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Inspired by Wimbledon

In my time as a tennis instructor, I’ve noticed that the Wimbledon tournament often inspires amateur players.
Homesickness isn’t just a summer camp issue.
Several years ago, I was asked to join the board of a nonprofit organization in my community—and at the first meeting, I was elected president of the board.

A business blessing: He said, she said

Dick: In 1990 my dad passed away and I took over his small manufacturing business making die-cut and computer-cut vinyl decals.

Weathering storms

I started writing this article under a “tornado watch” with tornado alert sirens sounding in the distance.
A few years ago I had an assignment that required I speak in front of others very frequently.

Thoughts on spiritual writing

As Sentinel online readers give thought to their summertime book picks, they might find themselves reaching out for a backpack-size paperback, The Best Spiritual Writing 2010 .

Meeting my real employer

One of my favorite synonyms for God is Mind.
Balance: economies, dancers, and diets all aspire to it.

Continuing prayer for Japan

On March 11, on television, I watched the news of disaster in Tohoku, Japan.
I was 4,000 miles from home when my mom died.
Mary Baker Eddy, author of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures , understood and felt a mother’s enduring love.