Jan
18
2010

Roger Butner
Some of you may consider me a big loser for posing with my friend Pooh Bear, here. That’s cool. Others may consider me a big loser for plenty of other reasons.
The reason I am posting this today is because I am very excited about participating in the Biggest Loser 2010: C-K Office Park edition. Several [...]
Tags: compasses, discipline, fitness, personal responsibility, respect, the journey
Jan
08
2010

Roger Butner
Colt McCoy – hats off to you, brother! Folks, you’ve got to see this minute and a half interview! For those who aren’t aware, Colt McCoy was a Heisman runner-up for the last two years, and one of the most outstanding quarterbacks ever to play college football. His Texas Longhorns played an impressive undefeated season [...]
Tags: compasses, HOPE, leadership, manhood, respect, the journey
Dec
18
2009

Roger Butner
It is very good to have a plan. Just don’t hold it too tightly.
Six days and seven nights at Disney World. Four parks, plus a special shopping district, and multiple resorts with additional minor attractions. Special lunches and breakfasts and dinners that include up close and personal visits with the real Disney characters. Special events [...]
Tags: compasses, the journey
Nov
27
2009

Roger Butner
I know. For those of you who have been following me on Twitter and/or Facebook, you realize this statement comes near apostasy for me. But what you may not realize is that I grew up in Little Rock, AR, home of Jennings Osborne and family. Click here to get a visual tour of the [...]
Tags: community, compasses, culture, facebook, HOPE, the journey, twitter
Nov
04
2009

Roger Butner
Just checking in to share how wonderful it was this morning when I was driving my son to school, and he asked to listen to some music. He wanted to listen to “The Law and the Prophets,” which is what he calls the song on his Steve Green cd of Scripture songs for kids that [...]
Tags: character, compasses, family, HOPE, leadership, parenting, the journey
Sep
09
2009

Roger Butner
I am increasingly realizing that I have been terribly duped for much of my life. My flesh has conspired with the American culture of hedonism to raise me on a steady diet of the consideration, “What do I feel like doing?” Some regular variations include, “What would make me more comfortable?” “What would make me [...]
Tags: character, compasses, discipline, family, freedom, manhood, parenting, personal responsibility, the journey
Aug
11
2009

Roger Butner
Training our kids to live according to the compass of Reality is difficult. It is NOT the path of least resistance, to be sure! It is the nature of kids of all ages, and particularly teens, to fight against the compass of Reality and cling to the compass of Fantasy. And our postmodern culture can [...]
Tags: compasses, family, parenting
Aug
06
2009

Roger Butner
Life is hard. I have to work when I don’t feel like it. Things don’t always go the way I want. Crisis comes with pain and devastation. Sometimes I do the right things and still do not see a reward for my efforts. I don’t get to make many of the rules in life. Others [...]
Tags: adolescence, compasses, culture, freedom, HOPE, parenting, personal responsibility, teens