The scene sucker-punched Max. He never saw it coming. It encapsulated in one poignant instant the tragic beauty of his family history.

Our story begins at home, but it doesn’t have to end there.

Sometimes we have to inspire and encourage ourselves, through our personal narrative. And we start with what we know.

The enormity of problems like hunger and social injustice can certainly motivate us to act. We can be convinced logically of the need for intervention and change. But it is the story of one individual...

The ability to see our lives as stories and share those stories with others is at the core of what it means to be human. We use stories to order and make sense of our...