I first met Micheal Jason Allen when my daughter and I signed up to be extras on a movie set. My best friend Yousef Kazemi wrote and was directing a movie called The Stand-in. Follow its progress here. He was a well-dressed man (because we were in the wedding party) with a bowtie and a…
My #BeReal guest today is semi-anonymous. My heart is heavy after reading this mom’s story. Life is tough. Being a parent is tough. Sometimes we have limited choices and the only thing giving us hope is that people we love are depending on us. It is difficult to understand how limited and unhelpful social resources can…
In the recent weeks we have been reminded of how human we are and that our bodies and minds are not invincible. We live in an age where taxes are at an all-time high, jobs are scarce, and our churches and government don’t inspire the confidence we need to give. And yet there are associations…
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