http://jonwilke.typepad.com/jon_wilkes_blog/former military journalist with a thirst for the authenticenMon, 08 Sep 2008 08:18:00 PDTTypePad http://www.typepad.com/noformer military journalist with a thirst for the authentichttp://jonwilke.typepad.com/jon_wilkes_blog/2008/09/the-power-of-words.htmlCultureauthenticculturereligionjon wilkeMon, 08 Sep 2008 08:18:00 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-55304752Just this morning I was thinking about all the talking and words and blah, blah, blahs we hear these days. I thought, "Words are so powerless now; they're just words." But then I thought about God's words. They are powerful...http://jonwilke.typepad.com/jon_wilkes_blog/2008/08/authentic-men-must-have-purpose-1.htmlAuthenticauthenticJesusmanhoodpurposejon wilkeFri, 08 Aug 2008 06:52:00 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-53926788Everyone wants to know "Why am I here? Why am I on Earth?" Authentic men have that figured out. They know what they were meant to do and they do it with passion. Not everything and everyone is all about...http://jonwilke.typepad.com/jon_wilkes_blog/2008/08/my-new-years-resolution-review.htmlCurrent Affairsauthenticfriendshiplifejon wilkeThu, 07 Aug 2008 19:20:06 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-53910918While looking through my files on my PDA, I came across my "anti-New Year's Resolution list," which I called the "not to do list." I wrote this because I never keep those last-minute pipedreams. Out of the 10, I've only...http://jonwilke.typepad.com/jon_wilkes_blog/2008/06/what-david-lee-roth-said-right.htmlSummer 08authenticmanhoodmarried lifesingle lifejon wilkeSun, 15 Jun 2008 19:49:31 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-51379802I miss my wife. Her label as wife is not about formality, tradition or even ownership of her. This title is about love, friendship and companionship. She's away with her family in Kentucky, and I am home alone. The alone...http://jonwilke.typepad.com/jon_wilkes_blog/2008/05/an-authentic--1.htmlManhoodauthenticmanhoodpassionvisionjon wilkeSat, 10 May 2008 12:58:19 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-49676634An authentic man must have vision. I'm not talking about looking into a crystal ball, reading your horoscope or visiting a palm reader; I'm talking about an idea of where you want to go and what you want your life...http://jonwilke.typepad.com/jon_wilkes_blog/2008/04/things-authenti.htmlManhoodauthenticmanhoodpassionjon wilkeWed, 30 Apr 2008 14:42:06 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-49240620As I was talking with my sister this week she mentioned a talk she had with her former boss, who was an adventure racer. During this talk he asked her about her hobbies, she answered, and then he said, "You...http://jonwilke.typepad.com/jon_wilkes_blog/2008/04/starwars-x-wing.htmlAuthenticauthenticbeing contentBiblecontentmentJon D WilkeStarwarsjon wilkeSat, 12 Apr 2008 08:12:20 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-48343958Last night, I was watching Starwars: A New Hope, the original "first" Starwars movie. In the last battle scene all the rebel pilots take on the Deathstar, that planet-destroying, moon-shaped space station that threatens the universe. To save the universe,...http://jonwilke.typepad.com/jon_wilkes_blog/2007/12/american-airlin.htmlTravelAmerican Airlinesauthentichonor troopstraveltroopsjon wilkeThu, 27 Dec 2007 07:21:25 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-43301344Delta Airlines, take note. Continental, listen up. American Airlines has earned my respect. This troubled air carrier may not be on time – like all the rest – but they support our troops. While traveling home for the Christmas season,...http://jonwilke.typepad.com/jon_wilkes_blog/2007/12/public-relation.htmlAuthenticauthenticJesus Christnoble causepublic relationsjon wilkeSat, 08 Dec 2007 12:04:33 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-41472922In today's media-rich lifestyle, the field of public relations is often demonized. Misappropriated words are associated with public relations practices such as propaganda and publicity. I'm sick of it! (How's that for political correctness?) The professionals who choose this career...http://jonwilke.typepad.com/jon_wilkes_blog/2007/10/why-i-love-to-w.htmlAuthenticauthenticcallingChristianitydestinytatoowritingjon wilkeTue, 23 Oct 2007 14:07:40 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-40597468Years ago, when I was a lost man, I was asked, "If you could get a tattoo, what kind would it be and what would it mean?" "It would be a writer's quill over my heart," I responded. Click here...nonadult