Words of Hope: Facing the Unimaginable

My daughter is in her Freshman year at Pepperdine. This past week a group of senior girls were walking in a busy part of the pacific coast highway just four miles from Pepperdine when a young man lost control...

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Words of Hope: Tranquility

My dad loved spontaneity, but he also loved ceremony. He believed events required the joy of planning, the importance of tangible ways to talk about the event, and the remembrance of an event. He also liked to have...

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Words of Hope: Secrets

I have made my house a memory palace which is a device to help me remember things.   Near my sink is one of my favorite verses, “Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have...

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Words of Hope: Preparing or Living

I love this quote, “There are people who go on infinitely preparing for life and not living it.” I can be like this. Most of my work life and daily living revolves around preparing for an event. Because of...

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Words of Hope: Having Faith Beyond Our Why

In our office there is a photo of my friend’s son who died recently in an accident. He is smiling and as I walk by, it looks like he is smiling at me. Every time I see the photo...

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Words of Hope: The Antidote for Sullenness

I was talking to a woman about our family’s mealtime conversation and daily spotlighting. She looked skeptical. “What if you had a sullen child who didn’t want to respond?” she asked.  I was surprised for a minute. I pictured our...

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Words of Hope: Let Your Heart Take Courage

With war stories and upsetting news, I believe the most powerful decision is to praise and pray. When we as followers of Christ become afraid, when we take our eyes off Jesus, we give fear power. We give ...

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Words of Hope: Real Leverage

Dad understood leverage which can be a tough concept to grasp. In my opinion, Dad understood leverage so well on the basketball court which helped him understand the value of leverage in the home. In basketball, leverage is crucial...

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Words of Hope: Miraculous Power

My dad started a practice of letter writing at camp and for the last fifty-plus summers, student-athletes pause during the week to write a letter to a family member or key mentor. The students can leave the letter open...

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Words of Hope: Handling Evil

I have heard two sermons now on the devil. They are both wildly confusing and humbling stories. The first is about Job. Satan demands to sift Job like wheat, to crush his faith and get him to curse God....

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