Bosco O'Brian

Silence and Stillness

Silence is when there is no noise around you. Stillness is when there is no noise inside you.

Your Logo Is Not Your Brand – Your Story Is

Chances are, sometime recently you’ve heard someone tell a good story; a friend, a family member, someone at work or on TV. Chances are you’ve also heard someone spout a mouthful facts and statistics about one thing or another while relating a situation or circumstance. Which of these do you recall? More importantly, which oneContinue reading “Your Logo Is Not Your Brand – Your Story Is”

In Memoriam

And the rain falls like tears when the heavens can no longer take the pain. In quiet pools we reflect on those who have not died in vain.

I knew him… he was a boy…

Recently, I was at a Cincinnati Reds game on a Friday evening. It was a very nice night for a game and we had those special tickets that come with the food and beverage and that special inside area. You know, the ones where you may not see too much of the game, but you will eat andContinue reading “I knew him… he was a boy…”

“We Believe in One God…” Really?

RANT WARNING: I’m beginning to believe I’ve lived some sort of sheltered existence… In these past few months I have learned more about the multitude of ways that we Christian can quibble with one another than I have in the entire rest of my life leading up to this time. Perhaps because I’ve spent most ofContinue reading ““We Believe in One God…” Really?”

Tumbleweed

I walked amongst the young last night. Like dry tumbleweed blowing across a thick green lawn. Young firm bodies touched and played as I watched with my sepia glasses on. Rich sweet music rose up from where they were. Young sweet voices raised in harmonious youth. As I cross-faded in and out of visions ofContinue reading “Tumbleweed”

OK — so where do we start?

How about here: “Make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose,” (Phil. 2:2). The greatest single threat to Christian unity is apostasy, or losing sight of the simple truth. We spend far too much time and energy on things that are not essentialContinue reading “OK — so where do we start?”

I believe in love…

So today is a day dedicated to love which comes in so many flavors. There’s the “leaping flames” love of youth and the “quiet white embers” love of the ages. There’s the silly precocious love of your teens; the intensely magnetic love of your twenties; the practical and steady love of your thirties; and theContinue reading “I believe in love…”

Did You Watch My LinkedIn Article?

Yes. That’s what I said… or will be saying soon enough. In the very near future it is more likely you will “watch” LinkedIn than “read” it. You won’t just click on this article to read what I have to say. It is far more likely you will watch a video of whatever issue IContinue reading “Did You Watch My LinkedIn Article?”

The General George Patton, Jr. Method

So, another terrible, horrible, no good, very bad bay week in the world of geopolitics… Once again, the divide between world-views is starkly illustrated in the acts of a few religious zealots. In a world where it is a stated objective of some to martyr themselves for their faith, a General George Patton, Jr. quoteContinue reading “The General George Patton, Jr. Method”