapp | Aug 22, 2013 | Opinion
Last week, the Huffington Post published an article about the Harvard Grant Study. The study followed a group of people over 75 years in an effort to discover what is most likely to make us happy and fulfilled. What might sound groundbreaking to some people ought to...
by Larry Greenfield | Dec 9, 2011 | Opinion
Very few things spark my ire more quickly, and then manage to sustain that anger longer, than TV commercials. Most of them are inane, but there are exceptions. A few ads cause me to smile and sometimes laugh out loud. Even more rarely, one will stir the imagination or...
by Ron Crawford | Oct 6, 2010 | Opinion
Did you see Jim Furyk’s $11 million golf shot? The man with a golf swing like “an octopus falling out of a tree” made a great shot out of a wet sand bunker, leaving a two-and-a-half foot putt to win the Tour Championship and the FedEx Cup playoff....
by Ron Crawford | Aug 25, 2010 | Opinion
Healthy ministers are true to themselves and their calling. Being true to self is a moving target; we grow and evolve over a lifetime. I remember reading an article noting the human brain isn’t fully developed until age 22. Apparently, brain research has demonstrated...
