Posts by Steven Jones
6 Stones & NEXT Worldwide: Bringing Needs and Wants Together
On July 12, 2015, a group of high school and college students from all across Texas arrived in Bedford with little fanfare. Representing NEXT Worldwide, a non-profit that believes in “Living the Mission,1” they came to help 6 Stones do just about everything we do. In the course of four days, they sorted and placed donations for the New Hope Center…
Read MoreTalyna: Passing On The Gift
ARLINGTON — noise abounds in the Student Center of the University of Texas at Arlington. I’m setting up cameras and checking angles in the corner of the upper-level computer lounge, but even here the parades of jovial children at language camp echo off the walls and banisters. College campuses are never still, even in the…
Read MoreWords, Stories, People: An Open Letter From A New Employee
I love words. I love that inside of every arbitrary collection of letters is a powerful meaning, agreed upon and put into circulation by humanity as a whole. More than that, I love that they combine to become more than they are. Words, like people, are powerful but limited in scope. Very few can stand…
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