by Mark Beckwith | Jan 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
I had my first uniform when I was a Cub Scout. I was about eight. I remember the pride I felt when I wore it in the local Memorial Day parade. The blue uniform and yellow kerchief gave me an identity as someone connected to both the community of other scouts and the...
by Mark Beckwith | Jan 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
I write this on the fortieth annual observance of Martin Luther King Day, when the country pauses to honor Dr. King’s memory and legacy. For me, the day is yet another opportunity to be fed by his extraordinary spiritual and intellectual genius. There are many...
by Mark Beckwith | Jan 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
Jonathan Ross has expressed that he felt his life was in imminent danger when he fired three shots through a windshield that took the life of Renee Nicole Good. Millions of people, from the President on down, have agreed with Ross’ split-second decision to eliminate...
by Mark Beckwith | Jan 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
Instant gratification. It is an impulse that at times can take on an almost religious fervor in the pursuit of fulfilling an immediate desire. Little, if any thought, is given to the implications or consequences of satisfying the desire; and invariably strategy is...
by Mark Beckwith | Dec 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
Merry Christmas. For generations “Merry Christmas” has been a time-honored greeting. In recent years “Merry Christmas” has fallen out of favor in some quarters because it was felt to be less of a greeting and more of a claim of Christian hegemony that disregarded or...
