AN ELEGANT, PROFOUND QUESTION

After reading yesterday's blog entitled, Prepare for Battle, my special friend in Mexico asked, "How can I identify the enemy besides CV-19?" Enemy identification is difficult because the enemy is crafty. When I began a family and personal counseling clinic in Spokane, a...

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PREPARE FOR BATTLE

Today you and I are at war! The battle is raging and seeking to destroy us! There are forces who oppose us! Do you know your enemies? If not, I urge you to identify them. We all have battles,...

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PEOPLE ARE LIKE A LOAF OF BREAD

Bread has been on my mind. As a boy, mom's homemade bread was worth dying for. Then, for many years my wife had Mondays as her homemade bread day. So, this week my new friend Wayne and I baked...

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WHAT EVERY CHILD SHOULD LEARN – LOVE WORK

The older I get, the more I learn about life. The happiest people I meet and the most unpleasant people I observe confirm to me that it is not hard work but loving to work hard that is crucial to a fulfilling...

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THANK GOD IT’S FRIDAY

We build our personal world within the global world with the words that proceed from our mouths. So, if words matter as I believe they do, perhaps the idiom TGIF is not a great thing. So what does it...

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THE INCOMPREHENSIBLE MYSTERY OF GOD

Doubtlessly, humans were created to think and act with logic in mind. If it makes sense and is understandable, in today's world it becomes acceptable. For this reason, it is my belief living is a daily discovery process. Yesterday, my favorite...

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MIND MANAGEMENT SELF-DISCIPLINE

There was a time in my life I detested all pain. It was to be avoided at all costs. Certainly nothing good about it! Yet I discovered it could not be avoided. In addition, the Bible and psychology taught me pain...

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HARD LESSONS TO LEARN FROM FORMER LEADERS

In his day, Job was a leader; in fact, a terrific leader. He was one many people sought counsel from until his own world crashed on him. Like millions of people across the globe in 2020, Job suffered catastrophic...

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IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL

One of my most favorite songs is "It Is Well with My Soul." The lyrics are what I need, sometimes several times a day. The first verse penned in 1873 says: "When peace like a river attendeth my way, When...

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TODAY’S LIGHT

My 20% PMA advantage plan today is gratitude. I am thankful I am alive with a strong heartbeat and breathing ability. Today I am confident, as David was in Psalm 27, and thankful that God alone is my safety...

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