“There’s no clear evidence that willpower even works,” says Judson Brewer, M.D., Ph.D., an associate professor at the Brown University School of Public Health and the author of The Craving Mind: From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love. Shouldn’t we be able to choose “the right thing, the heathy thing, the
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There are so many stories not included in our many histories of the church and of the world and of our country. Stories reveal so much about not only our past, but can help us understand trajectories for a shared future. Archaeologists continue to unearth remnants of stories, and historians
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The story of Betty Vasquez captured my imagination and continues to inspire me. I told her story in my sermon on Jan. 5th. Betty was forced to move when gangs literally moved into her house. She relocated to another part of her country: Honduras. 22% of Hondurans live outside their
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Light is a major theme during the Christmas season. The opening of the gospel of John is a hymn or poem about the word and the light that is coming into the world. When first this blessing was read to me, it felt as though divine presence showed up and
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“I want to be an associate member of your church; they are so welcoming!” These words were spoken by one of the speakers at the memorial service for Rev. Dr. Ernest Newborn. They were spoken with great sincerity and appreciation. December 8th was a full day for our community of
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