A recent discussion with my 9 year-old granddaughter about improving her skills in soccer and softball, ended with some grey hair wisdom to her: Each day say to yourself, “I am better today than I was yesterday, but not as Read more…
Tomorrow will be filled with possibilities, victories, setbacks and relationships. Tomorrow is both a reality and an idea. Reality says the sun is going to rise, people are going to work, soldiers are going to the face the enemy,, problems Read more…
Today is one of four time zones: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow and Eternity. Each of those days comes with a choice. As a follower of Jesus, I try to make choices within the framework of values He has established through His Read more…
Each of us live in these three days almost constantly. The next three blogs will address each of the three. Peace, joy, love and productivity depend on how we handle these 3 days. Let’s take a look at YESTERDAY through Read more…
For the last 14 years I have been privileged to partner with the chaplains at the 1000 inmate prison in Dilla Ethiopia. Hundreds of lives have been, and are, being changed by the love of the founding Pastor Beza Basore Read more…
I am now in year 15 as a volunteer resource provider, former board member and mentor to homeless men on the Eastside of Lake Washington assisting Congregations for the Homeless. It is a privilege to have spent thousands of hours talking, writing Read more…
What a great year so far in serving people around the Puget Sound and in Ethiopia!! Our service to homeless men has provided hundreds of hours of bible studies, mentoring, resume development and finding employment. Men range from fully functional with Read more…
When I started serving homeless men 14 years ago, their presence in Bellevue, WA (and Seattle) was an annoyance to the community, you know, like a paper cut on the finger. Now in Puget Sound and Eastside Cities, it is like an ongoing agenda Read more…
My life was about to change. It was May 1976, the second event in the new Seattle Kingdome. The first event was a soccer match featuring the famous, Pele. Coming to Seattle was Billy Graham for a week of sharing Read more…
Dead men walking. A difficult phrase but something I see in many of the homeless men that I work with in Bellevue, WA. Life seems to be sucked out of them especially those who are addicted, struggle with emotional issues, or Read more…