phases

Phases of Life

March 19, 2016 Joey Cope 0

Rarely a day goes by that I don’t find myself in a conversation with someone who has no idea of what I’m talking about. It’s all about context, you see. OK. Sometimes it’s about my inability to communicate clearly. But most of the time it’s about context. Our phases of [read more]

No Image

Socially Medium

November 8, 2015 Joey Cope 0

I have to admit that there are times that I would like to close down my social media accounts. To bend a phrase of Winston Churchill, “Never was so much bad said about so few by so many.” It is the ease and spontaneity of social media that makes it so great [read more]

Life and Hope in the Face of Death

April 5, 2015 Joey Cope 2

Have you ever wondered about how you will leave this earth? Illness? Accident? Simply a last, calm breath from a well-used and mortal body? Have you ever wondered what the face of Death will look like? I have. Although many folks I know have had these same thoughts and ponderings [read more]

13 Days and Counting – Credentials

September 6, 2014 Joey Cope 0

When we start boarding the plane in just 13 days, airline personnel and government officials will be paying a lot of attention to our credentials. Boarding passes and passports will be the key items of the moment. And, even though a lost boarding pass or a defective passport has caused [read more]

15 Days and Counting – Mascot

September 4, 2014 Joey Cope 1

All great teams have a mascot. A mascot inspires. A mascot invigorates. Occasionally, a mascot just kind of lies there. Meet Mazzie Star, mascot of the SMU Rwanda Peace Mission 2014. When we see photographs of glamorous celebrities, we often wonder what life in the spotlight is like. Well, you [read more]