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Minnesota God-sends – Inventors in Minnesota are making machines that are God-sends to poor farmers and others overseas. In Minneapolis, dozens of retired engineers and other volunteers are giving a new definition to being good neighbors. As Fred de Sam Lazaro reports, they are making thrashers and grinders and water purifiers that are changing the lives of the poor villagers around the world who get them – free.
Jim and Jill Kelly – Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly led the Buffalo Bills to a record four consecutive Super Bowls in the 1990s. Off the field, he and his wife Jill have faced some tough challenges, including a terminally ill son, marital problems and Jim’s cancer. They talk with managing editor Kim Lawton about how their faith has sustained them.
Atul Gawande Interview – Best-selling author and surgeon Atul Gawande has grappled with difficult questions surrounding aging, dying, and the limits of medicine. He spoke with Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly about what matters most to those nearing the end of their lives, a subject of his new book, Being Mortal.
