Born of Fire
Click one of the icons below to listen to the Perpetual Good podcast on these platforms: The story of Michael Kent and Tiffany Whittier is inspirational all by itself - a black, female parole officer is assigned to a white supremacist parolee, and their interactions cause Michael to turn his life around. However, it is …
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Click one of the icons below to listen to the Perpetual Good podcast on these platforms: If there is one thing that is true, it is that good food brings people together. And not just around a table - Good food unites generations, passing down recipes and traditions from parents to children. It also allows …
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Click one of the icons below to listen to the Perpetual Good podcast on these platforms: Be it large gatherings celebrating traditions and cultures, families gathered for a backyard barbeque, or good friends meeting to catch up, you can pretty much count on there being good food. Many of us tinker in the kitchen with …
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Click one of the icons below to listen to the Perpetual Good podcast on these platforms: Have you ever looked back at your life and thought, "if only I had more time", or "if only that one thing hadn't happened, I would have fulfilled my dream"? Delays, prohibitions, jobs, having kids, etc., all valid reasons …
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"The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members." This quote by Coretta Scott King accurately sums up the spirit and action of those people who not only believed that different races could live together in unity, they created their community around that ideal. Years after the community …
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American history from the 1950's and 1960's is full of images of civil rights conflicts, and as many marches for equality as there were, there were an equal number of protests against fair and equal treatment of citizens of African descent. One notable story involves a little girl, Ruby Bridges who by entering William Frantz …
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Our phones are wonderful, because they can tell us how much time we spend ingesting information. News and social media provide us with so much content, we can't keep up, and it can be a full time job taking in and regurgitating the content and opinions that we receive on a daily basis. The unfortunate …
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Over the past few years, I have, on and off, immersed myself in Chinese language and culture. At one point, I seriously considered moving to Hong Kong, but that's a story for another time. I appreciate learning in any form, and gaining insight into things that come from different perspectives. Something that I may have …
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I was in Junior High. Fear, embarrassment, and shyness gave way to courage, as I approached my friend’s house… I was going to ask her to be my girlfriend. I fumbled through my words, yet her responses tore through me like gunshots. NoIt’s not because you’re black… I was in high school. Hanging out with …
Today is a special day for me. It is a hard one, but also one filled with memories, encouragement, inspiration and hope. It is my sister, Michelle’s birthday. The reason it is hard is that Michelle never lived to see this day. She fought a hard battle with cancer, and beat it, but not in …