WB W.L. Wilmshurst, in his article, The Ceremony of Initiation, Analysis, and Commentary, wrote:  “The First-Degree Ceremony used on the reception of a Candidate into the Craft is designed to introduce him to the first stage of a system of knowledge and...

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A young minister began preparing his first sermon. It was Monday, and he was full of confidence that he could craft a message that would impress the congregation. It was his first church, and he was eager to be accepted as their new spiritual leader. Another reason he...

I receive a daily email from Built to Lead, an organization that works with high-level executives and corporate teams. This organization believes, among other things, that building teams require the pursuit of personal excellence by each team member. They believe that...

I, over the years, have become an information junkie. I accumulate data, books, articles, links to articles and websites, and subscribe to several daily email newsletters. In addition, I have saved almost everything I have written about Masonry, personal and...

                      The following six human needs were part of a weekly email I received, and I copied it, not knowing how I might use it. What every human being wants and needs To be part of something larger...

Truth, the last of Masonry's three great tenets, is described as a divine attribute and the foundation of every virtue. The first lesson we are taught in Masonry is to be good men and true. The ritual goes on to say, Hence, while influenced by this principle,...

The second great tenet of Masonry is relief. Typically, what immediately comes to mind is the practice of charity by giving monetary gifts. Certainly, Masonry and the allied organizations have a great history of raising funds to support worthwhile charitable...

 I was thinking one day that during my years of service in Masonic organizations, I observed firsthand and heard about some behavior by leaders that made me feel at the time that they had forgotten some things they were taught in the Masonic degrees. I have always...

Lodge leaders can brainstorm ideas to make the lodge experience more interesting, but if you don’t ask as many brothers as possible what they might like, you may not accomplish what you set out to do. As part of our Lodge planning process, we passed out note cards at...