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A Short Pick-Me-Up for you Today: The Spectacular Virtue of Faithfulness

By Michael SpraguePosted on August 2, 2017Posted in Baton Rouge, LA Capitol, Prayer, Speaking EventsNo Comments

It’s easy to admire the spectacular … swoon at the magnificent … applaud the remarkable and bask in the glorious. However, I’ve been meditating this month on the value of simple faithfulness. Recently, I read David McCullough’s book The Wright Brothers. Orville and Wilbur were anything but an overnight sensation. After years of faithful plodding, […]

Three Forgotten Skills in our Turbulent Tweeting Age

By Michael SpraguePosted on June 16, 2017Posted in Baton Rouge, LA Capitol, Prayer, Speaking Events, UncategorizedNo Comments

Louisiana Legislative Session Ends on a Turbulent Note and a Special Session Starts Thirty-Minutes Later Many Statehouses across the country have had contentious Legislative Sessions this year. Louisiana was no exception. Tensions hit the boiling point. Rancor is up. Unity is down. Common Ground is sometimes tough to discover. Welcome to my world. Turbulent Times […]

Writing a New Book

By Michael SpraguePosted on May 20, 2017Posted in Baton Rouge, Iron Sharpens Iron, LA Capitol, Leadership St. Tammany, National Day of Prayer, Prayer, Speaking EventsNo Comments

I hope to write a new book this summer on the topic of “IS THERE HOPE FOR AMERICA: ENGAGING AND NAVIGATING IN THIS DIFFICULT WORLD” (or something like this). Our Louisiana Legislative Session is in its last few weeks now and I hope to get started on this short book sometime in June. I’ll keep […]