Devastation could not extinguish our spirit Devastation was left in its path. Hurricane Harvey covered up cities with a biblical deluge of water, debris, and filth. Nature was unleashed causing enormous death and destruction, yet the human spirit could not be extinguished. Even as the winds tore, the rain fell…
Overdose Central Fulton County, Pennsylvania lies in a lush valley surrounded by hills and picture perfect hollows. While a large county geographically speaking, 438 square miles, the population is only a little under 15,000. For many, it is a slice of heaven. For others, a living hell. You see, a…
Keep thy mind in hell! Two of my heroes impacted me with similar messages while spending their lives on very different paths. One walked a road of prayer and repentance, the other gave us tools that change the way we create and interact with the world. Both taught me a…
Peer Support is an important, but often misunderstood and executed concept. Be Proactive: We live in a reactive world – wait till there is a problem, then do something about it. This of course means problems tend to never really get solved as new problems arise in the middle of…
A poem for my child? I don’t do that enough. Thankfully, Georgia and I spent some time outside yesterday before I hit the road for a few days of speaking. It was more than I could have expected, she took flight. Over and over she ran down the driveway as…
“Nothing distinguishes more clearly the disciples of Christ than a humble spirit and a simple way of life.” Hesychios of Mount Sinai who lived in the eight or ninth century, from Volume 1 of the Philokalia. Hesychios wrote this living in the desert of Mount Sinai. What would he say…
