Duane Rollins

“The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.” - Proverbs 4:7 (NIV) Webster defines wisdom as, “knowledge, and the capacity to make due use of it.” Where do you go to get wisdom and sound judgment? Who are the wisest people

Every Friday, I share other great content (with some added context) to dive into over the weekend. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Complex Geometry of Islamic Design [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg1NpMmPv48] I love tessellation. It’s one of the concepts that has stuck with me since I first learned about

The first thing I did this morning was hit snooze on my alarm. After finally waking up when the second alarm sounded, I picked up my phone and started to read. I read a Bible verse. I checked Twitter. I checked Instagram. I read the one text message that came

I like precision in words. There’s a difference between warm, moderate, mild, or middling. To some degree, all of these words convey something in between the two extremes of hot and cold. They can roughly mean the same thing at a macro level but yet evoke different imagery when

It is easier to read the headline than read the story. It is easier to listen to the clip than watch the whole video. It is easier to be upset than to learn. People I genuinely like say very stupid stuff at times. In this world where we often battle

> Do as a I say, not as a do. You’ve heard that adage before. Often times it came from our parents or some authority figure in our lives. Don’t ever be that person. > What’s good to say is good to do. You, yourself, should also

Every Friday, I’ll make it a point to share other great content (with some added context) so you know what to dive into over the weekend. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Breakfast Club Interview: Jon Stewart Talks Political Accountability, Systemic Racism, His Movie ‘Irresistible’ + More [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP9SZzseFqI] The

When I was a child, for a period of time my mother forced me to get up early on Saturday mornings to attend class. Yup, more school on a Saturday… But these classes were different from what I was usually taught in school. These classes were about leadership development, community,

I get really upset with myself when I learn about someone today I wished I would have known 10 years earlier. Let me tell you about Janice Bryant Howroyd (or who I’m now calling JHow). She’s from Tarboro, North Carolina and went to school at North Carolina A&