In GOOD times, rather than bad.

In GOOD times, rather than bad.

When I worked for Young Life I was always told, “The best time to raise money is when you don’t need it.” The theory behind that was it was easier to ask people to give when they knew you were healthy as an organization. If you were in deficit, you...
Poor Ruth

Poor Ruth

Ruth is a vivacious energetic hard working young lady. She works at her parents shop that has been with their family for the past 40 years. She’s in her third year of college majoring in engineering. Unfortunately, like so many others, her world got turned...
We’re in this Together…Alone.

We’re in this Together…Alone.

Why is everyone so angry? Why are there 1,000 opinions on everything that’s been going on and each one is absolutely correct according to its author? Why is everyone an expert on public health and no one concerned about it? “Wear a mask, don’t be a...
Pressure Reveals

Pressure Reveals

These are terribly pressure filled times. The pressure builds on so many fronts. From the distant thought of, “Is this the end of the world?” to the day to day, “how am I going to fill my day?” and everything in between, there are pressures all...
These Days…

These Days…

What and how I feel about what’s been going on is all over the place. In general though, I tell my kids that it’s more important to know what you DON’T KNOW than what you do know. I am sure that I don’t know… How bad this will be.How bad...
What Death Does

What Death Does

Kobe Bryant died yesterday. Gigi Bryant yesterday. Three members of the same family died yesterday. A pilot died yesterday. A serviceman died yesterday. A policeman died yesterday. A doctor died yesterday. A teacher died yesterday. A priest died yesterday. A homeless...