Oct
18
2016
This thing I know, you and me are not what people think we are!
In fact, we are not what we think we are!
One of the great thinkers of our modern era wrote about this in his must read book,...
Oct
14
2016
Knowing, understanding and managing your feelings is the foundation of emotional intelligence.
Today the political debate rages on about three major factors: jobs, borders and safety.
A couple hundred years ago there was rage over another political issue: publicly or privately...
Oct
13
2016
"Do what you can with what you have left." - Jay Carty
Thank you Jay Carty for answering the questions to Words of Hope.
Jay is in the Fred Crowell Hall of Fame book for spiritual giants. The 6' 9"...
Oct
12
2016
“Each rowing the boat in the same direction.”
It seems to me there is a magnetic force of some sort trying to make us all the same; yet, at the same time an opposite force driving us to be unique. This dynamic power creates...
Oct
11
2016
So easy has become the favorite expression after a shot is made among our amazing 15 year old Chinese boys Basketball team in Jiaozuo, China.
An elegant question: When does so hard become so easy?
Grace and ease is the reward...
Oct
10
2016
If we love people more than things we will use things to help people
If we love things more than people we will use people to get things.
Today I shift the focus from Matthew to Paul. Romans is the book I will explore with the...
Oct
09
2016
A lesson in excellence.
I clicked on Mr. iPhone when reaching the after deck on the Regal Princess. Dear Alaska friend Peggy Lasher sends many of us daily Bible verses. Today's choice was a favorite; it's home is Hebrews 12:1-2....
Oct
07
2016
Yesterday is today in China. Today is tomorrow in the USA.
Amazing things happen to the body when it is subjected to two times zones.
Spokane and Jiaozuo are 15 hours different in time. Now it is 3 AM in...
Oct
05
2016
Anacortes basketball boy becomes basketball old man in China.
Today is my first day in Beijing. My partner Mr. Lao Yang tells me we meet some "Big People" this morning. Then we take a fast train covering 300 kilometers in...
Oct
04
2016
Peace is the virtue that moves frustration and or conflict to resolution and consolation.
The billfold is my best piece of exercise equipment. Rarely is there a day I don't spend five minutes searching the house and two cars to...
