Mar
18
2020
“We were like grasshoppers in our own sight and so we were in their sight.” – Numbers 13:33b
An essential element in preparing for a basketball game is scouting the enemy. Great care must be taken to make sure the...
Mar
17
2020
Who is most grateful? The one rescued or the one who does the rescuing?
Going back to the four pillars that form the foundation for one’s belief system:
Control your Environment – choice of people. Psalm 1
Crucial Others – people who...
Mar
12
2020
"When the going gets tough, the tough get going."
I'm reminded of a time when my fourth graders were playing for the city championship. At a crucial time late in the game, one of my boys made a bad play....
Jan
16
2020
Some amazing quotes by one of my favorite artists:
"I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people."
"Keep your love of nature, for that is the true way to understand art more and more."
Vincent Van Gogh’s...
Jan
15
2020
Who God Says I am, is far more important than who you, or who I, say I am.
In the early 1980's I was invited to speak at Cordova schools. I met the Blake boys, Scott and Brandin. Scott is...
Jan
14
2020
Knowledge and understanding of the following three principles give meaning and purpose to life.
Foundational Principle #1
Where did I come from when I was born?
Foundational Principle #2
What am I doing here?
Foundational Principle #3
Where do I go when life ends?
It has been...
Dec
19
2019
A man has joy by the answer of his mouth - Proverbs 15:23
This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead...
Nov
28
2019
“I will offer to YOU the sacrifice of thanksgiving & will call on the name of the Lord.” Psalm 116:17
Our Special Day dedicated to being extra thankful typically begins in the early morning hours with Susie by a warm fireplace...
Nov
25
2019
For a father I’m not sure many joys surpass the privilege of having children becoming lovely, healthy, successful parents.
One of Crowell's teaching principles is, "A son should become twice as smart as his Dad. Knowing everything his Father knows...
Nov
21
2019
“If you love things more than people you will use people to get things, if you love people more than things you will use things to help people.”
One of my favorite men gave up his high school football job...
