Serving Bread

Former Republican Presidential candidate weighs in on the Jeremiah Wright “noncontroversy.” As easy as it is for those of us who are white to look back and say, “That’s a terrible statement,” I grew up in a very segregated South, and I think that you have to cut some slack. And I’m going to be [...]

My maternal grandmother passed away last Tuesday, March 18 at her home in Cupertino, California. She was 86 years old. Born on March 13, 1922, in Baghdad, Iraq, she was the third of five daughters of Dikran and Azniv. Her father (my great-grandfather) was one of the pioneers of the first Independent Iraqi Government in [...]

Though I still disagree with John McCain on his support of the war in Iraq, I am glad to see him distancing himself from the Bush/Cheney line of thinking. Yesterday, he declared that he “detests” war and “called Wednesday for stronger ties with allies and cautioned that American power “does not mean we can do [...]

[Rating:4] The subtitle of this book is: “What I learned form the Great American Reform Movements.” Author Tim Stafford sits at the feet of historical reformers and reform movements and reflects his lessons in the area of activism. I was an American History major in college and learned a lot of fascinating things about our [...]

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This week’s leadership insight comes from baseball. I am not much of a baseball fan and am always thankful for friends who feed me enough knowledge to get by and/or inspire me to enjoy it. One of the things that I appreciate about baseball is the season of spring training that just ended. Wikipedia perhaps [...]

In case you didn’t catch it, many conservatives are unhappy with the Bush/Cheney team. The Iraq War has become somewhat of a sticking point for those on the right and many feel that conservatism (in general) has somewhat lost its soul. There were no presidential candidates that conservatives liked, and John McCain as the presumptive [...]

This is a season of new beginnings of the church. The 40 days of Lent culminate in celebrating the fact that “Christ is risen!” This past week, I studied Mark 8-10 with students, where the theme of “What does it mean to follow Jesus” emerged for us. And time and again we were struck by [...]

Why is ABC showing back-to-back showings of “The Ten Commandments” on Easter Weekend?

For today’s Finance Friday, I would like to highlight a post that caught my eye this week. Al Hsu (author and editor) has a fantastic post titled “Planned obsolescence and perceived obsolescence.” He examines our relationship with stuff and how marketers and manufacturers sell us stuff. It’s a worthwhile read and urged me to examine [...]