by Wayne Fowler | Jan 18, 2026 | NGN
David Gergen advised four U.S. presidents. His iconic line still used by political campaigns is, “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” He explained, “Rhetorical questions have great power.” Agree. So, I’ll borrow and re-phrase. Are you better off with...
by Wayne Fowler | Jan 11, 2026 | NGN
I asked AI bots to list the most common New Year resolutions. It turns out the bots aren’t smarter than you and I, at least on this topic. We already knew most resolutions tend to be about improving health, finances, relationships, and skills. What you may not have...
by Wayne Fowler | Jan 4, 2026 | NGN
“Sure, you’re on the clock, but we’re all on the clock.” Former Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse agrees with those empathic words from his friends. In announcing his terminal cancer prognosis he writes, “Death is a wicked thief, and pursues us all.” We tend to view the...
by Wayne Fowler | Dec 21, 2025 | NGN
Fritz Vincken was 12 years old when he witnessed a defining event in his life. His father had sent him and his mother to stay in a cabin in the woods, thinking they would be safe from the battles of WWII. They couldn’t have known the Battle of the Bulge would soon...
by Wayne Fowler | Dec 14, 2025 | NGN
The Strand Magazine asked C.S. Lewis to write “A Christmas Sermon for Pagans.” Written in 1946, it still sheds prescient light on our modern times. Lewis centers his message on post-Christian beliefs about morality. “There is no objective Right or Wrong: each race or...
