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WINSDAY WISDOM 217 I received a late-night call from the police. A body was found in the backyard of the missionary house adjacent to our church parking lot. A neighbor had called 911. The person was either drunk or dead. The law enforcement asked me to be there as quickly as possible to ID theContinue reading “DON’T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER”

WINSDAY WISDOM 216 The funeral service had just been completed at the cemetery when, suddenly, a fight broke out. Flailing fisticuffs. Chokeholds. Shouted hostilities. Screamed expletives. 911 calls. Sirens. So much for the loved one resting in peace. This was the Tombstone Showdown. Why do we still fight? The answer to that question has eludedContinue reading “WHY DO WE STILL FIGHT?”

EMOTIONALLY DROWNING IN THE STRIP PIT OF LIFE It was a horribly hot summer day. I was eight years old when I almost drowned in the cool water of the strip pit. My family and my uncle’s family went on a swimming adventure to a strip pit. A strip pit is a large hole inContinue reading “MONDAY MOANING 9”

WINSDAY WISDOM 215 This Winsday Wisdom begins with an observation about hummingbirds. Do you know why they are called hummingbirds? Because they do not know the words to the song (drum rim shot–‘ba-ba-boom’). It was a cool summer morning in the Colorado mountains. The gorgeous sunrise unveiling the beautiful countryside revealed the residue of theContinue reading “HUMMINGBIRD FRENZY”

Do you realize you are in a race that will define your life? Are you running to win? Are you aware of the only opponent who can stop you? A BIG HEART CAN DO GREAT THINGS. This weekend was the running of the Kentucky Derby, my mother’s favorite sporting event because of her childhood memoriesContinue reading “REWIND 5: The Biggest Race of Your Life”

HIGH TIDE HARRY’S Rainy days and Mondays always get me down. Every other dayEvery other day of the week is fine, yeahBut whenever Monday comes But whenever Monday comesYou can find me cryin’ all of the time Monday, MoaningCan’t trust that dayMonday, MoaningIt just turns out that way Whoa, Monday, MoaningWon’t go awayMonday, MoaningIt’s hereContinue reading “MONDAY MOANING 8”

WINSDAY WISDOM Session 214 WHY? That is my wife’s most asked question directed to me. WHY DID YOU (fill in the blank)? WHAT WAS YOUR REASON? It happened again today after she found the wet clothes piled on top of the dryer. [Note: This Winsday Wisdom is meant to be comedic, not criticism or complaint.Continue reading “WHY, OH WHY?”

WINSDAY WISDOM Session 213 We live in a social world where unhappy people boldly express their dislike of other people as well as their disgruntlement of life. How should we interact with those whose lifestyle and values are vastly different, even hostile to ours? The story I am about to share is the TRUTH, theContinue reading “IHOP MELTDOWN”

WINSDAY WISDOM REWIND 4 This story was stored in a closet for over thirty years in order to protect the innocent and guilty parties from embarrassment. Now it is on Rewind. My Saturday morning lawn mowing trance was interrupted by my wife’s wildly waving arms. I immediately suspected it was another warning to stay awayContinue reading “REWIND LOVE: LOST and FOUND”

Rainy days and Mondays always get me down. It was the worst Monday Moaning of my life (at least at that time). I felt sorry for myself. [Just for the record, Monday Moaning is usually self-focused.] I was so down. Monday Moaning down in the depths of the sea down. Rock bottom down. Down inContinue reading “MONDAY MOANING 7”