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Thoughts on A Thing of the Spirit

In 1915, Dr. E. Urner Goodman founded an organization that would have a great impact on the Scouting movement. Our...

Thoughts on Tradition

The nature of the Order of the Arrow can be ascribed in many ways to the ideals that Lord Baden-Powell...

Thoughts On Brotherhood Around the Country

When we think of a brother, we generally think of a sibling, both younger and older. Someone who shared childhood...

Jumpstart Your Lodge Inductions

One of the most important, yet commonly neglected, parts of the induction sequence is orienting our new members to the...

Thoughts On Cheerfulness

When Chingachgook, Chief of the Delaware people, created a brotherhood that would memorialize the efforts of his son, Uncas, and...

Thoughts on An Arrowman's Primary Duty

Regardless of who we are, where we're from, and when we became members, each of us inducted as youth have...

Thoughts on The Nature of Camping

The founders of both the Scouting Movement and the Order of the Arrow valued camping as a way to teach...

Thoughts on Leadership

Leadership has been studied for years, dating back to the writings of Attila the Hun. Philosophers, business managers, psychologists, and...

Thoughts on Camping and the Outdoor Experience

Some of my fondest memories in Scouting and as a young man have been directly related to the times I...