The Big Delusion

10/04/2025

🎓✨ Celebrating 20 Years of Impact ✨🎓

Last night’s The Next Step 2025 Scholarship Gala was a powerful reminder of what community, recovery, and education can achieve together.

Over the past 20 years, The Next Step has awarded 1,000+ scholarships, totaling more than $2.8 million in funding to support individuals in 12-step recovery programs pursuing their educational goals.

This year set a new milestone: 139 scholarship recipients received $500,600—the largest amount in the organization’s history. 🙌

A heartfelt thank you to the founders, sponsors, and every supporter who continues to make this mission thrive. Here’s to the next 20 years of transforming lives through education and recovery. 💙

10/01/2025

Freedom Isn’t for Sale

Do not confuse owning things with living well. A house is just walls until love fills it. A car may take you places, but it cannot carry peace. Possessions are only tools—meant to serve you, not enslave you. Stop chasing what you don’t need, with money you don’t have, for approval that doesn’t matter. Real freedom is not in what you own, but in who you are becoming. Quit falling prey to the delusion of inequality.

— Harold E Long

09/25/2025

Today I had the privilege of officiating the funeral of a fine man, Donald Haley. The service was beautiful, and afterward we made our way to Jefferson Barracks Cemetery.

The Army Military Honor Guard performed the flag ceremony with precision and reverence. The solemn shots fired after Taps were played never lose their power—each time they move me to tears. The careful unfolding and folding of the flag, and the presentation to the family, is always a deeply spiritual and profoundly moving moment. It touches not only me, but everyone present.

I also want to express my sincere gratitude to all the dedicated staff at Jefferson Barracks Cemetery for the care and excellence with which they serve families every day. And from the depths of my heart, thank you to every man and woman who has served in our nation’s military—past, present, and future—for your courage, sacrifice, and unwavering devotion to freedom.

09/25/2025

When Life Feels Bare

There is a quiet lesson written in creation itself. Trees surrender their leaves every year. They don’t fight the falling; they simply stand—bare, exposed, and still—knowing a new season will come.

Please remember this when life feels stripped away. What seems like loss may be God’s gentle pruning, preparing you for fresh growth. Stand tall. Trust the process. Better days are already on their way.

09/05/2025

Only a few weeks away!

09/03/2025

08/30/2025

Sober since 1990 is one of the greatest advocates to sobriety from the celebrity community. He attributes his improved relationships, a better father, husband, and friend to his sobriety.

08/29/2025

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/46105198/miami-lb-adarius-hayes-faces-3-counts-vehicular-homicide

Miami linebacker Adarius Hayes has been charged with three counts of vehicular homicide and one count of reckless driving with serious bodily injury following an investigation into a May crash that killed three people.

08/29/2025

https://people.com/colts-owner-jim-irsay-relapsed-overdosed-before-his-death-report-11799680

Jim Irsay, the late Indianapolis Colts owner, overdosed three times in recent years, according to a new report by The Washington Post on Thursday, Aug. 28.

08/27/2025

Sending love and bold prayers to Minnesota!
😢💔

08/18/2025

Joe Knows!

08/15/2025

I’ve taken a lot of risks in life. I’ve failed at some of them, but I’ve succeeded far more—and every failure taught me something.

Unfortunately, most people spend their whole lives getting ready to live. They read about business instead of starting one, watch fitness videos instead of moving, plan productivity instead of producing. Learning feels safe—only action can fail.

But here’s the truth: God calls us to step out in faith. Not trying is the only real failure.

So step out on the deck, jump, pull the parachute cord, and enjoy the ride. Trust Him with the fall, and watch Him turn it into a flight you’ll never forget.