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October 6, 2026 – The Discipline of Encouragement
For several years Dale Black and Rick Haley were considered a top team in professional bass fishing. I had the privilege of fishing with them on a number of occasions and observed their remarkable abilities. While they were very skillful and knowledgeable, what really...
September 29, 2026 – An Attitude of Life
American evangelist Billy Graham preached to hundreds of millions world-wide and counseled several U.S. presidents. He preached the gospel to more people than anyone in the history of Christianity. With a ministry that spanned 185 countries, his life and ministry were...
September 22, 2026 – Ready to Man Up?
Steve Wisniewski played left guard with the Oakland Raiders for thirteen seasons and was an eight-time All-Pro. As the team’s character coach/chaplain, I observed him faithfully protect quarterbacks like Jay Schroeder, Jeff Hostetler, Jeff George, and Rich Gannon....
September 15, 2026 – What Kind of Sheep Are You?
Without a shepherd to lead, guide, and protect, sheep will either go astray and get lost or become vulnerable to disease and attacks from predators. By nature, they wander, oblivious to the world around them. They become self-absorbed and turn to their own ways. They...
September 8, 2026 – The Burden of Busyness
In 1981 I thought I was living the American dream. I was a deputy town manager, taught a few classes a semester at a local university, and wrote for three different sports magazines. I had just received two leadership awards, had been voted the top fisherman on the...
September 1, 2026 – Battling in the Trenches of Worry
Worry has been a formidable barrier for me much of my life, one that requires my concentrated prayers and positive actions to overcome. I remember my first trip to Alaska to a remote location in a two-engine plane. Even before leaving, I worried about the weather,...
August 25, 2026 – Significance Rather Than Success
Ted was an exceptionally skilled young man, a friend when both of us were in the early stages of our careers. He demonstrated a strong commitment to his faith and family, embarked on a promising pathway as an engineer, and actively contributed to our church's...
August 18, 2026 – A Filter for Life
Filters separate undesirable components from fluid, gas, or signals, allowing the desired elements to pass through while trapping the rest. For example, air filters remove dust and pollen. Water filters remove impurities, like sediment, taste, odor, and bacteria, and...
August 11, 2026 – Fishing Success
If you want to excel and be an elite angler, develop a knowledge base to master the sport. Occasionally, you will hear about some young person fishing for trout in shallow water with a little salmon egg on a four-pound test line with a superhero rod who hooks and...
August 4, 2026 – Dangers, Toils, and Snares
Before he was king, David was a shepherd. He knew firsthand the risks sheep faced. While the valleys heading up to the high country had the best quality grasses, clover, and other forage, pathways could become treacherous after winter or during rainstorms. The...
July 28, 2026 –A Coach with the Right Stuff
In 1926 Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle completed the twenty-one-mile swim across the English Channel. At age twenty, she became the first woman and youngest person to accomplish this difficult task. Only five others had succeeded before her. The English Channel is one of the...
July 21, 2026 – The Apathy Trap
When we grow tired and weary, it’s tempting to give up, particularly during midlife—or midbattle. We’ve seen this in boxing: The boxer becomes mentally defeated. In the 1997 rematch between Oliver McCall and Lennox Lewis, McCall dominated the early rounds but began to...
November 3, 2026 – The Way That Leads to Life
On a cold December morning, Rick and I arrived at a San Francisco Bay area marina to find it empty. I commented that the mounting fog would make it difficult to see many birds diving for baitfish, but I wasn’t deterred. This was Rick’s first day out since a terrible...
July 14, 2026 – Lessons From a Zealous Crusader
No other disciple had more zeal and passion for the lost than Andrew. He and John were the first of the twelve to attach themselves to Jesus, and directly after Andrew discovered Jesus, he introduced his brother Peter to Him (John 1:35–40). "He first found his own...
July 7, 2026 – Traps That Erode Our Faith
Erosion happens when soil and rock wear away, moved by forces like water, wind, ice, or gravity. The Grand Canyon was primarily sculpted by water. Ice carved out the Finger Lakes in Upstate New York. Erosion can have a huge environmental impact. The Palouse region in...