Oct
09
2020
Many years ago a college student told me his story:
"For six years I was drug-free. However, after graduating from college, I was struggling to find employment. I became discouraged. At that time, my roommate was cooking up some cocaine....
Oct
07
2020
The customary "How are you doing" greeting continues to receive the same casual responses of either "Good," "fine," or "ok."
Yet, today there may be a big difference when those replies are given. Most likely, they demand an appropriate, deeper, follow-up question. If...
Oct
06
2020
My family, especially daughter Jennifer, delights when I am excited over surprises, no matter the size.
A small surprise came yesterday, although it was tear-moving. It was a much-appreciated message from a loved and respected friend of 25 years.
Then one grand surprise is an annual event...
Oct
05
2020
SPOKANE IS A CITY OF BRIDGES. These bridges are crucial for connecting south and north Spokane. This city has the truly magnificent Spokane River which is a tributary to the mighty Columbia River a hundred miles away. The integrity...
Oct
02
2020
"Unstuck" is a descriptive word, an adjective. When an object becomes unstuck, it is freed or loosened from being fastened or stuck. An example would be an unopened door; when firmly pushed, it becomes unstuck and able to be opened.
People...
Sep
30
2020
The auto industry survives on used car sales, not new car sales, according to some experts in the car and truck industry. One highly successful dealership has a standard financial goal of grossing $5,000 per each used car sale....
Sep
29
2020
Sad to say, in today’s culture you and I are at war. The enemy is unbelief. Too often we view the enemy as other people, but in reality, it is our personal unbelief.
Unbelief is a determined refusal to believe, spiritual...
Sep
27
2020
HOPE IS REAL ANTICIPATION IN A VERY TOUGH AND DIFFICULT WORLD.
Hope is our medicine for depression, failure, discouragement, illness, broken dreams.
Hope is the cure for dark days when it seems life really sucks.
Hope is that divine energy the marathon...
Sep
25
2020
The time has come! Ten thousand WORDS OF HOPE books are now being published:
Full-color, hard-back cover416 pages of wisdom366 Hope messages
The daily messages are to inform, inspire, and entertain. For the author Fred Crowell, it was a five-year labor of faith,...
Sep
23
2020
Anacortes is a small fishing, lumber town in northwest Washington. This community has lived, breathed, and died basketball. It has been the town religion. No one cared whether you were Catholic or Protestant but you had to love basketball! The Anacortes...
