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The Power of Words

by | Sep 20, 2012 | 0 comments

If  we  priced and valued words as we do commodities, on the basis of supply and demand, then words would be dirt cheap these days.  There are more words available in the cultural marketplace than ever before: round the clock television news and talk...

Nothing About Ultimate About Politics

by | Sep 2, 2012 | 1 comment

On this weekend between the Republican and Democratic National Conventions—a brief pause between “Please like us; we’re nicer than we seem” (the Republican theme) and “Please don’t leave us; we’re doing the best we can” (the Democratic theme)—I am remembering a few...

Enough

by | Aug 24, 2012 | 0 comments

When Anne Lamott was expecting her son, Sam, she realized how much she feared that she would be unable to provide adequately for his needs.  She remembered that, during her own childhood, her parents were so cheap that they didn’t keep Band-Aids in the...

Not on our own

by | Aug 16, 2012 | 0 comments

A long time ago, much longer than I care to admit, I played high school football.  I was big and strong, but not very fast and not very good with my hand, so that meant I was an offensive tackle.  It’s not a position anyone gets excited about, not even...

For the people

by | Aug 7, 2012 | 0 comments

Tom Morris enjoys bringing the insights he has mined from the disciplines of philosophy and theology to bear on the challenges and opportunities of leadership.  In his book If Aristotle Ran General Motors, he described a “pivotal conversation” between designer...