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So You’ve Had a Bad Day – Let Alexander Provide Some Wisdom

Maybe you have lived Murphy’s Law, “If it can go wrong, it will go wrong.” Talk about pessimism. But, have…

Glad You Were Born – Happy Birthday Day

I don't recall which friend uses the line, "Glad you were born," as a way of saying, "Happy Birthday." But…

Leaders Are Always Learners: 3 for 20 Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Leaders sometimes fall into various traps for failure to kill hubris. Remember the fatal flaw of the Greek Tragedies? Pride.…

Deeper Than Healing the Wounds

Our recent trip to Guatemala exposed us to another group of small coffee growers that suffer a system that disadvantages…

Winds of Change

The wind shifted out of the north. We know the State Fair starts tomorrow. Around these parts that means an…

An Interlude

Between acts audiences take time to think about what was just witnessed. And, we wonder how the play will proceed.…

Individuals Kill Community – 2 of 20 Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Surely it scared her to death. The news could not have been more surprising. Plans for what lay ahead did…

Field Tripping with Robin Williams

Rick, my mentor, did not play golf. The golf course was not a place where we went to unwind, talk…

Spying Jokers – Friday Photo

Early mornings we often spy a rabbit exploring the yard. Last week we found her coming closer to the house…

Mentors- Get Some: 1 of 20 Looking Back, Looking Ahead Part 2

Philip Brooks wrote that preaching is, “truth conveyed through personality.” Yet, most young preaches are scared of who they are…