In last weeks blog, I shared how Woody Allen’s worldview has lead to his sense of meaninglessness and despair. He acknowledges that in a godless universe, life is purposeless and upon death there is everlasting nothingness. Pretty bleak. I would however, ask you to think about the issue of purpose. Purpose implies design. Look at […] Read more

I have been reading a book titled, The Power of Meaning by Emily Esfahani Smith. The subtitle of the book is intriguing: Finding Fulfillment In a World Obsessed with Happiness. I have concluded that modern people believe that happiness is primarily found in wealth and pleasurable experiences. Yet, this leaves many people with nothing but […] Read more

Two weeks ago in The Wall Street Journal, there was an article about the mayor of Motyzhyn, Ukraine. The article read: Mayor Olha Sukhenko took care of her village like a family for more than a decade, locals said, sprucing up public buildings, organizing concerts and settling disputes. When the Russian army withdrew last week […] Read more

Back in 1987, Alcoa hired Paul O’Neil as its new CEO. Alcoa, which had been in business for over 100 years, was struggling and needed new leadership. O’Neil was a former government bureaucrat that no one had ever heard of. The company scheduled an investor meeting in a large New York ballroom to introduce O’Neil […] Read more

BCC Men’s Breakfast | April 15, 2022 Richard E. Simmons III spoke at our BCC Breakfast at The Country Club of Birmingham. **Add link below This will also air on YouTube at 7:00 PM Central tonight, Friday, April 15th. It will remain on YouTube to watch anytime. Read more

During my senior year of college, I was privileged to hear a presentation given by the great historian Thomas Kuhn. He had written one of the most influential books of science in the twentieth century. The book was titled, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. It was about the progress of scientific knowledge. The book focused […] Read more

Every quarter I like to share quotes that I have encountered in my reading and research that have been meaningful to me. I call them “Nuggets of Wisdom.” ***** “The circumstances of life, the events of life, and the people around me in life do not make me the way I am but reveal the […] Read more

One of my colleagues, George Shamblin, recently wrote a blog titled, “A Lesson from Bison.” It had a wonderful illustration about cattle and bison: The state of Colorado is divided almost exactly in half. In the western part of the state, you’ll find the Rocky Mountains. Towards the east is the Great Plains. Taken together, […] Read more

Back in the 1960s, Dionne Warwick recorded a hit song, What the World Needs Now is Love. It has remained popular over the years, not only because of the quality of the music and the talent of the artist, but because the lyrics communicate a message that all people can relate to. We live in […] Read more

Several years ago I wrote a blog about how nations rule over their people. It was a contrast between the Communist dictatorships of the day and the western world. I realized that this blog is very pertinent to the times we live in as we try to understand the senseless invasion of Ukraine by the […] Read more