The Broader Concern
The world is a looking-glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it…will sourly look at you;...
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May 31, 2021
What You Feed
If you are pleased with what you are and if you say, “It is enough,” you are lost. Keep on walking, moving forward, reaching for the...
May 27, 2021
Fed
Down in their hearts, wise men and women know this truth; the only way to help yourself is to help others. (Elbert Hubbard) The...
May 24, 2021
Town Drunk
(Story contributed by my best friend—the late Jerry Daniels) How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young,...
May 20, 2021
Bridle Lightning
Handle them carefully, for words have more power than atom bombs. (Pearl Strachan) Ralph and I traveled to his brother-in-law’s place in...
May 17, 2021
The Heinz Touch
What we think, what we know, or what we believe is of little consequence. The only thing of consequence is what we do with what we think,...
May 13, 2021
Arm In Arm
We cannot help conforming ourselves to what we love. (Francis of Sales) Jim Redmon’s 26-year-old son was favored to win the 400 meter...
May 10, 2021
Ski Dees
People receive healing by doing something they believe in and something that gives them hope. (Dr. Bernie Siegel) World-class water ski...
May 6, 2021
Face Fact
“Truth is Truth” Shakespeare Two men were traveling together; one always spoke the truth and the other always lied. By chance they came...
May 3, 2021
Poor In Spirit
Self surrender leads us to self-realization. For in losing one’s self in surrender, it is found … and … given back to us—heightened. (E....
Apr 29, 2021
No Pain No Gain
Pain makes people think, thinking give them wisdom and wisdom confers peace. (Boris Pasternak) The other day I visited a young man in the...
Apr 22, 2021
Calcium Deposits
Not to have had pain is not to have been human. (Jewish Proverb) How our two older boys, Daniel and Issac, made it through life without...
Apr 19, 2021
One More Push
Heaven is won or lost on earth; the possession is there, but the preparation is here. (Richard Baxter) Nancy and I anxiously awaited the...
Apr 15, 2021
God Has Needs
Just as I analyze the tiny sunbeam and discover in it the chemical make-up of the vast sun, so I look at the character and life of Jesus,...
Apr 12, 2021
The Third Commandment
He who tastes every man's broth sometimes burns his own mouth. (Danish Proverb) The religious leaders in Jerusalem approached Jesus and...
Apr 6, 2021
Wades World
Again and again young Christopher, child number eleven, accompanied his mother to the hospital and this particular evening proved to be...
Mar 23, 2021
First Things First
Everything else in life can wait, but the search for God cannot. (Beatle—George Harrison) Why do we walk around wanting and not having?...
Mar 17, 2021
Conquering Hitler
Everyone can be great because everyone can serve … you only need a heart full of grace … a soul generated by love - Martin Luther King,...
Mar 10, 2021
The Bridge Is Out
"One of the ironies of the human being is that when he has lost his way, he travels twice as fast." (Rollo May) A local priest and a...
Mar 8, 2021
Gripe Gripe Gripe
"Don't complain and talk about all your problems—80% of people don't care; the other 20% will think you deserve them." (Mark Twain) A...
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