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As a graduate student at Vanderbilt University, I parked about a mile from campus because I couldn’t afford the student parking pass. As...

I just finished listening to "Rut" from The Killers over and over again. Frontman Brandon Flowers has been uncharacteristically open...

I had seen her many times, but I generally looked away. She walked up and down West End, almost obsessively, talking to herself as cars...

Driving home recently, I saw a man with a sign that read: “Homeless Vet. Anything will help.” I pulled over to talk with him. We...

My wife was reluctant to marry me. I can’t say I blame her. We met at a church campout in Kamas, Utah. She introduced herself. I mumbled...

At the beginning of last semester, I provided library instruction for a new group of Spanish and Portuguese graduate students. As a new...

On the way home from church on Sunday, I saw a woman and her young daughter trudging through the snow as she pulled a small cart of food....

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost but now am found, Was blind, but now I see. They called...

Several weeks ago, I bought a man a coffee. As I drove to work, I noticed someone walking down University Avenue with a sleeping bag...