Aug
20
2017
What would my life be like without my childhood mentors? I entertain that question often, especially as I invite others to mentor boys and young men. As a mentor, speaking into the life of a young person via your...
Jul
10
2017
As a child I can remember the the excitement of back to school - maybe you can too? New clothes, new shoes, new hair cuts, new school supplies, etc… Sadly however this is NOT the case for all kiddos. In...
Jun
30
2017
Has it been three years already? It HAS — and in the words of most founders of any organization, be it for profit or non-profit as is the case of Loving Community, it’s been the hardest thing and the...
Jun
27
2017
It seems ironic that yesterday the current POTUS was doing a victory lap on changing the fabric of our country, built by refugees and immigrants, and just across town in Dallas a former POTUS was congratulating a refugee and...
Jun
17
2017
Tomorrow is the third Sunday of June and we celebrate Father’s Day. This annual holiday was officially established in the United States in1972.
Actually though its origins date back to 1910 when Spokane, WA resident Sonora Smart Dodd arranged for...
May
27
2017
I love a good party. Count me in! I also love a good “Top Ten” list. So combining the two, below is my“Top Ten Celebrations" I’ve been part of in the past ten days. Now in fairness, there’s not...
Feb
15
2017
Upton Sinclair was a Pulitzer Prize winning author whose works spanned the first half of the twentieth century. The Jungle, his most popular novel uncovered the horrid and unsafe conditions in the meat packing industry. Americans were outraged! In...
Feb
03
2017
I’m usually a fairly cordial and friendly soul. Some things however push my buttons and awaken my inner prophet. This was such a conversation.
The man at my table was droning on about the horrible state of our society and...
Jan
02
2017
The New Year brings new opportunities…to resurrect some old messages in our heads.
I’m NOT!
I’m not…good enough, skinny enough, healthy enough, productive enough, rich enough, beautiful enough, smart enough, spiritual enough or successful enough. I’m not…a good enough person, parent,...
Dec
15
2016
Christmas is a season of hope. And hope is best viewed through the eyes of a child. Dating back to the birth of the baby Jesus, Christmas has been a joyous celebration of expectations, of possibilities, of what can...
