Gilland: Finding integrity when no one is watching
These are days when the actions and directives of national leaders are on the minds of everyone, but this is not a new pastime. In fact, […]
Gilland: Grappling with pain and suffering
Let’s face it: No one likes suffering and pain. But there is not a one of us that could ever be free from it. At least, […]
Gilland: May we always remember 9/11
We’ve just crossed a major milestone in our current American history. It has now been 20 years since that fateful Tuesday morning in 2001, when Americans […]
Gilland: A flood of thoughts on I-75
As many of us do, I was driving recently on I-75 between Gainesville and Orlando when I found myself immersed in one of those notorious red […]
Gilland: Why is there so much noise?
There is a noise that we are all dealing with today. No, not one that we can pick up in our ears. This noise is different. […]
Gilland: What to do when the world is falling apart
The heartbreaking images that we have all seen this past week are so painful and devastating that many are viewing the videos and reading the written […]
Gilland: How to share a gift of greatest value
An old and much used term from years back is popping up again in today’s headlines, and that is the word “inflation.” This general rise in […]
Q&A: Education key to stopping human trafficking
Paving The Way Foundation president Jan Edwards has worked for some of America’s most noted businesses and even the United Nations. She was named one of […]
Gilland: Onward and upward
There is a certain malaise that many are feeling right now. Just when hopes were high that 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic, and all of the year’s […]
Gilland: Why do we quarrel?
We are living in times when stress is common, tensions are high and tempers are on edge. The cumulative impact on our culture brought on by […]