WORDS OF HOPE

The story of Daily Words of Hope The story begins at the University of Idaho. One of my roommates received letters and care packages with goodies weekly. The joy these gifts brought Vern was obvious. In turn, my mailbox was...

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DELIGHT IN PEOPLE & PEOPLE DELIGHT IN YOU

St Paul records multitudes of brilliant life giving principles. One used often among motivational experts is in the Apostles encouragement to the Galatians. "Be not deceived, what you sow you shall reap." The law of cause and effect proclaims every action has...

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BRILLIANT MOMENTS

Those flashes of seconds when the lights of the world come alive in us. Recently the Lord blessed me with one of those "brilliant moments,” where time stood still and light flooded my being. After 10 busy days in Scammon...

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NATIONAL TREASURES

The United States of America's most valuable and most neglected resources. American's treasure is youth. Adults deplore looking old. New and young are the trophies of today. Heaven forbid growing old. The elderly are cast aside to nursing homes. Many...

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REVELATION DEMANDS A RESPONSE

Revelation is truth, knowledge, enlightenment or information. If the goal is for your audience to listen attentively and immediately act upon enlightenment. My favorite place for revelation is in the locker room at a basketball or football game. The players want...

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HARLEY SUNDOWN’S ALASKA

Scammon Bay nestled on a hillside on the shores of the Bering Sea, is Coach Harley Sundown's Disneyland. The saying, “Where you are, be all there,” fits Harley to a T. One day this amazing coach is teaching hoops, the...

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90 DAYS – 20 PERCENT

Of all creation, the human is the grandest creation all. Nothing compares to woman and man; not the great animals of Africa, the mighty oceans of the earth, not the miraculous rivers and mountains, not the moon hanging above the...

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LEADERSHIP – A WORTHY AMBITION

“Leadership is always the problem & always the solution.” – Bobby Moore Leadership is a common topic of conversation these days. Leadership has been on my educational radar screen beginning the day I was hired to be the head Men’s basketball...

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SO HARD, TO SO EASY

Hard work pays off 14 plus years ago in the birthing room at Sacred Heart Hospital, the doctors went into emergency mode hoping to save Ariana Alexis Crowell / Ferch's new life. It was a tough go for a while. It...

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DECIDE TO MAKE WISE DECISIONS

"Decide" is one of those highly interesting words in the English language. "De" is an important prefix. It connotes taking away or removing. "Cide" has many partners. Outside, inside, downside, upside, homicide, suicide, genocide. Decide means to slice or cut. Decide involves...

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