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…
06Aug/20
JOIE DE VIVRE
“The mountains are calling and I must go.” (If you’re from Colorado, you understand.) Anyway, they’ve been calling my name, so two mornings ago, I got up and decided to obey. ItRead More…
30Jul/20
GETTING INTO GOOD TROUBLE
Jesus was always getting into good trouble. He drove the moneychangers out of the temple, overturning their tables and being generally ticked off. Another time, he healed a guy’s hand on theRead More…
KEEPING OUR EYES ON THE LIGHT
Apparently a full two-thirds of us are part of the Exhausted Majority. The polar extremes are in single digits percentage-wise, even though their voices seem louder than that. A well-known politicalRead More…