Several weeks ago I was officiating a men’s league hockey game in Carmel, IN. It’s about 10:30 at night and we’re into the third period of the second game I’m doing as an official when a player clears the puck from his defensive zone making it a potential “icing” call. But, the defenseman from the […]
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Holy Moments – Making a Difference Now
“But eventually all of our graves go unattended.” This quote is attributed to Conan O’Brien after being dismissed from his dream job of hosting The Tonight Show for fewer than eight months. An interesting quote if not a little dark. If nothing else, it might give one reason to contemplate cremation. But, instead of thinking […]
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For some strange reason, I think about it every fall. Should I, would I, ever consider trying to run one more marathon? I know. It sounds pretty stupid when you consider I am now 71 years old and while considered “active” for my age group, I have not run consistently for at least 10 years. […]
Click here to read the entire articleFinding Happiness-The Journey Continues
Four years ago I wrote a blog entitled “Finding Happiness – What’s so hard about it?” In that blog I highlighted the fact that Yale University had offered a course on “Finding Happiness” and over 1,200 students had registered for the course making it THE most popular course ever offered at the prestigious university. Now, […]
Click here to read the entire articleFinding the “good” in change
And the daily meditation from Charles F. Stanley read as follows… Though Jesus could stop the storm, oftentimes He doesn’t. Isn’t that the issue that makes us all struggle? If He is God and He is good – and He is – then why would He allow all the difficult things we have to face? […]
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Over the years, football has played a major role in my life. I played organized football from 1959 through 1972 and over that period of time, I played in 113 football games (88 wins, 25 losses). Now, at 69 years of age, when I look back on it all and do the math, I realize […]
Click here to read the entire articleEven in the pandemic, let’s be grateful!
It’s no fun! The pandemic that is. It has impacted us all and changed what we knew as our normal lives. And now, it’s getting under our skin. People are losing their patience. We are on edge and as a country, at least in my lifetime, I’m not sure when we have ever been more […]
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If you’ve read any of my blogs, you have come to know that I am a “man of faith.” I am extremely grateful for everything God has given me in this life and as I like to say, I am Beyond Blessed! Many of you who know me on a more personal level, however, also […]
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What Can We Learn from the COVID-19 Numbers? Lately I have been struggling with the newscasts I watch. All I seem to get is 25 minutes of scary, negative news about COVID-19 only to end the broadcast with a 30-second ‘feel good’ piece showing people riding by a hospital honking their horns and holding signs […]
Click here to read the entire articleWearing The Stripes-A Special Ministry
Last Saturday my alarm clock woke me at 4:30 AM. That would give me time to shave, shower, get dressed and drive the 44 miles to the ice rink where I had been assigned to officiate two youth hockey games. The first game would start at 7 AM. I arrive at the rink in total […]
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