Living an uncommon life: seeing people as people
A few days ago I had the privilege of giving a talk to some student athletes at Grand Canyon University, and I had an assigned topic: Living an Uncommon Life. Why, I wondered, would someone give that topic to me? Have I lived an uncommon life? Am I uncommon? The answer to both questions is […]
One of our greatest treasures is being stolen. This is not good.
There have been three incidents in my adult life when something was taken from me or a family member. At least that I know of. The first of those happened in St. Louis back in the days when most cars had a radio antenna. My wife and I came out of a shopping center to […]
Names are important. Let’s get them right.
I don’t remember how old I was when I learned that names have meaning — probably grade school. But I do remember that the first thing I wanted to know was what my name meant. There was no Google (a number of almost infinite size, which is not just about the information they provide but […]
