Education
Pa
Pa (Patrick) Lough is my new 90-year-old friend. He lives in Kincasslagh, a village of about 44 people, in County Donegal, Ireland. It is the place he has called home for 90 years. When we first met, Pa informed me that his people have lived in that area since 1732,...
Called To Greatness
People in charge are normally easy to spot. In churches for example, they are the ones most often standing behind the pulpit or lectern. In companies they probably have the biggest office. In non-profits they often chair the most important committees. And in government, they are the faces we see...
Adventure
Originally published on August 19th, 2018 in the Dubuque Telegraph Herald. Dear Son (or Daughter): The summer of 1974 was a pivotal moment in American history. The United States was one year away from exiting Vietnam. Watergate was coming to a close. For the first time in American history, a...
Peace Of Mind At 37,000 Feet
“Ladies and Gentlemen, from the flight deck this is your First Officer speaking, we have reached our cruising altitude of 37,000 feet. We are expecting a smooth ride; the seat belt sign is now off. You are free to move about the cabin, we just ask that if you remain...
Some Clarity About Clery
The Clery Act requires all colleges and universities that participate in federal financial aid programs to keep and disclose information about crime on and near their respective campuses. Compliance is annually monitored by the United States Department of Education. I will be the first to point out the overreach by...
A Review of “Why Liberalism Failed”
One of the readers of my blog referred me to Patrick J. Deneen’s book, Why Liberalism Failed. He told me that it would be a difficult read, but that I needed to read it. He was right. It is a difficult read, and the other readers of this blog will...
An Approach To Servant Leadership
In 2004, three hurricanes hit Polk County Florida. I was in high school at the time and although three hurricanes in a single year was unusual, the practice of surviving and rebuilding after wasn’t unfamiliar. My amazing mother single-handedly raised my two brothers and me through some very lean times...
Windshield Time
I like to drive. Even more specifically, I like to drive my car without the radio on. In what I know is a sure sign of some shortcoming, I even pay for a Sirius satellite subscription—which I rarely use. When I was a much younger man attending theological seminary in...
On Prudence
Over the last five years, we have learned that a significant portion of this blog’s readers are Millennials. With that fact in mind, I thought that it might be useful for those of us who are not Millennials to occasionally read leadership reflections from members of this very misunderstood generation. ...
Something Better Than Trophies
I played baseball when I was young, and was a member of a team that won a citywide championship. I still have the trophy from that year, the caption of which reads: “League and Tourney Champs: F.A.C Bucks 1971”. I suppose I saved the trophy after all these years because...
