Category Archives: Wake Up Calls

Cornering Hospitality

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

I embarked on my first serious mission from God when I was about four.  The adults in our house were talking about Christmas—a riveting subject for a four-year-old in almost any context.  I heard my grandpa (Pa) clearly remark that … Continue reading →

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When ‘3D’ Really Isn’t

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

First-time experiences sort of stick in your mind, don’t they?  I had a first-time experience at the movies when I was 14—and, no, it didn’t involve a girl, and lip contact didn’t include anything I couldn’t swallow or that wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Endless Beginnings

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

Election Day 2014 came and went, and millions of Americans experienced a sense of celebratory relief as vote tallies filled their TV screens and projections of winners and losers heralded the end of one political party’s control over half of … Continue reading →

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Your Voice?

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

Next Tuesday, November 4, is Election Day.  It is a time when our voice is heard in a unique and significant way, yet some tend to think that their voice doesn’t matter.  Maybe we would do well to consider the … Continue reading →

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Looking for a Balance of Trade

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

Among this week’s chronicles revealing that the proliferation of violence in our world has certainly not abated, there was the disturbing report of a terrorist attack in Canada’s parliament. Many of us were shocked—though more an obligatory response to a … Continue reading →

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All the Threats Aren’t Microscopic

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

A young nurse named Nina Pham is now famous, but not in any of the ways she might have preferred to be. As most of us know, she contracted the Ebola virus in the course of her work in treating … Continue reading →

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