Is your flame of faith burning brightly? Are you awed and overwhelmed by the scope and power of a God that created the universe, and personally loves you and me? Why wouldn’t I want to have confidence in the Great Designer once I answer the question, “Does God really exist?” Now Read more
What is FTO? Faith/Trust/Obedience These three words are key to producing spiritual fruit in our lives and the lives of others. This is the first blog in a series of 4 addressing the impact of FTO in our lives. Definitions: Faith-Strongly Held Belief/Conviction/Optimism/Confidence in someone or something; belief in God Read more
Are you in some kind of major life or career transition? The Israelites were and big time. Joshua and Caleb had returned from a scouting trip to the Promised Land and reported to Moses and his management team, of the opportunity and lushness of the land. Others on the scouting Read more
Ever been a victim? robbery; assault; falsely accused; bullied; family “conspiracy;” an unfair boss; or who knows what? Remaining as a real or perceived victim is not good for physical, mental or spiritual health. There is always a way out. We are never too old to get a fresh perspective on a subject. Read more
My recent Facebook posting of baseball teammates and longtime friends, drew a lot of comments. I have been blessed with friends who have cared, counseled, confronted, and encouraged me. Jeanne and I have friends who have endured with us over the good, and the challenging, times. What are a few Read more
Peter Kline first propelled special needs athlete, Peter Ruiz, in the Chicago Marathon 2 years ago. Peter K flew both Peter and mother, Cindy, out from Chicago earlier in June to participate in his 24 hour-ultra and the marathon. As I got to know Peter R and Cindy, I heard their Read more
Peter Kline ran and pushed special needs athletes for 24 hours. He ran 73.8 miles on the UW track and finished at Century Link in the RocknRoll Marathon-100 miles. The special needs participants (Captains) ranged in age from 11 to 32. I have come to appreciate the camaraderie of the marathon community of Read more
Father’s Day evokes a lot of memories about my dad, Babe. He had a 6th grade education, wisdom beyond his learning and played AAA baseball. He worked 42 years with Shell Oil and was married 65 years to my mom, Pauline. His legacy for me: being positive no matter the Read more
As a guy from another era or two, I don’t understand all the social media shorthand abbreviations. BTW, for you millennials, shorthand was used by secretaries (now admin assistants) taking dictation from their managers (you know, face to face) so they could type letters on an IBM Selectric. You figure Read more
This has been a great week. On Thursday Jeanne and I were instrumental in teaching our 4 year old granddaughter to ride a bike (famously outlined in our Facebook page (paulNjeanne). Grandma said she was brave which is “doing something when you are a little scared.” Evie said, “Grandma, I was REALLY scared.” And grandma Read more