So here we are. The election is past. Vaccines are suddenly on the near horizon. Recovery is in sight. I feel we’ve been given an opportunity to “find the peace once lost”Read More…
12Nov/20
LETTERS
The Screwtape Letters is a novel by C. S. Lewis, dedicated to J.R.R. Tolkien. Published in 1942, the story takes the form of a series of letters from a senior demon, Screwtape, to his nephew Wormwood, aRead More…
10Nov/20
THE PATH
THE PATH I’m writing this two days after the election, before the results have come in. At first I thought I would pass on blogging today, with everything so up in theRead More…
REMEMBER UNITY?
Think back several years. A wall between Mexico and the US wasn’t even on our radar. 90% of our students went to public schools, mixtures of races and religions. We could putRead More…
BROWN EYES, BLUE EYES
I’ve been thinking about how we can redeem 2020. To some extent, it’s about choosing our attitudes. As Bob Marley once said, “Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.” ButRead More…
10Sep/20
THE POWER OF CHANGE
I’ve been holding my breath for months, waiting on the world to change. But that’s so unlike me. I’m usually that crazy crusader for taking personal responsibility in order to make aRead More…
AN UNLIKELY BALM
AN UNLIKELY BALM I’ve been trying really, really hard to find joy these days. I take care of my soul. I take care of others. You know, all the right things. AndRead More…
27Aug/20
A MILLION BELLS
During the early years of DenverWorks, our staff started a cool practice. When one of our clients would get a job, someone on staff would ring a bell. We’d all jump upRead More…
MUSINGS ON MISSING THE POINT
Recently, I missed a point. A lady was talking about not wanting to wear a mask, so I assumed SHE was missing the point. I sort of made a comment, but asRead More…
THE NEXT 82 DAYS
(Note: I sound like an old school politician in this post, but man, we need to reclaim (or re-create) our vision for our country. No time like the present to do so.)Read More…