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A ‘roving peacemaker’
Amelia Newcomb
Today’s Daily starts with a case study in a life of service: to God, to neighbors and strangers alike, to country and the world, to family. You may have read other tributes to the late U.S. President Jimmy Carter, but spend a moment with Harry Bruinius’ rich appreciation of a “roving peacemaker”: a man who admitted he was a better ex-president than president, who acknowledged missteps and worked to course-correct, and, of course, who strove to center his life on a faith lived actively and compassionately.
