As I looked out my window this morning washing dishes, I noticed two floors up the women working construction alongside the men on our school being built in Svay Pak, Cambodia. It’s a holiday that many take off from work, but these women have to work today.
MLK Day 2018: The Good Samaritan Revisited
On Martin Luther King, Jr Day, we not only honor the person and the impact of this Christian preacher and justice advocate, we also celebrate his words. Dr. King shared a powerful array of quotes during his lifetime that continue to resonate during ours. But on this MLK Day 2018, I’m particularly struck by this one: “Life’s most persistent question is: What are you doing for others?”
Retrospective on the Solar Eclipse 1979-2017
February 26,1979, I was a 3rd grader in Ontario, Canada. I remember watching the solar eclipse with my classmates using a rudimentary system. We kept our backs toward the sun, holding a piece of paper in front of our faces and a cardboard screen that would allow the shape of the eclipse to shadow onto the paper.