In a day or two, we will have to start writing 2011. It is hard to believe that 2010 is almost finished. I like this time of year. There is something about the turning of a year that opens an opportunity to hit a reset button. I may not have kept all my 2010 resolutions, [...]
Archive for December, 2010
Home for the Holidays
Posted: December 24, 2010 by Glenn in Christmas, Folgers, Home for the HolidaysOne of my favorite commercials is one that Folgers coffee shows every Christmas. A brother arrives home after being gone for a long period. He gives his sister a present and she takes the bow and places it on his chest and say’s, “you’re my Christmas present this year.” I know, it’s kind of cheesy, [...]
One of the values my wife and I are attempting to pass on to our boys is the importance and primacy of community. This is not always easy in a culture that appears to value the rights of the individual over and against the good of the community. Barbara Kingsolver has become one of my [...]
When given a choice between writing about failure or success, I seem to default to failure. This may have something to do with the Mennonite in me. After all, we are supposed to be a humble people. So in a strangely dysfunctional sort of way it is more spiritual to talk about failure. Another advantage [...]
I have been reading Gregory Boyle’s book, Tattoos on the Heart. Boyle is a Jesuit priest and the founder of Homeboy Industries. Their mission is both simple and visionary; they assist at-risk and formerly gang-involved youth to become positive and contributing members of society through job placement, training and education. Once again, it was a [...]
