Who can we trust?

"Trust no one" These words describe the counsel of James Buchanan Duke to his only child, Doris Duke. (Return to Paradise, Main Line Today, April 2004). Should we also heed this advice? As I prepared to move from the United States to Hungary in 1996, a...

Submit to authority?

"Bob, please clean your room." These words made me cringe. I wanted to defy my parents. Submission to authority was not a character trait for which I yearned, even when it was the loving, nurturing and protective authority of my parents. We seem to have a...

Foundations of faith

What we believe shapes us and identifies us! Each fall for the past 12 years, I have believed that my beloved professional football team, the Washington Redskins, will win the Super Bowl. The basis of my belief is not player talent or coaching expertis but rather a...

Who has time to think?

When is there time to think? The day in the office begins – work to do, telephone calls to answer, people dropping by the office. Taking time to ponder is not written into my schedule. That is why I love the early morning hours – quiet with no...