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Jonathan Hayashi: Gangster Turned Pastor

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The photographs show a shirtless teenager with a head of dirty blond cropped hair, a toned body, and a pair of Ray-Bans. A huge tattoo of a pair of praying hands fills his back. A cross is imprinted on his right arm. That was Jonathan Hayashi 12 years ago, a gangster who fought on the streets of Japan. No one would have believed back then that he would become a pastor in America today.

Lockscreen: November 2017

ODJ: Age Is Just a Number

Age shouldn’t stop anyone from making a big impact. It certainly didn’t stop ten year old Mikaila Ulmer. Instead of putting up a lemonade stand, Mikaila opened a lemonade business. Her company BeeSweet Lemonade started with her grandmother’s recipe and led to her pitching a business plan on a popular TV show. Mikaila was granted a huge investment and has also signed a co

ODB: The Hand of Comfort

“Patient is combative,” the nurse’s notes read.What she didn’t realize until later was that I was having an allergic reaction as I awakened after a complicated open-heart surgery. I was a mess, with a tube down my throat. My body began shaking violently, straining against the straps on my arms, which were there to keep me from suddenly pulling out my breathing tube. It was

Solution to Forgetfulness: A Pile of Stones

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Because I'm forgetful, I made a pile of stones and put them in my living room. I was inspired by a kind woman named Terri Carter whom I've met only once in my life.

ODJ: Each One

Focused, she bustled past me in the canned goods aisle. Her Bluetooth device behind her ear, she filled her shopping trolley while carrying on a phone conversation. I saw her again while I was in the self-checkout lane. Cool and collected, her ability to multitask seemed admirable on the surface. However, her curt tone towards a cashier revealed that the woman’s need to be on task had left h

ODB: A Good Ending

As the lights dimmed and we prepared to watch Apollo 13, my friend said under his breath, “Shame they all died.” I watched the movie about the 1970 spaceflight with apprehension, waiting for tragedy to strike, and only near the closing credits did I realize I’d been duped. I hadn’t known or remembered the end of the true story—that although the astronauts faced many hardships, t

Step Outside Your Box

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ODJ: Disappointments

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I don’t recommend gambling—it’s a fast way to become poor. Gamblers don’t always win, even when they do. In 2016, a woman was playing a slot machine when it rang up a US $43 million jackpot. When she went to collect her winnings, the casino said the machine had malfunctioned. Local law prohibited giving her the money, so the casino offered her a steak dinner instead. From U