Feb 26, 2013 · Detective Steven McDonald of the New York City Police Department who died January 10, 2017, was shot in the line of duty in 1986 and paralyzed from the neck down. Confined to a wheelchair and breathing machine, he forgave his teenage assailant. This is his story, as told in Johann Christoph Arnold’s book Why Forgive?.

Jan 8, 2017 · New York Police Department Detective Steven McDonald tells the story of how, after he was shot in the head and neck while on duty in Central Park and subsequently paralyzed from the neck down, he went on to forgive his assailant and to advocate for reconciliation and nonviolent conflict resolution.

Why Forgive? By Johann Christoph Arnold Foreword by Steven D. McDonald 3.8 Stars on Goodreads Read Reviews Read these stories of forgiveness from people who have earned the right to talk about overcoming hurt, and about the peace of mind they have found in doing so.

Accepting Responsibility 172 Mark and Debbie, Steve, Michael Ross, the Möttlingen Awakening Not a Step, but a Journey 181 Steven McDonald, Alice Calonga and Saira Sher, Terry, Bud Welch

Jul 31, 2019 · Martyn Wendell Jones reviews Chris Arnade’s Dignity. Simplicity is the privilege of the casual onlooker, the very wealthy, and those whose time in a place is short. Arnade is wary of dates and data, perhaps for being the tools of the front row he has come to suspect, and offers in place of detailed information brief and anecdotal capsule-histories of the places he visits.

Jul 24, 2019 · Readers respond to our spring issue, The Welcome Table, discussing vegetarianism, the practice of family mealtimes, caring for creation, and a Plough Quarterly–inspired painting.

Jul 3, 2019 · An interview with Chris Arnade, a former Wall Street banker who spent three years crisscrossing the United States, to the places you were told not to go to, from the Bronx to the Ozarks to East Los Angeles, interviewing residents and taking photographs. He shares what he learned in Dignity, a new book of essays and photojournalism.

Jun 12, 2023 · Jennifer Johnson writes that an attitude that places all the blame for poverty on the bad choices of individuals has become widespread, even within churches.

Mar 2, 2017 · American Christians are largely responsible for the continued existence of the death penalty in their country, according to Shane Claiborne's book Executing Grace: How the Death Penalty Killed Jesus and Why It's Killing Us.

Mar 6, 2023 · Saving Friends: What I’ve Learned from Insufferable Patients A difficult patient teaches her doctor a better approach to medicine. By Brewer Eberly March 6, 2023 Available languages: español