Jun 24The Price of an Unpaid Traffic TicketIn 1958, I left Kalamazoo, Michigan, where I was working as a vocational rehabilitation counselor, to go to seminary in...
Jun 10An Angel Experience?Or a Coincidence? We were sleeping at a cottage at Cobmoosa Shores, near Stony Lake, and facing Lake Michigan. Only Linda and I were...
May 27Noticing the Good in Life!. I made a quick mental run through my week just ending and made a striking discovery. Although intensely involved in some important...
May 13You Are Far More Than You Think You Are!The newly installed hospital chaplain, a middle age pastor, exclaimed, "I don't have anything to offer her." He said this as he talked...
Apr 2910 Tips for Helping a Hurting PersonSadly, well-meaning people often feel awkward when dealing with a friend who is deeply hurting. And in their awkwardness, they grope for...
Apr 15Giving Improves Your HealthHold on a minute! Hear me out! You are approached with requests that you give or donate to something or other all the time, right? You...
Apr 1How Tall Are You?Here is an interesting experiment you can try. I have done this before groups of people, and the results are quite interesting. Stand,...
Mar 18Big Smile, Long LifePeople who smile a lot are usually happier, have more stable personalities, more stable marriages, better cognitive skills and better...
Mar 4EGO DETACHMENT: A Lesson We All NeedAn inability to speak your opinions and ideas in public is often due to a simple problem — ego attachment. What that means is that you...
Feb 18A Major Mistake When Helping the HurtingWhen visiting someone who is in grief, or who has recently been hit by a distressing or unsettling event there is a major temptation. It...
Feb 4Finding a Coin - Part 2Goodness is from God. So when good times pass our way, we are being caressed and nurtured by God, whether we know it or not. Such times...
Jan 17Finding a Coin Can Trigger LovePositive experiences are spiritual events. That is, something heart-warming or supportive that happens to us is more than just something...
Dec 27, 2021The Correct Perception of HumilityHumility is seen in the capacity to do what needs to be done. Humility includes not thinking oneself greater than others, but the...
Dec 10, 2021Life Is God's GiftDisbelief, shock, then anger are the initial responses to a personal announcement of imminent death. It is rarely an acceptable...
Nov 26, 2021This is Thanks-giving MonthSTART A GRATITUDE JOURNAL Much is now known about the benefits of practicing intentional thankfulness. It isn't just a high-level...
Nov 12, 2021More Acts of Kindness#1. I had just led the funeral of a dear woman. We were invited by her husband, Dave Cook, to come to their house after the general...
Oct 22, 2021Intentional Acts of KindnessOur Care and Kindness Campaign is to urge people to make INTENTIONAL acts of kindness part of their life-style. Everyone is familiar with...
Oct 8, 2021Understanding Our Influence Through PrayerI visualize the shape of prayer like an enormous triangle. Looking at the triangle, I imagine the top—the peak—is God. The left bottom...
Sep 24, 2021KOK's LAW‘Kok’s Law’ came into being as a means of survival in intimidating circumstances. No doubt, others have stumbled on its genius, too, but...
Sep 10, 2021More on loving my enemiesWhat makes that commandment so hard for us is that when we think of love, we think of the love we have for our spouse, or our parents,...
Aug 27, 2021Love My Enemies ?? Really !!?Love my enemies? Really !!? That’s a hard one, isn’t it? Luke 6:27 says, “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do...
Aug 13, 2021The Profoundness of KindnessProverbs 16:24 I find myself warmed by reading how the different Bible translators have phrased the wisdom in this verse from Proverbs....
Jul 30, 2021Are You Contagious?It could be a good thing if you are! You are a positive person, but when you see the word 'contagious', you think of bad things, don't...
Jul 16, 2021The Five Side Effects of Kindness (5)5) Kindness is Contagious When we’re kind, we inspire others to be kind, and studies show that it actually creates a ripple effect that...