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“The kingdom of God is among you.”— Luke 17:21 Over the past few months, people kept telling me, “You really need to read Theo of Golden.” I am envisioning Cashmere as a "Golden" Community. Everything you can imagine is real. One friend mentioned it over coffee. A few weeks later someone else brought it up. Then another. I finally bought the novel, started reading it, and, to be perfectly honest, wondered what everyone was talking about. Nothing dramatic seemed to happen. The

What Kind of People Help a Nation Flourish? “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” — Martin Luther King Jr. John and I were recently in Claremont for his 60th reunion at Pomona College. By the time people reach their 60th reunion, seems like they’ve lost a lot of the need to impress and readily reveal their challenges, their passions, their concerns, their foibles, and in the process... a lot of wisdom.

“In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir, Scottish born American naturalist This morning a grumpy and...