Feb
05
2021
One of the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray. A profound request! Who else should be asked! His instructions were condensed to 70 words to pray with sincere humility and faith.
What is termed as "The Lord's Prayer" is one...
Feb
03
2021
I hope you are enjoying the 416-page, hardcover Words of Hope book. The book helps us discover how hope heals, elevates the spirit, and brings energy and purpose. Yet, hope lost makes the mind and heartsick.
Now we are examining the value...
Feb
02
2021
“If your faith does not work in the home, your faith does not work.” - Howard Hendricks
Vividly the bird sanctuary at the San Diego Zoo is framed in my memory bank.
Some 45 years ago Susie and I took...
Feb
01
2021
Crowell’s Fourth Spiritual Pillar
Detachment Truth is the 4th foundation of St. Ignatius’s Spiritual Exercise Theology. Every Jesuit priest is taught to exercise this foundational principle in their life, daily.
As the founder of the Jesuit movement over 1400 universities throughout...
Jan
29
2021
Dear FRIDAY WITH FRED Friends,
Today's communication is to lift your spirit and inspire you to positive caring, life-giving, yet enjoyable actions.
Personally, one of my delightful actions is reading and writing letters. I also relish making omelets for others who like...
Jan
28
2021
Briefly, why do we idolize being first and disfavor being last? Often last trumps first. Here are some real-life examples depicting in the end first does not matter.
The winner of games believed winning was not just everything but was the only thing....
Jan
27
2021
Solomon has given us this advantageous bit of wisdom in Proverbs 11:14, "Where there is no advice, the people fall; but in the multitude of counselors there is safety (or security)."
Wow! That tells me I can gain wise guidance from...
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
25
2021
"Experience is a term used to name our mistakes." - Oscar Wilde
Four pillars form the foundation for my meaning and purpose in life.
Life experience is the fourth and most vital.
These are a few keys I have learned in life...
Jan
22
2021
A WRITTEN LETTER can be an effective way to communicate. Francis Bacon said: "Reading makes us full, speaking makes us prepared, and writing makes us exact." A letter is from one person to others to be read.
For nearly 50 years, letter writing was...
