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...
Jul
26
2020
These past few days people have asked me questions that are extremely difficult. There doesn't seem to be a helpful answer.
Five years ago Bill Brick and I became friends for eternity. Bill had invited three of his buddies to...
Jul
15
2020
WHAT IS YOUR M/P (MEANING AND PURPOSE FOR LIVING)?
Meaning and purpose are jet fuel for life. Tell me in 30 seconds or less your reason for living!
Years ago one of basketball's premier coaches expounded on basketball being mostly a...
Jul
08
2020
"You aren't ready to live until you are ready to die.” — Ray Eberle
My days in the book of Matthew completed. The last chapters are like the last days of our lives.
Death is the reality. What is it about death that makes...
May
24
2020
The older I get, the more I learn about life.
The happiest people I meet and the most unpleasant people I observe confirm to me that it is not hard work but loving to work hard that is crucial to a fulfilling...
May
03
2020
The world’s best organization is looking for good people who are difference makers.
Not long ago, in a Words of Hope, I spoke to the idea of kindness being described as useful goodness.
In 1967, my wife Susie and I took...
