The land of Israel is almost surreal. I’m sitting on the terrace of the David Citadel Hotel in Jerusalem; 200 yards away – to the west – are the walls of the Old City, and the Jaffa Gate. It’s 5:30am, and in an hour, the sun will come up over the ancient skyline. A few months […]
Oct 15 2018
Righteous is as righteous gives
It must be a big, big deal. I’m not sure that everyone in your circles today is inspired to earn this designation. In fact, it’s often used in a derisive manner, for people who reject a certain high-bar moral or ethical standard. At a time when people with character deficiencies win awards and elections, it […]
Oct 8 2018
Which best seller is the best?
Which best seller is better? “What kind of God wants you to be poor and miserable?” If there’s anyone who can ask that question and get a positive response, it’s Oprah Winfrey. Though her beginnings were meager – born into poverty in Mississippi to a single mom, raised in an inner city Milwaukee neighborhood, and […]
Oct 1 2018
What if you could help them Think Different?
“Hi Bob. You don’t know me, but I read your newsletter…” I was in an airport – waiting to board my flight back to Orange County (home) – when that chance encounter took place. He knew me… but I didn’t know him. How did he get on the distribution list for the Point of View? […]
Sep 24 2018
How we can change the nation
All election, all the time. Is that a blessing? Welcome to the next 43 days of the American reality show. The “big choices” will be ours on November 6th: The confirmation process for the Supreme Court justice is the dramatic War of the Titans leading up to the winner-take-all contest that is just six weeks […]
Sep 17 2018
It’s about time
What time is it? Don’t ask Phil Connors that question: for him, it really didn’t matter. In the 1993 movie Groundhog Day, Phil was stuck in a strange time loop, repeating the same day, continuously. If life isn’t moving toward some significant futuristic horizon – if every day is just a do-over – then asking […]
Sep 10 2018
Here’s one for the books…
Books. “Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.” President Harry S. Truman is the source of that quote, and most people would agree. There are people who read and never lead: they are probably great students, but ineffective teachers. And, there are functionally illiterate leaders (able to read, but – because of […]
Sep 3 2018
The last word
America needs a day off. Last week was supposed to be the final lap around the summer track before returning to the sprint lane that puts everyone back in competition for the Fall. But some things aren’t planned in keeping with the normal calendar: death lands on life with little notice, and demands attention. Parties […]
Aug 27 2018
From home to hell…
What are the odds that your kids in college will reject your faith? This happens every year. For families, the summer break ends and “back to school/college” or becomes the critical transition point. Clothes, classroom supplies, shifts of routine and more become a demanding deadline. “First day of school” is on the calendar, and it […]
Aug 20 2018
What are you building?
“What did you do on your summer vacation”? In a bygone era, that question was a predictable “pop quiz” for the first day of school. Designed to get the cobwebs out of the students’ cursive grips, it challenged kids to put 10 weeks into 300 words. Today is “back to school” day, for me; my […]
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