Dave in Waco
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Very well said Brother John, and from a good point of view. I see you will make a fine MM. Good luck on your MM by the way.
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David Duke
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Well said brother John, I think we ALL could learn some very valuable lessons from you!!
And I do wish I could attend your MM degree tonight, enjoy it you will remember it forever.
And I do wish I could attend your MM degree tonight, enjoy it you will remember it forever.
Here, Here, Benton. I see a trend in the generation in their 20s and 30s ( I am 34) that now are looking inwardly again, as opposed to the baby boom generation trend that left their father's path.
I love religious talk, esoteric ideas, philosophy, and most especially the deeper meanings behind what we are learning as Masons. I am an Aggie, and there is a saying around here (true or not) that General Patton once said "Give me an army and I'll win the battle, give me a handful of Aggies and I'll win the war."
This resounds in my very fiber. I would rather attend lodge with only two people who were passionate than with 200 that really don't care. I say, make it more honorable to be a Mason. Don't up the dues, but up the ante. Make certain requirements for initiates. Make them feel like a part of it; that they are needed.
I see, Benton, that you were Passed over half a year after initiation. Congrats. I was initiated in mid June, passed my proficiency last week, and initiated as a FC the same night last week.
In some ways, I am happy at the progression to MM, but in other ways, I would not mind being forced to wait the time with patience to be passed and subsequently raised.
I love religious talk, esoteric ideas, philosophy, and most especially the deeper meanings behind what we are learning as Masons. I am an Aggie, and there is a saying around here (true or not) that General Patton once said "Give me an army and I'll win the battle, give me a handful of Aggies and I'll win the war."
This resounds in my very fiber. I would rather attend lodge with only two people who were passionate than with 200 that really don't care. I say, make it more honorable to be a Mason. Don't up the dues, but up the ante. Make certain requirements for initiates. Make them feel like a part of it; that they are needed.
I see, Benton, that you were Passed over half a year after initiation. Congrats. I was initiated in mid June, passed my proficiency last week, and initiated as a FC the same night last week.
In some ways, I am happy at the progression to MM, but in other ways, I would not mind being forced to wait the time with patience to be passed and subsequently raised.
This is exactly where you start. Plus nothing gets inactive members in lodge like talk of raising dues.
This is exactly where you start. Plus nothing gets inactive members in lodge like talk of raising dues.
Or moving a building....
Could not agree more but rarely in our society has one generation passed the torch without some razzing. I believe it is a right of passage kinda the poke we need to step up to the new bar. I look forward to hearing how you apply some of these changes to your lodge because i bet I will emulate a thing or two.
Heck yea that works like a champ come to find out.
It also created one of the best discussion in lodge I have ever been apart of where the brothers came out on the same page and ready to work together.