Have a Mary Heart in a Martha World
On June 4, 2001, in the Detroit suburb of Harper Woods (west of Grosse Pointe) 12 year old Robert Knight pitched the game of his life. Batter after batter came to the plate – each tried and failed, again and again, to hit a pitch off the 5’ 3”, 100 pound Robert...
Stop & Help – Lessons from a Good Samaritan
In 1918, German pediatrician Ernst Moro discovered a similarity in all newborns. It is called the Moro reflex. If a newborn is startled, its arms will fly up and out, then come together in a desperate clutch. This isn’t a learned behavior. It is preloaded into our...
Do you have real joy?
On August 13, 2014, many of us woke up to the news that the King of Comedy, Robin Williams, who made so many laugh, had apparently committed suicide due to severe depression. For years his happy face had masked a sad heart. Many today are sad and depressed. The...