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WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?

WINSDAY WISDOM 218 What’s love got to do, got to do with it?What’s love, but a second-hand emotion?What’s love got to do, got to do with it?Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken? (What’s Love Got to Do with It?   —Sung by Tina Turner, written by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle)                                                                                            Continue reading “WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?”

DON’T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER

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”

WHY DO WE STILL FIGHT?

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?”

HUMMINGBIRD FRENZY

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”

REWIND 5: The Biggest Race of Your Life

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”

MONDAY MOANING 8

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”