POSTED January 16, 2010

When you have one of the poorest countries in the world, with a very corrupt nation, mix in the worst national disaster to hit that nation in 200 years; you have a mind-blowing disaster.  Rightly so, nations, organization, and faith-based groups are stepping up and responding in force with all kinds of aid. In phase one it is time to provide aid and think forward. [more]

POSTED January 3, 2010

That word crisis, might be the one word summation that many would use for 2009. Not me! I would agree with President Obama’s Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, who at the very beginning of the administration said, “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. And what I mean by that is an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.” I guess it is one of those, “is the glass half empty or half full” deals. Just two examples of why you and I should not let the crisis of ‘09 go to waste. [more]

POSTED December 31st, 2009

Did Christmas really change you? What will really be new? We know a new year is a few days away, but when it arrives I can assure you that 2010 will not be new! The sad fact is for most it will be a year that will be the same as it was in 09, 08, and 07 and so on. [more]