John Kasich, Ohio candidate for Governor, has a new book out. 

I’m not endorsing or making any political statement, but his new book about 20 years of lunch with a group of men to talk about life, faith, struggles, joys, really capsulizes what we are seeing with the Gathering.

This is not a pitch for him.  Just read and see inside the Gathering a bit.

“… the guys in our study push me to reach for more than I might have thought I could handle at first.  We push one another.  At bottom, we struggle, as I think most men do, to find a place for faith in our lives — only with us, it’s not such a struggle, because we go at it together.

“There’s strength in our numbers.  Resonance.  Relevance.  Resilience. Together, we’ve helped one another realize that you need to go deeper than trappings or accolades if you seek true (joy) and fulfillment and meaning.

“Trophies don’t make character. Year-end bonuses don’t make character.  They don’t define us.  Ultimately, what gives us shape and purpose is the effort we make to live meaningfully and to understand how our time on this earth fits alongside whatever comes next.

“Faith, that’s what it comes down to. The insights we draw from one another.  You need to peel away all the different layers of implication and context to figure out how to apply those lessons to your own circumstance.”

That’s it.  That’s our Locker Rooms and the life that is breathed.  For more information – http://gatheringspringfield.com/locker-rooms/