by Drick Boyd | Jan 29, 2025 | Featured
Last Saturday, January 25, I had the honor of attending the Celebration of Life for Dr. Tony Campolo. Tony died two months earlier on November 19, 2024, and the family had its own private funeral. This event, officiated by Tony’s son Bart Campolo, was for the...
by Drick Boyd | Jun 30, 2020 | Featured
David Brooks is a New York Times columnist whose writings I generally find to be thoughtful and insightful. He is the author of five books that deal with the importance of developing personal character and a regular commentator on National Public Radio. He is what I...
by Drick Boyd | Jan 4, 2019 | Featured
Live for a while in the books you love. Learn from them what is worth learning, but above all love them. This love will be returned to you a thousand times.Whatever your life may become, these books — of this I am certain — will weave through the web of...
by Drick Boyd | Jan 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
I write these words the day after the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States, the day of the Women’s March in Washington, DC and cities across the nation. Circumstances do not allow me to participate, but my prayers and thoughts are...
by Drick Boyd | Dec 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
Like many people, I was shocked and disturbed by the election of Donald Trump on November 8. To be honest, I was mostly outraged that a man of his arrogance could be elected to office, and it only confirmed for me how corrupted our democracy has become. That...