Not long ago, Secretary Rubio stood in Athens with the Parthenon behind him. That old place has been there long enough to know better than most of us. He said the old Greeks made the pursuit of excellence the main business of a man's life. Passion. Strength. Courage. Pride. That was the fuel, he said, and it pushed the West to build what others could not. He called it the heart of a great civilization. Then he pointed out that a good many of us have since forgotten the recipe

I was nervous about a big step. Driving the 405. And something small showed up right when I needed it.

There’s a quiet place in the heart where the noise of the world settles down a bit. Lately I’ve been sitting there with some things that feel important to leave behind. For my children and grandchildren. And for anyone willing to listen in the stillness. It keeps coming back to this simple truth. God is our Provider. Not the government. Not the job. Not the economy. Not even our own strength. From the beginning He has been the One who gives life, breath, daily bread, and ever

“For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them.” — Matthew 25:14 (NKJV) I was taught early as a young Christian that giving mattered. Not the kind of giving that makes a show of itself, but the everyday kind where you just don’t clutch after money. I tried to live that way. I enjoyed what I had, but I didn’t hold it tight. I had some abilities as a carpenter and general handyman. Nothing fancy.

Today is my mom and her twin sister Connie’s birthday. I’m looking at this old picture of the two of them, both smiling, both full of life. Same blood. Same history. And as I look at it, I’m reminded of something I probably don’t stop often enough to say. A mother matters. She matters to a young man trying to figure out how to become a man. She matters to a daughter learning what it means to be strong while still being tender. God gave men a big responsibility as the head of

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