Ray Jarrett

Do "One Good Thing." It's a simple concept. But if we all do "one good thing" for others, we can make an incredible impact on the Kansas City community. That's the charge from Unite KC, a faith-based organization Dayton Moore helped launch in 2020 to fight racial injustice in Kansas City. And that's the basis for this book." One Good Thing" is a collection of first-person profiles of people in Kansas City who have done "one good thing" to promote change in Kansas City. Some of the names might be familiar; others won't be. But each person in this book strives to make a difference for others. You'll read about Jeremiah Enna, who started a performing arts organization that puts on a moving performance yearly about the Underground Railroad. You'll read about Taylor Penrod, who, along with her husband Jimmy, felt called to leave the comfortable suburbs of Johnson County to be the hands and feet of Jesus in an under-resourced area of Kansas City, Kansas. And Will Gurley, as a teenager, went from contemplating suicide to starting an annual music festival to bring awareness to mental health. And many more." The premise of this book is about love and forgiveness. And, in some cases, taking what the world sees as challenging circumstances and turning them into opportunities to love and serve others. We hope that the stories and testimonies of the people featured in this book will inspire you and help you understand that the challenges and hardships we all face can be used as a catalyst to make us stronger and unify our community." -- Dayton Moore from the book's IntroductionThis book will inspire you to do One Good Thing to make a difference for someone else.

Ross was an all-American athlete who was gifted in three different sports. A nation of college coaches clamored after him and everyone assumed that he was destined to use his athletic prowess to propel him to even greater heights. But Ross would soon find out that destiny often has a strange way of redirecting one's path. A series of events lead to a tragic accident that propelled Ross down a bottomless abyss of depression and despair. He seemed destined to live a purposeless existence until two separate chance meetings led to an unplanned vacation. A number of health-related issues paired with events beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding caused Ross to doubt his sanity and confront his psychological demons. Little did he know that a chaplain, a barista, and the specter of an ancient figure would transform him in ways that would take him years to understand. While searching for a purpose and reason to live, Ross discovered a truth that has been the ultimate, enigmatic mystery for people of faith, for skeptics, and those seeking to understand the supernatural.

You will never be able to dream more, expand, or enjoy the fruits of your labor until the planned, proper investment in the proper people is a part of your day. There are so many demands for our time, but the investment that pays off every time is the investment we make in the right people. There is a place and a time for training, but the proper exposure and mentorship is paramount to developing successors who can take ownership of a function or a business and run it the way you would like to see it run...or better.

Steven McJames was a bright, idealistic young man who came from a good family. He always wanted all that life had to offer. Steven would get his break through hard work and a series of chance meetings. As Steven sat atop of his self-made, universe, little did he know that both his world and the world he knew it would begin a slow dismantling... As Steven attempts to reconstruct his world, he is comes to grips with his foundation and his complete dismissal of organized religion. As he searches for the truth of why events unfolded in such a catastrophic manner, he must confront his past in order to start a new future. This post-apocalyptic saga takes a realistic view of a deconstructed world after a series of events pushes it past the tipping point.