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What Does It Mean To Be Adopted?
A first grade teacher was discussing a picture of a family. One little boy in the picture had different colored hair than the other family members. One of the teacher’s students suggested that he was...
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What’s the Difference Between Heaven and Hell?
When you learn to love hell you will be in heaven. ~ Thaddeus Golas An elderly couple had lived a long and happy life together. Although they lived in a small house and never had much extra cash, they...
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There’s No Charge for Love – The Story of a Boy and a Puppy
This morning I opened an email power point attachment. I have to say I hardly ever do this. I find these messages urging us to send on the presentation to ‘X’ number of people a bit forceful; but I’m...
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The Park Bench: An Inspiring Story
I have shared the following story at numerous workshops and presentations. I am still touched each time I share it. I trust you are moved by it. You will see I’ve placed some words in bold. That’s...
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We Can Make a Difference
Hushe School: One of the First CAI-Built Schools We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop. Mother Teresa I am...
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Bringing Books to the Poor
John Wood With Some of the Children He Has Helped For anyone who’s read my review of Greg Mortenson’s efforts as described in the wonderful book Three Cups of Tea here is another extremely uplifting...
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The Fisherman Story
I MC’d our ceili on Saturday night and shared the following story with attendees. I think this modern parable is worth sharing broadly so I’m typing it below; it’s a metaphor for life. The rich...
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Music on the Metro
In April 2012 the Copenhagen Philharmonic (Sjællands Symfoniorkester) surprised passengers in the Copenhagen Metro by playing Grieg’s Peer Gynt. The flash mob was created in collaboration with Radio...
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What You Do Does Make a Difference
There’s a sign near the road on a rural property between where I live and where I work. It says simply: ‘It matters to me. God’ Doesn’t that say it all? The following post is my latest column...
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