I don’t enjoy pulling weeds. Now, mowing? I actually enjoy that. There’s something satisfying about seeing neat lines across a yard. But weeds? Not so much. Maybe that’s because one summer, between college semesters, I spent my days pulling weeds on a flower farm in northwestern Minnesota. I was twenty-six years old, a girl from […]
While watching FIFA Club World Cup matches in Arlington, I expected to learn more about soccer. What I didn’t expect was a lesson about drama, distraction, credibility, and the importance of paying attention to what is happening beyond the obvious.
Every November, this season arrives, reminding us—ready or not—of the essential practice of gratitude. Thanksgiving calls us to pause, breathe, and notice the blessings that shape our lives, even in challenging times. Before President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday during the Civil War, President George Washington issued the first federal proclamation for the holiday […]
Ethics isn’t theory—it’s personal. In this heartfelt reflection, Susan Gunn shares the life principles shaped by her parents, experience, and faith—and why defining your own may be the most ethical act of all.
Empathy is not weakness—but it’s also not the full answer. In a world divided by outrage, what we need more than ever is moral courage, truth, and deep humanity.
