May
25
2021
The four P’s - Psalms, purpose, prayer & power.
Dr. Shann Ferch tells the following story. One day my dad took me to Circle, Montana to visit his dad. Grandpa was living in a small shack. He was an alcoholic. It was...
May
10
2021
"You can't break a bad habit by throwing it out the window. You've got to walk it slowly (and deliberately) down the stairs."
When people purchase my book, Meet My Head Coach, I encourage them to read chapter 10 first.
The...
Apr
29
2021
“The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want, I have everything I need, all I really want is God.” – Crowell
It’s been said that when John D Rockefeller was asked how much money was enough, he replied, “just...
Apr
20
2021
The crucial question...
My daughter Jennifer tells the story of being seven years old. She braved a flight of steps to the high board at the Samford U pool. Gazing down at the water's surface 15 feet below her, fear...
Apr
15
2021
“Old things passed away, all things become new.” – Paul
Early this morning in my secret garden, I was thinking of my grandson. What kind of legacy will I leave Kingston, this miraculous grandson, the only one to carry on...
Mar
09
2021
Three choices; two usually poor ones!
As a young coach at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks my college president taught me a lesson for life.
Years later I discovered choice was God's unique gift to humankind. No other creation on...
Jan
26
2021
"Defense is the best offense in basketball and in lifeball" - Fred Crowell
One of my father's passions I inherited was a clean car. When I stepped up to the counter to pay for the car wash, the cashier was...
Jan
21
2021
Imagine a valentine heart shape burdened with a heavy backpack running to jump and clear a high bar.
Recently I visited a very special person to our family who was heavy in heart and clearing that high bar into hope...
Dec
09
2020
God's mercy is for everyone.
“And so dear brothers and sisters, 'I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all He has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice - the kind he...
Dec
07
2020
Truth is what we need to hear, a lie is what we want to hear.
You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free. – John 8:32
In 1971 Ray Burwick and I founded Northwest Counseling Services. A...
