Wear the Uniform 0 Comments

Our family arrived at the Roosevelt Hotel the day of my cousin's wedding late and flustered. We had experienced great difficulty navigating our car caravan…

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Training Ground 0 Comments

"The job of a football coach is to make men do what they don't want to do, in order to achieve what they've always wanted…

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The Dead Line 0 Comments

One of the worst places to spend the Civil War was a little known prison camp on the south side of Chicago: Camp Douglas. As…

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Handing Over the Reins 0 Comments

In September 1990, my friend Nancy approached the executive director of Camp Berea with an idea: why didn't Berea host a fall retreat for the…

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Real Rest 0 Comments

A week before I teach at a retreat, I begin to struggle with rest. My dreams develop a frequent recurring theme: not being prepared. I…

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