Author Archives: Justin

8 Ways To Improve Your Lodge In 2019

Would you like to improve your Masonic lodge? As a new year approaches it is not unusual for us to start considering the resolutions that we’d like to make (and hopefully keep) once January arrives. A new year represents a … Continue reading

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Is Freemasonry Doomed To Fail?

This paper has been written in response to a paper titled “Freemasonry Is Dying” by Bro. Lance Kennedy.

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Is Freemasonry Elitist?

Is Freemasonry an egalitarian organization or is it elitist?

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5 Steps To Continuous Improvement For Masonic Lodges

Before we get started I want to give a huge shout out to the brothers at the Fort Worth Masonic Lodge #148 Podcast. I recently had the honor of being interviewed by them and you can find the episode here. … Continue reading

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Why I Returned To Freemasonry

This post is a direct sequel to “Why I Left Freemasonry”. If you haven’t read it yet or watched the video then I’d encourage it if you’d like to get the most out of this post. When I originally released … Continue reading

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Why I Left Freemasonry

Today I’d like to share a personal story with you about why I left Freemasonry several years ago.

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Lodge Culture Part 3: How To Take Action

This is the third installation in my “Building Lodge Culture” series, which is inspired by School Culture Rewired: How to Define, Assess, and Transform It by Steve Gruenert and Todd Whitaker. 

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“The Alchemical Keys To Masonic Ritual” by Timothy Hogan

In “The Alchemical Keys To Masonic Ritual”, Bro. Timothy Hogan seeks to provide links between Masonic ritual and symbolism with processes and symbols associated with alchemy.

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Lodge Culture Part 2: Culture vs. Climate

This is the second installation in my “Building Lodge Culture” series, which is inspired by School Culture Rewired: How to Define, Assess, and Transform It by Steve Gruenert and Todd Whitaker. If you haven’t read the first post in the series you can … Continue reading

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