A friend of mine googled my name and in his search he found a poem which was written by Dan Tocchini.  When I read the poem, I really connected it with times of despair in my own life. I was deeply impacted by its content,...

Yes, it must be if it is to do anything for us as individuals. Faith therefore, requires a leap. It is not a matter of galvanizing the will to believe something there is no evidence for, but a leap of commitment. Soren...

While fly fishing this last week I couldn’t stop thinking about a quote by the French mathematician, physicist and religious philosopher Blase Pascal. He said: “In a word man knows he is wretched. Thus he is wretched...

Our culture is so enamored with success and failure it seems to ignore character. Just ask somebody what character is and notice what happens. The fundamental word means to engrave or to represent. An interesting idea that...

I have had the pleasure of being mentored by some wonderful men and women, including my wife who has mentored me in developing curiosity and imagination. The people who have made significant impact on my life are the ones...

Life shows up for me as a negotiation beginning at birth and continuing to death. Before you contest my assertion please consider what I mean by negotiation. Negotiation is “Any communication that is designed to influence...