by Barry Howard | May 18, 2022 | Opinion
Even the best and the brightest among us can find ourselves enshrouded in a whirlwind of emotional turbulence or bombarded by thoughts of darkness and despair. Our motivation may wane, fatigue may set in, and our sense of direction may become uncertain. May is Mental...
by Barry Howard | May 10, 2022 | Opinion
My wife, a true child of the south, loves sweet tea. I, on the other hand, prefer unsweet tea with fresh lime or lemon. At least twice recently, as we were dining out, our server refilled my wife’s sweet tea glass with unsweetened iced tea. In both cases, when we...
by Barry Howard | Apr 20, 2022 | Opinion
Lava once flowed across the land on which the Hualalai Golf Course now sits. Years before the resort was constructed, this part of Hawaii’s Big Island looked much different. Yet, once the lava altered the landscape, there was no going back. Looking at the plush...
by Barry Howard | Dec 13, 2021 | Opinion
Grief is tough to deal with any time of the year, but it is especially challenging during the holidays. Why does grief seem to turn up the volume during the holiday season? I think there are at least three reasons why grief is more pronounced in the U.S....
by Barry Howard | May 14, 2021 | Opinion
Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church in Atlanta birthed a vision in 1946 to plant a church in North Buckhead. The congregation saw this area as a mission field and a hub of future growth on the north side of Atlanta. Second-Ponce purchased property in 1947 on Wieuca...