Nov
16
2018
If we look into history and today's humanity, we often see an unknown in life. Here are some examples:
Christopher Columbus set sail not knowing where he was going, where he was, when he got there. When he returned home, he did...
Nov
12
2018
Sitting in her wheelchair with a dog in her lap, a lady wheeled herself across one of Spokane's busiest streets. As I was stopped in my car at a red light, I watched "the lady and her dog."
What I...
Nov
02
2018
What you do not see is most often more important than what you see. St. Paul even said to seek the unseen - often the eternal - because the seen is often temporary. (II Corinthians 4:18)
The photo of the...
Nov
01
2018
If you want to be courageous, you must do courageous acts. When a person is privileged to walk alongside another person of incredible, almost supernatural, courage, all other challenges seem small, insignificant and easily manageable.
Those of us at NBC...
Oct
27
2018
The black box is Crowell's life skills term for depression. When defeating the dreaded enemy, the silent stalker called depression requires both accurate diagnosis and prognosis.
Sir Winston Churchill spoke of the black box as a metaphor for his...
Oct
26
2018
If the word "fear" is found at least 80 places in the Bible, I tend to believe God knew the FEAR FACTOR was part of our human nature. His Word shows He cares about every detail of our lives, even when...
Oct
19
2018
The first step in problem-solving.
Unless you can diagnose the problem it is impossible to fix the problem. Anyone who has an undiagnosed problem whether it be medical, auto, people, being lost, etc, faces frustration, confusion, and often anger....
Oct
12
2018
A business partner emailed me this week with these words, "You could never fail me--you have already won."
Of course, this was music to my ears and joy to my heart. My response was, "So happy to hear these words because I...
Oct
06
2018
It costs so little to be NICE.
Few things in life are more fun and fascinating to me than people. From my earliest days in coaching basketball, motivation has been of keen interest to me.
The late Dr. Howard Hendricks...
Oct
05
2018
Chances are if you tell someone to stop doing something, there will be an instinctive resistance. By nature, we resist correction and do not like to be told "No." True? Have you noticed this even in a young baby?
Think...
