Tag: Life

Are you listening?

To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well. American captain, jurist, politician and 4th United States Secretary of State, John Marshall, was born on this day in 1755 (died 1835). In some ways, I have a strange Richmond connection to John Marshall. In high school, we stayed …

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We all fall down

  I once gave an announcement regarding an upcoming fall church retreat by saying “I’d like to speak to you about the fall. Turn in your Daytimers to…” It got a big laugh. And, don’t give me grief over the Daytimers comment. It was in the 90s. I can’t deny it any longer. Summer is …

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