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Friends, On Thanksgiving Day weekend, as I stopped to consider what I was grateful for, my thoughts quickly went to the natural beauty that surrounds us everywhere — if we remember to stop and notice. These images, in their exquisite detail, caught my attention. I invite you take a few minutes to look around, whatever the season where you live, and take in the activity … Continue reading Unspeakable Beauty
“The only way out of our wreckage is to rewrite the cultural script, to make excellence in character admired again.” ~ Peter Wehner It’s hard to argue with his observation when we consider how the so-called powerful bend the rules and break the laws and face no real consequence for doing so. It sends a clear message to the rest of us — integrity is … Continue reading The Virtue of Integrity
Why are so many young men in trouble today? Maybe the answer is to be found by looking at what’s happening in fatherless homes. 63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes. ~ 5 times the national average 90% of all homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes. ~ 32 times the national average 85% of all children with behavioral disorders come from fatherless … Continue reading Why Boys Need Men
Marsha’s mother, Doris Hahn, died in late September. A memorial service was held on November 9th at the First United Methodist Church in Bloomington, Indiana. I’d like to share with you reflections spoken by Marsha and Doris’s grandson, Erin, and a prayer read by her nephew, David. From Marsha When I was four or five years old my father was in our carport one day … Continue reading A Family Says Goodbye
I was channel surfing one Saturday night the way I do when my wife is away and I have the remote to myself, when I came across a PBS documentary on the Rolling Stones. When the Stones were in the midst of a mammoth world tour in 1981, at the height of their fame, they dropped in unannounced at a small Chicago blues club, the … Continue reading Acknowledging Our Roots (by Joe Nagy)