Sometimes, out of death comes life. The story I want to tell you is sad and glorious all at the same time. First things first. Logan Turner was a 30 year old young man described as “happy go lucky”. He was out with friends on Augsut 4^th, 2019 celebrating his recent birthday when gun fire opened and ended his life in the Oregon District of Dayton. His father Mike responded to this cruel reality with a request to all, to simply hug more. Wow. He’s a better man than I. I have a son going to school just a few miles from there and I am quite certain that Mike Turner is a better man than me.

Fast forward one months and I have been asked to present a talk at the Dayton Peace Museum on the topic of how do we create peace in our community. The talk was schedule long before the events of August 4^th, Logans death. I knew of the shooting but nothing more than any of you. As I prepared my talk my mind kept going back t