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Build Good Men. Continued.

Build Good Men. Continued.

By Craig Glass | December 5, 2015 | , , , , , , , | 19 Comments

p_blacksmith_1660195cYet again, we come face-to-face with the bewildering, heart-breaking news of another mass killing in the U.S. This time, for my wife, Beryl, and me, it pierces even closer to home—3 killed, 9 wounded in Colorado Springs, our home for the past 16 years. Revulsion, grief, ache, and anger boil to the surface.

And, just days later, another horrific scene of slaughter takes place in San Bernardino, CA. We watch the horror unfold in stunned disbelief.

Coming so shortly after the bombings and killings in Paris and Mali, a world that already felt unstable and unsafe, now feels even less safe and even more bewildering.

What is going on? I feel compelled to comment, mostly on the Colorado Springs event, because it happened in my backyard. I’m intentionally bypassing the political issues of abortion, terror or gun control. There is another time and place for that conversation. I’m landing on the common thread in these stories that motivates me more than any other.

There Will Never Be Another

By Craig Glass | September 24, 2015 | , , | 0 Comments

Saturday mornings, waiting for Mom and Dad to wake up, were a cartoon-fest in my home when I was a boy. Among others, one of my favorite shows was Yogi Bear. Because he was “smarter than the average bear.” So it was with disbelieving shock that I eventually heard of a Yankees baseball player, Yogi […]

A Quiet Testimony

By Craig Glass | August 17, 2015 | , , , | 0 Comments

My first memory of a championship football was listening to the radio, as a 10 year-old in December of 1963, cheering on the Chicago Bears as they beat Y.A Tittle and the New York Giants. One of the stars on the Giants was Hall of Fame wide receiver/running back, Frank Gifford, who later went on […]

A Mother’s Wisdom

By Craig Glass | May 20, 2015 | , , , | 2 Comments

The impact of mothers is amazing. They carry us for months, painfully deliver us into the world, love us at all costs, bear countless burdens for us, believe in us and send us on our own journey. What a gift moms are. In 1938, when he was 14, President George H. W. Bush’s mother gave […]

Glory and Ruin, Part II

By Craig Glass | May 15, 2015 | , , , , | 0 Comments

“If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the battleline between good and evil runs through the heart of every man.”   —Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn As a survivor of the Gulag Archipelago, the massive Soviet system of […]

Racial Redemption

By Craig Glass | March 31, 2015 | , , , , , , , | 0 Comments

It has been so disturbing recent months to witness the series of events that have brought into glaring spotlight the differences that still separate the races—especially white vs. black—in the United States. We who long for genuine reconciliation and mutual respect, regardless of one’s race, are pierced when young black men are killed by officers […]

Legacy: The Impact We Leave Behind

By Craig Glass | July 24, 2014 | , , , | 0 Comments

Every man I know is building a legacy, a reputation and impact, that will follow him and touch others. Relatively few men think about what that legacy will be…and what qualities in him will form that legacy. Yesterday, Pat Bowlen, the owner of the Denver Broncos football team, stepped down from over-seeing the team’s overall […]

World’s Toughest Job

By Craig Glass | May 7, 2014 | , , , | 0 Comments

Ever wonder about what the toughest job in the world might be? President of the U.S.? Brain surgeon? Sewer cleaner? Nope. Here’s pretty good evidence of the toughest: World’s Toughest Job.   Craig GlassMy greatest joy in life is my family. I know, that sounds like the comment you’re supposed to make as a man […]

Paying it Forward

By Craig Glass | March 24, 2014 | , , , | 0 Comments

Sometimes kids do an amazing job of “reverse mentoring .” Demonstrating remarkable maturity and unselfish values while doing what comes naturally to them. Watch this boy give an officer a life lesson he’ll never forget. Paying it forward. “And don’t let anyone put you down because you’re young. Teach believers with your life: by word, […]

Did He Just Tarnish His Legacy?

By Craig Glass | February 7, 2014 | , , , , | 1 Comment

I’ve always loved football, and have always been a Chicago Bears fan. I will be until the rapture. But living in Colorado, man, have I become a fan of this guy. A lot has been made of Peyton Manning’s legacy. With his team’s defeat in the Super Bowl, did he just permanently tarnish his reputation? […]