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Be Love (MM #4687)

Last weekend, while watching some of the NFL wild-card playoff games, I noticed that all players had the words ‘Be Love’ on the back of their helmets where the team name would usually be. I didn’t think anything of it. The league had used that space to share social messages in the past. But when…

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Lorraine Motel (MM #1762)

I’ve been to Memphis many times over the years, but never knew where the Lorraine Motel was located until recently. I should be ashamed. Today we honor MLK and the more I encounter the Lorraine Motel the greater significance it has for me, and many others…

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Holidays, A Positive Thing? (MM #1398)

Today is the holiday where we honor Dr Martin Luther King Jr. But is MLK Day a holiday? And we’re not questioning whether we should have a day to honor the slain civil rights leader. We’re wondering about holidays in general…

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How Far Have We Come? (MM #1034)

In the U.S. today is a national holiday. But more than a holiday, perhaps it should be a day to reflect…

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