To Inspire: Psychiatrist Dr. Dixon Chibanda understands the challenges of providing mental health services to underserved communities. His idea of tapping into community resources – in the form of “grandmas” and other older people – is helping his home country of Zimbabwe and is spreading around the world. Chibanda remembers losing a young patient to […]

To Inspire: I (Matt) am going to take a break from John Mark Comer’s book, “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry,” to focus on Valentine’s Day. Today millions of Americans will give candy, flowers and cards to that special someone as an expression of love. Although it seems like a holiday fabricated in the last century […]

To Inspire: People around the world came up with creative ways to pass the time during the COVID-19 lockdown. Silver Springs, Maryland retiree Manuel Vera turned his attention to bicycles, and today he provides free bikes for people in his community. Vera was just looking for something to fill his time, and thought offering to […]

To Inspire: I (Matt) just finished my first book of the New Year, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer. Wow…what a helpful book for any of you who, like me, find themselves too rushed and too busy. My next couple of Wealth Notes missives will be on excerpts from this book – […]

To Inspire: Most scientific discoveries take years of research and testing, but there are some well-known accidental discoveries that have made big impacts on our lives. The discovery of penicillin, credited as the beginning of modern medicine, happened when Alexander Fleming went on vacation and left a Petri dish uncovered. Vulcanized rubber came about when […]

To Inspire: A Happy New Year from all of us at The Joseph Group. Last night I (Matt) watched the Orange Bowl – which featured two very good football teams – Penn State and Notre Dame. A great game – which Notre Dame won 27-24 on a last second field goal. The field goal was […]

To Inspire: Welcome to 2025 and welcome to the season of New Year’s resolutions. Articles recommending the best resolutions to make have been inundating email and social media for the past couple of weeks. My favorite resolution list arrived in my email early January 1, titled “65 Achievable New Year’s Resolutions You’ll Actually Keep.” Sixty-five! […]

To Inspire: Next week, Christians all over the world will be celebrating the birth of Christ. A remarkable and often overlooked part of the story is Mary’s consent to be His mother. When the angel, Gabriel, shares with her God’s plan, she gives her consent: “I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be […]

To Inspire: I will confess up front that I do not send many Christmas cards these days, just a handful to very faraway friends and very elderly aunts is about all I manage most years. But something I read this week has inspired me to get back to a longer card list. Writer Peter Coy […]

To Inspire: I just finished a book study with a group of clients; discussing the book Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House by Jared Cohen. Earlier today our group met, and we discussed the post presidencies of Herbert Hoover, Jimmy Carter, and George W Bush. Politics aside, […]