FRIDAYS WITH FRED: CLINICAL TRIALS

After 12 days with my new Medical Trial by UCLA, I now more fully understand why it is called a Clinical Trial. It is because the prescribed drug is on trial. To receive the final FDA approval, a drug must go...

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ENOUGH IS GOOD ENOUGH

“The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want, I have everything I need, all I really want is God.” – Crowell It’s been said that when John D Rockefeller was asked how much money was enough, he replied, “just...

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WISDOM WEDNESDAY: MAKING SENSE OUT OF NONSENSE

Have you considered that NONSENSE MEANS NO SENSE? It is an indicator of lacking good sense, judgment, or real meaning. Therefore, nonsense becomes foolishness.  A brilliant historian was asked to give the two biggest surprises of his lifetime. His reply: "The rapid...

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LET THERE BE LIGHT

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. In basketball language, an excellent metaphor for shooting a basketball is an automobile, where the legs are the engine of the shot. If the basketball is short...

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SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU

Young children do it the best! They get so excited to see people they love. They run, jump in arms (confident to be caught!), gleefully screaming with joy. Airport arrivals are a fun place to watch people–so excited to see...

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FRIDAYS WITH FRED: BASKETBALL BETRAYAL

Years ago, a wise college basketball coach evaluated a hopeful recruit with these words: "His body betrays him." At the time, these were stunning yet insightful words. What in the world was he talking about? After all, this hopeful recruit was truly...

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TERMINAL ANXIETY

The apostle Paul encouraged us not to be anxious about anything. Unfortunately, too few people take his admonition seriously or take the time to learn the skill mastery to defeat this common enemy. Recently I had a stimulating and enlightening...

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ALL IN TODAY?

The crucial question... My daughter Jennifer tells the story of being seven years old. She braved a flight of steps to the high board at the Samford U pool. Gazing down at the water's surface 15 feet below her, fear...

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THE WORLD’S GREATEST MACHINE

Some would have said Henry Ford’s mass production of the Model T is the world’s greatest machine.  While others would have said it was the rocket that allowed Neil Armstrong to walk on the moon.  Some would say Jonas Salk’s cure...

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FRIDAYS WITH FRED: MY TRIBUTE TO A MAN WHO CHANGED MY LIFE

My dear, dear Father B: I slept a very rare 8 uninterrupted hours through the night this week. Praise God. I think of you through the watches of the night because you have been my help, assuring me God's love...

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