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Jordan is a freelance content writer and educator. He is passionate about serving others and amplifying their narratives through quality writing. You can find him hanging with his family, fishing, playing guitar, and grinding the best beans for his morning coffee.

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When a Karate Dojo Becomes "Home"

Karate students play "Ninja Tag" in a circle.

When you think about a karate dojo, you may imagine a stereotype like Rex Kwon Do from the hilarious film Napoleon Dynamite.

Bravado. Get tough. Tower over your students. "Bow to your sensei!"

Though Rex in the film is the caricature of a domineering sensei, he also represents our culture's tendency towards power.

Not so for Sensei Sheri Angwin.

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Last Place Winners: How one Shocking Scene in the Bible Reverses our View of Power

The Joy of Service

Little kids love to help other kids—except for their siblings sometimes. But overall, children tend to click in small groups. Play is inventive. Imaginations soar.

I remember about a year ago when two of our neighbor's kids came over to hang with our eight-year-old son. One of them, a boy about four years younger, followed Braden everywhere around the house.

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