Feb
28
2017
Four words, Needed this….my struggle!
From early morning hours to nearly lunch time no words for Daily Words of Hope with Fred came to my mind. Susie encouraged me to wait and let it happen.
Waiting is not an easy task. Waiting is...
Feb
27
2017
"And you will be planted like trees near living waters and whatever you do shall prosper."
Water is the fountain of life, without it, we can do nothing. Water has amazing qualities, one of which is immense weight.
Remarkably water...
Feb
22
2017
"Teachers first instruct, then examine you. God examines you, then instructs you."
In the winter of 1966, I said, "Yes."
After months of deliberation, I made the profound decision to ask the Lord Jesus Christ into my life with the simple...
Feb
20
2017
"People create their world by the words of their mouths.” - F Crowell
Life experiences are the best teachers if we pay attention to them.
Today I went to Mass aboard the MS Rotterdam. The gentle, kind and elderly priest spoke from...
Feb
16
2017
"Mr. E, something evil walks our streets. It is a shadow." - Lydia, elderly Yupik Woman
The Words of Hope, “Suicide Is like a Ghost Killer” brought me as much attention from my readers as any HOPES I have written in...
Feb
15
2017
"I travel not to see imposing monuments. Which indeed somewhat bore me. Nor beautiful scenery, of which I soon tire. I avoid the great. I would not cross the road to meet a president or king..." - "In A...
Feb
14
2017
An emergency call from Spokane to our stateroom 7051 on the MS Rotterdam, as we prepared to enter the Panama Canal, brought sad news.
Our beloved miniature Pom had dislocated his shoulder for the second time in two days. Mighty...
Feb
13
2017
"I never saw it coming. He was the last person I ever thought would take his life." - Very close friend
Silently, quietly, the Ghost of Suicide slithers here and there striking with a vengeance that leaves it’s victims dead...
Feb
09
2017
"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly." - John 10:10
The Spokesman Review reported that the Washington legislature awarded Spokane $300,000 to help reduce the huge...
Feb
08
2017
50 years ago Susie and I were doing post grad work at the Institute of Biblical Studies. We were eager learners.
The best professor in our lives jolted us one day with these words, "Doctrine is dynamic. Revelation demands a...