Jul
07
2021
One of the great gifts of life is that of choice. Everyone can choose whether they live natural, meaning normal or ordinary, or supernatural, meaning transcendental or superordinary.
Some people are born with such incredible gifts that it seems those gifts are...
Jul
06
2021
Imagine making a blanket guarantee that all things, meaning everything in your life, will work out for good! Consider this life guarantee written by St. Paul who was beheaded at the end of his life: All things will work out for...
Jul
05
2021
It was a fateful Christmas Eve in 1776. General George Washington, also Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, led his men across the Delaware, marching 13 hours to route the cruelest British army. This was in New Jersey with the surprise...
Jul
04
2021
"This land is your land, this land is my land. From California to New York Island, from the Redwood Forest to the Gulf stream waters. This land was made for you and me."
I am so glad men fought for...
Jun
30
2021
Years ago, Henry David Thoreau said: "The mass of men live lives of QUIET desperation." Yet today, I (meaning Fred Crowell) say: "Most people live lives of ACTIVE desperation." Why?
Comfort in silence is a foreign concept to most Americans. Our pace of life...
Jun
29
2021
“Once we admit life is hard, it is no longer difficult.” – Scott Peck
It baffles me when people; notably Fred Crowell, think we deserve an easy life. Somehow the tendency is to believe if we are a good person...
Jun
28
2021
The Apostle James encourages us to consider trouble when it comes our way, to be an opportunity for great joy.
Common sense tells us this is foolishness, however, the Bible clearly states that God's ways are not our ways. His...
Jun
25
2021
Many of us have heard "HELP!" from a child. Sometimes this means the child is in danger or perhaps just needs assistance or support. Maybe any help will make a situation better or more achievable. Other times it is a plea...
Jun
23
2021
Fred Rogers, the famous child inspirational television star, said, "There is an inside story for every outside behavior."
If every teacher, coach, and, most importantly, parents will understand every behavior a child exhibits has an inside story.
It is...
Jun
22
2021
Lamps and lights are favorites of mine, more than the average person. My wife will agree with that. She will tell you how an extraordinary desk lamp at a Spokane home show caught my attention. I wanted to purchase...
