Don Owens

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

Grief on Display

How does one manage grief? This is seldom answered with any intelligence in a Sunday morning sermon or an afternoon talk show. “Talk to...

The Powerful, Inauspicious Laity

The Powerful, Inauspicious Many Your mentors, had mentors. The gentleman I meet with each week was mentored by a man named, Bill...

Chuck Brinkman and My First Break

Little is accomplished in this life without the help of others. My career really began at 19 years old when I walked into the halls of...

Martin Luther and My Dad

My father sat at the far corner table of La Choza’s Fine Dining in Fort Worth and said, “I have pancreatic cancer and there’s nothing...

Confession and Carnage

"All these indignities for such they are From thine the evils I deserve and more, Acknowledge them from God inflicted on me Justly, yet...

Join “The Great Conversation”

“In nihil ab nihilo quam cito recedimus.” (How quickly we fall back from nothing to nothing) At the dawn of history, the West began a...

Monjoie! Loyalty and Defense

Have we no loyalty in our age? I was introduced to, “The Song of Roland” by my son. As is frequently the story, another great book I...

Best of 2017

Once again here is my annual "Best List". While it's built from my experience, you may discover something to enjoy or explore in 2018....