Karl Marlantes Spent 40 years writing his book entitled "What it is like to go to war." He is a Vietnam combat veteran, a Marine who wrote the book over…
Read MoreINTRO: The last couple weeks have been full; I had a lot of things I wanted to get done. In fact, I had planned on setting aside a day to…
Read MoreINTRO: I am no musician...but like most people I listen to music...a lot. But I have long been fascinated with what is called Polyphony. In it there are two distinct…
Read MoreINTRO I don't know why I underestimated the power of words for so long. I had experienced their power personally throughout my life...but somehow there was a disconnect in my…
Read MoreINTRO: The hijackers that would take the towers down on 9/11 were here and the CIA knew but didn't tell the FBI Because of personality conflicts, lack of trust and…
Read MoreIn 2009 I was leading an outdoor Easter sunrise service in Iraq. It was, so far, the most miserable Easter morning in my life. The concrete stands of the small…
Read MoreIntro: Osama Ben Laden left his home in Saudi Arabia to fight the Russians in Afghanistan. He slept in a foxhole with a wood ceiling with dirt piled on top...bombs…
Read MoreStephen Hawking died this week; Billy Graham died a couple of weeks ago. What did they have in common? Many things…But one thing that stands out is that they were…
I recently read a Wall Street Journal Article titled “How to Gain Power at Work When you Have None.” Let me sum up the article for you. People who build…
Read MoreINTRO: -Scripture talks about followers of Christ as members -The words that are translated "member" can mean several things -A common word means, "limb"...as in arm, or leg...a body member…
Read MoreMillennium Tower in San Francisco 58 stories of condos, each costing millions of dollars. Very swanky place, was in high demand...but the problem is the tower is sinking and tilting...17…
Read MoreIntro: Stages of life: The “Back then”, The “Now”, The “Next”, The “Final Then.” *In our lives we tend to focus more on one stage than the others…but it is…