Don Owens

Opinions are my own and do not represent those of the companies or organizations I serve within.

Rescuing Rousseau: Part I– The Misguided Helicopter Parent

I disliked Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) for many years. Most of what I knew of Rousseau came from textbooks and intellectuals so I...

Europe Deserves More than American Christianity

Europe Deserves More than American Christianity. It deserves the love of Christians with the heart to live with them, speak their...

Happy New Year - September 4, 2017

The cool of the morning and the unfamiliar dry air make starting the day a pleasure. A hazy blue sky is sliced by the jagged red rock of...

Papa Hemingway For The Next Generation

Ernest Hemingway, like all men, is a paradox. If we combine some of his better tenets we have a hero for boys and men of the next...

Two Music Legends Provided Great Career Advice

Two Music Legends Gave Me Career Advice I was working for Dave Cowley at COPRA Media in the early nineties and it was my first artist...

Short Term Mission Season is Over – Now What?

It is the end of summer and for the most part, the end of short-term mission trips. During the summer months when we work in Central...

Take a Deep Breath - Travel Demands Patience

Travel has always demanded patience, but even more so today. Frequent flight delays and cancellations, fewer upgrades, smaller seats,...

A Life Built From Work

Focusing on your professional life, can lead to a full life in every aspect. There are many songs about refusing to grow up, but even...