Restoration is the word of the day. My two brothers and I were red blooded American boys. We loved to play football and beat up on each other. Many times things would get broken. I once put my foot through the wall in the bedroom, leaving a big hole, […]
Winning Starts with Beginning!
In 1947 Lester Wunderman was fired from his advertising job in New York. But the young man felt he still had a lot to learn from the head of the agency, Max Sackheim. So the next morning, Wunderman went back to his office and began working just as he had […]
Empower!
When my son Kolt, was learning to drive, he took his eyes off of the road and lightly smashed into the back of a pick-up. Fortunately, it did absolutely no damage to the truck. The man was gracious and went on his way. But it completely destroyed the grill of […]
God has a better plan!
I remember the summer before my senior year in High School, my parents decided to move from our home town of Waxahachie, Texas to Ft. Worth, Texas. I had attended school in the same school district all my life. Now, they wanted me to move and start all over in […]
Fight the Good Fight!
I still remember the day when one of my dear friends and ministry leaders at church asked to meet with me at Starbucks. Through tears he offered a letter of resignation asked to resign from all of his ministry positions at church. He felt as if God had failed him. […]
One Question That Will Determine Your Success!
The word of the day is everything. Solomon said in Ecclesiastes 3:1 “There is a time for everything,” And the Apostle Paul said in Colossians 3:17 “And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.” Why […]
Statute of Limitations
This word of the day is, “statute of limitations.” There are some things that you just need to leave in the past. Many years ago, all four of our kids were sitting around the kitchen table, telling funny stories on themselves. They were approximately 23, 21, 17 and 12 years […]
Don’t Assume!
I’ve made many innocent blunders in my life. The one I’m going to tell you about ranks up there with the best, or maybe I should say, the worst of them. Starla and I had gone to the hospital to visit a family whose newborn was having a heart procedure. […]
Selflessness!
When my youngest daughter Hunter was turning nine years old she surprised Starla and me. She told us for her birthday, instead of giving her gifts, she wanted to use the money that we would have spent and use it to make lunches for the homeless. So that’s exactly what […]
Effective Communication!
Recently I was ticked off about something that had happened and I was still fuming over it when I spoke to my daughter about something completely unrelated and the tone I spoke in was harsh. My tone completely disqualified what I said to my daughter. All she heard was “tone.” […]