by Tina Neeley | Apr 17, 2025 | Feature
IN THE halls of New Covenant Schools in Lynchburg, Virginia, the Rev. John Heaton moves with the measured pace of a man accustomed to both pulpit and classroom. For 27 years, he has served as headmaster, blending his background as a parish priest with his passion for...
by Tina Neeley | Apr 1, 2025 | Feature
SEATED BY her grandmother outside their thatched-roof home, she gazed at them. Beneath the watchful eyes of the distant mountains and the conical hats of palm leaves and bamboo, older children worked in the rice paddies while younger children played nearby, their...
by Tina Neeley | Apr 1, 2025 | Feature
EVERY FOUR years, the crisp January air buzzes with anticipation as a diverse crowd gathers on the National Mall. Red, white, and blue flags and banners wave from the west front of the U.S. Capitol, its dome standing regally against the pale winter sky, a symbol of...
by Tina Neeley | Apr 1, 2025 | Cover
THE SUN peers down from the blue summer sky through a giant canopy of green. Torbee returns her gaze from the forest floor, closing her bag and tucking away the next item on her scavenger hunt list — a pine cone! Young viewers follow Torbee in her denim overalls and...
by Tina Neeley | Jan 29, 2025 | Feature
In rural Florida, Amy Yelton scanned Dollar Tree’s school supplies and thoughtfully selected colored pencils, adding them to the shopping cart holding other small gifts and personal supplies. As she contributed each December to Operation Christmas Child, a project of...
