As a hospital chaplain, parent and writer, Susan Cosio often finds her life filled with responsibilities and distractions. But she believes the quiet time of a daily walk helps her stay connected to God.
As a teenager more than 50 years ago, Elizabeth Deutsch Earle wrote an essay for the original This I Believe series. Now, she reflects on her life as a scientist, wife, and mother to see how her beliefs have evolved.
When Joseph Laycock works out at his martial arts gym, he’s the only teacher in the room. He believes his training in jujitsu and kickboxing prepares him for his work in the classroom where, Laycock says, students need a teacher who will fight for them.
Theodor Benfey is a scientist who believes the fields of both science and religion must stay open in searching for truth. Benfey believes that God is the ultimate force of truth and that love is the path of the self to God, so therefore, he finds that it is love that binds him to God and the ultimate truth.
“Many people go fishing all of their lives not knowing that it is not the fish they are after.” The wit by Henry Thoreau crosses my mind as my eyes stop at this 19-years old tennis racquet on the garage...
I believe in lighting a candle instead of cursing the darkness. This quirky little saying means the world to me specifically because of where it came from. This is something commonly heard at America’s Camp, a summer camp for children...
I believe that walking in the woods is good for my soul. When I am surrounded by the trees, I ponder the “authentic” me, I question myself, I wonder what the difference is that I am called to make in...
Many American parents tell their children, “You are what you eat” in order to teach the importance of good eating habits. Those parents also try to buy more organic foods and cook with fresh ingredients because literally what their children...
I believe there is purpose in pain. I believe in its ability to lift its students to a higher understanding of the divine, to forge strength from weakness, and to inspire love that is, to its core, supreme. I was...
