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Don’t Be George

George Costanza had a strategy. Actually, Seinfeld’s quirky sidekick had many strategies. George was constantly spouting a philosophy of life, dating, or friendship. He spent most of his time explaining why his life was in chaos. George was more interested in rationalizing his incompetence than in addressing it. George’s overarching strategy, I think, might be […]

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Spasms Of Charity

Charity isn’t justice. “Victims of injustice do not need our spasms of charity. They need our legs and lungs of endurance.” Gary Haugen, President, International Justice Mission “Spasms” of charity. Homeless shelters. Soup kitchens. Short-term bandages on society’s bleeding wounds. Charity treats the symptoms of injustice while the root causes persist. Charity feels good (for […]

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Zoom In

That’s my house! Ever look for your house on Google Maps? It’s kind of fun. At first you get something like this photo, a big maze of streets that doesn’t look much different than a map of any other neighborhood. But Google Maps has this amazing feature that lets me zoom in until I see […]

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Be Like Owen

This is Owen. Owen thought raising funds to support kids rescued from human trafficking was a good idea. Owen’s in 5th grade. He’s not a long-distance bike rider (yet). Instead of focusing on what he can’t do, Owen wondered what he could do. Owen set up a lemonade stand last summer. When people stopped, he […]

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