GOD IS NOT DEAD

What would it mean to you; how would your life be different if it were proven without dispute as an absolute fact that God was dead? As a 5 year old, my hero was Santa Claus. I believed fervently in...

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Merry Christmas

Warm and delightful Merry Christmas wishes to all Words of Hope readers-friends. This WOH is my Christmas gift to you. The information presented here is not from a book or instruction manual, they are God's Biblical truths learned through years of...

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THE WORD OF GOD – LIFE’S INSTRUCTION BOOK

Early this dark, snowy Monday morning, on my lap lay a richly covered brown leather Bible. It is my favorite one because it was given to me by a special friend. Obviously, the Bible means different things to many people....

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ENEMY #1 – TOO BUSY

"If we are BUSY, we are too BUSY.” The problem with being busy is the second we finish one task, we add another busy task to our to do list. Crowell's Law of BIZZY. (Yes that’s B-I-Z-Z-Y) BIZZY - There is...

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DECISION TIME – THREE CHOICES

YES, NO, OR THINK ABOUT IT! Thomas Kelly, while a student at Haverford and Harvard in the early 1900s, made a yes decision. "I am going to make my life a miracle." Indeed, Professor Kelly realized his decision to be a miracle even...

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PRECIOUS PRESENTS

31 days of precious presents in December Savor is a great word. To me, savor means to enjoy to the maximum. To savor each day in December as Christmas is pure delight for me. I cannot imagine not having a...

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I.C.E.

I - Imagination C - Conscience E - Exercises Catchphrases and acronyms are effective tools in teaching young athletes the principles to success in basketball and Lifeball. Greatness begins with imagination, if you can’t imagine it, you will not be able to do...

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THREE BIG QUESTIONS?

1. Are you ALL IN? 2. If ALL IN; all in for what? All in for living life to the max? All in for family relationships? All in for your career? All for what? 3. WHY? Why are you all in? Why are you not...

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THREE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

1.  Where are you? 2.  Who are you? 3.  Who made you? One of my highlights in Ketchikan, Alaska at an NBC basketball camp was a father telling me this about his teen daughter: "As I walked down the hall past the bathroom,...

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AN ELEGANT QUESTION – YOU SHOULD KNOW THE ANSWER

How do you want to live? Be careful now. This is not a trick question! Seriously. How do you really want to live your life? This is a question my mind has been trying to wrap around for weeks. This is what...

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