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Food Therapy

Linda Novick O'Keefe | Posted 10.05.2011

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Linda Novick O'Keefe

Food is not only a way for us to learn about each other, but it provides us with a daily opportunity to bring us together, literally and figuratively.

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When a friend who dumped you suddenly pops back in your life

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Irene S. Levine

QUESTION Dear Irene, Recently discovered your column (it's awesome) and hope you can help me gain some perspective. I was introduced to my husband ...

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Dressed for Success: Style vs. Trends

Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 05.27.2011

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Lisa Mirza Grotts

Of the over one hundred etiquette subjects I have taught, dress and etiquette are always in the top ten. Dressing is not like setting the table, where rules rule. Are there rules for dress? You bet, but there's a lot more freedom of style.

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An Open Letter to Glenn Beck

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

Before, I thought you were just another cable news talk show host. Now, you are using the language of a spiritual and even a religious leader. But to invoke the name of God and the vocation of a spiritual leader has consequences.

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This Isn't About Wallis vs. Beck -- It's About Biblical Social Justice

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

While I have agreed that the cause of social justice has sometimes been politicized for ideological purposes by both Left and Right, I continue to defend the term itself as biblical.

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Glenn Beck on Martin Luther King and Gandhi

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

I was heartened to hear Beck affirm the nonviolence of King, but I would also like to remind him of King's tireless commitment to social justice.

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Carlos Allen, Accused Gatecrasher, Says He Was Invited To White House (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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***Scroll down for video*** WASHINGTON (AP) - A man who may have been a third uninvited guest at White House state dinner for India's prime minister ...

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Watch and Pray

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

After studying the Obama budget carefully, many of us who have been fighting poverty for years believe this is a moral document, with more commitments to struggling families than any budget in our lifetimes.

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Is Rick Warren Beyond The Pale?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

While I understand the anger from the gay-rights community over the Warren issue, I myself am waiting to see some solid results from Obama before judging him.

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