Jesus says in John’s Gospel, “I am the Good Shepherd,” but being detached from pastoral landscapes and lifestyles, we ...

People with strong political views about immigration can wield significant influence by crafting tweets laden with metaphors, ...

For example, “there are threats implicit in the other metaphors that are here,” she says. Driver-assistance systems sometimes cause a crash. A fantasy world’s mind readers or magic maps can ...

Here are some of their examples: “If budget reconciliation is like taking the express lanes on a highway (there’s extra rules and tolls, limited stops, but it gets you to where you want to go ...

So, choice of metaphor really matters — and taking health and crime as two examples here — might even be life-changing. Okay, so maybe you’re convinced that you need to choose your metaphors carefully ...

Metaphors can provide insight into a problem or situation by taking what we know about one thing and using that to shape our understanding of another. For example, my colleague Paul Thibodeau ...

But opening our eyes to see the flower blooming amidst the rubble, the sun coming out after the storm, or the examples of goodness in the world can all assist in resetting our nervous systems.