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The Love of Brothers - Conner & Caden Long / 2012 Sports Illustrated Kids Winner (ThinkJump Journal #79 with Kim Gentes)
Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 12:52PM 
As a blogger and writer I have never felt it appropriate to appeal to emotion as the primary reason to discuss a topic, highlight an individual or issue. And that hasn't changed. The primary reason I don't do this is that emotions are so often used as the target for manipulating people to get something from them. For that reason, when a story comes up that is highly emotional I ask myself "is this powerful because it manipulates people?" Or is it powerful because of the truth it provides, even though that truth is charged with deep emotion?
Today, I saw a story that was one of those rare stories that speaks a powerful truth. It is emotional, but it is also a life changing truth. If you are like me, and hate emotionally manipulative stories, I understand and agree with you. The story you are about to watch is definitely emotional, but it is not manipulative. It is the story of the kind of love, innocence and true brotherly care that we are all asked to carry for one another.
What else is there to say. Now, go. In the words of Jesus, love your brother as yourself.
Kim Gentes