The Roots of Violence: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles. – Gandhi
Words for Our Time
January 28th, 2009 · Comments Off on Words for Our Time · Character, Values
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Scattershooting at Politics & the Economy
November 23rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Scattershooting at Politics & the Economy · Politics, Scattershooting
Scattershooting while wondering whatever happened to Christopher Cross . . . Magazines and posters equate Obama with hope. It never ceases to amaze me at how people and pundits left and right continue to put their hopes in politicians. I pray that Barack Obama is a good – even great – President, but as the […]
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Voted Straight Bull Moose Ticket
November 5th, 2008 · Comments Off on Voted Straight Bull Moose Ticket · Politics
The Bull Moose (Progressive) Party platform in 1912 read, in part, that the goal of the party was “To destroy this invisible Government, to dissolve the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of the day.” – attributed to Theodore Roosevelt Seems to me they were on […]
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The Panic of 2008
October 10th, 2008 · Comments Off on The Panic of 2008 · Character, News, Politics, Values
Panic. Shouting fire in a crowded theater. Being caught doing something you know is horribly wrong that you thought no one would ever catch you doing. Greed. When enough is never enough. Wanting more and more, convincing yourself that you deserve more. Arrogance. Twenty-somethings full of themselves on Wall Street, roaring through their naivety in […]
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It's Time for Temerity
October 9th, 2008 · Comments Off on It's Time for Temerity · Honesty & Candor, Influencers, Politics
Dr. Ian Hay, international missions statesman, wrote an article some years ago about “The Old Temerity.” It was the first time I consciously encountered the word temerity. Abridged dictionaries capture only a piece of its rich meaning. They focus not on the boldness which is at the heart of temerity, they instead press on the […]
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Greed & Trying Times
October 7th, 2008 · Comments Off on Greed & Trying Times · Money, Values
These are trying times. Add to the long list of uncertainties the economy. It seems $700 billion won’t buy what it used to buy, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average has now dropped 1,400 points in the last week. The DJIA is now below 10,000 for the first time since October 2004. Recession is out […]
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Has Anything Changed?
August 9th, 2008 · Comments Off on Has Anything Changed? · Spiritual Journey, Uncategorized, Values
Forty years ago Tommie Smith and John Carlos, teammates on the U.S. Olympic team, won gold and bronze medals in the 200 meter dash at the Games in Mexico City. Here is how Time magazine described the scene at the time: “‘Faster, Higher, Stronger’ is the motto of the Olympic Games. ‘Angrier, nastier, uglier’ better […]
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Remembering Mark Woods
June 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Remembering Mark Woods · Character, Friends, Spiritual Journey
Mark Woods was perhaps the finest counselor I’ve ever known. While he was never my personal counselor, he was a friend for 30 years and the one person I could refer someone to without reservation. To say that Mark was special is to denigrate his significance. He went way beyond special. He was bright, engaging, […]
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More Memories of a Great Man
May 21st, 2008 · Comments Off on More Memories of a Great Man · Character, Friends, Spiritual Journey, Values
In many ways Clyde Cook’s life was defined by a little red wagon when he was just six years old. It was December 1941, the damage to the U.S. Fleet at Pearl Harbor was done, and the Empire of Japan had turned its attack to Hong Kong. His father, a merchant ship captain, was away […]
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Reflections on a Giant
April 19th, 2008 · Comments Off on Reflections on a Giant · Character, Friends, Influencers, Leadership, Spiritual Journey
Clyde Cook, named after the River Clyde in Scotland, was a giant of a man. There is no one I admire more, no one in my memory who has touched so many lives worldwide in such a personal way. But even giants don’t travel alone; this one walked with His Savior and with his greatly […]
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