signs-marriage-is-healthy

How do you know how strong and healthy your marriage is? Doctors help us to know whether our bodies are strong and healthy.  I love getting a good report from the doctor after a check-up: Mr. Ownby, your lab work shows your cholesterol is at a very healthy level.  Mr. Ownby, your heart rate is…

transform-race-relations

Sam Collier didn’t have his first white friend until he was 21 years old. “It wasn’t until I had this friend that I realized how different our worlds were. He didn’t understand my world and I didn’t really understand his,” says Collier. It might be helpful to know that Sam is one of five children.…

teen-responsibility

When I was a teen, summer meant one thing: work. And lots of it. I had 2-3 jobs lined up before school was out each summer. That’s because my goal was to make as much money as possible. Part of my motivation was to put gas in my car, pay for any eating out, and…