Effective Parenting Part 1 – Three Master Keys

Crowell’s Life Skills for Effective Parenting by Fred Crowell   The Difference: A Relentless Pursuit of Excellence The difference between poor and good; good and great; great and excellence is a “never quit” mind set. The difference between success and failure is a...

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WHY I HATE SUICIDE

With firm conviction, this potentially life-changing message is dedicated with heartfelt compassion to every person who suffers from the loss of a loved one to the brutal killer, suicide, and for the victims who suffered so greatly, they thought...

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DESTINY

Knock, knock! Who is there? Destiny, I've been expecting you. -Bolt Destiny is what one can become, as opposed to what one is at the present time. Michelangelo saw the David in his mind before he began chiseling a large slab...

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SUICIDES BREAK HEARTS

Never in the history of humankind has there been more suicides. Each day there are over 128 people who take their own life. For every suicide, there are hundreds, possibly thousands of broken hearts. For those left behind, suicide survivor...

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HUMILITY CLOTHING

On a recent airline flight to Denver, Colorado, I had the opportunity to be a "typical" passenger.  Due to 52 years and 800,000 miles of AKA flying for our basketball camps, I've been treated like gold -- no waiting...

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HEAVY WATER – WEIGHTLESS GRACE

One gallon of water weighs 8.34 pounds. Grace weighs less than a feather. Key statement: it was not until I passed through the Panama Canal on a 1,000-foot ship with over 2,300 passengers did I realize the enormous weight of...

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COMFORTABLE IN THE UNCOMFORTABLE

Being comfortable in uncomfortable circumstances is an oxymoron. It is a contradiction... or is it? Basketball coaching helped me understand this oxymoron and complex life paradigm.  Excellent coaches create intense, competitive drills loaded with adversity to prepare their athletes to...

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CUP OF JOY OVERFLOWING, Part IV

As a basketball coach, how can you lose 75-72 to a top U.S. collegiate team in the last 15 seconds of a game and still be happy?  Especially when you thought you had won 74-73 because of your team's...

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ALIVE TO BE ALIVE

LIVE spelled backwards comes out EVIL. It is my belief that anything that robs us of life is evil. Sin is called missing the mark. To be alive, yet not actively live, is missing the mark. Life is so much like...

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CUP OF JOY OVERFLOWING, Part II

If you could ask one request and receive it from God, what would it be?  A million bucks?  World peace?  Cure for cancer?  What would it be? King Solomon asked for wisdom, and he said, "The fear of the Lord...

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