Mar
31
2025
We visited a few World War II sites in Prague recently. We drove to the genocide site of Lidice, razed by the Germans after the assassination of Heydrich. The Nazis shot all the men behind a barn. Several women...
Mar
28
2025
"If you want to lift yourself up, lift someone else up." This is a wise statement by Booker T. Washington.
A great example of lifting up others is my wife's Grandma Jesse. She outlived many others to the age of 108...
Mar
26
2025
I am in my 35th year of marriage. It is a lovely and loving time. We survived the first year of empty nesting after 27 years of children in the home. Now the house is very silent. No singing...
Mar
24
2025
There is a bridge in Prague that is one of the most famous in the world. Near one end is a metal statue, most of the others are entirely of stone. It is Christ on the cross looking down...
Mar
21
2025
Imagine the hopelessness one would experience under the following conditions:
Stay of execution although standing before a firing squad
Ten years in prison
Death of wife
Death of a favorite brother
A debt of approximately $850,000
Obligation to write a novel within a year or...
Mar
17
2025
Jonah was heading away from the place God asked him to go. He was asked to go to Nineveh and call people to repentance.
Instead, he headed for Tarshish, a location in Spain 2500 miles in the opposite direction from...
Mar
14
2025
“A worthy mentor is one of the most valuable people leaders, parents, coaches, and peoples of all professions can have in navigating through life.” – Jennifer Crowell Ferch
The two vital qualifications of a mentor are one who has a proven track record (PTR)...
Mar
12
2025
What is a good father? What attributes would you list?
A good listener, compassionate, thoughtful?
Dad thought often about the qualities of a good father and was intentional about wanting to be a good father. He believed he was a good...
Mar
07
2025
This is to be very personal, so let's approach this as a personal one-on-one conversation even though it is a monologue. My dad used to say, “Fred was vaccinated with a phonograph needle.”
The elegant crucible question: Who is your Lord?...
Mar
05
2025
Our family line had a burning desire to be remarkable. I know my dad wrestled with this internal drive. He continuously worked to move his sense of self-worth away from achievement and into being. He shifted to an intrinsic...
