by Walter Penning | Jul 8, 2015 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
A pad of post it notes costs somewhere around a buck, or perhaps the price of a single note is somewhere around a penny. Roughly. But consider the value it can afford. Bear with me while I share the following true story: My fiftieth birthday started just like every...
by Walter Penning | Jul 2, 2015 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
I have been working on a family project of sorts capturing events and personal histories meaningful to our family. These stories and pictures bring back such memories. You know that I always felt my dad was an incredibly wise man. I think many of us saw that in my...
by Walter Penning | Jun 24, 2015 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
Growing old is the best. I never thought I would say that, much less believe it, but it is true. My whole life, I have admired the elderly—old men in particular—I just haven’t always been able to articulate why. Lest you think I have lost my mind, I acknowledge that...
by Walter Penning | May 27, 2015 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
I am not a scientist, but the concept of hybrid and electric vehicles fascinates me. I test drove a hybrid car recently. It was quiet and responsive and resorted to the gas-powered engine rarely. Instead of using the brake pads when I slowed, the car first charged the...
by Walter Penning | May 20, 2015 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
There are few people that impact the world around them without ever meeting those so affected. Terrie Bittner is one of these people, and I am fortunately lucky to be one of the many she influenced. Now her words may be hard to articulate, but memories are forever....
by Walter Penning | May 13, 2015 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
Who can find a virtuous woman for her price is above rubies. Adam declared upon the creation of woman “This is bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh…the grand summation of all the marvelous work that has gone before” (Gen. 2:20–23). We teach the young men of this...
