BEST WE NOT FORGET

Wise people do not forget those who have gone before and made our lives richer, better, happier, and safer. Foolish people do not honor those who have gone before, doing much to make lives more free, safe, happier, and with more...

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FRIDAYS WITH FRED: CHOOSING GREAT FRIENDS

Pictured above is Jim Harrick - John Wooden - Fred Crowell.Coach Jim Harrick is one of the finest friends any person could ever have in a lifetime. These qualities make Coach Harrick heads above the normal friendship: Supreme happiness for your...

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HELPLESS TAKE HEART

Hope is helpful if you find yourself in a position much like myself, HELPLESS TAKE HEART are words that speak loudly. This sun-filled, blue-sky May morning inspired these words gleaned from David in Psalm 33 and 34. No one delights in being...

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WISDOM WEDNESDAY: THE 5 WHY’S

If you truly want to know your life purpose, ask yourself the 5 Whys. In fact, asking 5 Why's may help solve many of your life problems and give you direction, especially in situations where you don't know what...

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NEVER LOSE YOUR DREAMS

The four P’s - Psalms, purpose, prayer & power. Dr. Shann Ferch tells the following story. One day my dad took me to Circle, Montana to visit his dad. Grandpa was living in a small shack. He was an alcoholic. It was...

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Hopefulness

Nestled in the decorative rock among my beautiful rhododendrons, I discovered what looked like trash.  To my big surprise, it was not trash!  Instead, it was a neatly folded piece of white paper.  As I gently unfolded it, a...

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FRIDAYS WITH FRED: 3 PILLS, BIG JOB

Approximately 160 men with metastatic prostate cancer are counting on three (3) daily pills to give them a few more good days on this earth, celebrating each new day. I have been chosen to be one of them. And,...

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AMAZING GREAT PODCAST – Hosted by Ric Hansen

Amazing Greats interviews with well-known actors, authors, artists, athletes, musicians, and business leaders. Authentic conversations about their lives, careers, and how their faith played an important part. Inspiring and uplifting stories of hope, transformation, and triumph. We dig deep...

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WISDOM WEDNESDAY: CAME BY NIGHT

One of the closest followers of Jesus wrote of a special man who came to Jesus at night. Why would Saint John want to make this part of his writing in John 3? After all, John was initially in...

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TAKE A PLANNED TIMEOUT!

Coaching basketball taught me many life-related concepts. These principles just appeared on the court! One example is a timeout. To take a break, intermission, breather becomes a time to refocus. Even in basketball, PLANNED TIMEOUTS were superior to forced timeouts....

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