https://www.wordsfortheday.com/ en-us ℗ 2025 Williamson Group USA Bob Williamson Williamson Group USA podcast@wordsfortheday.com The daily inspirational words of Bob Williamson. podcast@wordsfortheday.com https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/WFTD-Podcast-Image-0027-2.jpg http://www.wordsfortheday.com/ NO NO 5:32 So, pedophile billionaire Jeffery Epstein is dead. There are many very powerful men in Washington and indeed all over the world breathing a collective sigh of relief over his demise today. The spin machines of these men of wealth have been spinning faster than a washing machine gone haywire to distance themselves from Epstein. Heads of state, Saudi Princes, mega powerful business owners, politicians have been identified by Epstein’s sex trafficking victims who were raped by these men of privilege when some of them were just 14 years old . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/whodunnit/ So, pedophile billionaire Jeffery Epstein is dead. There are many very powerful men in Washington and indeed all over the world breathing a collective sigh of relief over his demise today. The spin machines of these men of wealth have been spinning faster than a washing machine gone haywire to distance themselves from Epstein. Heads of state, Saudi Princes, mega powerful business owners, politicians have been identified by Epstein’s sex trafficking victims who were raped by these men of privilege when some of them were just 14 years old . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/whodunnit/ Mon, 12 August 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/WFTD-8-12-19.mp3 NO NO 3:51 Today I was studying Ephesians and the passage about putting on the full armor of God stood out to me. The real enemy in our lives is not any particular person. No matter how evil someone might be, rest assured they received their direction from Satan. Spiritual warfare is a WAR between two opposing forces. As with any war there are serious casualties and it’s a serious battle. Some of those people Christians love to hate are themselves casualties of spiritual warfare . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/armor-of-light/ Today I was studying Ephesians and the passage about putting on the full armor of God stood out to me. The real enemy in our lives is not any particular person. No matter how evil someone might be, rest assured they received their direction from Satan. Spiritual warfare is a WAR between two opposing forces. As with any war there are serious casualties and it’s a serious battle. Some of those people Christians love to hate are themselves casualties of spiritual warfare . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/armor-of-light/ Tue, 13 August 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/WFTD-8-13-19.mp3 NO NO 5:13 I tried watching a highly acclaimed movie on Netflix the other night and after just a few minutes turned it off in disgust. It was filled with profanity with the “F” word being used over and again. The lead actors and actresses were constantly drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes and literally a half dozen people were depicted as being violently killed by the” heroes” of the movie in just the first few minutes . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/weve-been-deceived/ I tried watching a highly acclaimed movie on Netflix the other night and after just a few minutes turned it off in disgust. It was filled with profanity with the “F” word being used over and again. The lead actors and actresses were constantly drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes and literally a half dozen people were depicted as being violently killed by the” heroes” of the movie in just the first few minutes . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/weve-been-deceived/ Wed, 14 August 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/WFTD-8-14-19.mp3 NO NO 4:24 Six police officers were shot by a drug dealer in Philadelphia this week. As the police called in reinforcements the crowd that assembled jeered at them, threw objects, shoved them, and otherwise showed utter contempt for those brave men and women who risk their lives to protect them. It is yet another disturbing sign of the times . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/and-the-real-problem-is/ Six police officers were shot by a drug dealer in Philadelphia this week. As the police called in reinforcements the crowd that assembled jeered at them, threw objects, shoved them, and otherwise showed utter contempt for those brave men and women who risk their lives to protect them. It is yet another disturbing sign of the times . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/and-the-real-problem-is/ Thu, 15 August 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/WFTD-8-15-19.mp3 NO NO 6:04 Tomorrow I leave for Waco Texas to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Bill Glass prison ministry. I spent several years traveling around the country speaking at prisons with this ministry and saw many men and women come to know Christ and also served on his board of directors for a while . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/a-hint-of-wisdom-finally/ Tomorrow I leave for Waco Texas to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Bill Glass prison ministry. I spent several years traveling around the country speaking at prisons with this ministry and saw many men and women come to know Christ and also served on his board of directors for a while . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/a-hint-of-wisdom-finally/ Fri, 16 August 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/WFTD-8-16-19.mp3 NO NO 3:41 I tend to think often of my failures in life and not my triumphs. I was thinking of this problem this morning and my thoughts went to some of the positive things, indeed miraculous things I’ve accomplished, and some are very impressive. I do not say this to boast but to encourage. I truly believe that most people are held back by their low self-esteem. I had an especially bad case of it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/petunia/ I tend to think often of my failures in life and not my triumphs. I was thinking of this problem this morning and my thoughts went to some of the positive things, indeed miraculous things I’ve accomplished, and some are very impressive. I do not say this to boast but to encourage. I truly believe that most people are held back by their low self-esteem. I had an especially bad case of it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/petunia/ Mon, 19 August 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/WFTD-8-19-19.mp3 NO NO 5:40 I have a rough draft of a book I wrote several years ago that remains languishing on my computer and lately I’ve felt the urge to get it finished. It is a fictional novel that is filled with intrigue and mystery and is fascinating to read, or at least that is what I’ve been told by the few people I’ve shared the rough draft with. The problem with the book is the ending. A good friend of mine who is a very successful writer told me that if you want to write a great book, come up with a “killer” ending and then write the book around it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/whodunnit-2/ I have a rough draft of a book I wrote several years ago that remains languishing on my computer and lately I’ve felt the urge to get it finished. It is a fictional novel that is filled with intrigue and mystery and is fascinating to read, or at least that is what I’ve been told by the few people I’ve shared the rough draft with. The problem with the book is the ending. A good friend of mine who is a very successful writer told me that if you want to write a great book, come up with a “killer” ending and then write the book around it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/whodunnit-2/ Tue, 20 August 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/WFTD-8-20-19.mp3 NO NO 5:35 Yesterday I was picking out wood floor coverings for a room I’m renovating in my house. A very nice young man was helping me, and I was in a hurry because I needed to meet with the superintendent who was managing my job. As he was typing up a quote for the sample I picked out, he asked for my e-mail address. It contained the words: @JesusAlliance.org and he asked me what the Jesus Alliance was. I explained that it was a ministry that I founded that is dedicated to being a part of the Great Commission which entailed preaching the Gospel and disciplining the nations all over the world and that we were attempting to do so via technology . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/goosebumps-the-size-of-marbles/ Yesterday I was picking out wood floor coverings for a room I’m renovating in my house. A very nice young man was helping me, and I was in a hurry because I needed to meet with the superintendent who was managing my job. As he was typing up a quote for the sample I picked out, he asked for my e-mail address. It contained the words: @JesusAlliance.org and he asked me what the Jesus Alliance was. I explained that it was a ministry that I founded that is dedicated to being a part of the Great Commission which entailed preaching the Gospel and disciplining the nations all over the world and that we were attempting to do so via technology . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/goosebumps-the-size-of-marbles/ Wed, 21 August 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/WFTD-8-21-19.mp3 NO NO 5:47 It seems like I get an e-mail or two a day from folks all over the world offering me huge amounts of money provided I will just hurry and send them some money to pay for transferring it. Of course these are nothing but scams and one of many nefarious schemes of crooks trying to get rich quick by preying on the gullible . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/you-are-a-billionaire-2/ It seems like I get an e-mail or two a day from folks all over the world offering me huge amounts of money provided I will just hurry and send them some money to pay for transferring it. Of course these are nothing but scams and one of many nefarious schemes of crooks trying to get rich quick by preying on the gullible . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/you-are-a-billionaire-2/ Thu, 22 August 2019 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/WFTD-8-6-14.mp3 NO NO 6:47 I receive a wealth of requests to explain different passages from the Bible almost on a daily basis from folks I don’t even know. I’ve always felt uncomfortable about this because my education has not been formal but came through decades of reading and studying the Bible and various commentaries on my own. I feel the same sometimes about attempting to write books, especially on difficult passages . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/quit-holding-back/ I receive a wealth of requests to explain different passages from the Bible almost on a daily basis from folks I don’t even know. I’ve always felt uncomfortable about this because my education has not been formal but came through decades of reading and studying the Bible and various commentaries on my own. I feel the same sometimes about attempting to write books, especially on difficult passages . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/quit-holding-back/ Fri, 23 August 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/WFTD-8-23-19.mp3 NO NO 4:53 I’ve been studying 1 Thessalonians this week and it presents a concept that has been puzzling me for some time. We are told elsewhere in the Bible, to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord, and Jesus said to the thief on the cross, this day you will be in paradise with Me, and there are many other similar verses in the Bible. Now comes Paul Chapter 4 telling us that we “sleep” when we die and when Christ comes back we shall rise first and those Christians alive will follow . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/ugly-caterpillar-gets-wet-kiss/ I’ve been studying 1 Thessalonians this week and it presents a concept that has been puzzling me for some time. We are told elsewhere in the Bible, to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord, and Jesus said to the thief on the cross, this day you will be in paradise with Me, and there are many other similar verses in the Bible. Now comes Paul Chapter 4 telling us that we “sleep” when we die and when Christ comes back we shall rise first and those Christians alive will follow . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/ugly-caterpillar-gets-wet-kiss/ Mon, 26 August 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/WFTD-8-26-19.mp3 NO NO 4:33 One day while whitetail deer hunting I learned an interesting lesson about anger management that I shall never forget. It was such a beautiful day that I really didn’t seem to care whether I saw a deer or not . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/ignore-them-and-theyll-fly-away-2/ One day while whitetail deer hunting I learned an interesting lesson about anger management that I shall never forget. It was such a beautiful day that I really didn’t seem to care whether I saw a deer or not . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/ignore-them-and-theyll-fly-away-2/ Tue, 27 August 2019 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/WFTD-9-30-14.mp3 NO NO 5:04 I get really frustrated with my wife because she doesn’t “get” my jokes. I work my way through a hilariously funny joke and when I get to the punch line and start guffawing, she looks at me as though she’s expecting more. I begin to go back and “patiently” explain the joke line by line and when she finally, (mercifully), understands the meaning, she just looks at me without even smiling and says, “I don’t think that’s very funny You’re weird” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/its-a-joke-get-it-3/ I get really frustrated with my wife because she doesn’t “get” my jokes. I work my way through a hilariously funny joke and when I get to the punch line and start guffawing, she looks at me as though she’s expecting more. I begin to go back and “patiently” explain the joke line by line and when she finally, (mercifully), understands the meaning, she just looks at me without even smiling and says, “I don’t think that’s very funny You’re weird” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/its-a-joke-get-it-3/ Wed, 28 August 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/WFTD-8-28-19.mp3 NO NO 5:11 Some face tremendous trials and tribulations throughout their lives and others seem to have it fairly easy for a while, but sooner or later we ALL face adversity. I don’t know why God designed life to consist of valleys and peaks; I quit asking. These days I just focus on getting through the dark valleys and on to the next sunny peak . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/sometimes-its-better-just-to-allow-someone-time-to-cry/ Some face tremendous trials and tribulations throughout their lives and others seem to have it fairly easy for a while, but sooner or later we ALL face adversity. I don’t know why God designed life to consist of valleys and peaks; I quit asking. These days I just focus on getting through the dark valleys and on to the next sunny peak . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/sometimes-its-better-just-to-allow-someone-time-to-cry/ Thu, 29 August 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/WFTD-8-29-19.mp3 NO NO 5:18 When I was a young man a buddy and I were staying in a little dump next to a nice motel. Occasionally we’d sneak over there, pretend to be guests, and lounge around their swimming pool. One day we spied a couple of good looking babes sitting on lounge chairs and we walked over and asked them if they’d mind if we joined them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/dead-flies-stink-2/ When I was a young man a buddy and I were staying in a little dump next to a nice motel. Occasionally we’d sneak over there, pretend to be guests, and lounge around their swimming pool. One day we spied a couple of good looking babes sitting on lounge chairs and we walked over and asked them if they’d mind if we joined them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/08/dead-flies-stink-2/ Fri, 30 August 2019 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/WFTD-9-19-13.mp3 NO NO 4:13 I am in Atlanta due to a mandatory evacuation from my home in Jupiter, Florida. I tried to secure my house and boats as best I could, had shutters installed and made the grueling drive to Atlanta. Now I’m relegated to watching the storm head for my home. This morning the hurricane sits about 60 miles away and we are getting pounded by outer bands coming through as we pray that it will turn North and go out to sea . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/hurricane-tragedy/ I am in Atlanta due to a mandatory evacuation from my home in Jupiter, Florida. I tried to secure my house and boats as best I could, had shutters installed and made the grueling drive to Atlanta. Now I’m relegated to watching the storm head for my home. This morning the hurricane sits about 60 miles away and we are getting pounded by outer bands coming through as we pray that it will turn North and go out to sea . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/hurricane-tragedy/ Mon, 02 September 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WFTD-9-2-19.mp3 NO NO 4:34 It’s hard to imagine the terror that those poor souls in the Bahamas are feeling at this very moment. Trapped in the dark with howling wind and rain, their homes destroyed, cars overturned, power lines gone, food and water scarce, and danger at every turn. When will it pass? Hurricane Dorian stubbornly sits atop this little island chain and keeps beating them with such a vengeance that it is hardly imaginable and refuses to budge. Most reports claim it will begin moving again later today; let’s pray that it does! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/crisis-2/ It’s hard to imagine the terror that those poor souls in the Bahamas are feeling at this very moment. Trapped in the dark with howling wind and rain, their homes destroyed, cars overturned, power lines gone, food and water scarce, and danger at every turn. When will it pass? Hurricane Dorian stubbornly sits atop this little island chain and keeps beating them with such a vengeance that it is hardly imaginable and refuses to budge. Most reports claim it will begin moving again later today; let’s pray that it does! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/crisis-2/ Tue, 03 September 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WFTD-9-3-19.mp3 NO NO 5:19 The Bible is clear that we are to respect those in authority over us. To me this is one of the most difficult commands to follow. I admit I do not respect people like former President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and don’t see how I could respect VP Biden if he is elected. Many cannot respect President Trump, much less honor him. Not much has changed since this was written and during New Testament times Christians were taught to respect the Roman occupiers that brutalized them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/for-the-sake-of-the-lord/ The Bible is clear that we are to respect those in authority over us. To me this is one of the most difficult commands to follow. I admit I do not respect people like former President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and don’t see how I could respect VP Biden if he is elected. Many cannot respect President Trump, much less honor him. Not much has changed since this was written and during New Testament times Christians were taught to respect the Roman occupiers that brutalized them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/for-the-sake-of-the-lord/ Wed, 04 September 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WFTD-9-4-19.mp3 NO NO 5:10 I returned home from mandatory evacuation yesterday. My wife and I drove straight through from Atlanta and it was a long grueling trip. Today I have to get my hurricane shutters removed and try to get things back in order. When driving up to Atlanta to evacuate I saw convoy after convoy of ambulances, electric power company trucks, and fuel trucks heading south getting ready to assist. Yesterday I saw convoy after convoy heading north; I assume toward the Carolinas to assist due to the fact that their services are no longer needed down here, and the danger has passed for us . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/dawn-of-hope/ I returned home from mandatory evacuation yesterday. My wife and I drove straight through from Atlanta and it was a long grueling trip. Today I have to get my hurricane shutters removed and try to get things back in order. When driving up to Atlanta to evacuate I saw convoy after convoy of ambulances, electric power company trucks, and fuel trucks heading south getting ready to assist. Yesterday I saw convoy after convoy heading north; I assume toward the Carolinas to assist due to the fact that their services are no longer needed down here, and the danger has passed for us . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/dawn-of-hope/ Thu, 05 September 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WFTD-9-5-19.mp3 NO NO 6:19 Being an Atlanta Falcons fan since their inception I have never been enamored with the New Orleans Saints. There is a great rivalry between the two teams and its fans. I’ve never been a fan of their quarterback, Drew Brees simply because he has been a nemesis to the Falcons for as long as I can remember and I for one wish he would just retire already. This is not to say I don’t respect what this man accomplishes on the football field. He is simply put one of the best quarterbacks to ever walk on the field – darn it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/foe-no-mo/ Being an Atlanta Falcons fan since their inception I have never been enamored with the New Orleans Saints. There is a great rivalry between the two teams and its fans. I’ve never been a fan of their quarterback, Drew Brees simply because he has been a nemesis to the Falcons for as long as I can remember and I for one wish he would just retire already. This is not to say I don’t respect what this man accomplishes on the football field. He is simply put one of the best quarterbacks to ever walk on the field – darn it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/foe-no-mo/ Fri, 06 September 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WFTD-9-6-19.mp3 NO NO 6:50 I was traveling in India several years ago and saw for the first time people with leprosy. I shall never forget looking into the haunted eyes of a beggar who had lost his ears, fingers, and had other open wounds where the disease was ravaging his body. I stopped our taxi and gave the man some money as he stared blankly into my eyes, almost as though he was looking through me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/third-world-misery/ I was traveling in India several years ago and saw for the first time people with leprosy. I shall never forget looking into the haunted eyes of a beggar who had lost his ears, fingers, and had other open wounds where the disease was ravaging his body. I stopped our taxi and gave the man some money as he stared blankly into my eyes, almost as though he was looking through me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/third-world-misery/ Mon, 09 September 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WFTD-9-9-19.mp3 NO NO 7:21 I’ve been reading about the many Democrats who are anti-Semitic and how they lash out at this tiny country daily. That led me to wonder about people all over the world that hate Israel and act similarly. To me Israel is one of the greatest proofs of Bible truth that exists today. Consider the size of Israel. It is about 473 times smaller than the United States. Israel is just 263 mi long from north to south, and its width ranges from 71 miles to, at its narrowest point, 9.3 miles. Can you imagine a country just 9.3 miles wide? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/tread-lightly-on-this-subject/ I’ve been reading about the many Democrats who are anti-Semitic and how they lash out at this tiny country daily. That led me to wonder about people all over the world that hate Israel and act similarly. To me Israel is one of the greatest proofs of Bible truth that exists today. Consider the size of Israel. It is about 473 times smaller than the United States. Israel is just 263 mi long from north to south, and its width ranges from 71 miles to, at its narrowest point, 9.3 miles. Can you imagine a country just 9.3 miles wide? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/tread-lightly-on-this-subject/ Tue, 10 September 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WFTD-9-10-19.mp3 NO NO 5:17 I think that one of the most important blessings of God in this life is friendship. It is a gift that adds laughter, beauty, good counsel, and joy to our lives, and it’s a welcome relief in times of suffering. According to the Bible, friendship is a key ingredient to our success. Wise old King Solomon knew the value of friendship . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/get-yo-rear-end-back-2/ I think that one of the most important blessings of God in this life is friendship. It is a gift that adds laughter, beauty, good counsel, and joy to our lives, and it’s a welcome relief in times of suffering. According to the Bible, friendship is a key ingredient to our success. Wise old King Solomon knew the value of friendship . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/get-yo-rear-end-back-2/ Wed, 11 September 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WFTD-9-11-19.mp3 NO NO 8:54 I heard someone say the other day that if the progressive socialists are so concerned about overpopulation perhaps they should just abort themselves. Some are probably nutty enough to give it a try. They love their goddess Planned Parenthood. Most blindly accept it as a bastion for women’s rights; however it was established to control populations of primarily black people by Margaret Sanger. The media has done an effective job of condemning many people who have an association with the Ku Klux Klan — but one exception to this seems to be Planned Parenthood’s “beloved” founder, Margaret Sanger . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/sandwich-anyone/ I heard someone say the other day that if the progressive socialists are so concerned about overpopulation perhaps they should just abort themselves. Some are probably nutty enough to give it a try. They love their goddess Planned Parenthood. Most blindly accept it as a bastion for women’s rights; however it was established to control populations of primarily black people by Margaret Sanger. The media has done an effective job of condemning many people who have an association with the Ku Klux Klan — but one exception to this seems to be Planned Parenthood’s “beloved” founder, Margaret Sanger . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/sandwich-anyone/ Thu, 12 September 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WFTD-9-12-19.mp3 NO NO 6:25 I was awakened last night by thunder, lightning, and pounding rain. Yes, yet another tropical storm is heading our way and we are in the leading edge of it as I write this post. Those poor souls in the Bahamas who just got hit are in the cone too and I feel sure they are getting rain as well. They are located just 56 miles from where I live. There is nothing much left for the wind and rain to destroy in the Bahamas. Over 2500 people are still missing and the homes and businesses located on the Abaco and Grand Bahama Islands were completely destroyed. Just when they think it is over and it could not get any worse, another storm is heading their way to add to their misery . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/when-it-rains-it-pours-3/ I was awakened last night by thunder, lightning, and pounding rain. Yes, yet another tropical storm is heading our way and we are in the leading edge of it as I write this post. Those poor souls in the Bahamas who just got hit are in the cone too and I feel sure they are getting rain as well. They are located just 56 miles from where I live. There is nothing much left for the wind and rain to destroy in the Bahamas. Over 2500 people are still missing and the homes and businesses located on the Abaco and Grand Bahama Islands were completely destroyed. Just when they think it is over and it could not get any worse, another storm is heading their way to add to their misery . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/when-it-rains-it-pours-3/ Fri, 13 September 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WFTD-9-13-19.mp3 NO NO 5:22 Over the weekend an article ran concerning Justice Kavanaugh. It involved yet another salacious accusation of an alleged incident that occurred at a party many years ago. Immediately practically every Democrat presidential hopeful indicated that he should be immediately impeached as did the degenerates in Hollywood. So, this morning it was grudgingly revealed by the New York Times that the woman who allegedly was the victim of Kavanaugh’s behavior has no recollection of it and has refused to discuss it. Sound familiar? We were tortured with this same junk during his hearings . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/agenda-of-hate/ Over the weekend an article ran concerning Justice Kavanaugh. It involved yet another salacious accusation of an alleged incident that occurred at a party many years ago. Immediately practically every Democrat presidential hopeful indicated that he should be immediately impeached as did the degenerates in Hollywood. So, this morning it was grudgingly revealed by the New York Times that the woman who allegedly was the victim of Kavanaugh’s behavior has no recollection of it and has refused to discuss it. Sound familiar? We were tortured with this same junk during his hearings . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/agenda-of-hate/ Mon, 16 September 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WFTD-9-16-19.mp3 NO NO 5:17 Yesterday I was talking to one of the painters that has been working on my house. He was sitting outside on his lunch break smoking a cigarette. I smiled and told him that those things would kill him, and he smiled back and said he knew it and kept right on smoking. I rode down the street and saw a kid on a bike riding along vaping. He couldn’t have been more than 15. I’m sure he must be aware by now of all of the serious lung ailments and disease that has become a vaping related national epidemic . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/the-stuff-that-will-kill-you/ Yesterday I was talking to one of the painters that has been working on my house. He was sitting outside on his lunch break smoking a cigarette. I smiled and told him that those things would kill him, and he smiled back and said he knew it and kept right on smoking. I rode down the street and saw a kid on a bike riding along vaping. He couldn’t have been more than 15. I’m sure he must be aware by now of all of the serious lung ailments and disease that has become a vaping related national epidemic . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/the-stuff-that-will-kill-you/ Tue, 17 September 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WFTD-9-17-19.mp3 NO NO 5:04 I have been extremely blessed and privileged to live in some of the most beautiful settings on earth. I’m an early riser and I rarely miss blazing sunrises and glorious sunsets not to mention moonrises . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/open-doors/ I have been extremely blessed and privileged to live in some of the most beautiful settings on earth. I’m an early riser and I rarely miss blazing sunrises and glorious sunsets not to mention moonrises . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/open-doors/ Thu, 19 September 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WFTD-9-19-19.mp3 NO NO 5:22 I was eating lunch in a small restaurant in the tiny community, (population 90) of Escarpment Wyoming one weekend a few years ago now. This establishment could have been right out of the movie set for Jeremiah Johnson and the owner fit the part. He could have played any of the mountain men in that movie and he did not need a costume or coaching. He was a big man and rough looking. He had on dirty blue jeans, cowboy boots, a dirty tee shirt with the arm sleeves ripped out and had giant tattoos all over his huge arms; (even though it was 40 degrees outside) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/tarzans-limo-2/ I was eating lunch in a small restaurant in the tiny community, (population 90) of Escarpment Wyoming one weekend a few years ago now. This establishment could have been right out of the movie set for Jeremiah Johnson and the owner fit the part. He could have played any of the mountain men in that movie and he did not need a costume or coaching. He was a big man and rough looking. He had on dirty blue jeans, cowboy boots, a dirty tee shirt with the arm sleeves ripped out and had giant tattoos all over his huge arms; (even though it was 40 degrees outside) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/tarzans-limo-2/ Fri, 20 September 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WFTD-9-20-19.mp3 NO NO 6:35 An atheist/agnostic friend went to Miami with me Saturday. It is a 1 1/2 hour drive each way and we stopped for lunch which provided a great opportunity to witness to him again for the umpteenth time. He is a good friend and it breaks my heart that he solidly refuses to even discuss the possibility of God’s existence. I have been praying hard for him since I met him a couple of years ago now, but yesterday as I prepared to yet again pray for him I was really discouraged . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/hes-your-problem-now/ An atheist/agnostic friend went to Miami with me Saturday. It is a 1 1/2 hour drive each way and we stopped for lunch which provided a great opportunity to witness to him again for the umpteenth time. He is a good friend and it breaks my heart that he solidly refuses to even discuss the possibility of God’s existence. I have been praying hard for him since I met him a couple of years ago now, but yesterday as I prepared to yet again pray for him I was really discouraged . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/hes-your-problem-now/ Mon, 23 September 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WFTD-9-23-19.mp3 NO NO 5:05 Well I got a ton of response yesterday when I announced that I have stepped down as CEO of The Jesus Alliance. In fact, I got a mailbox full of wonderful correspondence from happy, joyful, Christians filled with peace and goodwill and just one from a foul-mouthed stinking atheist. Why these guys follow me is beyond me. I suppose it gives them a way to vent their frustrations against the God who loves them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/poking-a-simmering-coal/ Well I got a ton of response yesterday when I announced that I have stepped down as CEO of The Jesus Alliance. In fact, I got a mailbox full of wonderful correspondence from happy, joyful, Christians filled with peace and goodwill and just one from a foul-mouthed stinking atheist. Why these guys follow me is beyond me. I suppose it gives them a way to vent their frustrations against the God who loves them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/poking-a-simmering-coal/ Tue, 24 September 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WFTD-9-24-19.mp3 NO NO 5:35 One time I tried to help a disillusioned young man who was working on my house with a construction crew. He’d broken up with his girlfriend, quit his job, started drinking and (of all things) had begun smoking cigarettes. He’d moved to the Florida Keys (which is about as far south as someone who is trying to escape their problems can go and still remain in the United States) and was all alone . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/do-or-done-away-or-to-2/ One time I tried to help a disillusioned young man who was working on my house with a construction crew. He’d broken up with his girlfriend, quit his job, started drinking and (of all things) had begun smoking cigarettes. He’d moved to the Florida Keys (which is about as far south as someone who is trying to escape their problems can go and still remain in the United States) and was all alone . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/do-or-done-away-or-to-2/ Wed, 25 September 2019 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/WFTD-2-6-14.mp3 NO NO 5:15 I did a mailing to announce that I was stepping down from being the CEO at the Jesus Alliance and I received notice that two of the people on my list had died. One of them had this auto-reply on his e-mail: “I Have Passed On To My Heavenly Reward. God does not have an email server so your message will never be seen.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/no-more-e-mail/ I did a mailing to announce that I was stepping down from being the CEO at the Jesus Alliance and I received notice that two of the people on my list had died. One of them had this auto-reply on his e-mail: “I Have Passed On To My Heavenly Reward. God does not have an email server so your message will never be seen.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/no-more-e-mail/ Thu, 26 September 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WFTD-9-26-19.mp3 NO NO 8:57 Yesterday I wrote concerning the auto reply of the man who had died and gone to heaven. This spurred a reader to send this message from oil magnate T. Boone Pickens which was written prior to his passing on September 11, 2019 . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/speaking-from-the-grave/ Yesterday I wrote concerning the auto reply of the man who had died and gone to heaven. This spurred a reader to send this message from oil magnate T. Boone Pickens which was written prior to his passing on September 11, 2019 . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/speaking-from-the-grave/ Fri, 27 September 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WFTD-9-27-19.mp3 NO NO 6:12 A friend recently sent me a collection of sayings that were mostly written decades and even centuries ago, but have remained timeless. In fact, it gave me some comfort in knowing that we are not the first to face our nation’s current problems. Importantly former governments and their societies were shaped and ruled by miscreants too. Read this and see if it sounds familiar . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/been-there-done-that/ A friend recently sent me a collection of sayings that were mostly written decades and even centuries ago, but have remained timeless. In fact, it gave me some comfort in knowing that we are not the first to face our nation’s current problems. Importantly former governments and their societies were shaped and ruled by miscreants too. Read this and see if it sounds familiar . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/09/been-there-done-that/ Mon, 30 September 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WFTD-9-30-19.mp3 NO NO 5:18 I have begun to wonder if there is some strange magnetic field that surrounds me that is akin to a magnet that attracts pyschos. Being a pyscho magnet is interesting but not always fun. If you could take a peek at my email sometime, you would easily recognize that I seem to attract a litany of nuts. I attract unbeliever pyschos the most. Many have been disillusioned by the church and often by what they perceive as the shortcomings of God. The irony of this line of thinking is that they are appalled by the way creation runs and rant about a God whom they say they don’t believe in . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/why-not-consider-bathing/ I have begun to wonder if there is some strange magnetic field that surrounds me that is akin to a magnet that attracts pyschos. Being a pyscho magnet is interesting but not always fun. If you could take a peek at my email sometime, you would easily recognize that I seem to attract a litany of nuts. I attract unbeliever pyschos the most. Many have been disillusioned by the church and often by what they perceive as the shortcomings of God. The irony of this line of thinking is that they are appalled by the way creation runs and rant about a God whom they say they don’t believe in . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/why-not-consider-bathing/ Tue, 01 October 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WFTD-10-1-19.mp3 NO NO 7:33 Lately I feel as though I’ve lost my sense of direction. It is an unusual place for me to be; it seems as though God has withdrawn to a faraway place. Generally, I set numerous goals in virtually every area of my life. I prioritize them and work diligently to achieve them. But I just cannot seem to get on a track that feels comfortable. I cannot decide what to work on first . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/feeling-dusty-read-on/ Lately I feel as though I’ve lost my sense of direction. It is an unusual place for me to be; it seems as though God has withdrawn to a faraway place. Generally, I set numerous goals in virtually every area of my life. I prioritize them and work diligently to achieve them. But I just cannot seem to get on a track that feels comfortable. I cannot decide what to work on first . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/feeling-dusty-read-on/ Wed, 02 October 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WFTD-10-2-19.mp3 NO NO 7:04 Most Words for the Day can be listened to using the link to the audio for the day, but today’s post is filled with photos and I urge you to refer to the written version to receive the full impact. Kindness comes in many shapes and forms as evidenced by the array of photos below. The uncivility of modern society stems from many different sources, with politics and the ruthless pursuit of power leading the list. I have reached a point whereby it is just too nauseating to follow the lies and character assassinations and I thought that you, like me, might need to take a break from it today . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/kindness-lasts-forever/ Most Words for the Day can be listened to using the link to the audio for the day, but today’s post is filled with photos and I urge you to refer to the written version to receive the full impact. Kindness comes in many shapes and forms as evidenced by the array of photos below. The uncivility of modern society stems from many different sources, with politics and the ruthless pursuit of power leading the list. I have reached a point whereby it is just too nauseating to follow the lies and character assassinations and I thought that you, like me, might need to take a break from it today . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/kindness-lasts-forever/ Thu, 03 October 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WFTD-10-3-19.mp3 NO NO 5:48 One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name. Then she told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down. It took the remainder of the class period to finish their assignment, and as the students left the room, each one handed in the papers . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/impact/ One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name. Then she told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down. It took the remainder of the class period to finish their assignment, and as the students left the room, each one handed in the papers . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/impact/ Fri, 04 October 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WFTD-10-4-19.mp3 NO NO 7:42 I get thousands of letters and some of them are just beyond the pale. Atheists, perverts, abortion nuts, you name it write and tell me off year in and year out. I’ve had more than one death threat. One atheist wrote just recently F*** God, F***Jesus, and F*** everything about Christians like you. I admit I wanted to put a fist in his blaspheming mouth and told him so. I do however, expect this from unbelievers. 1 Cor. 2:14 – The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/big-mouth/ I get thousands of letters and some of them are just beyond the pale. Atheists, perverts, abortion nuts, you name it write and tell me off year in and year out. I’ve had more than one death threat. One atheist wrote just recently F*** God, F***Jesus, and F*** everything about Christians like you. I admit I wanted to put a fist in his blaspheming mouth and told him so. I do however, expect this from unbelievers. 1 Cor. 2:14 – The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/big-mouth/ Mon, 07 October 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WFTD-10-7-19.mp3 NO NO 6:41 One night I went into Jefferson County Prison with some buddies from church to witness to the inmates. Our pastor Kenny Munds did a good job advertising the event as there was standing room only in the auditorium. The inmates sang several songs that moved me deeply, and then our guys performed a few numbers. Afterwards I gave my testimony and at the end asked those who wanted Jesus in their lives to allow us to pray with them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/stunning-enigma/ One night I went into Jefferson County Prison with some buddies from church to witness to the inmates. Our pastor Kenny Munds did a good job advertising the event as there was standing room only in the auditorium. The inmates sang several songs that moved me deeply, and then our guys performed a few numbers. Afterwards I gave my testimony and at the end asked those who wanted Jesus in their lives to allow us to pray with them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/stunning-enigma/ Tue, 08 October 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WFTD-10-8-19.mp3 NO NO 5:39 I have many bad memories from New Orleans and have avoided going there like the plague. I believe the entire city is corrupt and under the sway of Satan and is a demonic stronghold of epic proportion. I lived there much of the time I was addicted to drugs and alcohol, committed many crimes, practiced witchcraft and other sins while living there and my brother committed suicide there. It is a morally debased capital of sin and it reminds me of visiting death row as one can actually feel the demonic presence of evil and darkness there . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/bad-memories-of-the-big-easy/ I have many bad memories from New Orleans and have avoided going there like the plague. I believe the entire city is corrupt and under the sway of Satan and is a demonic stronghold of epic proportion. I lived there much of the time I was addicted to drugs and alcohol, committed many crimes, practiced witchcraft and other sins while living there and my brother committed suicide there. It is a morally debased capital of sin and it reminds me of visiting death row as one can actually feel the demonic presence of evil and darkness there . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/bad-memories-of-the-big-easy/ Wed, 09 October 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WFTD-10-9-19.mp3 NO NO 5:51 Lust – The word itself generally makes people cringe and with an embarrassed look glance down. Most dictionaries define it as intense sexual desire. What does the Bible have to say about lust? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/lust-lust-lust/ Lust – The word itself generally makes people cringe and with an embarrassed look glance down. Most dictionaries define it as intense sexual desire. What does the Bible have to say about lust? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/lust-lust-lust/ Thu, 10 October 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WFTD-10-10-19.mp3 NO NO 5:25 Last night I attended a fundraiser for the ministry of a dear friend, former waterski world champion Kristi Overton Johnson. Her missive is to deliver magazines to prisons in order to give those incarcerated Gospel driven hope primarily through the inspiring stories of former inmates who have turned from their sins and now follow Jesus, as well as practical advice on how to cope with life as an inmate and how to lead a life filled with peace, joy, and love. She also has forty volunteers who write letters to those who write the ministry which provide personalized hope to thousands weekly . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/a-most-powerful-weapon/ Last night I attended a fundraiser for the ministry of a dear friend, former waterski world champion Kristi Overton Johnson. Her missive is to deliver magazines to prisons in order to give those incarcerated Gospel driven hope primarily through the inspiring stories of former inmates who have turned from their sins and now follow Jesus, as well as practical advice on how to cope with life as an inmate and how to lead a life filled with peace, joy, and love. She also has forty volunteers who write letters to those who write the ministry which provide personalized hope to thousands weekly . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/a-most-powerful-weapon/ Fri, 11 October 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WFTD-10-11-19.mp3 NO NO 7:46 One of my sons took his wife and twin daughters to the Georgia Bulldogs game Saturday. The Dawgs were favored by 24.5 points and lost in overtime. They played terribly and it was a nauseating game. I quit watching it when they started their freefall . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/i-hate-sports/ One of my sons took his wife and twin daughters to the Georgia Bulldogs game Saturday. The Dawgs were favored by 24.5 points and lost in overtime. They played terribly and it was a nauseating game. I quit watching it when they started their freefall . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/i-hate-sports/ Mon, 14 October 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WFTD-10-14-19.mp3 NO NO 2:51 Wouldn’t it have been fun and interesting to be a fly on the wall and been able to watch God create man. It would be pretty neat to understand His true and complete purpose for designing us the way that we are and listen to Him explain the logic of His design criteria and human specifications . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/stop-look-listen-2/ Wouldn’t it have been fun and interesting to be a fly on the wall and been able to watch God create man. It would be pretty neat to understand His true and complete purpose for designing us the way that we are and listen to Him explain the logic of His design criteria and human specifications . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/stop-look-listen-2/ Tue, 15 October 2019 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/WFTD-11-15-13.mp3 NO NO 7:15 I’ve had the seven deadly sins on my mind lately. For some strange reason I’ve heard that expression all my Christian life, but really didn’t know from whence it came. I’ve never read it in the Bible, and I wasn’t sure how one sin is worse than another, (save blasphemy of the Holy Spirit,) which is called out in Scripture as being unforgivable . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/dante-was-a-dreamer/ I’ve had the seven deadly sins on my mind lately. For some strange reason I’ve heard that expression all my Christian life, but really didn’t know from whence it came. I’ve never read it in the Bible, and I wasn’t sure how one sin is worse than another, (save blasphemy of the Holy Spirit,) which is called out in Scripture as being unforgivable . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/dante-was-a-dreamer/ Wed, 16 October 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WFTD-10-16-19.mp3 NO NO 6:32 We tend to think of Jesus as a simple Galilean carpenter, itinerant preacher, girding himself with his garment to wash the feet of His disciples, and as a martyr dying a horrible death upon a cross. My daily Bible study has progressed one chapter a day as we have marched through the Bible and today we have finally reached Revelation. All I can say is Wow Oh Wow! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/wow-oh-wow/ We tend to think of Jesus as a simple Galilean carpenter, itinerant preacher, girding himself with his garment to wash the feet of His disciples, and as a martyr dying a horrible death upon a cross. My daily Bible study has progressed one chapter a day as we have marched through the Bible and today we have finally reached Revelation. All I can say is Wow Oh Wow! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/wow-oh-wow/ Thu, 17 October 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WFTD-10-17-19.mp3 NO NO 5:58 I have stressed time and again with the leadership at the Jesus Alliance not to overemphasize “works,” (a form of niceness,) compared to evangelistic effort. If we were to create a utopia of folks who lacked nothing; everyone would be well-fed, have decent shelter, clean drinking water, material possessions, recreation money, a beautiful spouse, perfect health, and all of the niceties of life, but lacked Jesus Christ as their Savior, they would die and go straight to hell and what would we have accomplished . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/niceness-not-what-its-cracked-up-to-be/ I have stressed time and again with the leadership at the Jesus Alliance not to overemphasize “works,” (a form of niceness,) compared to evangelistic effort. If we were to create a utopia of folks who lacked nothing; everyone would be well-fed, have decent shelter, clean drinking water, material possessions, recreation money, a beautiful spouse, perfect health, and all of the niceties of life, but lacked Jesus Christ as their Savior, they would die and go straight to hell and what would we have accomplished . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/niceness-not-what-its-cracked-up-to-be/ Fri, 18 October 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WFTD-10-18-19.mp3 NO NO 7:33 We began as the United States of America but sadly have become the Divided States of America. We have endured one civil war that ended government sanctioned slavery and now there are those who warn about another civil war looming ahead of us . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/the-divided-states-of-america-2/ We began as the United States of America but sadly have become the Divided States of America. We have endured one civil war that ended government sanctioned slavery and now there are those who warn about another civil war looming ahead of us . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/the-divided-states-of-america-2/ Mon, 21 October 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WFTD-10-21-19.mp3 NO NO 7:57 Should women preach/teach men? Not according to God. The Bible is quite clear on the subject that they should not. This is not just Old Testament teaching, but the New Testament strongly makes this case in several passages. The church I attended in south Florida began allowing the pastor’s wife to preach on a rotating basis and I could no longer attend. That was very unfortunate because I have many friends who still attend that mega church and I would like to be a part of it. However, I want to be obedient to God first and so we go to a different church now . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/women-pastors/ Should women preach/teach men? Not according to God. The Bible is quite clear on the subject that they should not. This is not just Old Testament teaching, but the New Testament strongly makes this case in several passages. The church I attended in south Florida began allowing the pastor’s wife to preach on a rotating basis and I could no longer attend. That was very unfortunate because I have many friends who still attend that mega church and I would like to be a part of it. However, I want to be obedient to God first and so we go to a different church now . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/women-pastors/ Tue, 22 October 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WFTD-10-22-19.mp3 NO NO 6:31 Yesterday I wrote about the controversial subject of women preaching to men from the pulpit. I expected to be bombarded for making the statement that the Bible states it is wrong, but instead only received a light shelling. Interestingly I received one comment from a man who derided me for being too hung up on rules . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/withering-leaves/ Yesterday I wrote about the controversial subject of women preaching to men from the pulpit. I expected to be bombarded for making the statement that the Bible states it is wrong, but instead only received a light shelling. Interestingly I received one comment from a man who derided me for being too hung up on rules . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/withering-leaves/ Wed, 23 October 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WFTD-10-23-19.mp3 NO NO 3:37 Someone once said: “All things are difficult before they are easy.” It goes hand in hand with something that General George S. Patton once said: “Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/enjoy-the-climb-2/ Someone once said: “All things are difficult before they are easy.” It goes hand in hand with something that General George S. Patton once said: “Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/enjoy-the-climb-2/ Thu, 24 October 2019 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/WFTD-7-9-15.mp3 NO NO 7:11 I have been following the fight with Planned Parenthood for some time now. I received this update from my good friend Mat Staver last night . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/murderous-greed/ I have been following the fight with Planned Parenthood for some time now. I received this update from my good friend Mat Staver last night . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/murderous-greed/ Fri, 25 October 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WFTD-10-25-19.mp3 NO NO 4:19 Friday I was the keynote speaker at a prayer breakfast down in New Orleans, (Jefferson Parrish LA to be precise.) Thank you for the prayers; by all accounts it was a tremendous success. My good friend Michael Phillips, the new CEO of The Jesus Alliance, came to the event and afterwards we had some time to catch up and spend some time planning the next steps for the ministry . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/compound-interest-of-good-and-evil/ Friday I was the keynote speaker at a prayer breakfast down in New Orleans, (Jefferson Parrish LA to be precise.) Thank you for the prayers; by all accounts it was a tremendous success. My good friend Michael Phillips, the new CEO of The Jesus Alliance, came to the event and afterwards we had some time to catch up and spend some time planning the next steps for the ministry . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/compound-interest-of-good-and-evil/ Mon, 28 October 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WFTD-10-28-19.mp3 NO NO 5:53 I have not been fishing in several weeks, nor have I gone hunting since the season opened. I have been totally immersed in moving into yet another home. I was thinking of this the other day and counted up the moves I’ve made in the past three years and it is mind-boggling. I left Honey Lake Plantation and moved to Sarasota, then moved to the other side of the state to Port St. Lucie Florida and after a few months moved to another house in Port St. Lucie, and then moved back to Honey Lake, then to the Florida Keys for 3 months, and from there to Stuart Florida, and am just now completing moving to Jupiter Florida. A friend told me that he needed an ankle bracelet to keep up with where I am lately . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/are-you-normal/ I have not been fishing in several weeks, nor have I gone hunting since the season opened. I have been totally immersed in moving into yet another home. I was thinking of this the other day and counted up the moves I’ve made in the past three years and it is mind-boggling. I left Honey Lake Plantation and moved to Sarasota, then moved to the other side of the state to Port St. Lucie Florida and after a few months moved to another house in Port St. Lucie, and then moved back to Honey Lake, then to the Florida Keys for 3 months, and from there to Stuart Florida, and am just now completing moving to Jupiter Florida. A friend told me that he needed an ankle bracelet to keep up with where I am lately . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/are-you-normal/ Tue, 29 October 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WFTD-10-29-19.mp3 NO NO 6:22 I read somewhere the other day that “Some people are so poor, all that they have is money”. It is the converse of what one would think especially for those who do not have much money. It is ironic really because so many people will go to virtually any lengths to obtain it including stealing, selling their bodies, and even committing murder. And yet there is nothing of the flesh that gives you true joy . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/give-up-what-you-cant-keep-anyway-2/ I read somewhere the other day that “Some people are so poor, all that they have is money”. It is the converse of what one would think especially for those who do not have much money. It is ironic really because so many people will go to virtually any lengths to obtain it including stealing, selling their bodies, and even committing murder. And yet there is nothing of the flesh that gives you true joy . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/10/give-up-what-you-cant-keep-anyway-2/ Wed, 30 October 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WFTD-10-30-19.mp3 NO NO 6:17 Not long ago I received four letters from folks who are suffering. One guy was beset with worry over his finances. Logically he knows what the Bible says about it being a sin to worry and to trust God. Worry accomplishes nothing save harming our health. Most of the things he fears will never happen, but he worries himself silly about them as though they have already happened anyway. I told him to put his faith in God and buck up . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/egad-i-thought-i-had-problems/ Not long ago I received four letters from folks who are suffering. One guy was beset with worry over his finances. Logically he knows what the Bible says about it being a sin to worry and to trust God. Worry accomplishes nothing save harming our health. Most of the things he fears will never happen, but he worries himself silly about them as though they have already happened anyway. I told him to put his faith in God and buck up . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/egad-i-thought-i-had-problems/ Tue, 05 November 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/WFTD-11-5-19.mp3 NO NO 4:39 As we flounder along watching the people of our country divide into separate camps with leaders intent upon destroying each other, our nation is sinking into the mire of bitterness, immorality, loneliness, hopelessness, addiction, uncivility, sexual perversion, and corruption. Homelessness abounds in major cities with streets littered with human feces, dirty needles, garbage, and stoned drunken broken people strewn about laying in the streets awaiting death. God is openly mocked, and righteousness is twisted to mean what is right is wrong and what is wrong is right . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/no-more-oceans/ As we flounder along watching the people of our country divide into separate camps with leaders intent upon destroying each other, our nation is sinking into the mire of bitterness, immorality, loneliness, hopelessness, addiction, uncivility, sexual perversion, and corruption. Homelessness abounds in major cities with streets littered with human feces, dirty needles, garbage, and stoned drunken broken people strewn about laying in the streets awaiting death. God is openly mocked, and righteousness is twisted to mean what is right is wrong and what is wrong is right . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/no-more-oceans/ Wed, 06 November 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/WFTD-11-6-19.mp3 NO NO 6:32 One time I was returning from the Bahamas in my boat. It was a very long 260 mile trip and was rather monotonous riding along with the boat on auto pilot. The water was very smooth with little wind and we made great time. As we entered the final 82 mile stretch of our trip and began crossing the Gulf Stream, I noticed a storm on my radar screen. In the summertime it is quite common to have thunderstorms pop-up here and there especially around the warm river of water called the Gulf Stream that constantly moves in a Northerly direction . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/certain-death-2/ One time I was returning from the Bahamas in my boat. It was a very long 260 mile trip and was rather monotonous riding along with the boat on auto pilot. The water was very smooth with little wind and we made great time. As we entered the final 82 mile stretch of our trip and began crossing the Gulf Stream, I noticed a storm on my radar screen. In the summertime it is quite common to have thunderstorms pop-up here and there especially around the warm river of water called the Gulf Stream that constantly moves in a Northerly direction . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/certain-death-2/ Thu, 07 November 2019 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/WFTD-8-19-14.mp3 NO NO 4:51 So yesterday I went to a men’s prayer breakfast, The Gathering, in West Palm Beach. The breakfast started at 6:30 a.m. It was at a hotel way out by the airport and I had to leave so early I didn’t have time to write Words for the Day unless I waited until I returned. I called my friend Al Cuneo and asked if he and his son George could send out a rerun of an old post and they did . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/bad-news-bad-sports-teams/ So yesterday I went to a men’s prayer breakfast, The Gathering, in West Palm Beach. The breakfast started at 6:30 a.m. It was at a hotel way out by the airport and I had to leave so early I didn’t have time to write Words for the Day unless I waited until I returned. I called my friend Al Cuneo and asked if he and his son George could send out a rerun of an old post and they did . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/bad-news-bad-sports-teams/ Fri, 08 November 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/WFTD-11-8-19.mp3 NO NO 4:18 When I was a youngster my brother and I had a Spanish class together. I was a freshman in high school and already wild as a stallion who thought rules were made to be broken and I was always trying to get attention the wrong way. I was reviled by teachers as a trouble-maker and my brother Jim was just the opposite he was always the teacher’s pet. One day each student had to get up in front of the class and give a speech in Spanish. Jim sat on the front row and I sat as far back in the room on the back row as I could get. We had small translation booths to sit in, I suppose they muffled the sound as we practiced Spanish while listening on headsets . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/rules-are-made-to-be-broken/ When I was a youngster my brother and I had a Spanish class together. I was a freshman in high school and already wild as a stallion who thought rules were made to be broken and I was always trying to get attention the wrong way. I was reviled by teachers as a trouble-maker and my brother Jim was just the opposite he was always the teacher’s pet. One day each student had to get up in front of the class and give a speech in Spanish. Jim sat on the front row and I sat as far back in the room on the back row as I could get. We had small translation booths to sit in, I suppose they muffled the sound as we practiced Spanish while listening on headsets . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/rules-are-made-to-be-broken/ Mon, 11 November 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/WFTD-11-11-19.mp3 NO NO 7:30 I had lunch with a couple of good friends of mine yesterday and the subject of going to church came up. One of them has stopped going to church. Now don’t get me wrong this man is a Godly man who faithfully goes every Wednesday to a prison and teaches inmates about the Lord. I have no doubt that he loves the Lord and will walk on streets of gold in heaven when he departs this earth. I was encouraging him to go back to church and reminded him that Church attendance is not just a “good suggestion”; it is God’s will for the lives of believers including his . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/dont-blame-the-holy-spirit/ I had lunch with a couple of good friends of mine yesterday and the subject of going to church came up. One of them has stopped going to church. Now don’t get me wrong this man is a Godly man who faithfully goes every Wednesday to a prison and teaches inmates about the Lord. I have no doubt that he loves the Lord and will walk on streets of gold in heaven when he departs this earth. I was encouraging him to go back to church and reminded him that Church attendance is not just a “good suggestion”; it is God’s will for the lives of believers including his . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/dont-blame-the-holy-spirit/ Tue, 12 November 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/WFTD-11-12-19.mp3 NO NO 4:27 So yesterday I woke up and my head was spinning so fast I began to think it would twist off. I’d never experienced vertigo and I did not like it. I was nauseated beyond the pale and could hardly walk. I went to the doctor and almost threw up on him during the examination. I’d experienced a vicious headache prior to the vertigo, and he was concerned that I might have had a stroke. My left ear had been hurting over the weekend and I felt I was getting an ear infection and possibly my inner ear might be causing it. Today I go for a CAT scan for the stroke angle and an eye, ear, nose doctor is checking out the inner ear thing . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/my-heads-spinning-3/ So yesterday I woke up and my head was spinning so fast I began to think it would twist off. I’d never experienced vertigo and I did not like it. I was nauseated beyond the pale and could hardly walk. I went to the doctor and almost threw up on him during the examination. I’d experienced a vicious headache prior to the vertigo, and he was concerned that I might have had a stroke. My left ear had been hurting over the weekend and I felt I was getting an ear infection and possibly my inner ear might be causing it. Today I go for a CAT scan for the stroke angle and an eye, ear, nose doctor is checking out the inner ear thing . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/my-heads-spinning-3/ Wed, 13 November 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/WFTD-11-13-19.mp3 NO NO 6:33 I’m nauseated beyond the pale by Democrats who make their living lying and manufacturing evidence to try and get rid of Donald Trump. They have nothing of substance and are offering up a bunch of people as so called “witnesses” who have never even met President Trump and merely suspect him of doing things with no actual knowledge of anything he has done wrong. We went through two years of this with Mueller and now as we approach the election with a bunch of communist leaning misfits as potential candidates the Democrats and media, are totally desperate to find something, anything, that might help win them a few votes and/or disqualify Donald Trump . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/landslide-lyndon/ I’m nauseated beyond the pale by Democrats who make their living lying and manufacturing evidence to try and get rid of Donald Trump. They have nothing of substance and are offering up a bunch of people as so called “witnesses” who have never even met President Trump and merely suspect him of doing things with no actual knowledge of anything he has done wrong. We went through two years of this with Mueller and now as we approach the election with a bunch of communist leaning misfits as potential candidates the Democrats and media, are totally desperate to find something, anything, that might help win them a few votes and/or disqualify Donald Trump . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/landslide-lyndon/ Thu, 14 November 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/WFTD-11-14-19.mp3 NO NO 6:23 I received this email yesterday and thought it was very poignant. Divorce rates are soaring and the wake of it is destroying lives, especially children . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/just-like-mating-snakes/ I received this email yesterday and thought it was very poignant. Divorce rates are soaring and the wake of it is destroying lives, especially children . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/just-like-mating-snakes/ Mon, 18 November 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/WFTD-11-18-19.mp3 NO NO 5:13 Wow the weather in Jupiter is just right. Lows in the 60’s and highs in the mid to high 70’s. The weather will be like this for some time to come and it is the reason so many people come here to south Florida in the winter. I was thinking of heaven this morning and wondering what it will be like there. I like warm weather and high humidity, but I know folks who love the freezing cold and no humidity; I don’t like snow and they seem to love it. Will we have seasons or not? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/quail-and-grits/ Wow the weather in Jupiter is just right. Lows in the 60’s and highs in the mid to high 70’s. The weather will be like this for some time to come and it is the reason so many people come here to south Florida in the winter. I was thinking of heaven this morning and wondering what it will be like there. I like warm weather and high humidity, but I know folks who love the freezing cold and no humidity; I don’t like snow and they seem to love it. Will we have seasons or not? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/quail-and-grits/ Tue, 19 November 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/WFTD-11-19-19.mp3 NO NO 5:17 I was disgusted to see Chic fil A cave to the LGBTQ in the last few days. Their foundation will no longer support the Salvation Army, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Paul Anderson’s Home for Boys and others. This was done to appease the gays and is a disgusting display of unadulterated corporate greed. They want to expand their stores into areas in places like Chicago, NYC and other godless communities that are more sympathetic to non-Christian world views, so they decide to sellout the Salvation Army and other great Christian based groups. In other words, the almighty dollar wins the day with this former Christ centered family owned business . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/chic-fil-a-money-grubbers/ I was disgusted to see Chic fil A cave to the LGBTQ in the last few days. Their foundation will no longer support the Salvation Army, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Paul Anderson’s Home for Boys and others. This was done to appease the gays and is a disgusting display of unadulterated corporate greed. They want to expand their stores into areas in places like Chicago, NYC and other godless communities that are more sympathetic to non-Christian world views, so they decide to sellout the Salvation Army and other great Christian based groups. In other words, the almighty dollar wins the day with this former Christ centered family owned business . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/chic-fil-a-money-grubbers/ Wed, 20 November 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/WFTD-11-20-19.mp3 NO NO 2:49 The older I get the more I adhere to the old adage: “Never say never.” Invariably as soon as one makes that vow they do what they swore not to do. I will never: be overweight; speak to so and so again; vote for Donald Trump; remarry; get drunk again; eat jalapenos again; go to church; and on and on. People change, situations change, inhibitions are raised and lowered, and temptations abound. A lot can happen on the way to never . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/a-lot-can-happen-on-the-way-to-never/ The older I get the more I adhere to the old adage: “Never say never.” Invariably as soon as one makes that vow they do what they swore not to do. I will never: be overweight; speak to so and so again; vote for Donald Trump; remarry; get drunk again; eat jalapenos again; go to church; and on and on. People change, situations change, inhibitions are raised and lowered, and temptations abound. A lot can happen on the way to never . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/a-lot-can-happen-on-the-way-to-never/ Thu, 21 November 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/WFTD-11-21-19.mp3 NO NO 4:07 We are fast approaching Thanksgiving. It is a special day that was set aside by the early settlers to offer thanks to their creator. Like Christmas and Easter, the true meaning is being distorted and it has become a secular holiday about turkey and all of the trimmings, huge discounts and sales of merchandise, and football. But it was originally about thanking God. Thanking someone is like bacon and eggs to the giving process. I can only imagine how it makes God feel when we display an unthankful attitude, especially for giving us His Son Jesus as a sacrifice for our sins. I know how it makes me feel for someone not to thank me for something I’ve given them or done for them and I suspect God is hurt by it too . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/feed-a-rat/ We are fast approaching Thanksgiving. It is a special day that was set aside by the early settlers to offer thanks to their creator. Like Christmas and Easter, the true meaning is being distorted and it has become a secular holiday about turkey and all of the trimmings, huge discounts and sales of merchandise, and football. But it was originally about thanking God. Thanking someone is like bacon and eggs to the giving process. I can only imagine how it makes God feel when we display an unthankful attitude, especially for giving us His Son Jesus as a sacrifice for our sins. I know how it makes me feel for someone not to thank me for something I’ve given them or done for them and I suspect God is hurt by it too . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/feed-a-rat/ Fri, 22 November 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/WFTD-11-22-19.mp3 NO NO 5:49 We are rapidly approaching the end of another year. I don’t know about you, but it went fast for me. I heard an intriguing question the other day. It began with a lady relating how she and her husband at Christmas time had donated a well to some Africans who had no clean drinking water. This was done in lieu of giving their usual pickup truck full of presents to their kids, each other, and various loved ones . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/can-you-remember/ We are rapidly approaching the end of another year. I don’t know about you, but it went fast for me. I heard an intriguing question the other day. It began with a lady relating how she and her husband at Christmas time had donated a well to some Africans who had no clean drinking water. This was done in lieu of giving their usual pickup truck full of presents to their kids, each other, and various loved ones . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/can-you-remember/ Mon, 25 November 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/WFTD-11-25-19.mp3 NO NO 4:38 Things are really heating up around the world. Hong Kong protestors on the rampage, the same in Chile, Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, Iran and so on. Russia is working on the world’s most devastating weapon as is China. Iran is threatening to take Israel off the map again and of course who can forget North Korea’s dictator who is still running his mouth . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/one-fire-escape-thats-it/ Things are really heating up around the world. Hong Kong protestors on the rampage, the same in Chile, Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, Iran and so on. Russia is working on the world’s most devastating weapon as is China. Iran is threatening to take Israel off the map again and of course who can forget North Korea’s dictator who is still running his mouth . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/one-fire-escape-thats-it/ Tue, 26 November 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/WFTD-11-26-19.mp3 NO NO 4:30 The devaluation of human life in this country is manifesting itself every day. Florida authorities are trying to identify the person who posted an ad on Craigslist that appears to be selling a newborn baby for $500 . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/newborn-for-sale-500/ The devaluation of human life in this country is manifesting itself every day. Florida authorities are trying to identify the person who posted an ad on Craigslist that appears to be selling a newborn baby for $500 . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/newborn-for-sale-500/ Wed, 27 November 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/WFTD-11-27-19.mp3 NO NO 3:16 Thanksgiving should be a time of joy. And it is at my household and yesterday we had a great time. We looked at family photos on my smart TV and laughed ourselves silly at old family photos. All the girls went to the salon to get spruced up and the men went for a long cruise in my skiff up the Intercoastal waterway from Jupiter to West Palm Beach and back. It was perfect weather, and many people were on the waterways just enjoying life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/too-much-drama/ Thanksgiving should be a time of joy. And it is at my household and yesterday we had a great time. We looked at family photos on my smart TV and laughed ourselves silly at old family photos. All the girls went to the salon to get spruced up and the men went for a long cruise in my skiff up the Intercoastal waterway from Jupiter to West Palm Beach and back. It was perfect weather, and many people were on the waterways just enjoying life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/too-much-drama/ Thu, 28 November 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/WFTD-11-28-19.mp3 NO NO 4:20 I must confess to the sin of gluttony today. Turkey and other Thanksgiving fare is my favorite meal. It is such an ordeal to cook, my wife will not prepare it but once or twice a year and though I hate that, it’s probably a good thing because I would weigh in at 400 ponds on the hoof . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/stink-bombs/ I must confess to the sin of gluttony today. Turkey and other Thanksgiving fare is my favorite meal. It is such an ordeal to cook, my wife will not prepare it but once or twice a year and though I hate that, it’s probably a good thing because I would weigh in at 400 ponds on the hoof . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/11/stink-bombs/ Fri, 29 November 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/WFTD-11-29-19.mp3 NO NO 3:29 Some of us could take a lesson from the little squirrel pictured below. He took some time off from work to smell the daisies. Judging from its expression this obviously meant a great deal to it. The little critter had to stand on its hind legs to reach the best area to smell the fragrance. It shut its eyes and put its ears back and when the fragrance reached his nostrils one can see its total delight . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/stop-and-smell-the-roses-uh-daisies/ Some of us could take a lesson from the little squirrel pictured below. He took some time off from work to smell the daisies. Judging from its expression this obviously meant a great deal to it. The little critter had to stand on its hind legs to reach the best area to smell the fragrance. It shut its eyes and put its ears back and when the fragrance reached his nostrils one can see its total delight . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/stop-and-smell-the-roses-uh-daisies/ Mon, 02 December 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WFTD-12-2-19.mp3 NO NO 3:58 My wife came home from Bible study not long ago and said a lady wanted to know why we should pray, since God has already determined the outcome. It seemed like a waste of time . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/god-has-already-determined-the-results-so-why-pray/ My wife came home from Bible study not long ago and said a lady wanted to know why we should pray, since God has already determined the outcome. It seemed like a waste of time . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/god-has-already-determined-the-results-so-why-pray/ Tue, 03 December 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WFTD-12-3-19.mp3 NO NO 5:52 Many years ago a friend and his wife invited my wife and me to go bowling. I bowled some as a kid but hadn’t been bowling in many years and the same with my wife. Our friends on the other hand went at every opportunity. In fact they owned their own bowling balls, matching shirts, gloves, and embroidered bowling ball bags and jackets . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/be-cool-in-the-end-zone-2/ Many years ago a friend and his wife invited my wife and me to go bowling. I bowled some as a kid but hadn’t been bowling in many years and the same with my wife. Our friends on the other hand went at every opportunity. In fact they owned their own bowling balls, matching shirts, gloves, and embroidered bowling ball bags and jackets . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/be-cool-in-the-end-zone-2/ Wed, 04 December 2019 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/WFTD-1-28-14.mp3 NO NO 5:36 Why can’t some people surrender to Jesus? Well it ain’t easy bro! One of the best statements concerning what it means to completely surrender to God comes from David Wilkerson: “Surrender.” What does this word tell you? In literal terms, surrender means to give up something to another person. It also means to relinquish something granted to you. This could include your possessions, power, goals, even your life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/yikes-i-need-to-surrender-2/ Why can’t some people surrender to Jesus? Well it ain’t easy bro! One of the best statements concerning what it means to completely surrender to God comes from David Wilkerson: “Surrender.” What does this word tell you? In literal terms, surrender means to give up something to another person. It also means to relinquish something granted to you. This could include your possessions, power, goals, even your life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/yikes-i-need-to-surrender-2/ Thu, 05 December 2019 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/WFTD-10-21-15.mp3 NO NO 7:13 Does God ever directly intervene in our lives? After all He has to be incredibly busy. The latest scientific estimate indicates that there are 100 billion trillion stars in the universe. It’s hard to imagine how such a project could be effectively managed and we don’t even know the true extent of it, such as what might lie beyond the universe . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/god-is-not-limited-2/ Does God ever directly intervene in our lives? After all He has to be incredibly busy. The latest scientific estimate indicates that there are 100 billion trillion stars in the universe. It’s hard to imagine how such a project could be effectively managed and we don’t even know the true extent of it, such as what might lie beyond the universe . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/god-is-not-limited-2/ Fri, 06 December 2019 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WFTD-1-25-16.mp3 NO NO 3:10 I heard a song, Heaven help us all, by Stevie Wonder while driving home from deer hunting camp yesterday. Stevie was imploring people to pray for the afflicted in this world but also to pray for those doing the afflicting. In short, he prays that heaven will help us ALL . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/heaven-help-us-all/ I heard a song, Heaven help us all, by Stevie Wonder while driving home from deer hunting camp yesterday. Stevie was imploring people to pray for the afflicted in this world but also to pray for those doing the afflicting. In short, he prays that heaven will help us ALL . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/heaven-help-us-all/ Mon, 09 December 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WFTD-12-9-19.mp3 NO NO 6:34 So yesterday one of my twin granddaughters sent me a list of questions for a school project she is doing. Don’t be shocked because the questions refer to worshipping God. She goes to a Christian school . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/im-devastated/ So yesterday one of my twin granddaughters sent me a list of questions for a school project she is doing. Don’t be shocked because the questions refer to worshipping God. She goes to a Christian school . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/im-devastated/ Tue, 10 December 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WFTD-12-10-19.mp3 NO NO 7:48 We serve a mighty God and when we worship properly and believe it enables us to be blessed in mighty ways. The true story below shows the faith of a young child. The Bible states: Truly I say to you, Except you be converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/our-miraculous-god/ We serve a mighty God and when we worship properly and believe it enables us to be blessed in mighty ways. The true story below shows the faith of a young child. The Bible states: Truly I say to you, Except you be converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/our-miraculous-god/ Wed, 11 December 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WFTD-12-11-19.mp3 NO NO 3:54 So today is my anniversary. We’ve been married 49 years. A friend wrote to congratulate me this morning and told me that my wife should be nominated for sainthood for putting up with me for so many years. Hmmm . . . I’m thinking he is right of course, but it was very unkind of him to point it out . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/guns-knives-fists-arm-wrestling-or-water-pistols/ So today is my anniversary. We’ve been married 49 years. A friend wrote to congratulate me this morning and told me that my wife should be nominated for sainthood for putting up with me for so many years. Hmmm . . . I’m thinking he is right of course, but it was very unkind of him to point it out . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/guns-knives-fists-arm-wrestling-or-water-pistols/ Thu, 12 December 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WFTD-12-12-19.mp3 NO NO 3:08 I was reading about the Universe the other day and read with interest about the mysterious “black holes” of outer space. Apparently entire constellations are sucked into these extreme gravitational aberrations and their light just disappears as if they were never there. I was thinking how it seemed to be a metaphor for sin. Entire nations seem to get sucked into an abyss of sin prompted by extreme lust for the wrong things in life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/how-to-throw-it-away/ I was reading about the Universe the other day and read with interest about the mysterious “black holes” of outer space. Apparently entire constellations are sucked into these extreme gravitational aberrations and their light just disappears as if they were never there. I was thinking how it seemed to be a metaphor for sin. Entire nations seem to get sucked into an abyss of sin prompted by extreme lust for the wrong things in life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/how-to-throw-it-away/ Fri, 13 December 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WFTD-12-13-19.mp3 NO NO 5:14 The Hallmark television Channel has now found itself caught in the crossfire between traditional conservatives and progressive activists for canceling an advertisement in which two lesbian women shared a kiss after One Million Moms launched a petition in protest and they pulled the ads . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/why-not-100-million-moms-and-dads/ The Hallmark television Channel has now found itself caught in the crossfire between traditional conservatives and progressive activists for canceling an advertisement in which two lesbian women shared a kiss after One Million Moms launched a petition in protest and they pulled the ads . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/why-not-100-million-moms-and-dads/ Mon, 16 December 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WFTD-12-16-19.mp3 NO NO 3:17 I was talking with a friend who is involved in a nasty lawsuit with a non-Christian. They have lied about her and virtually destroyed her business that once thrived with lies and deceit. She has not withdrawn into seclusion nor is she entrapped in dark depression. Instead she told me she had drawn closer to God due to this ordeal and some health problems she has undergone than most any other time of her life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/not-a-time-for-weeping/ I was talking with a friend who is involved in a nasty lawsuit with a non-Christian. They have lied about her and virtually destroyed her business that once thrived with lies and deceit. She has not withdrawn into seclusion nor is she entrapped in dark depression. Instead she told me she had drawn closer to God due to this ordeal and some health problems she has undergone than most any other time of her life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/not-a-time-for-weeping/ Tue, 17 December 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WFTD-12-17-19.mp3 NO NO 3:18 I heard the other day that one thing that is guaranteed is that there are 3 types of liars in the world, politicians, media people, and weathermen. At any rate it is a sad commentary upon our nation that lying has become accepted in our society . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/only-simpletons-do-that/ I heard the other day that one thing that is guaranteed is that there are 3 types of liars in the world, politicians, media people, and weathermen. At any rate it is a sad commentary upon our nation that lying has become accepted in our society . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/only-simpletons-do-that/ Wed, 18 December 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WFTD-12-18-19.mp3 NO NO 2:55 I went with a friend not too long ago to a correctional facility, (prison,) in Okeechobee to speak with the inmates. This man volunteers to go there every Wednesday to teach Christian leadership. He is a graduate of the Naval Academy and is well-qualified to do so . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/lets-get-better/ I went with a friend not too long ago to a correctional facility, (prison,) in Okeechobee to speak with the inmates. This man volunteers to go there every Wednesday to teach Christian leadership. He is a graduate of the Naval Academy and is well-qualified to do so . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/lets-get-better/ Thu, 19 December 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WFTD-12-19-19.mp3 NO NO 5:16 I’ve had some wonderful times with friendships, businesses, churches, marriage, and nearly every aspect of my life and those are very happy memories. Unfortunately, I’ve had some very bad experiences along my way too. So much so in fact it will cloud all my good memories to the point of not even remembering them, IF, I allow it to do so . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/regrets/ I’ve had some wonderful times with friendships, businesses, churches, marriage, and nearly every aspect of my life and those are very happy memories. Unfortunately, I’ve had some very bad experiences along my way too. So much so in fact it will cloud all my good memories to the point of not even remembering them, IF, I allow it to do so . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/regrets/ Fri, 20 December 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WFTD-12-20-19.mp3 NO NO 5:25 A Christian leader friend of mine left me a blistering voice mail the other day concerning the Democrat’s impeachment sham against Donald Trump. He went on and on about it and it sounded as though he might be foaming at the mouth, so I decided to give him a call and calm him a bit. I missed him but left him a voice-mail and told him that God was still on the throne and things were moving along as He ordains and to do what he could but let God take care of the rest for we know that the final outcome will be delightful for Christians . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/cool-it-2/ A Christian leader friend of mine left me a blistering voice mail the other day concerning the Democrat’s impeachment sham against Donald Trump. He went on and on about it and it sounded as though he might be foaming at the mouth, so I decided to give him a call and calm him a bit. I missed him but left him a voice-mail and told him that God was still on the throne and things were moving along as He ordains and to do what he could but let God take care of the rest for we know that the final outcome will be delightful for Christians . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/cool-it-2/ Mon, 23 December 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WFTD-12-23-19.mp3 NO NO 4:45 I had a friend and his wife who live in the Florida Keys visit our home yesterday. He recently read my book Miracle on Luckie Street cover to cover. He is probably in his early sixties and has been an atheist all of his life. He is not one of these antagonistic atheists, but one that just cannot seem to convince himself that God exists. He is adamant that he will not fake believing and will only commit if he truly believes. Then he told me that I was one of those who truly believes, and he wishes he could . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/indescribable-christmas-gift/ I had a friend and his wife who live in the Florida Keys visit our home yesterday. He recently read my book Miracle on Luckie Street cover to cover. He is probably in his early sixties and has been an atheist all of his life. He is not one of these antagonistic atheists, but one that just cannot seem to convince himself that God exists. He is adamant that he will not fake believing and will only commit if he truly believes. Then he told me that I was one of those who truly believes, and he wishes he could . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/indescribable-christmas-gift/ Tue, 24 December 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WFTD-12-24-19.mp3 NO NO 3:34 I was awakened this morning with a call from my spiritual son a pastor in Ghana Africa. He prayed a beautiful prayer and offered a prophetic vision that he had of me dressed in military gear shooting arrows at the enemies of God. He said in his vision that I had a multitude of arrows and I was shooting them one after the other so fast and furious that my face was covered in sweat . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/merry-christmas-2/ I was awakened this morning with a call from my spiritual son a pastor in Ghana Africa. He prayed a beautiful prayer and offered a prophetic vision that he had of me dressed in military gear shooting arrows at the enemies of God. He said in his vision that I had a multitude of arrows and I was shooting them one after the other so fast and furious that my face was covered in sweat . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/merry-christmas-2/ Wed, 25 December 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WFTD-12-25-19.mp3 NO NO 5:09 I read this morning that holiday depression has arrived for many people. The holiday season should be a fun time of the year filled with worship, parties, celebrations, and social gatherings with family and friends. For many people however, it is a time filled with sadness, self-reflection, loneliness, and anxiety . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/holiday-depression/ I read this morning that holiday depression has arrived for many people. The holiday season should be a fun time of the year filled with worship, parties, celebrations, and social gatherings with family and friends. For many people however, it is a time filled with sadness, self-reflection, loneliness, and anxiety . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/holiday-depression/ Thu, 26 December 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WFTD-12-26-19.mp3 NO NO 10:46 I read yet another deeply disturbing article this morning about Pope Francis. I have several friends who are of the Catholic faith, many of whom read this column daily. If the below article proves to be correct, it would be the most wicked heresy I’ve ever heard a spiritual leader utter. Hopefully it is miscommunication, or something lost in translation, but in light of some of the other things this Pope has said during his tenure I’m concerned . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/spiritual-leaders-good-and-bad/ I read yet another deeply disturbing article this morning about Pope Francis. I have several friends who are of the Catholic faith, many of whom read this column daily. If the below article proves to be correct, it would be the most wicked heresy I’ve ever heard a spiritual leader utter. Hopefully it is miscommunication, or something lost in translation, but in light of some of the other things this Pope has said during his tenure I’m concerned . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/spiritual-leaders-good-and-bad/ Fri, 27 December 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WFTD-12-27-19.mp3 NO NO 2:35 It is amazing to me to look at all my children and grandchildren. I did not think I would reach the age of 25 and yet here I am with a large tremendous family celebrating Christmas and the New Year holiday. My wife, sons, daughters-in-law, grandkids, and in-laws all came to my home in Jupiter. There are 17 of us in all and it’s been loads of fun to be together with laughter galore . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/the-important-things-in-life/ It is amazing to me to look at all my children and grandchildren. I did not think I would reach the age of 25 and yet here I am with a large tremendous family celebrating Christmas and the New Year holiday. My wife, sons, daughters-in-law, grandkids, and in-laws all came to my home in Jupiter. There are 17 of us in all and it’s been loads of fun to be together with laughter galore . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/the-important-things-in-life/ Mon, 30 December 2019 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WFTD-12-30-19.mp3 NO NO 1:58 A little boy is telling his Grandma how “everything” is going wrong. School, family problems, severe health problems, etc. Meanwhile, Grandma is baking a cake. She asks her grandson if he would like a snack, which of course he does . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/if-god-had-a-refrigerator/ A little boy is telling his Grandma how “everything” is going wrong. School, family problems, severe health problems, etc. Meanwhile, Grandma is baking a cake. She asks her grandson if he would like a snack, which of course he does . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2019/12/if-god-had-a-refrigerator/ Tue, 31 December 2019 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WFTD-1-12-16.mp3 NO NO 4:35 Another year has passed and a brand-new one will begin to unfold beginning today. What will it bring? Good times? Bad times? New life? Loss of life? Lost pounds? Increase in pounds? Good health? Poor health? Financial gain? Financial loss? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/all-good-questions/ Another year has passed and a brand-new one will begin to unfold beginning today. What will it bring? Good times? Bad times? New life? Loss of life? Lost pounds? Increase in pounds? Good health? Poor health? Financial gain? Financial loss? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/all-good-questions/ Wed, 01 January 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WFTD-1-1-20.mp3 NO NO 3:59 I had a strange dream last night. I was applying for a job as a teacher and setup an appointment with a client who said he had some women employees, and none had even high school degrees. My job would be to assist them in getting them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/weird-dream/ I had a strange dream last night. I was applying for a job as a teacher and setup an appointment with a client who said he had some women employees, and none had even high school degrees. My job would be to assist them in getting them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/weird-dream/ Thu, 02 January 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WFTD-1-2-20.mp3 NO NO 5:12 My family had photos taken in my back yard during their Christmas holiday visit. In the photo are me, my wife, sons, daughters in law and grandchildren. The smiles are genuine, and we are a happy group of people . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/generational-curse-broken/ My family had photos taken in my back yard during their Christmas holiday visit. In the photo are me, my wife, sons, daughters in law and grandchildren. The smiles are genuine, and we are a happy group of people . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/generational-curse-broken/ Fri, 03 January 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WFTD-1-3-20.mp3 NO NO 4:15 I was initially flabbergasted that there are so many people who put politics over the defense of our country, especially when we were able to take out a ruthless murderer with American blood on his slimy hands. After some thought I realize that those in politics are even worse than ambulance chasing trial lawyers, they aren’t concerned about anything but themselves . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/are-you-a-woke/ I was initially flabbergasted that there are so many people who put politics over the defense of our country, especially when we were able to take out a ruthless murderer with American blood on his slimy hands. After some thought I realize that those in politics are even worse than ambulance chasing trial lawyers, they aren’t concerned about anything but themselves . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/are-you-a-woke/ Mon, 06 January 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WFTD-1-6-19.mp3 NO NO 6:02 So now after years of infighting the United Methodists are going to divide over the ordination of homosexual priests and conducting same sex weddings. The move to split one of the largest denominations in the United States comes after last year’s special session of the United Methodist General Conference after strengthening its bans on the ordination and marriage of LGBTQ United Methodists . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/no-nation-like-this-one/ So now after years of infighting the United Methodists are going to divide over the ordination of homosexual priests and conducting same sex weddings. The move to split one of the largest denominations in the United States comes after last year’s special session of the United Methodist General Conference after strengthening its bans on the ordination and marriage of LGBTQ United Methodists . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/no-nation-like-this-one/ Tue, 07 January 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WFTD-1-7-20.mp3 NO NO 3:51 Yesterday I went fishing with a friend of mine. The water was beautiful, sparkling clean, and azure blue and the weather was just right. Sailfish were abundant, and we had loads of fun . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/listen-to-the-sky/ Yesterday I went fishing with a friend of mine. The water was beautiful, sparkling clean, and azure blue and the weather was just right. Sailfish were abundant, and we had loads of fun . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/listen-to-the-sky/ Wed, 08 January 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WFTD-1-8-20.mp3 NO NO 8:57 The LGBTQ community is making progress in infiltrating and taking over churches worldwide. Breitbart news recently published some material about what is happening in Sweden . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/jesus-in-high-heels/ The LGBTQ community is making progress in infiltrating and taking over churches worldwide. Breitbart news recently published some material about what is happening in Sweden . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/jesus-in-high-heels/ Thu, 09 January 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WFTD-1-9-20.mp3 NO NO 5:01 I’ve made several goals and resolutions for the New Year. As is customary I have already violated some of them. One was to get back on my pre-holiday diet. I went out last night and had prime rib and a monster size baked potato and then came home and ate some dessert, a big bowl of ice cream. I only gained five pounds over the holidays and prior to last night I’d already lost 3 of it, so it is not an earth-shattering event in my life, but nonetheless, it irks me to no end that my willpower was so weak . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/satanic-formula/ I’ve made several goals and resolutions for the New Year. As is customary I have already violated some of them. One was to get back on my pre-holiday diet. I went out last night and had prime rib and a monster size baked potato and then came home and ate some dessert, a big bowl of ice cream. I only gained five pounds over the holidays and prior to last night I’d already lost 3 of it, so it is not an earth-shattering event in my life, but nonetheless, it irks me to no end that my willpower was so weak . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/satanic-formula/ Fri, 10 January 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WFTD-1-10-20.mp3 NO NO 5:34 So, my wife asked if I was enjoying retirement yesterday. I told her not really. My life has been filled with non-stop frenetic, action-filled raw stress for the last 50 years and to go from that to a relaxed, mode of “if I don’t get to it today, I’ll get it tomorrow” attitude, has about driven me stark raving mad. Most of the time I don’t even know what day it is and don’t really care except for writing Words for the Day and Sunday church, and more often than not I’m bored silly . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/stark-raving-mad/ So, my wife asked if I was enjoying retirement yesterday. I told her not really. My life has been filled with non-stop frenetic, action-filled raw stress for the last 50 years and to go from that to a relaxed, mode of “if I don’t get to it today, I’ll get it tomorrow” attitude, has about driven me stark raving mad. Most of the time I don’t even know what day it is and don’t really care except for writing Words for the Day and Sunday church, and more often than not I’m bored silly . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/stark-raving-mad/ Mon, 13 January 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WFTD-1-13-20.mp3 NO NO 6:00 Yesterday I received a letter from a reader who is living out his version of what Job endured. He was unjustly fired from his job when the company changed hands; shortly thereafter his wife divorced him with 3 kids in high school while in the midst of building their dream home, and if it weren’t for Godly friends, he might have just decided to end it all . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/are-you-any-better-off/ Yesterday I received a letter from a reader who is living out his version of what Job endured. He was unjustly fired from his job when the company changed hands; shortly thereafter his wife divorced him with 3 kids in high school while in the midst of building their dream home, and if it weren’t for Godly friends, he might have just decided to end it all . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/are-you-any-better-off/ Tue, 14 January 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WFTD-1-14-20.mp3 NO NO 4:22 This morning I’m making my way to the Bahamas. The wahoo bite is supposed to be red hot and tasty yellow eye snapper abound. Three of us will cross the gulf stream and hopefully reach our destination by 9:00 a.m . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/bahama-bound-i-think/ This morning I’m making my way to the Bahamas. The wahoo bite is supposed to be red hot and tasty yellow eye snapper abound. Three of us will cross the gulf stream and hopefully reach our destination by 9:00 a.m . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/bahama-bound-i-think/ Wed, 15 January 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WFTD-1-15-20.mp3 NO NO 6:37 I’ve only really loved a very few people in my life, but my brother was one of them. The most difficult time in my life, (and I have had many), was when he committed suicide. I have not experienced such grief nor wept like that before or since his death. After his death I remember lying on my bed with the shades drawn all by myself and rethinking our life together. We faced tough times and good times together. We had our sibling rivalries to be sure and I cannot say we always got along, but I can say that in our own way we deeply loved each other always . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/appreciation-2/ I’ve only really loved a very few people in my life, but my brother was one of them. The most difficult time in my life, (and I have had many), was when he committed suicide. I have not experienced such grief nor wept like that before or since his death. After his death I remember lying on my bed with the shades drawn all by myself and rethinking our life together. We faced tough times and good times together. We had our sibling rivalries to be sure and I cannot say we always got along, but I can say that in our own way we deeply loved each other always . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/appreciation-2/ Thu, 16 January 2020 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/WFTD-2-5-16.mp3 NO NO 5:21 I’m happy to report we made it back from the Bahamas in good shape. We caught a boatload of fish and had more fun and laughs than a barrel of monkeys. Much to the chagrin of my highly competitive fishing partner, as luck would have it, yesterday morning I caught the largest Wahoo of the trip . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/light-doesnt-mean-bud-lite/ I’m happy to report we made it back from the Bahamas in good shape. We caught a boatload of fish and had more fun and laughs than a barrel of monkeys. Much to the chagrin of my highly competitive fishing partner, as luck would have it, yesterday morning I caught the largest Wahoo of the trip . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/light-doesnt-mean-bud-lite/ Fri, 17 January 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WFTD-1-17-20.mp3 NO NO 4:06 Yesterday I flew to Atlanta for our Jesus Alliance Board meeting. My plane was 2 1/2 hours late but time passed quickly, and I made it just fine. When I left the temperature was in the high 70’s and when I arrived in Atlanta it was so cold, I thought I would bite off my lip from shaking. People think I’m strange because I like the heat and humidity; I think they are strange because they like frigid weather . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/more-like-me/ Yesterday I flew to Atlanta for our Jesus Alliance Board meeting. My plane was 2 1/2 hours late but time passed quickly, and I made it just fine. When I left the temperature was in the high 70’s and when I arrived in Atlanta it was so cold, I thought I would bite off my lip from shaking. People think I’m strange because I like the heat and humidity; I think they are strange because they like frigid weather . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/more-like-me/ Mon, 20 January 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WFTD-1-20-20.mp3 NO NO 3:54 Most people have a hard time paying taxes. It is a plague that has haunted mankind since the dawn of civilization. In the days of Jesus, tax collectors were despised. In my case I would not mind paying taxes if I knew that the money was going to be spent on roads, defense, schools and the like, but it is when it is squandered that I get steamed. Ronald Reagan put it best when he said: “The government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.” This is the greatest President that ever lived saying this . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/whats-worse-than-a-taxidermist/ Most people have a hard time paying taxes. It is a plague that has haunted mankind since the dawn of civilization. In the days of Jesus, tax collectors were despised. In my case I would not mind paying taxes if I knew that the money was going to be spent on roads, defense, schools and the like, but it is when it is squandered that I get steamed. Ronald Reagan put it best when he said: “The government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.” This is the greatest President that ever lived saying this . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/whats-worse-than-a-taxidermist/ Tue, 21 January 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WFTD-1-21-20.mp3 NO NO 5:26 Last night I received word that the father of a friend of mine passed away a few days ago. I attended a family dinner with them about a year ago and remember him as being healthy and full of life. His entire family spent most of the conversation that evening talking about God and spiritual matters. He and his wife seemed to revel in the fact that the family they had raised was so engaged with Jesus . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/the-key-to-having-faith/ Last night I received word that the father of a friend of mine passed away a few days ago. I attended a family dinner with them about a year ago and remember him as being healthy and full of life. His entire family spent most of the conversation that evening talking about God and spiritual matters. He and his wife seemed to revel in the fact that the family they had raised was so engaged with Jesus . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/the-key-to-having-faith/ Wed, 22 January 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WFTD-1-22-20.mp3 NO NO 7:39 After purchasing Honey Lake Plantation, I learned that after John F. Kennedy’s assassination Jackie Kennedy spent about a week there. She later moved to another plantation near Thomasville Georgia and stayed several weeks as she recovered from that traumatic event. Subsequently she married Greek shipping magnate Onassis. The wealthy lifestyle this woman led was surrealistic to most people on this planet. It is said she would take a nap in the afternoon and though she had simply laid down for a few minutes without turning down the covers she insisted that fresh sheets be put on the bed on such occasions instead of simply smoothing out any wrinkles . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/how-great-are-you/ After purchasing Honey Lake Plantation, I learned that after John F. Kennedy’s assassination Jackie Kennedy spent about a week there. She later moved to another plantation near Thomasville Georgia and stayed several weeks as she recovered from that traumatic event. Subsequently she married Greek shipping magnate Onassis. The wealthy lifestyle this woman led was surrealistic to most people on this planet. It is said she would take a nap in the afternoon and though she had simply laid down for a few minutes without turning down the covers she insisted that fresh sheets be put on the bed on such occasions instead of simply smoothing out any wrinkles . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/how-great-are-you/ Thu, 23 January 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WFTD-1-23-20.mp3 NO NO 5:30 I was talking with a friend, Bryan Hickox, yesterday and he told me he’d blown out his knee. He had just endured a knee replacement and it was very disheartening when he was coming down some stairs and that same knee went out. Bryan is a true warrior for Christ and one of the leaders in the Jesus Alliance and will be attending the National Religious Broadcasting convention coming up. Earlier I’d spoken with another friend Ross Mason founder of the tremendous organization HINRI who was going to the event to meet Bryan and also our new CEO Michael Phillips in order to plan a large Christian event in Atlanta as well as work towards helping the persecuted church. All of these gentlemen have actively fought for Christ for many years on many fronts and we all have suffered extreme satanic attack . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/you-are-not-alone-2/ I was talking with a friend, Bryan Hickox, yesterday and he told me he’d blown out his knee. He had just endured a knee replacement and it was very disheartening when he was coming down some stairs and that same knee went out. Bryan is a true warrior for Christ and one of the leaders in the Jesus Alliance and will be attending the National Religious Broadcasting convention coming up. Earlier I’d spoken with another friend Ross Mason founder of the tremendous organization HINRI who was going to the event to meet Bryan and also our new CEO Michael Phillips in order to plan a large Christian event in Atlanta as well as work towards helping the persecuted church. All of these gentlemen have actively fought for Christ for many years on many fronts and we all have suffered extreme satanic attack . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/you-are-not-alone-2/ Fri, 24 January 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WFTD-1-24-20.mp3 NO NO 5:10 I’ve been an insomniac all my life, sleeping 2-4 hours per night. Lately I’m sleeping more, and it is a curious thing to me. I generally wake up early as always, but I continue to lay there for a while and sometimes drift right back off to sleep. I’ve been actively dreaming as of late. Last night I dreamed I got into a fight and handily won the contest. I was basking in my victory and enjoying it with several onlookers and did not want to wake up . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/fight-dream/ I’ve been an insomniac all my life, sleeping 2-4 hours per night. Lately I’m sleeping more, and it is a curious thing to me. I generally wake up early as always, but I continue to lay there for a while and sometimes drift right back off to sleep. I’ve been actively dreaming as of late. Last night I dreamed I got into a fight and handily won the contest. I was basking in my victory and enjoying it with several onlookers and did not want to wake up . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/fight-dream/ Mon, 27 January 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WFTD-1-27-20.mp3 NO NO 7:02 I broke down and watched some of the Trump defense team shred the Democrat’s impeachment case over the last couple of days. I have been anticipating the Democrat’s next dirty trick and sure enough on the first day Trump’s team launched their offensive the New York Times broke their “bombshell” report of John Bolton’s derogatory comments in his upcoming book that will not even be released until March . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/fighting-dirty/ I broke down and watched some of the Trump defense team shred the Democrat’s impeachment case over the last couple of days. I have been anticipating the Democrat’s next dirty trick and sure enough on the first day Trump’s team launched their offensive the New York Times broke their “bombshell” report of John Bolton’s derogatory comments in his upcoming book that will not even be released until March . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/fighting-dirty/ Tue, 28 January 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WFTD-1-28-20.mp3 NO NO 5:55 NFL Football star quarterback for the Green Bay Packers Aaron Rodgers is not on good terms with his family. Why? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/aaron-rodgers-is-confused/ NFL Football star quarterback for the Green Bay Packers Aaron Rodgers is not on good terms with his family. Why? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/aaron-rodgers-is-confused/ Wed, 29 January 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WFTD-1-29-20.mp3 NO NO 4:33 Last night I attended a small group Bible study in West Palm Beach. Actually, it wasn’t such a small group, but maybe 40 people were in attendance. The attendees were some of the wealthiest residents of the island and it was encouraging to see them pray for those who live on the island whose gods are money, power, and fame. Make no mistake Jesus was the focal point of the event and traditional indicators of success, (money, power, fame, and significant accomplishments) were disparaged as being incapable of filling the void or of bringing peace to their often-chaotic lives without Christ . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/and-then-there-was-no-veil/ Last night I attended a small group Bible study in West Palm Beach. Actually, it wasn’t such a small group, but maybe 40 people were in attendance. The attendees were some of the wealthiest residents of the island and it was encouraging to see them pray for those who live on the island whose gods are money, power, and fame. Make no mistake Jesus was the focal point of the event and traditional indicators of success, (money, power, fame, and significant accomplishments) were disparaged as being incapable of filling the void or of bringing peace to their often-chaotic lives without Christ . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/and-then-there-was-no-veil/ Thu, 30 January 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WFTD-1-30-20.mp3 NO NO 4:05 Most partnerships are destroyed due to divisive partners. In fact, I’ve never had a partnership in business that worked. Invariably one of the partners thinks they are putting in more money, time, effort, and business acumen into the business than the other. This resentful behavior acts like poison and will effectively kill the business dead as a flying goose in a hailstorm . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/dead-goose/ Most partnerships are destroyed due to divisive partners. In fact, I’ve never had a partnership in business that worked. Invariably one of the partners thinks they are putting in more money, time, effort, and business acumen into the business than the other. This resentful behavior acts like poison and will effectively kill the business dead as a flying goose in a hailstorm . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/01/dead-goose/ Fri, 31 January 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WFTD-1-31-20.mp3 NO NO 3:17 There is an old adage that we should give until it hurts. I say that is just so much poppycock. God loves a cheerful giver and if it hurts you to give you are better off not giving. When God’s tabernacle was being built to house the Ark of the Covenant a list of needed materials was sent to the people. The Bible describes them as coming forth in great numbers and soon they had so much that Moses had to ask them to quit coming. It describes them coming with great joy to give away their silver and gold . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/if-it-hurts-dont-do-it/ There is an old adage that we should give until it hurts. I say that is just so much poppycock. God loves a cheerful giver and if it hurts you to give you are better off not giving. When God’s tabernacle was being built to house the Ark of the Covenant a list of needed materials was sent to the people. The Bible describes them as coming forth in great numbers and soon they had so much that Moses had to ask them to quit coming. It describes them coming with great joy to give away their silver and gold . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/if-it-hurts-dont-do-it/ Mon, 03 February 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/WFTD-2-3-20.mp3 NO NO 4:07 Sports commentator Jim McKay used to say: “Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sports . . . the thrill of victory . . . and the agony of defeat . . . the human drama of athletic competition . . . This is ABC’s Wide World of Sports! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/peak-or-pit/ Sports commentator Jim McKay used to say: “Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sports . . . the thrill of victory . . . and the agony of defeat . . . the human drama of athletic competition . . . This is ABC’s Wide World of Sports! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/peak-or-pit/ Tue, 04 February 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/WFTD-2-4-20.mp3 NO NO 6:19 Did you watch the halftime show at the Super Bowl? Egad it reminded me of being in a strip club on Bourbon Street way back in my dark days. I turned it off. My wife was still talking about how evil it was this morning. I also got a few e-mails about it with folks wondering what the heck is going on with the NFL . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/super-payday-for-super-strippers/ Did you watch the halftime show at the Super Bowl? Egad it reminded me of being in a strip club on Bourbon Street way back in my dark days. I turned it off. My wife was still talking about how evil it was this morning. I also got a few e-mails about it with folks wondering what the heck is going on with the NFL . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/super-payday-for-super-strippers/ Wed, 05 February 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/WFTD-2-5-20.mp3 NO NO 5:01 The other day Rush Limbaugh was quoted as saying the Democrats lacked joy. He hit the nail on the head with that one I tell you. Anyone who watched the State of the Union could easily understand that . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/mighty-casey-has-struck-out/ The other day Rush Limbaugh was quoted as saying the Democrats lacked joy. He hit the nail on the head with that one I tell you. Anyone who watched the State of the Union could easily understand that . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/mighty-casey-has-struck-out/ Thu, 06 February 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/WFTD-2-6-20.mp3 NO NO 4:23 I noticed after the impeachment ruling that Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell and minority leader Chuck Schumer thanked all of the pages, the capitol police, the Chief Justice and so on for their contributions during the impeachment trial . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/break-the-teeth-of-the-wicked/ I noticed after the impeachment ruling that Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell and minority leader Chuck Schumer thanked all of the pages, the capitol police, the Chief Justice and so on for their contributions during the impeachment trial . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/break-the-teeth-of-the-wicked/ Fri, 07 February 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/WFTD-2-7-20.mp3 NO NO 3:30 I lived on beautiful Honey Lake for many years. The 80-acre lake is spring fed and thus is always pure and clear. There are several other ponds on the property that are not spring fed and when it doesn’t rain for a long period of time these ponds get stagnant and filled with algae. My favorite fishing pond had a 15 inch well adjacent to it and the pure water pumped from the well into the pond was used to refresh it during those tough dry spells. Likewise, I pumped water into a few of the other ponds on the property during long droughts to keep them fresh and vibrant . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/the-stagnant-pond/ I lived on beautiful Honey Lake for many years. The 80-acre lake is spring fed and thus is always pure and clear. There are several other ponds on the property that are not spring fed and when it doesn’t rain for a long period of time these ponds get stagnant and filled with algae. My favorite fishing pond had a 15 inch well adjacent to it and the pure water pumped from the well into the pond was used to refresh it during those tough dry spells. Likewise, I pumped water into a few of the other ponds on the property during long droughts to keep them fresh and vibrant . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/the-stagnant-pond/ Mon, 10 February 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/WFTD-2-10-20.mp3 NO NO 5:37 I have a friend that is anxious about knowing whether or not he will know his wife in heaven, He does not like the fact that the Bible says that we will not marry in heaven. (Jesus was posed this question when asked about a woman who hypothetically got married but her many husbands kept dying off until she had married and remarried several times. They wanted to know whose wife she would be in heaven and Jesus said there is no marriage in heaven, and we would be like the angels. Matthew 22:30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. (Sorry Mormons but the Bible negates your belief system. . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/egad-eternity-with-your-spouse/ I have a friend that is anxious about knowing whether or not he will know his wife in heaven, He does not like the fact that the Bible says that we will not marry in heaven. (Jesus was posed this question when asked about a woman who hypothetically got married but her many husbands kept dying off until she had married and remarried several times. They wanted to know whose wife she would be in heaven and Jesus said there is no marriage in heaven, and we would be like the angels. Matthew 22:30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. (Sorry Mormons but the Bible negates your belief system. . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/egad-eternity-with-your-spouse/ Tue, 11 February 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/WFTD-2-11-20.mp3 NO NO 7:42 My column yesterday stimulated some interesting conversation. One guy sent the following hilarious video concerning his options regarding spending the rest of his life with his wife . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/cremation-versus-burial-for-christians/ My column yesterday stimulated some interesting conversation. One guy sent the following hilarious video concerning his options regarding spending the rest of his life with his wife . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/cremation-versus-burial-for-christians/ Wed, 12 February 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/WFTD-2-12-20.mp3 NO NO 5:54 A reader wrote recently that he had a deep fear of dying in spite of the fact that he’d accepted Christ as His Savior. I won’t bore you with the details, but I’ve had numerous near-death occasions in my life, and can unequivocally say that I do not fear death in the least, even when confronted with it. So, what is the difference between us? Since we are both followers of Christ, intellectually we should understand what happens to us when we take our last breath? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/are-you-afraid-of-your-shadow/ A reader wrote recently that he had a deep fear of dying in spite of the fact that he’d accepted Christ as His Savior. I won’t bore you with the details, but I’ve had numerous near-death occasions in my life, and can unequivocally say that I do not fear death in the least, even when confronted with it. So, what is the difference between us? Since we are both followers of Christ, intellectually we should understand what happens to us when we take our last breath? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/are-you-afraid-of-your-shadow/ Thu, 13 February 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/WFTD-2-13-20.mp3 NO NO 4:48 If anyone reads the book of Exodus, they are familiar with plagues sent by God to convince pharaoh to allow the Jewish people to leave Egypt. Pharaoh was not about to allow all those slaves their freedom and when he refused God’s emissary Moses, the plagues began. Could God be warning the world today that sin will not indefinitely be tolerated? Check out some recent activity . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/let-my-people-go/ If anyone reads the book of Exodus, they are familiar with plagues sent by God to convince pharaoh to allow the Jewish people to leave Egypt. Pharaoh was not about to allow all those slaves their freedom and when he refused God’s emissary Moses, the plagues began. Could God be warning the world today that sin will not indefinitely be tolerated? Check out some recent activity . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/let-my-people-go/ Fri, 14 February 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/WFTD-2-14-20.mp3 NO NO 6:02 So Bernie Sanders and an array of other socialist thinking candidates are leading the pack of kooks running for the White House. I assume censorship will get worse If they win . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/bad-grass-2/ So Bernie Sanders and an array of other socialist thinking candidates are leading the pack of kooks running for the White House. I assume censorship will get worse If they win . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/bad-grass-2/ Mon, 17 February 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/WFTD-2-17-20.mp3 NO NO 3:40 So I came up to Honey Lake yesterday to check on a prescribed controlled burn for my property. In Florida we have to burn the underbrush every year or two to keep it from getting overgrown and becoming a fire hazard not to mention making it useless for hunting or anything else . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/burning-the-undesirable/ So I came up to Honey Lake yesterday to check on a prescribed controlled burn for my property. In Florida we have to burn the underbrush every year or two to keep it from getting overgrown and becoming a fire hazard not to mention making it useless for hunting or anything else . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/burning-the-undesirable/ Tue, 18 February 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/WFTD-2-18-20.mp3 NO NO 5:32 I was by myself driving home from my plantation yesterday and for whatever reason I began thinking about the subject of suicide. My only sibling, my brother Jim, my grandfather, and two of my uncles all committed suicide. I was suicidal for most of my early life and it was not until I became a Christ follower that those tendencies diminished . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/hope-booster-of-all-hope-boosters/ I was by myself driving home from my plantation yesterday and for whatever reason I began thinking about the subject of suicide. My only sibling, my brother Jim, my grandfather, and two of my uncles all committed suicide. I was suicidal for most of my early life and it was not until I became a Christ follower that those tendencies diminished . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/hope-booster-of-all-hope-boosters/ Wed, 19 February 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/WFTD-2-19-20.mp3 NO NO 6:58 Last night I attended our small group meeting and the group leader who happens to also be the founding pastor of our church read the passage in Ephesians Chapter 6 verse 2 – “Honor your father and mother . . . “ Some discussion proceeded and we were getting ready to move on to the verses dealing with the armor of God and I asked a question . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/worthy-of-a-gladiator/ Last night I attended our small group meeting and the group leader who happens to also be the founding pastor of our church read the passage in Ephesians Chapter 6 verse 2 – “Honor your father and mother . . . “ Some discussion proceeded and we were getting ready to move on to the verses dealing with the armor of God and I asked a question . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/worthy-of-a-gladiator/ Thu, 20 February 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/WFTD-2-20-20.mp3 NO NO 7:24 Stephen Spielberg. is an American filmmaker who became a household name as the director of Jaws followed by Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and Jurassic Park, and many others. He has won the Academy Award for Best Director twice. Some of his movies are also among the highest-grossing films, and his total work makes him the highest-grossing film director in history. His net worth is estimated to be more than $3 billion . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/my-body-my-life-my-income-my-choice/ Stephen Spielberg. is an American filmmaker who became a household name as the director of Jaws followed by Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and Jurassic Park, and many others. He has won the Academy Award for Best Director twice. Some of his movies are also among the highest-grossing films, and his total work makes him the highest-grossing film director in history. His net worth is estimated to be more than $3 billion . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/my-body-my-life-my-income-my-choice/ Fri, 21 February 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/WFTD-2-21-20.mp3 NO NO 4:36 It seems Bernie Sanders is headed for winning the Democrat’s nomination. I didn’t think I would ever live long enough to see a socialist even get on a national ticket, much less win. This man spent his honeymoon in Moscow and states that Cuba has accomplished many good things. Tell that to the political prisoners Castro lined up before a firing squad and those tortured by him in prisons . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/socialism-a-new-american-norm/ It seems Bernie Sanders is headed for winning the Democrat’s nomination. I didn’t think I would ever live long enough to see a socialist even get on a national ticket, much less win. This man spent his honeymoon in Moscow and states that Cuba has accomplished many good things. Tell that to the political prisoners Castro lined up before a firing squad and those tortured by him in prisons . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/socialism-a-new-american-norm/ Mon, 24 February 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/WFTD-2-24-20.mp3 NO NO 4:09 Yesterday I went to the doctor for my annual checkup. I still have to get some bloodwork done, but his early prognosis was excellent – I think . . . He told me I was in great shape and then added, for someone your age . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/life-is-short-make-it-sweet/ Yesterday I went to the doctor for my annual checkup. I still have to get some bloodwork done, but his early prognosis was excellent – I think . . . He told me I was in great shape and then added, for someone your age . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/life-is-short-make-it-sweet/ Tue, 25 February 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/WFTD-2-25-20.mp3 NO NO 4:18 So today I’m in Atlanta. I will be speaking at a prayer breakfast this morning for a group originally put together by Dan Cathy of Chic-Fil-A. Though I understand he will not be able to personally attend, his part in founding this group lives on. Then tonight I speak to a rehab group of some 100 plus men. I’m told they have an outstanding program and have a remarkable success rate in getting people on the right road . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/repentance-is-freedom/ So today I’m in Atlanta. I will be speaking at a prayer breakfast this morning for a group originally put together by Dan Cathy of Chic-Fil-A. Though I understand he will not be able to personally attend, his part in founding this group lives on. Then tonight I speak to a rehab group of some 100 plus men. I’m told they have an outstanding program and have a remarkable success rate in getting people on the right road . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/repentance-is-freedom/ Wed, 26 February 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/WFTD-2-26-20.mp3 NO NO 6:29 I had an enjoyable time spreading the Gospel yesterday and telling those in attendance of God’s hope yesterday at two events. The morning event was held at Pinewood studios where many of the top grossing movies including the Marvel movies are made. Someone said they made 400 movies there and it has surpassed Hollywood’s studios as the preferred location to make movies . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/just-an-illusion/ I had an enjoyable time spreading the Gospel yesterday and telling those in attendance of God’s hope yesterday at two events. The morning event was held at Pinewood studios where many of the top grossing movies including the Marvel movies are made. Someone said they made 400 movies there and it has surpassed Hollywood’s studios as the preferred location to make movies . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/just-an-illusion/ Thu, 27 February 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/WFTD-2-27-20.mp3 NO NO 6:19 I boxed when I was in high school and later after I got married went on to become a boxing judge for several years. I actually judged Evander Holifield when he boxed Golden Gloves and “Smoking” Joe Frazier’s son who got knocked out in the first round. Smoking Joe hopped into the ring to check on him and was laughing as he did so . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/deepest-darkest-loneliest-hole-in-hell/ I boxed when I was in high school and later after I got married went on to become a boxing judge for several years. I actually judged Evander Holifield when he boxed Golden Gloves and “Smoking” Joe Frazier’s son who got knocked out in the first round. Smoking Joe hopped into the ring to check on him and was laughing as he did so . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/02/deepest-darkest-loneliest-hole-in-hell/ Fri, 28 February 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/WFTD-2-28-20.mp3 NO NO 8:00 I met a man the other day who had been in and out of jail and prison all his life. He was a hard charging alcohol/cocaine powered fighting machine at one point in his life. He didn’t seem to learn much in the numerous stints in prison he served. He had been sent to solitary confinement for fighting and selling drugs etc. numerous times, and one day he got sent back again, this time for 28 days, and his reading material was a Holy Bible. He read it cover to cover and ended up asking Christ to forgive him his many sins and vowed to follow Him from that day forward . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/tougher-than-leroy-jones/ I met a man the other day who had been in and out of jail and prison all his life. He was a hard charging alcohol/cocaine powered fighting machine at one point in his life. He didn’t seem to learn much in the numerous stints in prison he served. He had been sent to solitary confinement for fighting and selling drugs etc. numerous times, and one day he got sent back again, this time for 28 days, and his reading material was a Holy Bible. He read it cover to cover and ended up asking Christ to forgive him his many sins and vowed to follow Him from that day forward . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/tougher-than-leroy-jones/ Mon, 02 March 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WFTD-3-2-20.mp3 NO NO 4:51 So in a little while I will be heading offshore in my boat to enjoy a day of fishing with some buddies. The world is in turmoil with the Coronavirus, stock market, Super Tuesday, Netanyahu trying to cobble together a majority, and so on, but the only thing I will focus on will be finding and catching some fish in the deep blue waters off Jupiter . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/the-end-is-the-beginning/ So in a little while I will be heading offshore in my boat to enjoy a day of fishing with some buddies. The world is in turmoil with the Coronavirus, stock market, Super Tuesday, Netanyahu trying to cobble together a majority, and so on, but the only thing I will focus on will be finding and catching some fish in the deep blue waters off Jupiter . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/the-end-is-the-beginning/ Tue, 03 March 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WFTD-3-3-20.mp3 NO NO 4:29 It looks like Joe Biden might have a chance for the Democrat’s nomination for their presidential nominee. I don’t personally know anyone voting for Democrats this go around, at least no one has told me they plan to do so. I would imagine as they look at their choices they aren’t exactly overjoyed. Poor Joe Biden is really getting senile. Someone should tell him what day it is . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/does-anyone-really-know-what-day-it-is/ It looks like Joe Biden might have a chance for the Democrat’s nomination for their presidential nominee. I don’t personally know anyone voting for Democrats this go around, at least no one has told me they plan to do so. I would imagine as they look at their choices they aren’t exactly overjoyed. Poor Joe Biden is really getting senile. Someone should tell him what day it is . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/does-anyone-really-know-what-day-it-is/ Wed, 04 March 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WFTD-3-4-20.mp3 NO NO 4:45 I enjoy reading C.S. Lewis. He was a very smart man and a deep thinker. Early in life he was an avowed atheist but became a devoted follower of Jesus and a prolific writer who attempted answering a variety of Christian questions. I particularly enjoyed hearing his take on what we should consider the highest of virtues . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/mud-pies-in-a-slum/ I enjoy reading C.S. Lewis. He was a very smart man and a deep thinker. Early in life he was an avowed atheist but became a devoted follower of Jesus and a prolific writer who attempted answering a variety of Christian questions. I particularly enjoyed hearing his take on what we should consider the highest of virtues . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/mud-pies-in-a-slum/ Thu, 05 March 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WFTD-3-5-20.mp3 NO NO 5:13 A friend of mine, Michael, is suffering from some serious health issues – cancer. He just finished some extensive treatment for it and for all appearances it seemed the cancer was in remission, but instead it seems to be back with a vengeance. If that wasn’t enough to endure one, of his investments has gone awry and he cannot address the situation with this company due to his medical condition . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/great-power-and-wonderful-results/ A friend of mine, Michael, is suffering from some serious health issues – cancer. He just finished some extensive treatment for it and for all appearances it seemed the cancer was in remission, but instead it seems to be back with a vengeance. If that wasn’t enough to endure one, of his investments has gone awry and he cannot address the situation with this company due to his medical condition . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/great-power-and-wonderful-results/ Fri, 06 March 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WFTD-3-6-20.mp3 NO NO 6:18 It seems the media has found something new to write about daily. They have effectively panicked much of the world with the fear of the Corona Virus. I’m not trying to make light of the pain of grieving families who have lost family members to it, but I think we should all take a step back and look at the facts and put it in perspective . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/tmi-for-corona-sheep/ It seems the media has found something new to write about daily. They have effectively panicked much of the world with the fear of the Corona Virus. I’m not trying to make light of the pain of grieving families who have lost family members to it, but I think we should all take a step back and look at the facts and put it in perspective . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/tmi-for-corona-sheep/ Mon, 09 March 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WFTD-3-9-20.mp3 NO NO 5:58 Much of the hoopla about the coronavirus from those trying to calm the masses is centered on telling people that youngsters are at little risk. I just received an update from a Holy Land trip I’m signed up for stating that things were fine over there and it was trying to reassure me by telling me that only the elderly are actually dying from it. Uh huh – The problem with that is I’m an elderly person . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/the-idea-is-to-die-young-as-late-as-possible/ Much of the hoopla about the coronavirus from those trying to calm the masses is centered on telling people that youngsters are at little risk. I just received an update from a Holy Land trip I’m signed up for stating that things were fine over there and it was trying to reassure me by telling me that only the elderly are actually dying from it. Uh huh – The problem with that is I’m an elderly person . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/the-idea-is-to-die-young-as-late-as-possible/ Tue, 10 March 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WFTD-3-10-20.mp3 NO NO 6:15 So it looks like Bernie Sanders bit the dust yesterday. Joe Biden handily won Michigan and some other states, and it appears that he will run against Donald Trump. I admit the Dems didn’t have much of a choice this year, but Joe Biden??? Geez he told a man in an auto plant he was full of Sh*t yesterday and called the AR15 an AR14. His cognitive function is frazzled or in plain English the dude is senile . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/enemy-of-the-people/ So it looks like Bernie Sanders bit the dust yesterday. Joe Biden handily won Michigan and some other states, and it appears that he will run against Donald Trump. I admit the Dems didn’t have much of a choice this year, but Joe Biden??? Geez he told a man in an auto plant he was full of Sh*t yesterday and called the AR15 an AR14. His cognitive function is frazzled or in plain English the dude is senile . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/enemy-of-the-people/ Wed, 11 March 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WFTD-3-11-20.mp3 NO NO 8:56 President Trump ended travel from continental Europe last night for at least a month. China and other countries have already been banned. I have a friend that was hoping to leave for a two-week vacation to Europe beginning in Prague next week. He is singing the blues and said he would go to plan B, “whatever that was.” Last night I went to a group Bible study and the founding pastor said that they were having extreme problems getting our church members out of Israel (where they have been on a church-sponsored Holy Land trip.) This is because their flights have been cancelled. My wife and I were scheduled to leave for Israel toward the end of the month, but I guess we will go to plan B “whatever that is . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/uh-oh-here-come-the-frogs/ President Trump ended travel from continental Europe last night for at least a month. China and other countries have already been banned. I have a friend that was hoping to leave for a two-week vacation to Europe beginning in Prague next week. He is singing the blues and said he would go to plan B, “whatever that was.” Last night I went to a group Bible study and the founding pastor said that they were having extreme problems getting our church members out of Israel (where they have been on a church-sponsored Holy Land trip.) This is because their flights have been cancelled. My wife and I were scheduled to leave for Israel toward the end of the month, but I guess we will go to plan B “whatever that is . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/uh-oh-here-come-the-frogs/ Thu, 12 March 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WFTD-3-12-20.mp3 NO NO 5:04 What would you suppose is the worst sin that has ever plagued all creation? It is pride and it began with Satan when he was in heaven and cast down for it. This sin has plagued all of mankind beginning with Adam and Eve when they were told they could be like Gods if they ate of the forbidden fruit. It has continued through today . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/worst-sin-imaginable/ What would you suppose is the worst sin that has ever plagued all creation? It is pride and it began with Satan when he was in heaven and cast down for it. This sin has plagued all of mankind beginning with Adam and Eve when they were told they could be like Gods if they ate of the forbidden fruit. It has continued through today . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/worst-sin-imaginable/ Fri, 13 March 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WFTD-3-13-20.mp3 NO NO 4:26 So I’ve spent the past several days fishing. What a joy to be out on the water. I have been catching tasty Snook inshore and some tasty ocean fish offshore including the Golden Tile fish caught at 700-800 feet. Tasty means I’ve been eating a lot of fish lately. It reminds me of the song about living is easy – The catfish are jumping – and the cotton is high. I couldn’t go to church Sunday but not to worry I watched it on-line. The sermon was concerning anxiety and how to overcome it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/the-catfish-are-jumping-and-the-cotton-is-high/ So I’ve spent the past several days fishing. What a joy to be out on the water. I have been catching tasty Snook inshore and some tasty ocean fish offshore including the Golden Tile fish caught at 700-800 feet. Tasty means I’ve been eating a lot of fish lately. It reminds me of the song about living is easy – The catfish are jumping – and the cotton is high. I couldn’t go to church Sunday but not to worry I watched it on-line. The sermon was concerning anxiety and how to overcome it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/the-catfish-are-jumping-and-the-cotton-is-high/ Mon, 16 March 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WFTD-3-16-20.mp3 NO NO 5:54 I have been amazed to see the media stop bashing Trump 24/7. Prior to Coronavirus it was non-stop, but lately only moderate amounts of criticism from a few who lamely claim he isn’t doing enough. It would otherwise be a welcome relief, but the virus news is disheartening . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/god-is-with-you/ I have been amazed to see the media stop bashing Trump 24/7. Prior to Coronavirus it was non-stop, but lately only moderate amounts of criticism from a few who lamely claim he isn’t doing enough. It would otherwise be a welcome relief, but the virus news is disheartening . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/god-is-with-you/ Tue, 17 March 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WFTD-3-17-20.mp3 NO NO 7:28 Some people are saying that the virus, the stock market crash, and forced isolation are evidence that the End of Time is upon us. Not true! We must look to Israel as it is the key to the prophecies concerning the End Times to be fulfilled . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/is-this-the-end-of-the-world/ Some people are saying that the virus, the stock market crash, and forced isolation are evidence that the End of Time is upon us. Not true! We must look to Israel as it is the key to the prophecies concerning the End Times to be fulfilled . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/is-this-the-end-of-the-world/ Wed, 18 March 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WFTD-3-18-20.mp3 NO NO 7:27 Many of us are going through spiritual warfare right now and Satan is filling minds with uncertainty and fear. I received this e-mail yesterday and it is indicative of the mounting pressure . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/my-only-desire/ Many of us are going through spiritual warfare right now and Satan is filling minds with uncertainty and fear. I received this e-mail yesterday and it is indicative of the mounting pressure . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/my-only-desire/ Thu, 19 March 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WFTD-3-19-20.mp3 NO NO 5:20 All over the world people are scrambling to find a cure for the virus and other calamities and yet it seems unstoppable. Lives have been thrown into utter chaos and the natives are getting restless. Renowned scientists, researchers, experts and doctors are leaving no stone unturned, but coming up empty. It reminds me of all of Pharaohs and Jezebels advisors trying to do the things done by God’s Holy men. On top of the virus locusts are eating up Africa and moving into the Middle East, many areas of the world are experiencing drought, and other calamities such as the massive earthquake in Utah this week . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/secret-cure-discovered/ All over the world people are scrambling to find a cure for the virus and other calamities and yet it seems unstoppable. Lives have been thrown into utter chaos and the natives are getting restless. Renowned scientists, researchers, experts and doctors are leaving no stone unturned, but coming up empty. It reminds me of all of Pharaohs and Jezebels advisors trying to do the things done by God’s Holy men. On top of the virus locusts are eating up Africa and moving into the Middle East, many areas of the world are experiencing drought, and other calamities such as the massive earthquake in Utah this week . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/secret-cure-discovered/ Fri, 20 March 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WFTD-3-20-20.mp3 NO NO 9:59 Our world is in a mess and I wonder if God is trying to get our attention by allowing Satan free rein. Just when you think things are getting better, something else disastrous happens. Now is the time for Christians to rise up and be Christians . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/dont-look-inward-look-outward/ Our world is in a mess and I wonder if God is trying to get our attention by allowing Satan free rein. Just when you think things are getting better, something else disastrous happens. Now is the time for Christians to rise up and be Christians . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/dont-look-inward-look-outward/ Mon, 23 March 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WFTD-3-23-20.mp3 NO NO 7:26 There are so many things going on in our country that are unjust that it is nauseating. Politicians are corrupt, the news media is dishonest, the rich and powerful elude paying for crimes, scammers cheat people out of their life savings, illegal aliens rape and murder and are protected by sanctuary cities, perverts force kids to accept their wicked lifestyle, innocent babies are slaughtered in abortion mills daily including now even with Coronavirus shutdowns – It is sickening to observe . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/be-patient-with-injustice/ There are so many things going on in our country that are unjust that it is nauseating. Politicians are corrupt, the news media is dishonest, the rich and powerful elude paying for crimes, scammers cheat people out of their life savings, illegal aliens rape and murder and are protected by sanctuary cities, perverts force kids to accept their wicked lifestyle, innocent babies are slaughtered in abortion mills daily including now even with Coronavirus shutdowns – It is sickening to observe . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/be-patient-with-injustice/ Tue, 24 March 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WFTD-3-24-20.mp3 NO NO 5:33 Most everyone is getting cabin fever and looking for some vestige of normalcy in their lives due to the virus lockdowns. Here in Jupiter Florida some people have been trying to break the monotony of being cooped up all day by going for long isolated walks on the beach, others like to go offshore for a day of fishing on the ocean, and others can be seen on the golf course or jogging and trying to stay healthy . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/lunatics-rule/ Most everyone is getting cabin fever and looking for some vestige of normalcy in their lives due to the virus lockdowns. Here in Jupiter Florida some people have been trying to break the monotony of being cooped up all day by going for long isolated walks on the beach, others like to go offshore for a day of fishing on the ocean, and others can be seen on the golf course or jogging and trying to stay healthy . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/lunatics-rule/ Wed, 25 March 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WFTD-3-25-20.mp3 NO NO 7:40 President Trump has coined the Coronavirus as “The invisible enemy.” We can’t see it and yet it lurks almost everywhere one can imagine ready to invade our bodies and cause us pain, discomfort, sorrow and even death. And it spreads from person to person with ease . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/the-invisible-enemy/ President Trump has coined the Coronavirus as “The invisible enemy.” We can’t see it and yet it lurks almost everywhere one can imagine ready to invade our bodies and cause us pain, discomfort, sorrow and even death. And it spreads from person to person with ease . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/the-invisible-enemy/ Thu, 26 March 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WFTD-3-26-20.mp3 NO NO 5:36 I have a friend who is either an atheist or an agnostic, or maybe is just mad at God. I have tried on numerous occasions to tell him of God’s love for us, but he shuts me down immediately. I consider him to be one of my best friends and it saddens me that I cannot reason with him about it. I don’t know what might have happened to him in his younger years that might have turned him against God and the church, the few things he has told me seemed to indicate some unpleasant experiences with hypocrite churchgoers in his youth . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/seeing-clearly/ I have a friend who is either an atheist or an agnostic, or maybe is just mad at God. I have tried on numerous occasions to tell him of God’s love for us, but he shuts me down immediately. I consider him to be one of my best friends and it saddens me that I cannot reason with him about it. I don’t know what might have happened to him in his younger years that might have turned him against God and the church, the few things he has told me seemed to indicate some unpleasant experiences with hypocrite churchgoers in his youth . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/seeing-clearly/ Fri, 27 March 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WFTD-3-27-20.mp3 NO NO 5:45 The Coronavirus saga continues, and the confirmed cases and deaths from it paint a solemn picture. Thomas Paine coined the expression, “These are the times that try men’s souls.” He later said, “the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” While this was written during the Revolutionary War it applies to the war on Coronavirus today . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/suicide-watch/ The Coronavirus saga continues, and the confirmed cases and deaths from it paint a solemn picture. Thomas Paine coined the expression, “These are the times that try men’s souls.” He later said, “the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” While this was written during the Revolutionary War it applies to the war on Coronavirus today . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/suicide-watch/ Mon, 30 March 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WFTD-3-30-20.mp3 NO NO 7:46 So the President had My Pillow founder speak at his press conference yesterday and at the end he went off script and made the following statement: “God gave us grace on Nov. 8, 2016 to change the course we were on. God had been taken out of our schools and lives; a nation had turned its back on God.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/remember-where-you-are-from/ So the President had My Pillow founder speak at his press conference yesterday and at the end he went off script and made the following statement: “God gave us grace on Nov. 8, 2016 to change the course we were on. God had been taken out of our schools and lives; a nation had turned its back on God.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/03/remember-where-you-are-from/ Tue, 31 March 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WFTD-3-31-20.mp3 NO NO 6:50 A friend of mine, Tom Bonus, sent me a well-written piece concerning the Coronavirus and Easter . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/blood-on-a-door-jamb/ A friend of mine, Tom Bonus, sent me a well-written piece concerning the Coronavirus and Easter . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/blood-on-a-door-jamb/ Wed, 01 April 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/WFTD-4-1-20.mp3 NO NO 6:58 It seems that sometimes when it rains it pours. Recently I went in to get a colonoscopy for my 10-year checkup. In the preliminary filling out of forms etc. I notified them that I had contracted Hepatitis C in 1970 after a devastating car wreck and having received seven blood transfusions. Back then blood was not screened, and I got the virus infection . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/time-running-out/ It seems that sometimes when it rains it pours. Recently I went in to get a colonoscopy for my 10-year checkup. In the preliminary filling out of forms etc. I notified them that I had contracted Hepatitis C in 1970 after a devastating car wreck and having received seven blood transfusions. Back then blood was not screened, and I got the virus infection . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/time-running-out/ Thu, 02 April 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/WFTD-4-2-20.mp3 NO NO 6:26 Yesterday I received a large number of e-mails from those who are praying for my upcoming MRI test and that the result would be good. Thank you from the depths of my heart for your support and I want you to know that I can feel those prayers and I’m appreciative. One reader wrote: I have no fear of dying. I know where I’m going. I do have a fear of suffering just before that whether from Cancer, Coronavirus, or something else. How do we believers handle that? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/how-do-we-handle-suffering/ Yesterday I received a large number of e-mails from those who are praying for my upcoming MRI test and that the result would be good. Thank you from the depths of my heart for your support and I want you to know that I can feel those prayers and I’m appreciative. One reader wrote: I have no fear of dying. I know where I’m going. I do have a fear of suffering just before that whether from Cancer, Coronavirus, or something else. How do we believers handle that? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/how-do-we-handle-suffering/ Fri, 03 April 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/WFTD-4-3-20.mp3 NO NO 5:44 The Bible indicates that Satan never rests. He commands his vast demonic army to go all over the world creating discord, bitterness, and hate. One of the headlines this morning was that Nancy Pelosi has opened yet another investigation. She has an insatiable appetite for creating discord fed by her hatred for President Trump. What a time to be playing politics; it makes me want to gag. She seems to never learn or perhaps she is learning from a demon inside her . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/not-breathing-a-solution/ The Bible indicates that Satan never rests. He commands his vast demonic army to go all over the world creating discord, bitterness, and hate. One of the headlines this morning was that Nancy Pelosi has opened yet another investigation. She has an insatiable appetite for creating discord fed by her hatred for President Trump. What a time to be playing politics; it makes me want to gag. She seems to never learn or perhaps she is learning from a demon inside her . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/not-breathing-a-solution/ Mon, 06 April 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/WFTD-4-6-20.mp3 NO NO 6:51 We live in such a troubled world with so many things going wrong that it is exceedingly difficult at times to cope. In fact the leading mental illness is stress with billions spent treating it annually and in spite of the best drugs and therapy treatments that man can devise, the suicide rate, addiction to mind altering substances, cutting and self-mutilation and other ills of our modern society have never been higher . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/no-problem-too-big-to-solve-2/ We live in such a troubled world with so many things going wrong that it is exceedingly difficult at times to cope. In fact the leading mental illness is stress with billions spent treating it annually and in spite of the best drugs and therapy treatments that man can devise, the suicide rate, addiction to mind altering substances, cutting and self-mutilation and other ills of our modern society have never been higher . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/no-problem-too-big-to-solve-2/ Tue, 07 April 2020 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/WFTD-4-26-16.mp3 NO NO 5:27 When we consider the Ten Commandments the very first commandment insists that [followers] must worship and adore God ALONE. (Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Exodus 20: 3.) I assume that since this commandment is listed first, that it is the most important of all commandments. So I read an interesting article with this verse in relation to the virus, and it’s one in which I agree completely . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/hulk-hogan-nailed-it/ When we consider the Ten Commandments the very first commandment insists that [followers] must worship and adore God ALONE. (Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Exodus 20: 3.) I assume that since this commandment is listed first, that it is the most important of all commandments. So I read an interesting article with this verse in relation to the virus, and it’s one in which I agree completely . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/hulk-hogan-nailed-it/ Wed, 08 April 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/WFTD-4-8-20.mp3 NO NO 6:52 The results of my MRI were excellent. I dodged yet another bullet and am good to go. The 7mm spot they found on my liver with a CAT scan turned out to be a blood vessel and is nothing abnormal. The more detailed MRI showed that blood was filling it which could not be seen on the CAT scan. So I passed another test . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/the-jonah-sign/ The results of my MRI were excellent. I dodged yet another bullet and am good to go. The 7mm spot they found on my liver with a CAT scan turned out to be a blood vessel and is nothing abnormal. The more detailed MRI showed that blood was filling it which could not be seen on the CAT scan. So I passed another test . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/the-jonah-sign/ Thu, 09 April 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/WFTD-4-9-20.mp3 NO NO 6:02 I read an interesting poll the other day that stated: “By many accounts, Americans are living in contentious times. Yet they report being happier in 2017 than they were in 2016, according to the 2017 Harris Poll Survey of American Happiness.” That’s not to say that Americans are especially happy overall; only 33% of Americans surveyed said they were happy in 2017. In 2016, just 31% of Americans reported the sam . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/are-you-happy-2/ I read an interesting poll the other day that stated: “By many accounts, Americans are living in contentious times. Yet they report being happier in 2017 than they were in 2016, according to the 2017 Harris Poll Survey of American Happiness.” That’s not to say that Americans are especially happy overall; only 33% of Americans surveyed said they were happy in 2017. In 2016, just 31% of Americans reported the sam . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/are-you-happy-2/ Fri, 10 April 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/WFTD-4-10-20.mp3 NO NO 5:15 After days of planning, charting a course, loading fishing tackle, water, and bagging ice I was all set to cross the Gulf Stream and fish an area close to the Bahamas Saturday. Without warning a big problem developed and that was the weather. A cold front came in faster than forecast and the seas were whipped into a frenzy making it dangerous to even cross much less try to fish . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/and-then-it-hit-me/ After days of planning, charting a course, loading fishing tackle, water, and bagging ice I was all set to cross the Gulf Stream and fish an area close to the Bahamas Saturday. Without warning a big problem developed and that was the weather. A cold front came in faster than forecast and the seas were whipped into a frenzy making it dangerous to even cross much less try to fish . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/and-then-it-hit-me/ Mon, 13 April 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/WFTD-4-13-20.mp3 NO NO 5:45 I’ve been bouncing off the walls with the coronavirus lockdown while my wife contentedly plays computer games and reads books. I don’t like computer games and I’m sick of reading. I’ve resorted to talking to my dog out of loneliness to talk to someone other than on the phone. I’ve gone bonkers and Sunday I tried to get my wife to have an Easter egg hunt between the two of us and she just looked at me like I’m weird and ignored me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/making-sense-of-it-all/ I’ve been bouncing off the walls with the coronavirus lockdown while my wife contentedly plays computer games and reads books. I don’t like computer games and I’m sick of reading. I’ve resorted to talking to my dog out of loneliness to talk to someone other than on the phone. I’ve gone bonkers and Sunday I tried to get my wife to have an Easter egg hunt between the two of us and she just looked at me like I’m weird and ignored me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/making-sense-of-it-all/ Tue, 14 April 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/WFTD-4-14-20.mp3 NO NO 6:28 Yesterday a friend and I went to the Bahamas in my boat. We’d heard reports that yellowfin tuna were around and we wanted in on the action. The weather was predicted to be good with 3-4 foot seas and 10-15 knot winds. The weatherman was drastically wrong. About midway on the trip the wind started picking up as did the waves. We forged on and finally got to a place about 20 miles to the north of the last Bahama island in the north Atlantic ocean . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/my-poor-angel/ Yesterday a friend and I went to the Bahamas in my boat. We’d heard reports that yellowfin tuna were around and we wanted in on the action. The weather was predicted to be good with 3-4 foot seas and 10-15 knot winds. The weatherman was drastically wrong. About midway on the trip the wind started picking up as did the waves. We forged on and finally got to a place about 20 miles to the north of the last Bahama island in the north Atlantic ocean . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/my-poor-angel/ Thu, 16 April 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/WFTD-4-16-20.mp3 NO NO 6:30 I write this with a heavy heart this morning. My wife of 49 years, Teresa, is in the hospital in serious condition. Yesterday she was fine, and we had our morning coffee and talked for a couple hours as usual and then she took her shower, got dressed, and sat down to put her makeup on. Suddenly she began violently coughing and had trouble breathing. She went and laid down for a moment and I rushed to her side and she said her chest was very tight and was “rattling” when she breathed. She asked me to listen to it and it sounded terrible, so I told her we were going to the emergency room . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/urgent/ I write this with a heavy heart this morning. My wife of 49 years, Teresa, is in the hospital in serious condition. Yesterday she was fine, and we had our morning coffee and talked for a couple hours as usual and then she took her shower, got dressed, and sat down to put her makeup on. Suddenly she began violently coughing and had trouble breathing. She went and laid down for a moment and I rushed to her side and she said her chest was very tight and was “rattling” when she breathed. She asked me to listen to it and it sounded terrible, so I told her we were going to the emergency room . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/urgent/ Fri, 17 April 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/WFTD-4-17-20.mp3 NO NO 6:33 I decided to do a special Saturday edition of Words for the Day in order to give you an update on my wife Teresa. Thank you for the huge outpouring of prayers and words of encouragement yesterday and last night for Teresa and for me. We feel your prayers and they help us in coping with this situation. The response has been overwhelming and helped lift both our spirits considerably to read them all . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/uncertainty-to-certainty/ I decided to do a special Saturday edition of Words for the Day in order to give you an update on my wife Teresa. Thank you for the huge outpouring of prayers and words of encouragement yesterday and last night for Teresa and for me. We feel your prayers and they help us in coping with this situation. The response has been overwhelming and helped lift both our spirits considerably to read them all . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/uncertainty-to-certainty/ Sat, 18 April 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/WFTD-4-18-20.mp3 NO NO 7:02 There are many commands that seem difficult if not impossible to perform in the Bible. Forgiving those who have wronged us greatly to include even those who are outright enemies and have avowed their hatred for us and even acted it out. We of course must remember that we have sinned against our Lord and yet He forgives us and even gave his life for us so that we might live. But He is God and we are but mere humans . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/mind-bending-command/ There are many commands that seem difficult if not impossible to perform in the Bible. Forgiving those who have wronged us greatly to include even those who are outright enemies and have avowed their hatred for us and even acted it out. We of course must remember that we have sinned against our Lord and yet He forgives us and even gave his life for us so that we might live. But He is God and we are but mere humans . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/mind-bending-command/ Mon, 20 April 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/WFTD-4-20-20.mp3 NO NO 4:48 It is said that the night is always the darkest just prior to sunrise. This was meant to imply that after trying times the sun will rise upon a new day. I was thinking about this today and it reminded me of God. Light is used to symbolize God, faith, or holiness throughout the Bible. Apart from God there is just blackness. In Genesis it was God who said let there be light and there was light. And it was Jesus who said I am the light of the world whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/sunsets-not-allowed/ It is said that the night is always the darkest just prior to sunrise. This was meant to imply that after trying times the sun will rise upon a new day. I was thinking about this today and it reminded me of God. Light is used to symbolize God, faith, or holiness throughout the Bible. Apart from God there is just blackness. In Genesis it was God who said let there be light and there was light. And it was Jesus who said I am the light of the world whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/sunsets-not-allowed/ Tue, 21 April 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/WFTD-4-21-20.mp3 NO NO 7:53 I often wonder if going through a life-threatening event similar to the one my wife just went through is a test or perhaps, she is simply a casualty of war. The Bible is clear that followers of Christ are in a war. Ephesians 6:12 discusses the warfare of spirit, saying, For our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against authorities and powers, against the world-rulers of this dark night, against the spirits of evil in the heavens. The Bible is similarly clear that our faith is tested . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/choose-the-side-you-want-to-be-on/ I often wonder if going through a life-threatening event similar to the one my wife just went through is a test or perhaps, she is simply a casualty of war. The Bible is clear that followers of Christ are in a war. Ephesians 6:12 discusses the warfare of spirit, saying, For our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against authorities and powers, against the world-rulers of this dark night, against the spirits of evil in the heavens. The Bible is similarly clear that our faith is tested . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/choose-the-side-you-want-to-be-on/ Wed, 22 April 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/WFTD-4-22-20.mp3 NO NO 5:45 A friend of mine sent me a very funny Lewis Grizzard video yesterday stating that I was due for a laugh as I’ve had a lot on my mind lately. Grizzard was a hilariously funny southern comedian based out of Atlanta and he wrote a host of humorous books too. I enjoyed the video and laughed all of the way through it. My friend was right, I did need a laugh. I then went to You Tube and searched for funny videos and laughed so hard at them that tears streamed down my face. It was good medicine. If you are sick and tired of hearing the media’s dire reflections and watching politicians try to score points off our misery, you might give this a try . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/thinking-vs-reacting/ A friend of mine sent me a very funny Lewis Grizzard video yesterday stating that I was due for a laugh as I’ve had a lot on my mind lately. Grizzard was a hilariously funny southern comedian based out of Atlanta and he wrote a host of humorous books too. I enjoyed the video and laughed all of the way through it. My friend was right, I did need a laugh. I then went to You Tube and searched for funny videos and laughed so hard at them that tears streamed down my face. It was good medicine. If you are sick and tired of hearing the media’s dire reflections and watching politicians try to score points off our misery, you might give this a try . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/thinking-vs-reacting/ Thu, 23 April 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/WFTD-4-23-20.mp3 NO NO 7:56 DURHAM, N.C.—A brisk day in North Carolina. A little overcast. Chilly outside. But you don’t know much about the weather because you are a 10-year-old boy, stuck on the fifth floor of Duke Hospital. You have myeloid leukemia . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/just-say-thank-you/ DURHAM, N.C.—A brisk day in North Carolina. A little overcast. Chilly outside. But you don’t know much about the weather because you are a 10-year-old boy, stuck on the fifth floor of Duke Hospital. You have myeloid leukemia . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/just-say-thank-you/ Fri, 24 April 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/WFTD-4-24-20.mp3 NO NO 4:58 I wrote the other day of the difficulty, if not impossibility, of understanding God’s plan for our lives before it matures. I got a microscopic glimmer of that while I was building Honey Lake Plantation and Spa. When I bought the property it was nothing but 5000 acres of undeveloped land loaded with big pine trees, gently swaying sage, Florida swamp-heads, an 80 acre crystal clear spring fed lake and several ponds. I used to drive my pickup to the crest of a hill making my way without benefit of a road through the pine-studded field winding around stumps and obstacles to get there until I finally reached the summit . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/puzzling-reflections/ I wrote the other day of the difficulty, if not impossibility, of understanding God’s plan for our lives before it matures. I got a microscopic glimmer of that while I was building Honey Lake Plantation and Spa. When I bought the property it was nothing but 5000 acres of undeveloped land loaded with big pine trees, gently swaying sage, Florida swamp-heads, an 80 acre crystal clear spring fed lake and several ponds. I used to drive my pickup to the crest of a hill making my way without benefit of a road through the pine-studded field winding around stumps and obstacles to get there until I finally reached the summit . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/puzzling-reflections/ Mon, 27 April 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/WFTD-4-27-20.mp3 NO NO 7:15 After full consideration I have come to the opinion that the most dangerous virus we have in America is the media. When I was growing up, I would never have believed that our country could end up where it is today when it comes to having truthful media. I see little difference than communist countries such as Iran, North Korea, China, Cuba, Venezuela, and Russia and this country, where methods may vary, but in reality, virtually nothing we read, hear, or see can be believed. It has been given the name “Fake News,” and it is the norm rather than the exception . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/most-dangerous-virus/ After full consideration I have come to the opinion that the most dangerous virus we have in America is the media. When I was growing up, I would never have believed that our country could end up where it is today when it comes to having truthful media. I see little difference than communist countries such as Iran, North Korea, China, Cuba, Venezuela, and Russia and this country, where methods may vary, but in reality, virtually nothing we read, hear, or see can be believed. It has been given the name “Fake News,” and it is the norm rather than the exception . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/most-dangerous-virus/ Tue, 28 April 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/WFTD-4-28-20.mp3 NO NO 3:33 Today a friend of mine is in ICU. His heart is racing at 160 plus beats, (mine is 50.) They tried several medications yesterday to lower it but none of them worked. He has been undergoing chemo treatments for lymphoma off and on for quite some length of time . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/not-today-lord/ Today a friend of mine is in ICU. His heart is racing at 160 plus beats, (mine is 50.) They tried several medications yesterday to lower it but none of them worked. He has been undergoing chemo treatments for lymphoma off and on for quite some length of time . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/not-today-lord/ Wed, 29 April 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/WFTD-4-29-30.mp3 NO NO 4:32 There is a jingle that has lyrics that say, sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me. That my friends is pure poppycock to the vast majority of people that I’ve met. It probably should read: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will only cause permanent psychological damage. Words are often devastating to those on the receiving end, especially when they come from someone you respect . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/not-a-question-of-what-is-deserved/ There is a jingle that has lyrics that say, sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me. That my friends is pure poppycock to the vast majority of people that I’ve met. It probably should read: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will only cause permanent psychological damage. Words are often devastating to those on the receiving end, especially when they come from someone you respect . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/04/not-a-question-of-what-is-deserved/ Thu, 30 April 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/WFTD-4-30-20.mp3 NO NO 7:36 Ecclesiastes 7:20 states that there is not a righteous man on earth. Psalm 14 states that there is no one righteous. So why does the Bible say that Noah, David and others were righteous? It seems to be a contradiction . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/is-anyone-righteous/ Ecclesiastes 7:20 states that there is not a righteous man on earth. Psalm 14 states that there is no one righteous. So why does the Bible say that Noah, David and others were righteous? It seems to be a contradiction . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/is-anyone-righteous/ Fri, 01 May 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/WFTD-5-1-20.mp3 NO NO 4:52 Recently I’ve been introduced to a spate of new babies. It’s an interesting process to view a baby; everyone stands around oohing and ahhing and making remarks like, “How precious”; “How cute”; “How beautiful” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/iguana-or-purty-masterpiece-2/ Recently I’ve been introduced to a spate of new babies. It’s an interesting process to view a baby; everyone stands around oohing and ahhing and making remarks like, “How precious”; “How cute”; “How beautiful” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/iguana-or-purty-masterpiece-2/ Mon, 04 May 2020 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/WFTD-4-25-14.mp3 NO NO 3:19 Jesus began His earthly ministry by calling certain individuals to follow Him. The twelve disciples that he chose literally walked on earth with Him daily and were continuously by His side . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/the-heart-of-christs-call-2/ Jesus began His earthly ministry by calling certain individuals to follow Him. The twelve disciples that he chose literally walked on earth with Him daily and were continuously by His side . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/the-heart-of-christs-call-2/ Tue, 05 May 2020 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WFTD-8-17-15.mp3 NO NO 6:03 I have a friend who calls himself an evangelist. I’ve known him for many years and even invited him to speak at Honey Lake Church in its early days. I couldn’t make the service that he conducted but after he spoke, several members who heard him asked me to never invite him again. Basically he told the congregation that few if any would ever see heaven because they did not follow the rules set forth in the Bible to the letter . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/my-way-or-the-highway/ I have a friend who calls himself an evangelist. I’ve known him for many years and even invited him to speak at Honey Lake Church in its early days. I couldn’t make the service that he conducted but after he spoke, several members who heard him asked me to never invite him again. Basically he told the congregation that few if any would ever see heaven because they did not follow the rules set forth in the Bible to the letter . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/my-way-or-the-highway/ Wed, 06 May 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/WFTD-5-6-20.mp3 NO NO 6:51 I thought I’d heard it all, but nope, Democrat Governor Cuomo of New York in all of his wisdom has declared that all out of state health workers who traveled to New York to help the state reeling from the coronavirus will have to pay state taxes including the Christian organization Samaritans Purse who built a temporary field hospital there . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/spend-spend-spend/ I thought I’d heard it all, but nope, Democrat Governor Cuomo of New York in all of his wisdom has declared that all out of state health workers who traveled to New York to help the state reeling from the coronavirus will have to pay state taxes including the Christian organization Samaritans Purse who built a temporary field hospital there . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/spend-spend-spend/ Thu, 07 May 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/WFTD-5-7-20.mp3 NO NO 6:01 Musician Joe Cocker recorded what would become a hit with a song with lyrics written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon. The Beatles recorded the first version which was more upbeat in tempo than Joe Cocker’s slower and more soulful version. If we listen to the lyrics, it suggests that the words, “a little help from my friends” referred to drugs and alcohol. John Lennon claimed this was not about drugs, but many people didn’t believe him, including US vice president Spiro Agnew, who once told a crowd that this song was a “Tribute to the power of illegal drugs.” He said the lines, “I get by with a little help from my friends, I get high with a little help from my friends,” “Is a catchy tune, but until it was pointed out to me, I never realized that the ‘friends’ were assorted drugs!” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/a-little-help-from-my-friends/ Musician Joe Cocker recorded what would become a hit with a song with lyrics written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon. The Beatles recorded the first version which was more upbeat in tempo than Joe Cocker’s slower and more soulful version. If we listen to the lyrics, it suggests that the words, “a little help from my friends” referred to drugs and alcohol. John Lennon claimed this was not about drugs, but many people didn’t believe him, including US vice president Spiro Agnew, who once told a crowd that this song was a “Tribute to the power of illegal drugs.” He said the lines, “I get by with a little help from my friends, I get high with a little help from my friends,” “Is a catchy tune, but until it was pointed out to me, I never realized that the ‘friends’ were assorted drugs!” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/a-little-help-from-my-friends/ Fri, 08 May 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/WFTD-5-8-20.mp3 NO NO 5:22 Most everyone has some memorabilia in their home and I’m no exception. Having moved six times in the past three years I have trimmed down on it substantially and all, but the most special items have been given away or discarded. I have a feather from a passenger pigeon. There used to be millions of them, but they were hunted to extinction at the turn of the century. A friend who worked at a museum had one mounted and gave me a feather from the mount many years ago . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/gone-like-the-passenger-pigeon/ Most everyone has some memorabilia in their home and I’m no exception. Having moved six times in the past three years I have trimmed down on it substantially and all, but the most special items have been given away or discarded. I have a feather from a passenger pigeon. There used to be millions of them, but they were hunted to extinction at the turn of the century. A friend who worked at a museum had one mounted and gave me a feather from the mount many years ago . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/gone-like-the-passenger-pigeon/ Mon, 11 May 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/WFTD-5-11-20.mp3 NO NO 5:50 Part of my daily reading includes C.S. Lewis. He was a brilliant man who had a deep perspective of life and God and an eloquent way of presenting our Father that is entirely unique to him. Lewis was an atheist for a time but eventually turned to God and when he did the Holy Spirit opened his beautiful mind to heavenly things . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/dirt-and-gods-presence/ Part of my daily reading includes C.S. Lewis. He was a brilliant man who had a deep perspective of life and God and an eloquent way of presenting our Father that is entirely unique to him. Lewis was an atheist for a time but eventually turned to God and when he did the Holy Spirit opened his beautiful mind to heavenly things . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/dirt-and-gods-presence/ Tue, 12 May 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/WFTD-5-12-20.mp3 NO NO 11:04 A tropical disturbance is located in the proximity of the Bahamas this week and the seas are churning and producing huge waves. Fishing will cease until the storm passes. I can’t cry over being land-locked as it would do no good, so I decided to make use of the down time to get my boat engines serviced, so I’ll be ready to go when calmer seas prevail . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/royal-law-is-for-everyone/ A tropical disturbance is located in the proximity of the Bahamas this week and the seas are churning and producing huge waves. Fishing will cease until the storm passes. I can’t cry over being land-locked as it would do no good, so I decided to make use of the down time to get my boat engines serviced, so I’ll be ready to go when calmer seas prevail . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/royal-law-is-for-everyone/ Wed, 13 May 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/WFTD-5-13-20.mp3 NO NO 4:19 I’ve always focused on trying to put the failures that I’ve experienced, and tragedies lived through behind me and have given zero thought to ditching the great wins that I’ve experienced in life. But Paul is not saying that we should merely focus on leaving our failures and tragedies behind us, but he said that we should forget the victories as well??? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/24-hour-rule/ I’ve always focused on trying to put the failures that I’ve experienced, and tragedies lived through behind me and have given zero thought to ditching the great wins that I’ve experienced in life. But Paul is not saying that we should merely focus on leaving our failures and tragedies behind us, but he said that we should forget the victories as well??? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/24-hour-rule/ Thu, 14 May 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/WFTD-5-14-20.mp3 NO NO 7:05 As I write Words for the Day today, I’m wearing a Trump MAGA hat and have a Trump flag flapping on my boat. Some of my friends have expressed fear that someone will be offended. I’m not worried about it, if folks don’t like it, they can look the other way . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/support-your-country-all-the-time/ As I write Words for the Day today, I’m wearing a Trump MAGA hat and have a Trump flag flapping on my boat. Some of my friends have expressed fear that someone will be offended. I’m not worried about it, if folks don’t like it, they can look the other way . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/support-your-country-all-the-time/ Fri, 15 May 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/WFTD-5-15-20.mp3 NO NO 7:54 So I sent out a photo wearing my Trump hat Friday and most of the responses were positive with a few of you saying you were ready to come out of the closet and wear your own Trump hat or get one soon. So some guy who supports the Democrats came out criticizing me for polluting my devotional with this photo. He said I looked like I had been “rode hard and hung up wet,” and then commented on the intellect of Trump supporters being akin to an uneducated swamp redneck . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/missing-link-discovered/ So I sent out a photo wearing my Trump hat Friday and most of the responses were positive with a few of you saying you were ready to come out of the closet and wear your own Trump hat or get one soon. So some guy who supports the Democrats came out criticizing me for polluting my devotional with this photo. He said I looked like I had been “rode hard and hung up wet,” and then commented on the intellect of Trump supporters being akin to an uneducated swamp redneck . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/missing-link-discovered/ Mon, 18 May 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/WFTD-5-18-20.mp3 NO NO 5:07 I am bored beyond the pale and decided to watch a movie the other day. All the titles seemed violent, debased, and just dark. I wanted to see a movie that was more upbeat, and I decided upon Groundhog Day. The movie reminded me of enduring this stupid lockdown – every day is the same. Bill Murray, the actor who played the mean and arrogant weatherman, woke up one day and discovered he had to relive Groundhog Day – over and again – day after day – week after week – month after month. Though the movie didn’t overtly say it, I assumed God was determined for him to get Groundhog Day right before allowing him to move on to the next day . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/groundhog-day/ I am bored beyond the pale and decided to watch a movie the other day. All the titles seemed violent, debased, and just dark. I wanted to see a movie that was more upbeat, and I decided upon Groundhog Day. The movie reminded me of enduring this stupid lockdown – every day is the same. Bill Murray, the actor who played the mean and arrogant weatherman, woke up one day and discovered he had to relive Groundhog Day – over and again – day after day – week after week – month after month. Though the movie didn’t overtly say it, I assumed God was determined for him to get Groundhog Day right before allowing him to move on to the next day . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/groundhog-day/ Tue, 19 May 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/WFTD-5-19-20.mp3 NO NO 7:59 Will we know each other in heaven? Many people are anxiously awaiting the chance when they die to be reunited with those who died and went before them. C.S. Lewis wrote the following after the death of his wife . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/no-cigars-in-heaven/ Will we know each other in heaven? Many people are anxiously awaiting the chance when they die to be reunited with those who died and went before them. C.S. Lewis wrote the following after the death of his wife . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/no-cigars-in-heaven/ Wed, 20 May 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/WFTD-5-20-20.mp3 NO NO 6:20 I read about a man who was attacked by a gunman and he returned fire and got off ten rounds and hit the man who attacked him with every bullet killing him on the spot. Thank God for “conceal-carry” laws that protect us from criminals. I was reading some of the comments regarding this article and someone quipped that the assailant coughed prior to dying and they attributed the cause of death to Covid19 . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/covidiots-in-full-force/ I read about a man who was attacked by a gunman and he returned fire and got off ten rounds and hit the man who attacked him with every bullet killing him on the spot. Thank God for “conceal-carry” laws that protect us from criminals. I was reading some of the comments regarding this article and someone quipped that the assailant coughed prior to dying and they attributed the cause of death to Covid19 . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/covidiots-in-full-force/ Thu, 21 May 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/WFTD-5-21-20.mp3 NO NO 6:37 I used to be very afraid of heights. It stems back to my childhood when we were living on the island of Guam. My father was stationed there with the military and I lived there for two years. When I was about 10 years old our family went on an outing and we went to a popular place high up on a cliff with an overlook. We were standing atop it with about a 200-foot drop to the ocean. We’d been watching two really big sharks down below working in unison to ambush bait fish. One would herd the fish towards the other and it would tear into them which panicked them into trying to turn back allowing the shark that was pursuing them to rip into them as well . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/i-aint-skeered-3/ I used to be very afraid of heights. It stems back to my childhood when we were living on the island of Guam. My father was stationed there with the military and I lived there for two years. When I was about 10 years old our family went on an outing and we went to a popular place high up on a cliff with an overlook. We were standing atop it with about a 200-foot drop to the ocean. We’d been watching two really big sharks down below working in unison to ambush bait fish. One would herd the fish towards the other and it would tear into them which panicked them into trying to turn back allowing the shark that was pursuing them to rip into them as well . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/i-aint-skeered-3/ Fri, 22 May 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/WFTD-5-22-20.mp3 NO NO 8:29 Stonewall Jackson was the personification of courage, especially in battle and it’s interesting to learn from his own words where he derived it. With fear out of the picture, we can be as courageous as lions . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/stone-wall/ Stonewall Jackson was the personification of courage, especially in battle and it’s interesting to learn from his own words where he derived it. With fear out of the picture, we can be as courageous as lions . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/stone-wall/ Mon, 25 May 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/WFTD-5-25-20.mp3 NO NO 12:44 Lately I’ve run into more and more people who are discouraged by current events. I decided to send out a rerun of a Words for the Day that I first sent out nearly two decades ago that should instill some confidence in you that things can and will turn around, even when things seems their worst . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/the-sky-is-falling-4/ Lately I’ve run into more and more people who are discouraged by current events. I decided to send out a rerun of a Words for the Day that I first sent out nearly two decades ago that should instill some confidence in you that things can and will turn around, even when things seems their worst . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/the-sky-is-falling-4/ Tue, 26 May 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/WFTD-5-26-20.mp3 NO NO 5:43 A couple of years back I got a call from a longtime friend who had done extensive surveying work for me through the years. He frantically told me his handicapped son was in intensive care. The child was initially sick with an infection but unbeknownst to the parents had also experienced several seizures. He ended up in a deep coma, barely hanging on to life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/the-four-angels/ A couple of years back I got a call from a longtime friend who had done extensive surveying work for me through the years. He frantically told me his handicapped son was in intensive care. The child was initially sick with an infection but unbeknownst to the parents had also experienced several seizures. He ended up in a deep coma, barely hanging on to life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/the-four-angels/ Wed, 27 May 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/WFTD-5-27-20.mp3 NO NO 7:13 Most everyone has heard of and appreciates the work of the genius Albert Einstein. American Minute posted daily by William J. Federer recently recounted many of his quotes and it was fascinating. Einstein taught himself calculus at the age of 14. In 1921, He earned his doctorate from the University of Zurich, and wrote papers on electromagnetic energy, relativity, and statistical mechanics. He won the Nobel Prize in Physic . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/einstein-atheist-or-believer/ Most everyone has heard of and appreciates the work of the genius Albert Einstein. American Minute posted daily by William J. Federer recently recounted many of his quotes and it was fascinating. Einstein taught himself calculus at the age of 14. In 1921, He earned his doctorate from the University of Zurich, and wrote papers on electromagnetic energy, relativity, and statistical mechanics. He won the Nobel Prize in Physic . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/einstein-atheist-or-believer/ Thu, 28 May 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/WFTD-5-28-20.mp3 NO NO 7:28 I met a man one time who was of Jewish descent, and upon my asking, told me that he “tried” the Orthodox and Reformed Jewish religion, explored Buddhism, Tao, spiritualism, and even attended a couple of Christian services. He said that he found them all to be paths to enlightenment, but he had none that he favored over another. He then described his personal belief system as being a “humanist” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/talking-to-a-coconut/ I met a man one time who was of Jewish descent, and upon my asking, told me that he “tried” the Orthodox and Reformed Jewish religion, explored Buddhism, Tao, spiritualism, and even attended a couple of Christian services. He said that he found them all to be paths to enlightenment, but he had none that he favored over another. He then described his personal belief system as being a “humanist” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/05/talking-to-a-coconut/ Fri, 29 May 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/WFTD-5-29-20.mp3 NO NO 5:20 I was watching a Crocodile Dundee movie and it reminded me of the dilemma many of us face. When the character Dundee was far out in the bush of Australia and sitting around a campfire one night with his client, she asked his opinion of matters of great import in the world. She seemed aghast that he didn’t seem the least bit interested and didn’t have an opinion . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/americas-heart-problem/ I was watching a Crocodile Dundee movie and it reminded me of the dilemma many of us face. When the character Dundee was far out in the bush of Australia and sitting around a campfire one night with his client, she asked his opinion of matters of great import in the world. She seemed aghast that he didn’t seem the least bit interested and didn’t have an opinion . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/americas-heart-problem/ Mon, 01 June 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WFTD-6-1-20.mp3 NO NO 5:44 I have tried to understand the liberal and anarchy apologists’ mindset and have come to the conclusion that it is impossible for me to do so. It’s incomprehensible! We are seeing mobs of lawless thugs destroying our country neighborhood by neighborhood and yet the liberal’s applaud their effort and even donate money to help anarchists with their legal fees and bail. Vice President Biden’s staffers are among those who are raising and donating money trying to bail out anarchists in Minneapolis . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/incomprehensible/ I have tried to understand the liberal and anarchy apologists’ mindset and have come to the conclusion that it is impossible for me to do so. It’s incomprehensible! We are seeing mobs of lawless thugs destroying our country neighborhood by neighborhood and yet the liberal’s applaud their effort and even donate money to help anarchists with their legal fees and bail. Vice President Biden’s staffers are among those who are raising and donating money trying to bail out anarchists in Minneapolis . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/incomprehensible/ Tue, 02 June 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WFTD-6-2-20.mp3 NO NO 6:40 I take guitar lessons online and the instructor yesterday admitted to all his many thousands of students that he had been a victim of anxiety most of his life. He went on to say that he is really suffering with it right now. My wife even mentioned that with all that is going on that she was on edge. I imagine much of the world feels the same. We are in the midst of an all-out demonic assault. With the virus, economic ruin, riots and looting, not to mention the continuous vicious hate-filled political attacks on our President, it is understandable . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/tropical-blue-skies-and-puffy-white-clouds/ I take guitar lessons online and the instructor yesterday admitted to all his many thousands of students that he had been a victim of anxiety most of his life. He went on to say that he is really suffering with it right now. My wife even mentioned that with all that is going on that she was on edge. I imagine much of the world feels the same. We are in the midst of an all-out demonic assault. With the virus, economic ruin, riots and looting, not to mention the continuous vicious hate-filled political attacks on our President, it is understandable . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/tropical-blue-skies-and-puffy-white-clouds/ Wed, 03 June 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WFTD-6-3-20.mp3 NO NO 5:57 I just celebrated my 22nd year of writing Words for the Day. What began in 1998 as a simple devotion written daily to help my handful of employees cope with their problems by applying spiritual solutions currently reaches people I don’t even know in faraway places . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/free-will/ I just celebrated my 22nd year of writing Words for the Day. What began in 1998 as a simple devotion written daily to help my handful of employees cope with their problems by applying spiritual solutions currently reaches people I don’t even know in faraway places . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/free-will/ Thu, 04 June 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WFTD-6-4-20.mp3 NO NO 5:00 I have been praying for the press to get off the Covid19 bandwagon and sure enough He answered the prayer. Little did I know that riots and looting would take its place. Ugh . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/no-christians-remain/ I have been praying for the press to get off the Covid19 bandwagon and sure enough He answered the prayer. Little did I know that riots and looting would take its place. Ugh . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/no-christians-remain/ Fri, 05 June 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WFTD-6-5-20.mp3 NO NO 8:42 I was lying in bed this morning thinking about the mess our country is in and gritting my teeth. I began to imagine what it would be like to live without freedom of religion, speech, disbandment of police forces, not being able to own guns for protection. Should I move to some remote section of the country and build a bunker, or perhaps even move to another country? Then I reminded myself that God does not want me to worry and that He is working everything out for good. I should just rest in the Lord and keep the faith . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/up-down-up-down/ I was lying in bed this morning thinking about the mess our country is in and gritting my teeth. I began to imagine what it would be like to live without freedom of religion, speech, disbandment of police forces, not being able to own guns for protection. Should I move to some remote section of the country and build a bunker, or perhaps even move to another country? Then I reminded myself that God does not want me to worry and that He is working everything out for good. I should just rest in the Lord and keep the faith . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/up-down-up-down/ Mon, 08 June 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WFTD-6-8-20.mp3 NO NO 3:18 One day while deer hunting I learned an interesting lesson about anger management that I shall never forget. It was such a beautiful day that I really didn’t seem to care whether I saw a deer or not. I was sitting on my deer stand high up in a tree enjoying the warm morning sun and observing the various wildlife in close proximity to me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/peace-serenity-and-obnoxious-jerks-2/ One day while deer hunting I learned an interesting lesson about anger management that I shall never forget. It was such a beautiful day that I really didn’t seem to care whether I saw a deer or not. I was sitting on my deer stand high up in a tree enjoying the warm morning sun and observing the various wildlife in close proximity to me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/peace-serenity-and-obnoxious-jerks-2/ Tue, 09 June 2020 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/WFTD-10-25-16.mp3 NO NO 4:02 Yesterday and today have been frustrating days for me. I like things to work and nothing seems to work. Yesterday I went sword fishing and my electric reel had issues with the power that required teeth grinding frustration to make it functional. Then I had issues with my outriggers and then my depth finder. Fishing is supposed to be fun, huh? This morning doesn’t appear to be starting off much better. My Internet was down, and after working on it for an hour, I had to use the hot spot on my phone to send/receive messages and then at a critical moment my phone went dead . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/frustration/ Yesterday and today have been frustrating days for me. I like things to work and nothing seems to work. Yesterday I went sword fishing and my electric reel had issues with the power that required teeth grinding frustration to make it functional. Then I had issues with my outriggers and then my depth finder. Fishing is supposed to be fun, huh? This morning doesn’t appear to be starting off much better. My Internet was down, and after working on it for an hour, I had to use the hot spot on my phone to send/receive messages and then at a critical moment my phone went dead . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/frustration/ Wed, 10 June 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WFTD-6-10-20.mp3 NO NO 7:02 One of my sons is on vacation and came down to Florida for a visit, and enjoying the beach and some fishing. He told me that he has unsubscribed from Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and all breaking news notices due to the lopsided coverage. He wondered aloud if anyone else was doing the same . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/the-solution/ One of my sons is on vacation and came down to Florida for a visit, and enjoying the beach and some fishing. He told me that he has unsubscribed from Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and all breaking news notices due to the lopsided coverage. He wondered aloud if anyone else was doing the same . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/the-solution/ Thu, 11 June 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WFTD-6-11-20.mp3 NO NO 5:55 Daytime sword fishing is the most complex type of fishing that I have ever done. It is incredibly difficult. Most swordfish are caught at a depth of 1500 feet or more which means here in Florida we must travel 30 miles or so offshore to reach a suitable location . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/victorious/ Daytime sword fishing is the most complex type of fishing that I have ever done. It is incredibly difficult. Most swordfish are caught at a depth of 1500 feet or more which means here in Florida we must travel 30 miles or so offshore to reach a suitable location . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/victorious/ Fri, 12 June 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WFTD-6-12-20.mp3 NO NO 4:19 It seems we have the moving bug again and we have our house in Jupiter up for sale with two very interested potential buyers. This would make six moves in the past four years. My wife and I have discussed putting some of our things in storage and selling the rest and not even buying another house, at least for a couple of years, and living in different areas . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/moving-again-wat/ It seems we have the moving bug again and we have our house in Jupiter up for sale with two very interested potential buyers. This would make six moves in the past four years. My wife and I have discussed putting some of our things in storage and selling the rest and not even buying another house, at least for a couple of years, and living in different areas . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/moving-again-wat/ Mon, 15 June 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WFTD-6-15-20.mp3 NO NO 4:23 My wife and I pray together twice daily; once in the morning and once in the late afternoon. She leads the prayer thru one session, and I lead during the other. So yesterday it was my turn, and I began my prayer as follows: “Dear Lord this is Bob Williamson . . .” Suddenly I realized what I said, and I broke out laughing as did my wife. We laughed very hard and it was several minutes before I could resume praying . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/big-medicine/ My wife and I pray together twice daily; once in the morning and once in the late afternoon. She leads the prayer thru one session, and I lead during the other. So yesterday it was my turn, and I began my prayer as follows: “Dear Lord this is Bob Williamson . . .” Suddenly I realized what I said, and I broke out laughing as did my wife. We laughed very hard and it was several minutes before I could resume praying . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/big-medicine/ Tue, 16 June 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WFTD-6-16-20.mp3 NO NO 4:46 David Hoskins is a good friend of mine and he wrote the following: “Having lived in the former Soviet union for over 16 years I had the opportunity to extensively study communism. One of the first strategies of the Bolsheviks was to turn the population against law-enforcement. Do not believe for one second that this is not an orchestrated maneuver from either China or domestic left-leaning politicians to destroy this country and everything it stands for. The Trojan horse is inside the walls. Pray, love and vote . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/the-policeman/ David Hoskins is a good friend of mine and he wrote the following: “Having lived in the former Soviet union for over 16 years I had the opportunity to extensively study communism. One of the first strategies of the Bolsheviks was to turn the population against law-enforcement. Do not believe for one second that this is not an orchestrated maneuver from either China or domestic left-leaning politicians to destroy this country and everything it stands for. The Trojan horse is inside the walls. Pray, love and vote . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/the-policeman/ Wed, 17 June 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WFTD-6-17-20.mp3 NO NO 6:12 Yesterday I went sword fishing and hooked up with a big one at 1600 feet deep. The fish fought like the dickens and at one point had pulled out nearly a half mile of line. I would gain on him and then he would take off like a raging bull screaming line off the reel. I stood in the hot sun fighting the fish for 2 1/2 hours . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/winners-and-losers/ Yesterday I went sword fishing and hooked up with a big one at 1600 feet deep. The fish fought like the dickens and at one point had pulled out nearly a half mile of line. I would gain on him and then he would take off like a raging bull screaming line off the reel. I stood in the hot sun fighting the fish for 2 1/2 hours . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/winners-and-losers/ Thu, 18 June 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WFTD-6-18-20.mp3 NO NO 6:37 I have been watching the latest project of the left as they try to erase history. It reminds me of the Taliban destroying all of the antiquities in the cradle of civilization. Anything they disliked they destroyed including the destruction of a centuries old carving of Buddha on the side of a mountain which was blown to smithereens with a bomb . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/oh-no-not-aunt-jemima/ I have been watching the latest project of the left as they try to erase history. It reminds me of the Taliban destroying all of the antiquities in the cradle of civilization. Anything they disliked they destroyed including the destruction of a centuries old carving of Buddha on the side of a mountain which was blown to smithereens with a bomb . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/oh-no-not-aunt-jemima/ Fri, 19 June 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WFTD-6-19-20.mp3 NO NO 5:10 This weekend proved to be a bloody one. Chicago recorded at least 11 killed and 67 wounded during an outbreak of violence. The deaths included a 3-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl. The 3-year old was with his stepfather at about 6:30 p.m. on Saturday when he was struck in the back. The teenage girl was home Saturday night when she was struck in the neck from the shot fired from outside. Chicago reported that eight of those shot were children and teens, four of them died . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/facts-or-fiction/ This weekend proved to be a bloody one. Chicago recorded at least 11 killed and 67 wounded during an outbreak of violence. The deaths included a 3-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl. The 3-year old was with his stepfather at about 6:30 p.m. on Saturday when he was struck in the back. The teenage girl was home Saturday night when she was struck in the neck from the shot fired from outside. Chicago reported that eight of those shot were children and teens, four of them died . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/facts-or-fiction/ Mon, 22 June 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WFTD-6-22-20.mp3 NO NO 5:15 Recently a couple of people I know have attacked God because of human suffering. I’ve heard this argument many times and have done my best to explain it and not long ago came across a C.S. Lewis’s book (The Problem of Pain,) that addressed this subject, and I thought he addressed the core problem very well . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/human-suffering/ Recently a couple of people I know have attacked God because of human suffering. I’ve heard this argument many times and have done my best to explain it and not long ago came across a C.S. Lewis’s book (The Problem of Pain,) that addressed this subject, and I thought he addressed the core problem very well . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/human-suffering/ Tue, 23 June 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WFTD-6-23-20.mp3 NO NO 5:44 Humankind left to its own devices results in unimaginable sin. One of the descriptors for Satan in the Bible speaks to his lawlessness. The root of all lawlessness is rebellion. Satan, who personifies the ultimate rebellion against God, will one day empower the Antichrist, called “the lawless one,” whose rise to power “will be in accordance with how Satan works.” An example of this principle appears in II Thessalonians 2:9-12, where Paul warns of a future Man of Sin who deceives the spiritually weak . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/rhymes-of-the-times/ Humankind left to its own devices results in unimaginable sin. One of the descriptors for Satan in the Bible speaks to his lawlessness. The root of all lawlessness is rebellion. Satan, who personifies the ultimate rebellion against God, will one day empower the Antichrist, called “the lawless one,” whose rise to power “will be in accordance with how Satan works.” An example of this principle appears in II Thessalonians 2:9-12, where Paul warns of a future Man of Sin who deceives the spiritually weak . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/rhymes-of-the-times/ Wed, 24 June 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WFTD-6-24-20.mp3 NO NO 4:28 I have several very interested potential buyers for my home, but when it does sell, my plan to visit various locales around the country and world and rent for months at a time for the next couple of years has run into a serious roadblock. Covid-19 has most of the countries that I want to visit completely shut down. The few that are open require a mandatory 2-week quarantine . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/love-2/ I have several very interested potential buyers for my home, but when it does sell, my plan to visit various locales around the country and world and rent for months at a time for the next couple of years has run into a serious roadblock. Covid-19 has most of the countries that I want to visit completely shut down. The few that are open require a mandatory 2-week quarantine . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/love-2/ Thu, 25 June 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WFTD-6-25-20.mp3 NO NO 5:52 The Lord tells us that The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/look-to-the-sky/ The Lord tells us that The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/look-to-the-sky/ Fri, 26 June 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WFTD-6-26-20.mp3 NO NO 7:37 My wife and I went offshore for some fishing yesterday. It was unbearably hot without a hint of breeze. I was slowly trolling some lures to make it cooler, but the bite was non-existent. After a couple hours of that I decided to switch to live bait and slowly drift and literally as soon as I got two lines out, both rods bent double. Teresa took one and I took the other . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/insatiable-appetite/ My wife and I went offshore for some fishing yesterday. It was unbearably hot without a hint of breeze. I was slowly trolling some lures to make it cooler, but the bite was non-existent. After a couple hours of that I decided to switch to live bait and slowly drift and literally as soon as I got two lines out, both rods bent double. Teresa took one and I took the other . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/insatiable-appetite/ Mon, 29 June 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WFTD-6-29-20.mp3 NO NO 4:11 Sadly the liberal wing of the Supreme Court and its so-called conservative John Roberts voted in favor of unrestricted abortion in a case in Texas which simply required that the doctor performing the grisly act to have admitting privilege at a hospital close to the clinic where it was performed. It would seem to be common sense to do so in order to protect the women who are undergoing these operations. But of course they want zero restrictions on this murderous act which takes the lives of over one million babies per year . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/supreme-mistake/ Sadly the liberal wing of the Supreme Court and its so-called conservative John Roberts voted in favor of unrestricted abortion in a case in Texas which simply required that the doctor performing the grisly act to have admitting privilege at a hospital close to the clinic where it was performed. It would seem to be common sense to do so in order to protect the women who are undergoing these operations. But of course they want zero restrictions on this murderous act which takes the lives of over one million babies per year . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/06/supreme-mistake/ Tue, 30 June 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WFTD-6-30-20.mp3 NO NO 6:53 I have a scar on my head that serves as a reminder about why one should never attempt to resist arrest. When I was about 20 years old and as far from knowing the Lord as the East to the West, I got into a bar fight in New Orleans and a policeman tried to break it up. He grabbed me from behind and I turned and hit him. He promptly responded by knocking me out with one swift blow with a slap jack, (Spring loaded leather covered piece of metal used similar to a Billy-club.) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/violence-begets-violence/ I have a scar on my head that serves as a reminder about why one should never attempt to resist arrest. When I was about 20 years old and as far from knowing the Lord as the East to the West, I got into a bar fight in New Orleans and a policeman tried to break it up. He grabbed me from behind and I turned and hit him. He promptly responded by knocking me out with one swift blow with a slap jack, (Spring loaded leather covered piece of metal used similar to a Billy-club.) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/violence-begets-violence/ Wed, 01 July 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/WFTD-7-1-20.mp3 NO NO 5:37 I have an arrowhead that I found in a field near Honey Lake that is really beautiful. It has a dark purple streak that runs the length of it and is light mauve on one side and light maroon on the other. I’ve imagined that a chief might have owned it and I would guess that it was one of his prized possessions . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/look-who-has-it-now/ I have an arrowhead that I found in a field near Honey Lake that is really beautiful. It has a dark purple streak that runs the length of it and is light mauve on one side and light maroon on the other. I’ve imagined that a chief might have owned it and I would guess that it was one of his prized possessions . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/look-who-has-it-now/ Thu, 02 July 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/WFTD-7-2-20.mp3 NO NO 6:08 Mark Twain once stated, “A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” I suppose the 1800’s weren’t much different than today where lies travel faster than a speeding bullet . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/faster-than-a-speeding-bullet/ Mark Twain once stated, “A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” I suppose the 1800’s weren’t much different than today where lies travel faster than a speeding bullet . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/faster-than-a-speeding-bullet/ Fri, 03 July 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/WFTD-7-3-20.mp3 NO NO 5:57 How are we supposed to love despicable people who reject and ridicule everything that we hold dear and stand for? The Bible tells us to love our enemies and turn the other cheek when persecuted . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/mired-in-quicksand/ How are we supposed to love despicable people who reject and ridicule everything that we hold dear and stand for? The Bible tells us to love our enemies and turn the other cheek when persecuted . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/mired-in-quicksand/ Mon, 06 July 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/WFTD-7-6-20.mp3 NO NO 5:15 I have been thinking lately about how disgusted I am with the behavior of many of those in this nation. It is almost nauseating to watch or read any form of media. Their world of paid clicks and television ratings drives them to focus on whatever disgusting thing is trending or bias they might have. So we read and view the degeneracy, degradation, and prejudice of societies all over the world. As of late here in the USA we are served up 24/7 examples of the hate and anger of various races . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/adversity-love-it/ I have been thinking lately about how disgusted I am with the behavior of many of those in this nation. It is almost nauseating to watch or read any form of media. Their world of paid clicks and television ratings drives them to focus on whatever disgusting thing is trending or bias they might have. So we read and view the degeneracy, degradation, and prejudice of societies all over the world. As of late here in the USA we are served up 24/7 examples of the hate and anger of various races . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/adversity-love-it/ Tue, 07 July 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/WFTD-7-7-20.mp3 NO NO 3:34 I love the mornings. I’m an early riser and really enjoy watching the sun come up in the mornings. There is a song based upon Psalm 118:24 that I enjoy and in part its lyrics are actually the verse, “This is the day that the Lord has made; I will rejoice and be glad in it.” I catch myself spontaneously singing it on many mornings, especially on those with spectacular sunrises that nearly take my breath away . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/stinking-thinking/ I love the mornings. I’m an early riser and really enjoy watching the sun come up in the mornings. There is a song based upon Psalm 118:24 that I enjoy and in part its lyrics are actually the verse, “This is the day that the Lord has made; I will rejoice and be glad in it.” I catch myself spontaneously singing it on many mornings, especially on those with spectacular sunrises that nearly take my breath away . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/stinking-thinking/ Wed, 08 July 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/WFTD-7-8-20.mp3 NO NO 4:55 Yesterday my day began well but ended badly. First a friend who runs a ministry that I’ve donated a ton of money to went back on his word on a verbal agreement concerning some property and it cost me $125,000, thus proving that no good deed goes unpunished. This began a series of events throughout the day that were just as disturbing . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/village-idiot-2/ Yesterday my day began well but ended badly. First a friend who runs a ministry that I’ve donated a ton of money to went back on his word on a verbal agreement concerning some property and it cost me $125,000, thus proving that no good deed goes unpunished. This began a series of events throughout the day that were just as disturbing . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/village-idiot-2/ Thu, 09 July 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/WFTD-7-9-20.mp3 NO NO 5:31 Norman Vincent Peale once said, "Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don’t take yourself so seriously." . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/drop-the-idea-that-youre-atlas/ Norman Vincent Peale once said, "Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don’t take yourself so seriously." . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/drop-the-idea-that-youre-atlas/ Fri, 10 July 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/WFTD-7-10-20.mp3 NO NO 6:08 As protesters around the country are demanding that communities “defund the police” even as shootings of children pile up in New York, Chicago, Atlanta and other liberal cities run by Democrats, Joe Biden declared he would “absolutely” be on board with redirecting police budgets to fund other Democrat priorities . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/is-the-son-of-destruction-already-among-us/ As protesters around the country are demanding that communities “defund the police” even as shootings of children pile up in New York, Chicago, Atlanta and other liberal cities run by Democrats, Joe Biden declared he would “absolutely” be on board with redirecting police budgets to fund other Democrat priorities . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/is-the-son-of-destruction-already-among-us/ Mon, 13 July 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/WFTD-7-13-20.mp3 NO NO 5:06 Have you ever been unhappy with You? I have! I was mulling over some thoughts yesterday concerning improvements that I needed to make in me. The list was long and discouraging because most of my faults I have fought against most of my life with little success and they are are still hanging around . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/have-you-ever-been-unhappy-with-you/ Have you ever been unhappy with You? I have! I was mulling over some thoughts yesterday concerning improvements that I needed to make in me. The list was long and discouraging because most of my faults I have fought against most of my life with little success and they are are still hanging around . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/have-you-ever-been-unhappy-with-you/ Tue, 14 July 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/WFTD-7-14-20.mp3 NO NO 6:32 I was talking with a friend the other day and she did not seem perturbed at all by the Covid 19 plague, violence, mayhem, racism, hate, looting, arson, economic chaos, polarization, abortion, pornography, sex trafficking, murder, rape, and other evils currently ravaging our country and the rest of the world. She cheerfully and optimistically told me not to worry because we are merely getting that much closer to the End Times and she emphasized of course that the rapture of Christ followers would occur prior to it and we would be spared those dreadful events . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/knocking-on-heavens-door/ I was talking with a friend the other day and she did not seem perturbed at all by the Covid 19 plague, violence, mayhem, racism, hate, looting, arson, economic chaos, polarization, abortion, pornography, sex trafficking, murder, rape, and other evils currently ravaging our country and the rest of the world. She cheerfully and optimistically told me not to worry because we are merely getting that much closer to the End Times and she emphasized of course that the rapture of Christ followers would occur prior to it and we would be spared those dreadful events . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/knocking-on-heavens-door/ Wed, 15 July 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/WFTD-7-15-20.mp3 NO NO 5:32 I was standing in a prison yard giving my testimony and I asked my “captive” audience if they could have “anything” they wanted what would it be. To a person all of them immediately chose wealth . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/no-jesus-no-peace/ I was standing in a prison yard giving my testimony and I asked my “captive” audience if they could have “anything” they wanted what would it be. To a person all of them immediately chose wealth . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/no-jesus-no-peace/ Thu, 16 July 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/WFTD-7-16-20.mp3 NO NO 6:10 I’ve heard many of my friends expressing worry that Donald Trump might not get reelected and that if Biden wins radical leftwing socialists will destroy our country in short order, beginning the day after the election. Abortion, freedom of religion, military defense, police being defunded and disbanded, increased taxes and recession, open borders, shutting down the energy sector are issues that are causing many “thinking people” to get ulcers . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/what-goliath-do-you-face/ I’ve heard many of my friends expressing worry that Donald Trump might not get reelected and that if Biden wins radical leftwing socialists will destroy our country in short order, beginning the day after the election. Abortion, freedom of religion, military defense, police being defunded and disbanded, increased taxes and recession, open borders, shutting down the energy sector are issues that are causing many “thinking people” to get ulcers . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/what-goliath-do-you-face/ Fri, 17 July 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/WFTD-7-17-20.mp3 NO NO 6:40 Saturday my daughter-in-law got a call from one of my former employees. She wanted my wife’s number and acted really upset. She was calling on behalf of my good friend and Pastor of the church our family attended for many years when I lived in Atlanta. She said she was now working as his administrative assistant and was very sorry about the “circumstances” concerning me and said she needed my wife’s phone number because he wanted to talk with her. My son, daughter-in-law, and twin granddaughters had all been to their mountain home retreat in North Carolina . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/the-rumors-of-my-death/ Saturday my daughter-in-law got a call from one of my former employees. She wanted my wife’s number and acted really upset. She was calling on behalf of my good friend and Pastor of the church our family attended for many years when I lived in Atlanta. She said she was now working as his administrative assistant and was very sorry about the “circumstances” concerning me and said she needed my wife’s phone number because he wanted to talk with her. My son, daughter-in-law, and twin granddaughters had all been to their mountain home retreat in North Carolina . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/the-rumors-of-my-death/ Mon, 20 July 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/WFTD-7-20-20.mp3 NO NO 5:04 Yesterday I was going bonkers from boredom. I’m sure I feel like many of you. It seems as though we are perpetually stuck in Groundhog Day. Each new day repeats itself with torturous repetition . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/is-going-bonkers-helpful/ Yesterday I was going bonkers from boredom. I’m sure I feel like many of you. It seems as though we are perpetually stuck in Groundhog Day. Each new day repeats itself with torturous repetition . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/is-going-bonkers-helpful/ Tue, 21 July 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/WFTD-7-21-20.mp3 NO NO 6:52 I had a guy come out and service my air conditioning units yesterday. And when I was paying his invoice, he began a rant about the state of the country. He said he is thru with watching the news. He said that he got so angry the last time he watched the news he almost threw his cell phone at his television set. Seeing anarchists running around destroying anything they can get their hands on while liberal mayors and the media defend them has him incensed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/controlled-burn-is-no-cause-for-worry/ I had a guy come out and service my air conditioning units yesterday. And when I was paying his invoice, he began a rant about the state of the country. He said he is thru with watching the news. He said that he got so angry the last time he watched the news he almost threw his cell phone at his television set. Seeing anarchists running around destroying anything they can get their hands on while liberal mayors and the media defend them has him incensed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/controlled-burn-is-no-cause-for-worry/ Wed, 22 July 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/WFTD-7-22-20.mp3 NO NO 2:26 I sent this Words for the Day post out on July 24th in the year 2000. It seems that I needed to hear it again. Hopefully it will resonate with you today as well . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/simple-but-inspiring-words-3/ I sent this Words for the Day post out on July 24th in the year 2000. It seems that I needed to hear it again. Hopefully it will resonate with you today as well . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/simple-but-inspiring-words-3/ Thu, 23 July 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/WFTD-7-23-20.mp3 NO NO 4:53 As I talk to friends of mine from around the country, I’ve discovered two mindsets which I consider dangerous concerning the Covid pandemic. One faction has thrown all caution to the wind stating that the virus is all a bunch of poppycock and media hype. They go where they want to go and never wear masks and defiantly brag about it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/fear-and-the-lack-of-it/ As I talk to friends of mine from around the country, I’ve discovered two mindsets which I consider dangerous concerning the Covid pandemic. One faction has thrown all caution to the wind stating that the virus is all a bunch of poppycock and media hype. They go where they want to go and never wear masks and defiantly brag about it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/fear-and-the-lack-of-it/ Fri, 24 July 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/WFTD-7-24-20.mp3 NO NO 5:05 Each week I intend to publish a post that I published 20 years ago. As with today's re-post it is amazing to me how little things have changed including my perceptions of events so many years ago. You might not agree with me but you must admit I am consistent . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/dont-believe-eveything-that-you-read-or-see-on-tv/ Each week I intend to publish a post that I published 20 years ago. As with today's re-post it is amazing to me how little things have changed including my perceptions of events so many years ago. You might not agree with me but you must admit I am consistent . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/dont-believe-eveything-that-you-read-or-see-on-tv/ Mon, 27 July 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/WFTD-7-27-20.mp3 NO NO 8:45 I have been perplexed for some time by the behavior of one of our best friends. We had the best of times together and she and her husband shared many meals together, went on vacation together, kayaked, went to church together, prayed together, went to Bible study together and so on . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/you-can-forgive-what-happened/ I have been perplexed for some time by the behavior of one of our best friends. We had the best of times together and she and her husband shared many meals together, went on vacation together, kayaked, went to church together, prayed together, went to Bible study together and so on . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/you-can-forgive-what-happened/ Tue, 28 July 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/WFTD-7-28-20.mp3 NO NO 3:52 I was reminded of the title of an old song, I fall to pieces, this week, only I’m not falling to pieces over some gal, but from getting old. I had to get two epidurals in my back because my L3, L4, and L5 are essentially shot. My sciatic nerve has been letting me know where it is with constant pain in my leg . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/i-fall-to-pieces/ I was reminded of the title of an old song, I fall to pieces, this week, only I’m not falling to pieces over some gal, but from getting old. I had to get two epidurals in my back because my L3, L4, and L5 are essentially shot. My sciatic nerve has been letting me know where it is with constant pain in my leg . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/i-fall-to-pieces/ Wed, 29 July 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/WFTD-7-29-20.mp3 NO NO 7:02 I returned home from the doctor’s office and without thinking of it I laid my handgun (that I carry with me at all times) on top of my Bible. When I came in my office later, I noticed my 9MM Browning semiautomatic handgun sitting atop my NIV Bible . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/guns-and-bibles/ I returned home from the doctor’s office and without thinking of it I laid my handgun (that I carry with me at all times) on top of my Bible. When I came in my office later, I noticed my 9MM Browning semiautomatic handgun sitting atop my NIV Bible . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/guns-and-bibles/ Thu, 30 July 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/WFTD-7-30-20.mp3 NO NO 4:48 I have been studying 1 Samuel during my Bible study this week. King Saul said in Chapter 26:21 “I have sinned . . . Indeed I’ve played the fool . . . ” He started out so well, but after he became king, he drifted away from God to the point of acting similar to an atheist and even consulting with a witch at one point. He was severely wounded in a battle with the Philistines and he fell on his sword to avoid being taken captive and humiliated even more. All three of his sons were killed during the same battle . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/death-of-our-nation/ I have been studying 1 Samuel during my Bible study this week. King Saul said in Chapter 26:21 “I have sinned . . . Indeed I’ve played the fool . . . ” He started out so well, but after he became king, he drifted away from God to the point of acting similar to an atheist and even consulting with a witch at one point. He was severely wounded in a battle with the Philistines and he fell on his sword to avoid being taken captive and humiliated even more. All three of his sons were killed during the same battle . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/death-of-our-nation/ Fri, 31 July 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/WFTD-7-31-20.mp3 NO NO 7:58 As I mentioned last week, at the beginning of each new week I intend to send out a Words for the Day post that I wrote and sent out 20 years ago on the same day. It’s interesting to me and I hope to you to see what was on my mind two decades ago . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/this-is-it-2/ As I mentioned last week, at the beginning of each new week I intend to send out a Words for the Day post that I wrote and sent out 20 years ago on the same day. It’s interesting to me and I hope to you to see what was on my mind two decades ago . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/this-is-it-2/ Mon, 03 August 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/WFTD-8-3-20.mp3 NO NO 4:46 I read a Bible verse yesterday that seems appropriate for the moral insanity in which we find our nation where crime rates especially murders are increasing at astounding rates. As Christians watched Portland thugs burning stacks of Bibles on top of an American flag over the weekend with nearly all of the media and Democrat politicians cheering them on, they are appalled and have grown weary of it all . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/moral-insanity/ I read a Bible verse yesterday that seems appropriate for the moral insanity in which we find our nation where crime rates especially murders are increasing at astounding rates. As Christians watched Portland thugs burning stacks of Bibles on top of an American flag over the weekend with nearly all of the media and Democrat politicians cheering them on, they are appalled and have grown weary of it all . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/moral-insanity/ Tue, 04 August 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/WFTD-8-4-20.mp3 NO NO 3:17 I received this from a reader some time ago and have held on to it for some time. It made me think and I hope it will you . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/memo-from-god-2/ I received this from a reader some time ago and have held on to it for some time. It made me think and I hope it will you . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/memo-from-god-2/ Wed, 05 August 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/WFTD-8-5-20.mp3 NO NO 3:40 A friend of mine is encountering some very rough times. His construction business has tanked because of the economy, one of his kids is rebellious, his wife is raising holy heck at him because they can’t make ends meet anymore, (as though he has control over the construction industry and economy). The list goes on and on . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/yeah-but/ A friend of mine is encountering some very rough times. His construction business has tanked because of the economy, one of his kids is rebellious, his wife is raising holy heck at him because they can’t make ends meet anymore, (as though he has control over the construction industry and economy). The list goes on and on . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/yeah-but/ Thu, 06 August 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/WFTD-8-6-20.mp3 NO NO 3:28 Fear can be a life altering problem. Too many people allow fear of the unknown to completely dictate their lives. God designed things whereby we cannot see what is around the corner for our lives. Undoubtedly, He did this so we would rely on Him. God, who CAN see around the corner, will keep us safe, provided we will put our complete trust and faith in Him . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/fear-not-2/ Fear can be a life altering problem. Too many people allow fear of the unknown to completely dictate their lives. God designed things whereby we cannot see what is around the corner for our lives. Undoubtedly, He did this so we would rely on Him. God, who CAN see around the corner, will keep us safe, provided we will put our complete trust and faith in Him . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/fear-not-2/ Fri, 07 August 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/WFTD-8-7-20.mp3 NO NO 4:37 A.W. Tozer once wrote: “It is doubtful whether God can use a man greatly until He has hurt him deeply”. David Wilkerson preached: “In order for someone to have passion for Christ, they must first be baptized in anguish” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/persecution-blessing-2/ A.W. Tozer once wrote: “It is doubtful whether God can use a man greatly until He has hurt him deeply”. David Wilkerson preached: “In order for someone to have passion for Christ, they must first be baptized in anguish” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/persecution-blessing-2/ Mon, 10 August 2020 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/WFTD-8-20-14.mp3 NO NO 3:58 A friend sent me the story below and it reminded me of when I first decided to go into business for myself. When I told my friends about my ideas everyone ridiculed me and threw cold water on my ideas. It was plenty discouraging but I tenaciously persevered . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/discouraging-the-apes/ A friend sent me the story below and it reminded me of when I first decided to go into business for myself. When I told my friends about my ideas everyone ridiculed me and threw cold water on my ideas. It was plenty discouraging but I tenaciously persevered . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/discouraging-the-apes/ Tue, 11 August 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/WFTD-8-11-20.mp3 NO NO 7:57 Sadly I have several friends who are self-confessed agnostics. I visited with one recently and we had a conversation about it. I’ve been looking at homes in the Florida Keys and told him I was not going to buy there until I sold my other home in Jupiter. He wanted me to buy right away, stating that there are no guarantees that I will even be alive tomorrow and time’s “a-wasting.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/the-most-important-question/ Sadly I have several friends who are self-confessed agnostics. I visited with one recently and we had a conversation about it. I’ve been looking at homes in the Florida Keys and told him I was not going to buy there until I sold my other home in Jupiter. He wanted me to buy right away, stating that there are no guarantees that I will even be alive tomorrow and time’s “a-wasting.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/the-most-important-question/ Wed, 12 August 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/WFTD-8-12-20.mp3 NO NO 4:15 I’ve been enjoying the Florida Keys for the last several days. The weather is nice, and the beauty of this place is unparalleled. It was really nice to get away from total seclusion of our home and come down here and enjoy this tropical paradise. I’m heading back to Jupiter today but am resolved to venture out more, maybe heading up to North Carolina next week . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/idiocy-or-genius-of-evil/ I’ve been enjoying the Florida Keys for the last several days. The weather is nice, and the beauty of this place is unparalleled. It was really nice to get away from total seclusion of our home and come down here and enjoy this tropical paradise. I’m heading back to Jupiter today but am resolved to venture out more, maybe heading up to North Carolina next week . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/idiocy-or-genius-of-evil/ Thu, 13 August 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/WFTD-8-13-20.mp3 NO NO 5:38 A reader sent me a partial quote, “Gloriously Dark” by famed pastor Adrian Rogers, so I looked it up and here is some of what he had to say: "How can it be gloriously dark?" . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/gloriously-dark-2/ A reader sent me a partial quote, “Gloriously Dark” by famed pastor Adrian Rogers, so I looked it up and here is some of what he had to say: "How can it be gloriously dark?" . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/gloriously-dark-2/ Fri, 14 August 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/WFTD-8-14-20.mp3 NO NO 4:50 Twenty years ago I was building a software development company. When I wrote Words for the Day on this day, I wrote this message to my followers . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/the-arena/ Twenty years ago I was building a software development company. When I wrote Words for the Day on this day, I wrote this message to my followers . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/the-arena/ Mon, 17 August 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/WFTD-8-17-20.mp3 NO NO 6:28 I found out this morning that the DNC has started . . . Yawn . . . I didn’t watch and after reading the recap I’m glad I didn’t. It sounded like a melting pot of crazies and attention-seekers in a mosh pit. The recurring theme was more Trump bashing. Does anyone really think we need any more Trump bashing? I read yesterday where ABC, NBC, and CBS had over 700% more negative news aimed at Donald Trump than Joe Biden. After nearly four years of this drivel I get it – They don’t like “The Donald!” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/convention-of-the-crazies/ I found out this morning that the DNC has started . . . Yawn . . . I didn’t watch and after reading the recap I’m glad I didn’t. It sounded like a melting pot of crazies and attention-seekers in a mosh pit. The recurring theme was more Trump bashing. Does anyone really think we need any more Trump bashing? I read yesterday where ABC, NBC, and CBS had over 700% more negative news aimed at Donald Trump than Joe Biden. After nearly four years of this drivel I get it – They don’t like “The Donald!” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/convention-of-the-crazies/ Tue, 18 August 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/WFTD-8-18-20.mp3 NO NO 4:16 I have been joking with some friends lately about dreading have the “hammer” fall at any moment. Why? Well most folks understand that life is comprised of valleys and peaks. One preacher I know states that we are either coming out of a valley towards a peak or we are getting ready to descend from a peak down into a valley. So if you are on a peak should you be anticipating a valley and be looking over your shoulder? Is a valley coming today? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/blue-skies-and-white-puffy-clouds-2/ I have been joking with some friends lately about dreading have the “hammer” fall at any moment. Why? Well most folks understand that life is comprised of valleys and peaks. One preacher I know states that we are either coming out of a valley towards a peak or we are getting ready to descend from a peak down into a valley. So if you are on a peak should you be anticipating a valley and be looking over your shoulder? Is a valley coming today? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/blue-skies-and-white-puffy-clouds-2/ Wed, 19 August 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/WFTD-8-19-20.mp3 NO NO 5:32 I remember Walt Disney from my youth. He created the most wholesome products one could imagine and took the world by storm. As a child I used to love to watch him as he introduced his fascinating show. Well wholesome is gone at Disney these days. They just released an animated series about a bisexual character involved with witchcraft. The Owl House features a bisexual teenager who is exploring her sexuality while dabbling in witchcraft. Perhaps they should have named it, The Outhouse, because it is an exercise in depositing filth . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/owl-house-or-outhouse/ I remember Walt Disney from my youth. He created the most wholesome products one could imagine and took the world by storm. As a child I used to love to watch him as he introduced his fascinating show. Well wholesome is gone at Disney these days. They just released an animated series about a bisexual character involved with witchcraft. The Owl House features a bisexual teenager who is exploring her sexuality while dabbling in witchcraft. Perhaps they should have named it, The Outhouse, because it is an exercise in depositing filth . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/owl-house-or-outhouse/ Thu, 20 August 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/WFTD-8-20-20.mp3 NO NO 4:25 Did you ever say I wish there was something that “I” could do for my country in this dangerous time in its history? One of my readers wrote yesterday and told me her contribution . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/now-is-your-time/ Did you ever say I wish there was something that “I” could do for my country in this dangerous time in its history? One of my readers wrote yesterday and told me her contribution . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/now-is-your-time/ Fri, 21 August 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/WFTD-8-21-20.mp3 NO NO 4:44 I heard an interesting song recently. Its lyrics alluded to those throughout history who at one time or other had been derided for their beliefs and later were ultimately vindicated and finally had the last laugh. People were mentioned in the song like Christopher Columbus who went against the prevailing opinion and believed that the world was round and not flat . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/no-one-laughing-now/ I heard an interesting song recently. Its lyrics alluded to those throughout history who at one time or other had been derided for their beliefs and later were ultimately vindicated and finally had the last laugh. People were mentioned in the song like Christopher Columbus who went against the prevailing opinion and believed that the world was round and not flat . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/no-one-laughing-now/ Mon, 24 August 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/WFTD-8-24-20.mp3 NO NO 3:48 There is an interesting book on motivation by John Capozzi entitled: "If You want the Rainbow . . . You Gotta Put up with the Rain!" I believe this to be true. Most people who do not succeed, do not understand this concept. Sometimes it takes a leader who is undeterred when obstacles of life, (rain) are encountered to help lead others to reach their “rainbow”. Some people need to be dragged all of the way to success, while kicking and screaming every inch of the way. . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/nearly-forgotten-principles/ There is an interesting book on motivation by John Capozzi entitled: "If You want the Rainbow . . . You Gotta Put up with the Rain!" I believe this to be true. Most people who do not succeed, do not understand this concept. Sometimes it takes a leader who is undeterred when obstacles of life, (rain) are encountered to help lead others to reach their “rainbow”. Some people need to be dragged all of the way to success, while kicking and screaming every inch of the way. . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/nearly-forgotten-principles/ Tue, 25 August 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/WFTD-8-25-20.mp3 NO NO 5:26 It looks like America has regressed to being a third world country with no hint of a moral compass. Rioters in cities burning, looting, and shooting. Fires eerily glowing as businesses, cars, churches, and government buildings burn; thugs smashing windows, looting, and attacking police, firemen, innocent bystanders and EMT responders and other innocent men, women, and children being shot and killed by masked criminals . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/our-somalia-home/ It looks like America has regressed to being a third world country with no hint of a moral compass. Rioters in cities burning, looting, and shooting. Fires eerily glowing as businesses, cars, churches, and government buildings burn; thugs smashing windows, looting, and attacking police, firemen, innocent bystanders and EMT responders and other innocent men, women, and children being shot and killed by masked criminals . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/our-somalia-home/ Wed, 26 August 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/WFTD-8-26-20.mp3 NO NO 6:25 As I write this, Cat. 4 Hurricane Laura is slamming Louisiana and Texas and millions are fleeing its path as it heads across the United States. So with the Covid virus, rioting and looting, economic devastation, fires, storms and other problems we currently are undergoing, America is under attack. It is reminiscent of a world war . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/it-didnt-have-to-be-that-way/ As I write this, Cat. 4 Hurricane Laura is slamming Louisiana and Texas and millions are fleeing its path as it heads across the United States. So with the Covid virus, rioting and looting, economic devastation, fires, storms and other problems we currently are undergoing, America is under attack. It is reminiscent of a world war . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/it-didnt-have-to-be-that-way/ Thu, 27 August 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/WFTD-8-27-20.mp3 NO NO 6:33 I’ve been searching for a new home in the Florida Keys for some time now. It has been extremely difficult to find anything suitable to meet our needs. Property down there is selling so fast that inventory is very low, and prices are very high. Every home we have found that we like has been bought out from under us and they are experiencing a seller’s utopia down there as more and more people want to move there . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/everyone-does-it/ I’ve been searching for a new home in the Florida Keys for some time now. It has been extremely difficult to find anything suitable to meet our needs. Property down there is selling so fast that inventory is very low, and prices are very high. Every home we have found that we like has been bought out from under us and they are experiencing a seller’s utopia down there as more and more people want to move there . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/everyone-does-it/ Fri, 28 August 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/WFTD-8-28-20.mp3 NO NO 4:00 Twenty years ago this was the Words for the Day post. To so many carrying burdens I pray it will make you smile and lighten your load some. A true story by Josh and Karen Zarandona submitted by Donald May . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/look-to-the-ant/ Twenty years ago this was the Words for the Day post. To so many carrying burdens I pray it will make you smile and lighten your load some. A true story by Josh and Karen Zarandona submitted by Donald May . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/look-to-the-ant/ Mon, 31 August 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/WFTD-8-31-20.mp3 NO NO 4:52 I was thinking about all of those people who are not gun owners this morning. I cannot imagine not having a gun for protection in these days. Just this morning I read of a guy being smashed in the back of the head with a brick because he happened to be white . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/no-one-wants-to-but-you-gotta-do-it/ I was thinking about all of those people who are not gun owners this morning. I cannot imagine not having a gun for protection in these days. Just this morning I read of a guy being smashed in the back of the head with a brick because he happened to be white . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/no-one-wants-to-but-you-gotta-do-it/ Tue, 01 September 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WFTD-9-1-20.mp3 NO NO 6:42 Okay this time the Black Lives Matter thugs have gone too far; last night they vandalized Elvis Presley’s Graceland mansion’s walls with graffiti with their usual hate slogans: “F” the police, Defund the police, “F” the mayor, and many other disgusting slogans . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/dont-mess-with-elvis/ Okay this time the Black Lives Matter thugs have gone too far; last night they vandalized Elvis Presley’s Graceland mansion’s walls with graffiti with their usual hate slogans: “F” the police, Defund the police, “F” the mayor, and many other disgusting slogans . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/dont-mess-with-elvis/ Wed, 02 September 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WFTD-9-2-20.mp3 NO NO 5:21 I was sickened to learn that California has passed legislation that would ease the criminal punishment for LGBT adults who sodomize or perform oral sex on underage teenagers . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/green-light-for-pedophiles/ I was sickened to learn that California has passed legislation that would ease the criminal punishment for LGBT adults who sodomize or perform oral sex on underage teenagers . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/green-light-for-pedophiles/ Thu, 03 September 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WFTD-9-3-20.mp3 NO NO 5:07 Well I’m back in the Florida keys once again. It sure is nice down here with coconut trees gently swaying in the tropical breeze and beautiful turquoise waters on both sides of the single road going smack dab down the middle of this 100 mile long chain of islands connected by a series of bridges. I’m convinced that God spent extra time creating this mini-paradise . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/king-of-the-keys/ Well I’m back in the Florida keys once again. It sure is nice down here with coconut trees gently swaying in the tropical breeze and beautiful turquoise waters on both sides of the single road going smack dab down the middle of this 100 mile long chain of islands connected by a series of bridges. I’m convinced that God spent extra time creating this mini-paradise . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/king-of-the-keys/ Fri, 04 September 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WFTD-9-4-20.mp3 NO NO 4:09 Many folks have the wrong idea about Christians. They expect that Christians should always act like Jesus and they become disillusioned with all of Christianity when they observe Christians engaging in sinful behavior. It is a heavy burden that we bear, and we should do our utmost to avoid such behavior, but alas we are after all fallen creatures . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/when-i-say-im-a-christian-2/ Many folks have the wrong idea about Christians. They expect that Christians should always act like Jesus and they become disillusioned with all of Christianity when they observe Christians engaging in sinful behavior. It is a heavy burden that we bear, and we should do our utmost to avoid such behavior, but alas we are after all fallen creatures . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/when-i-say-im-a-christian-2/ Mon, 07 September 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WFTD-9-7-20.mp3 NO NO 7:03 A friend of mine who has been hospitalized in Johns Hopkins hospital for a week miraculously got out yesterday and is feeling fine. He suffered kidney failure and a heart attack and has more ailments than Bayer has aspirin, but he’s recovered enough to be able to go home. His medical team at Johns Hopkins consisted of twelve or more top physicians who were literally from all over the world . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/answered-prayer/ A friend of mine who has been hospitalized in Johns Hopkins hospital for a week miraculously got out yesterday and is feeling fine. He suffered kidney failure and a heart attack and has more ailments than Bayer has aspirin, but he’s recovered enough to be able to go home. His medical team at Johns Hopkins consisted of twelve or more top physicians who were literally from all over the world . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/answered-prayer/ Tue, 08 September 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WFTD-9-8-20.mp3 NO NO 5:13 I was appalled to learn from friends of mine that they were being persuaded with the recent nonsense that President Trump disparaged our vets. He loves our troops. As usual some reporter quoted anonymous sources who claimed that they heard him say it while people who were actually with him deny it publicly. Including John Bolton who certainly is not a Trump fan who said it was a fabrication and that he was there. Why would anyone choose to believe anonymous sources over eye witnesses . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/common-sense-running-on-empty/ I was appalled to learn from friends of mine that they were being persuaded with the recent nonsense that President Trump disparaged our vets. He loves our troops. As usual some reporter quoted anonymous sources who claimed that they heard him say it while people who were actually with him deny it publicly. Including John Bolton who certainly is not a Trump fan who said it was a fabrication and that he was there. Why would anyone choose to believe anonymous sources over eye witnesses . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/common-sense-running-on-empty/ Wed, 09 September 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WFTD-9-9-20.mp3 NO NO 6:02 I read an interesting piece by C.S. Lewis concerning earth, heaven, and hell. He opined about earth and his analysis is quite contrary to the worldview of many of earth’s inhabitants: “But what, you ask, of earth? Earth, I think, will not be found by anyone to be in the end a very distinct place. I think earth, if chosen instead of Heaven, will turn out to have been, all along, only a region in Hell: and earth, if put second to Heaven, to have been from the beginning a part of Heaven itself.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/the-mother-earth-illusion/ I read an interesting piece by C.S. Lewis concerning earth, heaven, and hell. He opined about earth and his analysis is quite contrary to the worldview of many of earth’s inhabitants: “But what, you ask, of earth? Earth, I think, will not be found by anyone to be in the end a very distinct place. I think earth, if chosen instead of Heaven, will turn out to have been, all along, only a region in Hell: and earth, if put second to Heaven, to have been from the beginning a part of Heaven itself.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/the-mother-earth-illusion/ Thu, 10 September 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WFTD-9-10-20.mp3 NO NO 6:58 Having just written a post yesterday about the idiocy of the term “Mother Earth,” I was not at all surprised this morning to read the following quote from Nancy Pelosi, (The mother of all idiots) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/birth-pangs-have-begun/ Having just written a post yesterday about the idiocy of the term “Mother Earth,” I was not at all surprised this morning to read the following quote from Nancy Pelosi, (The mother of all idiots) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/birth-pangs-have-begun/ Fri, 11 September 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WFTD-9-11-20.mp3 NO NO 6:02 It was a tragic weekend but came with blessings. One of my closest friends Jack, Murf the Surf” Murphy unexpectedly died Saturday at 1:30 a.m . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/tragic-blessing/ It was a tragic weekend but came with blessings. One of my closest friends Jack, Murf the Surf” Murphy unexpectedly died Saturday at 1:30 a.m . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/tragic-blessing/ Mon, 14 September 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WFTD-9-14-20.mp3 NO NO 6:44 I received a ton of condolences in response to the Jack Murphy post yesterday and though I could not answer them all I am appreciative to all that wrote, texted, or called . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/bon-voyage/ I received a ton of condolences in response to the Jack Murphy post yesterday and though I could not answer them all I am appreciative to all that wrote, texted, or called . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/bon-voyage/ Tue, 15 September 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WFTD-9-15-20.mp3 NO NO 7:31 A cat 2 hurricane is pounding the gulf coast and slowly moving inland causing billions of dollars of damage not to mention lives lost; fires are destroying hundreds of thousands of acres of land on the west coast with many of those poor people suffering the loss of everything they have including their lives; rioters are destroying cities across our country; the Covid 19 plague is taking lives; people are losing their businesses and jobs; it appears that God is trying to get our attention . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/thumb-your-nose-at-your-own-peril/ A cat 2 hurricane is pounding the gulf coast and slowly moving inland causing billions of dollars of damage not to mention lives lost; fires are destroying hundreds of thousands of acres of land on the west coast with many of those poor people suffering the loss of everything they have including their lives; rioters are destroying cities across our country; the Covid 19 plague is taking lives; people are losing their businesses and jobs; it appears that God is trying to get our attention . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/thumb-your-nose-at-your-own-peril/ Wed, 16 September 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WFTD-9-16-20.mp3 NO NO 2:36 Teamwork is essential in a business and I constantly promoted it throughout my career. Someone has well said, “No one is as smart as all of us”; therefore it follows that we should put our heads together to create a better world, family, career, et al. Individuals can excel but teams can DOMINATE . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/room-for-the-maroon/ Teamwork is essential in a business and I constantly promoted it throughout my career. Someone has well said, “No one is as smart as all of us”; therefore it follows that we should put our heads together to create a better world, family, career, et al. Individuals can excel but teams can DOMINATE . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/room-for-the-maroon/ Thu, 17 September 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WFTD-9-17-20.mp3 NO NO 2:36 I was encouraged this morning as I read of a gigantic event and global broadcast coming out of, hold onto your hat, Washington D.C. I imagine the demons are howling their heads off at this news as those streets have belonged to them for a long time . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/tsunami-of-the-holy-spirit/ I was encouraged this morning as I read of a gigantic event and global broadcast coming out of, hold onto your hat, Washington D.C. I imagine the demons are howling their heads off at this news as those streets have belonged to them for a long time . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/tsunami-of-the-holy-spirit/ Fri, 18 September 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WFTD-9-18-20.mp3 NO NO 7:53 I read in American Minute by Bill Federer where a congressman who helped ratify the United States constitution, Fisher Ames, way back in 1789 said that our republic was like, “a raft that would never sink, but then your feet are always in the water.” He also said, “A democracy is a volcano which conceals the fiery materials of its own destruction.” He then elaborated on the dangers to American liberty . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/a-raft-that-will-never-sink/ I read in American Minute by Bill Federer where a congressman who helped ratify the United States constitution, Fisher Ames, way back in 1789 said that our republic was like, “a raft that would never sink, but then your feet are always in the water.” He also said, “A democracy is a volcano which conceals the fiery materials of its own destruction.” He then elaborated on the dangers to American liberty . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/a-raft-that-will-never-sink/ Mon, 21 September 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WFTD-9-21-20.mp3 NO NO 6:35 My wife and I have been packing up for our move to the keys. We should be finished in the next few days and will be moving to a rental home for a couple of months while construction is being completed on our new home . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/you-are-different/ My wife and I have been packing up for our move to the keys. We should be finished in the next few days and will be moving to a rental home for a couple of months while construction is being completed on our new home . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/you-are-different/ Tue, 22 September 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WFTD-9-22-20.mp3 NO NO 3:44 Twenty years ago, I made this post. It seems to fit right into this year of troubles, Covid, fires, hurricanes, election rage, and riots, and forms an antidote to the poison . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/changing-your-world/ Twenty years ago, I made this post. It seems to fit right into this year of troubles, Covid, fires, hurricanes, election rage, and riots, and forms an antidote to the poison . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/changing-your-world/ Wed, 23 September 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WFTD-9-23-20.mp3 NO NO 6:13 It seems the rule of law is fast disappearing in our nation. I read where a commentator said that it has reached a point where the expectation is that if a police officer is being shot at or facing a knife attack and the assailant is black that they should just stand there and be killed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/they-rage-in-vain/ It seems the rule of law is fast disappearing in our nation. I read where a commentator said that it has reached a point where the expectation is that if a police officer is being shot at or facing a knife attack and the assailant is black that they should just stand there and be killed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/they-rage-in-vain/ Thu, 24 September 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WFTD-9-24-20.mp3 NO NO 4:57 I’ve had my boat in storage now for several months, but today I pick her up. I will load up all my equipment over the weekend and prepare for the drive by water to the Florida Keys. It is a beautiful drive from Jupiter down the east coast, especially the Miami Ft. Lauderdale beaches and on down to the keys . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/punking-out/ I’ve had my boat in storage now for several months, but today I pick her up. I will load up all my equipment over the weekend and prepare for the drive by water to the Florida Keys. It is a beautiful drive from Jupiter down the east coast, especially the Miami Ft. Lauderdale beaches and on down to the keys . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/punking-out/ Fri, 25 September 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WFTD-9-25-20.mp3 NO NO 5:07 I noticed that the attacks on Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett as a replacement justice for Justice Ginsburg are getting viler by the moment. They are attacking her for adopting kids and for being a Christian primarily. Good luck with that. I pray for her to have the courage to stand up to the bullies . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/understanding-sober-while-drunk/ I noticed that the attacks on Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett as a replacement justice for Justice Ginsburg are getting viler by the moment. They are attacking her for adopting kids and for being a Christian primarily. Good luck with that. I pray for her to have the courage to stand up to the bullies . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/understanding-sober-while-drunk/ Mon, 28 September 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WFTD-9-28-20.mp3 NO NO 3:15 Do you have any enemies? I, for one, don’t want enemies, but I know there are some folks out there who probably consider themselves to be enemies of mine. I don’t waste any time thinking about them much. Personally, I don’t consider anyone an enemy and just live my life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/friends-of-enemies/ Do you have any enemies? I, for one, don’t want enemies, but I know there are some folks out there who probably consider themselves to be enemies of mine. I don’t waste any time thinking about them much. Personally, I don’t consider anyone an enemy and just live my life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/friends-of-enemies/ Tue, 29 September 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WFTD-9-29-20.mp3 NO NO 3:50 Well the highly anticipated debate was held last night and what a disappointment. All they did was talk over each other and call each other names. There were no surprises and I don’t think anyone won and no one will be swayed by this performance . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/god-of-the-plagues/ Well the highly anticipated debate was held last night and what a disappointment. All they did was talk over each other and call each other names. There were no surprises and I don’t think anyone won and no one will be swayed by this performance . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/09/god-of-the-plagues/ Wed, 30 September 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WFTD-9-30-20.mp3 NO NO 4:20 I’ve been trying my best to be more mellow. It is difficult for this Christ transformed street fighting sociopathic maniac to do, but I’m making an effort . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/be-nice-2/ I’ve been trying my best to be more mellow. It is difficult for this Christ transformed street fighting sociopathic maniac to do, but I’m making an effort . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/be-nice-2/ Thu, 01 October 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WFTD-10-1-20.mp3 NO NO 4:20 Well the President and first lady tested positive for Covid. I prayed for both of them as soon as I heard the news. I have often wondered why the radicals are called the “left.” I was thinking this morning that perhaps it is because all common decency, conscience, remorse, and love “left” them long ago. I say that after reading some of the Twitter remarks made. I would dislike being so filled with hate that I would say some of the things being said but that is the environment that we live in. These people get up in the morning spewing venom and are consumed by their hate . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/there-is-more-to-the-left/ Well the President and first lady tested positive for Covid. I prayed for both of them as soon as I heard the news. I have often wondered why the radicals are called the “left.” I was thinking this morning that perhaps it is because all common decency, conscience, remorse, and love “left” them long ago. I say that after reading some of the Twitter remarks made. I would dislike being so filled with hate that I would say some of the things being said but that is the environment that we live in. These people get up in the morning spewing venom and are consumed by their hate . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/there-is-more-to-the-left/ Fri, 02 October 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WFTD-10-2-20.mp3 NO NO 3:57 A friend of mine wrote me the other day and suggested that I should not use words like ‘Jeez’ as he believed that they were disrespectful of Jesus. Hmmm How far should we take this kind of logic. Jiminy Crickets’ could be interpreted as Jesus Christ. Darn/dang as damn; holy smoke as holy spirit; shoot, well you can guess that one as well as the next John Brown, Gosh almighty, and so forth. Can we use Great jumping Jehosophat’ or phooey? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/big-sin-little-sin-2/ A friend of mine wrote me the other day and suggested that I should not use words like ‘Jeez’ as he believed that they were disrespectful of Jesus. Hmmm How far should we take this kind of logic. Jiminy Crickets’ could be interpreted as Jesus Christ. Darn/dang as damn; holy smoke as holy spirit; shoot, well you can guess that one as well as the next John Brown, Gosh almighty, and so forth. Can we use Great jumping Jehosophat’ or phooey? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/big-sin-little-sin-2/ Mon, 05 October 2020 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/WFTD-4-25-16.mp3 NO NO 2:32 I think I’ve developed PTSD. I just finished my move to the Keys and am permanently traumatized. I dislike moving almost as much as my feelings about the media and associated pack of liberal Democrat socialists hell-bent on destroying this country . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/rattlesnake-bites-lightning-and-bad-whiskey/ I think I’ve developed PTSD. I just finished my move to the Keys and am permanently traumatized. I dislike moving almost as much as my feelings about the media and associated pack of liberal Democrat socialists hell-bent on destroying this country . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/rattlesnake-bites-lightning-and-bad-whiskey/ Tue, 06 October 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WFTD-10-6-20.mp3 NO NO 5:34 I boxed during my youth and I remember I was getting badly whipped in a boxing match. After the first round my coach told me to “roll with the punch.” I looked at him like he was crazy and was wondering if my head might go rolling across the ring the way the guy was pummeling me. Nonetheless I looked across the ring and decided I was going to aim for his jaw and focus there. We went to the center of the ring and I had an opening and suddenly I hit him with all my might, and he fell to the floor like a goose in a hailstorm and landed with a big thud. I knocked him out with one blow much to the amazement of onlookers and ME . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/knockout-punch/ I boxed during my youth and I remember I was getting badly whipped in a boxing match. After the first round my coach told me to “roll with the punch.” I looked at him like he was crazy and was wondering if my head might go rolling across the ring the way the guy was pummeling me. Nonetheless I looked across the ring and decided I was going to aim for his jaw and focus there. We went to the center of the ring and I had an opening and suddenly I hit him with all my might, and he fell to the floor like a goose in a hailstorm and landed with a big thud. I knocked him out with one blow much to the amazement of onlookers and ME . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/knockout-punch/ Wed, 07 October 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WFTD-10-7-20.mp3 NO NO 4:26 I gather from my reading that Mike Pence did well in the debate last night. I didn’t watch it as I cannot stand listening to Harris and worse the commentary from the media concerning Biden and her . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/it-will-take-jesus-to-do-that/ I gather from my reading that Mike Pence did well in the debate last night. I didn’t watch it as I cannot stand listening to Harris and worse the commentary from the media concerning Biden and her . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/it-will-take-jesus-to-do-that/ Thu, 08 October 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WFTD-10-8-20.mp3 NO NO 9:11 I had several people respond to yesterday’s post. Most mentioned the Bible verse Matthew 5:13 that believers are to be as “salt and light.” So what does that mean exactly? Salt was and still is used as a preservative. Believers in Christ should preserve the Holy Word of God from the evil that is inherent in ungodly people whose unredeemed natures are corrupted by sin . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/i-hope-you-are-salty/ I had several people respond to yesterday’s post. Most mentioned the Bible verse Matthew 5:13 that believers are to be as “salt and light.” So what does that mean exactly? Salt was and still is used as a preservative. Believers in Christ should preserve the Holy Word of God from the evil that is inherent in ungodly people whose unredeemed natures are corrupted by sin . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/i-hope-you-are-salty/ Fri, 09 October 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WFTD-10-9-20.mp3 NO NO 3:48 Recently I spoke favorably of someone that I consider to be a friend. Another friend pointed out to me things that this person has done that are sinful. I asked if this person believed in grace. He said, “Well of course”. I just looked at him without saying a word until he slowly turned away . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/vessel-of-wrath-or-mercy-2/ Recently I spoke favorably of someone that I consider to be a friend. Another friend pointed out to me things that this person has done that are sinful. I asked if this person believed in grace. He said, “Well of course”. I just looked at him without saying a word until he slowly turned away . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/vessel-of-wrath-or-mercy-2/ Mon, 12 October 2020 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/WFTD-10-13-15.mp3 NO NO 4:06 Well the hounds from hell Democrats will torment Amy Coney Barrett again today as they grill her about everything but her qualifications to become a Supreme Court justice. The problem they have she is so much more intelligent than they are, she makes them look silly. The hounds of hell can only voice conjecture of made for TV outlandish scenarios far removed from fact in an effort to strike fear into those uneducated enough to believe them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/hounds-of-hell/ Well the hounds from hell Democrats will torment Amy Coney Barrett again today as they grill her about everything but her qualifications to become a Supreme Court justice. The problem they have she is so much more intelligent than they are, she makes them look silly. The hounds of hell can only voice conjecture of made for TV outlandish scenarios far removed from fact in an effort to strike fear into those uneducated enough to believe them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/hounds-of-hell/ Tue, 13 October 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WFTD-10-13-20.mp3 NO NO 5:11 I have moved back to the keys and it hasn’t taken me long to get back into the island groove; No hurries – No worries. It is very different than anywhere I’ve ever lived. Residents are super friendly and why shouldn’t they be? They live in a tropical paradise with beautiful turquoise and deep cobalt blue waters, gentle trade winds, coconut trees, and abundant seafood restaurants . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/no-hurries-no-worries/ I have moved back to the keys and it hasn’t taken me long to get back into the island groove; No hurries – No worries. It is very different than anywhere I’ve ever lived. Residents are super friendly and why shouldn’t they be? They live in a tropical paradise with beautiful turquoise and deep cobalt blue waters, gentle trade winds, coconut trees, and abundant seafood restaurants . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/no-hurries-no-worries/ Wed, 14 October 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WFTD-10-14-20.mp3 NO NO 6:55 There was an interesting article in the WSJ this morning in which the writer alluded to a comment by Senator Diane Feinstein to Amy Coney Barrett which was intended as an insult but was actually perhaps the best compliment anyone could ever be awarded. She said: “The dogma lives loudly within you.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/let-the-dogma-live-loudly/ There was an interesting article in the WSJ this morning in which the writer alluded to a comment by Senator Diane Feinstein to Amy Coney Barrett which was intended as an insult but was actually perhaps the best compliment anyone could ever be awarded. She said: “The dogma lives loudly within you.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/let-the-dogma-live-loudly/ Thu, 15 October 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WFTD-10-15-20.mp3 NO NO 4:24 I’m going sword fishing today. I’d love to stay home and watch the news . . . Yeah right . . . Lol – Lol. The sweet smelling sea, tropical breezes, and monster sword fish beckon me. . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/i-cannot-answer-why/ I’m going sword fishing today. I’d love to stay home and watch the news . . . Yeah right . . . Lol – Lol. The sweet smelling sea, tropical breezes, and monster sword fish beckon me. . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/i-cannot-answer-why/ Fri, 16 October 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WFTD-10-16-20.mp3 NO NO 4:33 In just a few more weeks the election will be over, and our short term fate will be decided. However, as polarized as our nation is it will certainly not end conflict and there will be no such thing as unity . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/floating-rooms/ In just a few more weeks the election will be over, and our short term fate will be decided. However, as polarized as our nation is it will certainly not end conflict and there will be no such thing as unity . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/floating-rooms/ Mon, 19 October 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WFTD-10-19-20.mp3 NO NO 6:48 Yesterday I had to drive up to Miami to purchase some light fixtures for my new home. I listened to Rush Limbaugh part of the way and he gave a report on his lung cancer. Basically he said he is stage four, and he reported that the doctors told him that he was going to die from it. He is fighting it with chemo but had a recent setback and the cancer has spread . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/rush-is-dying/ Yesterday I had to drive up to Miami to purchase some light fixtures for my new home. I listened to Rush Limbaugh part of the way and he gave a report on his lung cancer. Basically he said he is stage four, and he reported that the doctors told him that he was going to die from it. He is fighting it with chemo but had a recent setback and the cancer has spread . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/rush-is-dying/ Tue, 20 October 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WFTD-10-20-20.mp3 NO NO 7:02 I receive a litany of letters from the Words for the Day platform seeking advice. My life is all but completely free from stress and drama, but many of those writing have some of the most difficult problems that I can imagine; (every form of addiction, suicidal tendencies, marital disputes, depression, anxiety, financial problems, family problems, career problems and so on.) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/help-2/ I receive a litany of letters from the Words for the Day platform seeking advice. My life is all but completely free from stress and drama, but many of those writing have some of the most difficult problems that I can imagine; (every form of addiction, suicidal tendencies, marital disputes, depression, anxiety, financial problems, family problems, career problems and so on.) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/help-2/ Wed, 21 October 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WFTD-10-21-20.mp3 NO NO 5:13 I’ve been on stage with and spoken alongside all-time winningest college football coach Bobby Bowdon and had him come to our church on more than one occasion. The man is amazing and is as dedicated to Christ as anyone I’ve ever known. If you want to find him on Sundays you can be assured that he is somewhere preaching and teaching the love of Christ unless he is too sick to get out of bed. Recently he contracted Covid 19 and when I heard the news I immediately began praying for him. He is 91 years old but in true Bobby Bowden fashion he beat it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/covid-19-defeated/ I’ve been on stage with and spoken alongside all-time winningest college football coach Bobby Bowdon and had him come to our church on more than one occasion. The man is amazing and is as dedicated to Christ as anyone I’ve ever known. If you want to find him on Sundays you can be assured that he is somewhere preaching and teaching the love of Christ unless he is too sick to get out of bed. Recently he contracted Covid 19 and when I heard the news I immediately began praying for him. He is 91 years old but in true Bobby Bowden fashion he beat it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/covid-19-defeated/ Thu, 22 October 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WFTD-10-22-20.mp3 NO NO 5:42 I watched the debate in its entirety last night. Biden seemed to hold it together under withering difficult questioning about his and his family’s illicit gains from China, Russia, and Ukraine, but towards the end he seemed to get really tired and confused and could not put his thoughts into words . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/party-of-death/ I watched the debate in its entirety last night. Biden seemed to hold it together under withering difficult questioning about his and his family’s illicit gains from China, Russia, and Ukraine, but towards the end he seemed to get really tired and confused and could not put his thoughts into words . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/party-of-death/ Fri, 23 October 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WFTD-10-23-20.mp3 NO NO 4:31 I’ve always been a huge fan of football legend Hershel Walker. If you asked 100 American football fans to name the most impressive ever to play the game, most would put Herschel Walker on the short list. Walker, now 58, had a prolific three-year college career at Georgia. He rushed for 5,259 yards and 49 touchdowns in 33 games and is widely considered one of the best college football players ever. And then he went to the NFL and continued galloping . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/there-is-only-one-of-those/ I’ve always been a huge fan of football legend Hershel Walker. If you asked 100 American football fans to name the most impressive ever to play the game, most would put Herschel Walker on the short list. Walker, now 58, had a prolific three-year college career at Georgia. He rushed for 5,259 yards and 49 touchdowns in 33 games and is widely considered one of the best college football players ever. And then he went to the NFL and continued galloping . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/there-is-only-one-of-those/ Mon, 26 October 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WFTD-10-26-20.mp3 NO NO 5:13 It seems that early voting is exceeding all expectations with a huge turnout. A friend told me this morning that those who love Trump and those who hate him are responsible. He is no doubt correct on his hypothesis . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/everybody-has-something/ It seems that early voting is exceeding all expectations with a huge turnout. A friend told me this morning that those who love Trump and those who hate him are responsible. He is no doubt correct on his hypothesis . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/everybody-has-something/ Tue, 27 October 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WFTD-10-27-20.mp3 NO NO 1:26 I believe one of the reasons that we are in the mess we that are in is because so many of our pastors aren’t courageous enough to speak up from the pulpit. I’m enclosing a link that every person in the country should watch. Yes, it will take a few minutes, but this Virginia pastor is highly intelligent, articulate, and makes the case for Christian voting. It is the best sermon I’ve watched in quite some time . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/a-preacher-after-my-own-heart/ I believe one of the reasons that we are in the mess we that are in is because so many of our pastors aren’t courageous enough to speak up from the pulpit. I’m enclosing a link that every person in the country should watch. Yes, it will take a few minutes, but this Virginia pastor is highly intelligent, articulate, and makes the case for Christian voting. It is the best sermon I’ve watched in quite some time . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/a-preacher-after-my-own-heart/ Wed, 28 October 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WFTD-10-28-20.mp3 NO NO 5:43 A politician friend of mine is trying to be reelected and he told me he is running on “fumes.” He is working as hard as he can, and just yesterday told me that after a full day of wall to wall meetings and a slew of political events was out waving signs with some of his supporters in the pouring down rain until dark. He is bone tired . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/a-different-song-altogether/ A politician friend of mine is trying to be reelected and he told me he is running on “fumes.” He is working as hard as he can, and just yesterday told me that after a full day of wall to wall meetings and a slew of political events was out waving signs with some of his supporters in the pouring down rain until dark. He is bone tired . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/a-different-song-altogether/ Thu, 29 October 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WFTD-10-29-20.mp3 NO NO 7:47 A buddy sent me the following story. Though it is a whimsical tale its implications to us are real . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/when-the-campaign-ends/ A buddy sent me the following story. Though it is a whimsical tale its implications to us are real . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/10/when-the-campaign-ends/ Fri, 30 October 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WFTD-10-30-20.mp3 NO NO 5:20 So tomorrow is the big day. A Las Vegas oddsmaker is now predicting that Trump is the favorite by a landslide. I don’t know if that is significant or not, but it is my belief that Trump will win big! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/las-vegas-trump-by-a-landslide/ So tomorrow is the big day. A Las Vegas oddsmaker is now predicting that Trump is the favorite by a landslide. I don’t know if that is significant or not, but it is my belief that Trump will win big! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/las-vegas-trump-by-a-landslide/ Mon, 02 November 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/WFTD-11-2-20.mp3 NO NO 5:00 Well the election is finally upon us. It is sad to me to see businesses in cities all over the United States boarding up their windows and doors in anticipation of rioting and looting. But seeing a climb proof fence being erected around the Whitehouse is beyond the pale. It has been reported that 1000 people will try to storm the Whitehouse if and when Trump wins. So sad . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/wheres-a-redneck-when-you-need-one/ Well the election is finally upon us. It is sad to me to see businesses in cities all over the United States boarding up their windows and doors in anticipation of rioting and looting. But seeing a climb proof fence being erected around the Whitehouse is beyond the pale. It has been reported that 1000 people will try to storm the Whitehouse if and when Trump wins. So sad . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/wheres-a-redneck-when-you-need-one/ Tue, 03 November 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/WFTD-11-3-20.mp3 NO NO 3:47 Well it was not a good night. It appears that the relentless campaign against Trump by the media and in particular social media took its toll. His New York coarse personality hurt him badly. I read that exit polls revealed that more people voted against Trump than for Biden, but the net result was not good for the country. In the end the propaganda won the day over accomplishments and our country will suffer . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/remain-steadfast-2/ Well it was not a good night. It appears that the relentless campaign against Trump by the media and in particular social media took its toll. His New York coarse personality hurt him badly. I read that exit polls revealed that more people voted against Trump than for Biden, but the net result was not good for the country. In the end the propaganda won the day over accomplishments and our country will suffer . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/remain-steadfast-2/ Wed, 04 November 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/WFTD-11-4-20.mp3 NO NO 6:17 I had an interesting conversation with a friend last night. He maintains that the teacher of his Bible study group states that the Bible does not tell us to ask for forgiveness. Immediately I thought of the Lord’s Prayer, . . . And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us . . . This was a red-letter-Jesus quote that occurred when He was teaching His disciples how to pray . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/it-just-seems-like-the-right-thing-to-do/ I had an interesting conversation with a friend last night. He maintains that the teacher of his Bible study group states that the Bible does not tell us to ask for forgiveness. Immediately I thought of the Lord’s Prayer, . . . And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us . . . This was a red-letter-Jesus quote that occurred when He was teaching His disciples how to pray . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/it-just-seems-like-the-right-thing-to-do/ Thu, 05 November 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/WFTD-11-5-20.mp3 NO NO 5:53 I’m still fervently praying for Trump to win but God’s answer to my prayers is beginning to look more and more like the answer will be NO! It is sad to think that dead people are mysteriously voting for Biden, large numbers of ballots are showing up with 100% votes for Biden while Trump votes are vanishing, and GOP poll watchers are being denied entry to watch the vote being counted. Trump told us this would happen, and he was right . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/walls-burning-down-around-us/ I’m still fervently praying for Trump to win but God’s answer to my prayers is beginning to look more and more like the answer will be NO! It is sad to think that dead people are mysteriously voting for Biden, large numbers of ballots are showing up with 100% votes for Biden while Trump votes are vanishing, and GOP poll watchers are being denied entry to watch the vote being counted. Trump told us this would happen, and he was right . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/walls-burning-down-around-us/ Fri, 06 November 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/WFTD-11-6-20.mp3 NO NO 5:30 2020 has been quite the bad year with Covid19, riots and looting, the disgusting election, fires in California and hurricanes galore. My beloved Dawgs even went down in flames to our arch rival Florida on Saturday. It has been a dismal year and it’s not over yet . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/2020-go-away/ 2020 has been quite the bad year with Covid19, riots and looting, the disgusting election, fires in California and hurricanes galore. My beloved Dawgs even went down in flames to our arch rival Florida on Saturday. It has been a dismal year and it’s not over yet . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/2020-go-away/ Mon, 09 November 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/WFTD-11-9-20.mp3 NO NO 10:00 Democrats are howling at the moon over the election vote-counting being challenged in courts. I say let ’em howl! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/i-say-let-em-howl/ Democrats are howling at the moon over the election vote-counting being challenged in courts. I say let ’em howl! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/i-say-let-em-howl/ Tue, 10 November 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/WFTD-11-10-20.mp3 NO NO 4:32 When my son Michael was about one and a half years old, I was feeding him applesauce. He would sit in his high chair at the kitchen table and I would feed him spoon after spoon of the sweet tasting concoction and he loved it. I do not know why, but one day I decided to play a trick on him. I was eating a sour pickle and instead of the sweet tasting apple sauce I gave him a bite out of my sour pickle . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/dont-be-a-sour-pickle-hater/ When my son Michael was about one and a half years old, I was feeding him applesauce. He would sit in his high chair at the kitchen table and I would feed him spoon after spoon of the sweet tasting concoction and he loved it. I do not know why, but one day I decided to play a trick on him. I was eating a sour pickle and instead of the sweet tasting apple sauce I gave him a bite out of my sour pickle . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/dont-be-a-sour-pickle-hater/ Wed, 11 November 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/WFTD-11-11-20.mp3 NO NO 4:01 We have all seen evil unrighteous people triumph over good. When it happens, people question God and it even leads some to lose their faith. I read a sermon about this one time and the writer said . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/need-your-bones-refreshed-2/ We have all seen evil unrighteous people triumph over good. When it happens, people question God and it even leads some to lose their faith. I read a sermon about this one time and the writer said . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/need-your-bones-refreshed-2/ Thu, 12 November 2020 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/WFTD-9-26-17.mp3 NO NO 3:34 So yesterday some friends drove down to Key West with us and we enjoyed some good food and listened to some live music last night. We were the only people in the place not drinking alcohol, but we compensated the waitress heavily for our Cokes and waters. It was great to relax and enjoy life for a change . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/evil-disappears/ So yesterday some friends drove down to Key West with us and we enjoyed some good food and listened to some live music last night. We were the only people in the place not drinking alcohol, but we compensated the waitress heavily for our Cokes and waters. It was great to relax and enjoy life for a change . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/evil-disappears/ Fri, 13 November 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/WFTD-11-13-20.mp3 NO NO 5:15 The other day I went down to Key West and went through an old cemetery. It was quite interesting to read the inscriptions on the headstones. Some dated back to the 1800’s. By far the one that I enjoyed the most is pictured here . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/the-adventure-continues/ The other day I went down to Key West and went through an old cemetery. It was quite interesting to read the inscriptions on the headstones. Some dated back to the 1800’s. By far the one that I enjoyed the most is pictured here . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/the-adventure-continues/ Mon, 16 November 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/WFTD-11-16-20.mp3 NO NO 6:08 I have been inundated by friends and acquaintances asking if I think Trump will eventually win the election. Basically my thoughts on the matter are that the outcome hinges on prayer and repentance . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/mene-mene-tekel-parsin/ I have been inundated by friends and acquaintances asking if I think Trump will eventually win the election. Basically my thoughts on the matter are that the outcome hinges on prayer and repentance . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/mene-mene-tekel-parsin/ Tue, 17 November 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/WFTD-11-17-20.mp3 NO NO 3:21 2020 has been quite the discouraging year. The coming of a plague on America, division, civil unrest, violence, economic and social deterioration, bitterness, hate, and so on. On top of that one of my best friends Jack Murphy whom I spoke with nearly every day and with whom I routinely exchanged counsel was taken to heaven. Several other good friends are facing tremendous trials including life threatening health issues and I found out just yesterday that once again I will need back surgery sooner rather than later . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/how-to-avoid-catastrophe/ 2020 has been quite the discouraging year. The coming of a plague on America, division, civil unrest, violence, economic and social deterioration, bitterness, hate, and so on. On top of that one of my best friends Jack Murphy whom I spoke with nearly every day and with whom I routinely exchanged counsel was taken to heaven. Several other good friends are facing tremendous trials including life threatening health issues and I found out just yesterday that once again I will need back surgery sooner rather than later . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/how-to-avoid-catastrophe/ Wed, 18 November 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/WFTD-11-18-20.mp3 NO NO 6:16 I read some interesting statistics this morning. Noted pastor Jim Garlow said: “There are approximately 364,000 churches in America: 72%, or 264,000 of them, are liberal, meaning that they really don’t care about the Bible. According to exhaustive surveys, somewhere between 6,000 and 15,000 actually have a bona fide biblical worldview, that is, they see life through the lens of Scripture.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/bubble-in-a-bunker/ I read some interesting statistics this morning. Noted pastor Jim Garlow said: “There are approximately 364,000 churches in America: 72%, or 264,000 of them, are liberal, meaning that they really don’t care about the Bible. According to exhaustive surveys, somewhere between 6,000 and 15,000 actually have a bona fide biblical worldview, that is, they see life through the lens of Scripture.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/bubble-in-a-bunker/ Thu, 19 November 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/WFTD-11-19-20.mp3 NO NO 4:03 Christ said we could only see heaven by being like children; however, Paul points out, Christ never meant that we were to remain children in intelligence. On the contrary. He told us to be not only ‘as harmless as doves’, but also ‘as wise as serpents.’ He wants us to be simple, single-minded, affectionate, and teachable, as good children are; but He also wants every bit of intelligence we have to keep us alert at our job, and in first-class fighting condition . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/keep-swinging/ Christ said we could only see heaven by being like children; however, Paul points out, Christ never meant that we were to remain children in intelligence. On the contrary. He told us to be not only ‘as harmless as doves’, but also ‘as wise as serpents.’ He wants us to be simple, single-minded, affectionate, and teachable, as good children are; but He also wants every bit of intelligence we have to keep us alert at our job, and in first-class fighting condition . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/keep-swinging/ Fri, 20 November 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/WFTD-11-20-20.mp3 NO NO 3:25 As hopes begin to fade that God will intervene and demonstrably prove that the election was stolen, many in the nation have begun to look to the future and how to survive, especially business owners. I was astounded when I read recently where economists are predicting that the GDP will drop at least a full percentage point in the first quarter alone . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/getting-what-you-asked-for/ As hopes begin to fade that God will intervene and demonstrably prove that the election was stolen, many in the nation have begun to look to the future and how to survive, especially business owners. I was astounded when I read recently where economists are predicting that the GDP will drop at least a full percentage point in the first quarter alone . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/getting-what-you-asked-for/ Mon, 23 November 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/WFTD-11-23-20.mp3 NO NO 4:51 I went for my daily walk and saw a homeless lady sitting on the sidewalk. She was dressed in tattered clothes and several old looking bundles were sitting beside her, (her total belongings in life.) As I approached her, she was radiantly smiling, and she buoyantly told me good morning with a big wide smile on her tanned and deeply wrinkled face. Her hair was in disarray and appeared prematurely gray . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/humbling-experience/ I went for my daily walk and saw a homeless lady sitting on the sidewalk. She was dressed in tattered clothes and several old looking bundles were sitting beside her, (her total belongings in life.) As I approached her, she was radiantly smiling, and she buoyantly told me good morning with a big wide smile on her tanned and deeply wrinkled face. Her hair was in disarray and appeared prematurely gray . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/humbling-experience/ Tue, 24 November 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/WFTD-11-24-20.mp3 NO NO 4:32 There is a beautiful sunrise in the Florida Keys this morning. It is accompanied by a nice tropical breeze and swaying coconut trees. It makes me feel good to be alive this morning. A friend of mine went to see his family up North and sent me a photo of very crowded lines at the Fort Lauderdale airport and gloated over the fact that he was in the precheck line . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/thanks-3/ There is a beautiful sunrise in the Florida Keys this morning. It is accompanied by a nice tropical breeze and swaying coconut trees. It makes me feel good to be alive this morning. A friend of mine went to see his family up North and sent me a photo of very crowded lines at the Fort Lauderdale airport and gloated over the fact that he was in the precheck line . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/thanks-3/ Wed, 25 November 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/WFTD-11-25-20.mp3 NO NO 3:45 Well we finally made it to Thanksgiving. Lots of liberals trying to force families and friends not to gather together to celebrate this blessed day but most seem to just ignore them. I read where one legislator wants to do away with Thanksgiving altogether. She was shown in a photo beating on a drum. Poor lady is so twisted she can’t even force herself to offer thanks, so she beats on a drum to vent . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/happy-thanksgiving/ Well we finally made it to Thanksgiving. Lots of liberals trying to force families and friends not to gather together to celebrate this blessed day but most seem to just ignore them. I read where one legislator wants to do away with Thanksgiving altogether. She was shown in a photo beating on a drum. Poor lady is so twisted she can’t even force herself to offer thanks, so she beats on a drum to vent . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/happy-thanksgiving/ Thu, 26 November 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/WFTD-11-26-20.mp3 NO NO 4:00 Thanks to my many friends who have wished me happy birthday this morning (and yesterday a happy Thanksgiving.) I actually slept in this morning, something really rare for me. Getting up at 7:45 as I did today is as rare as an albino Marlin. (I’ve never seen one.) I was trying to figure out why I slept so long and decided that God just wanted me to relax; (it couldn’t be that I’m getting old eh?) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/just-another-day-in-paradise/ Thanks to my many friends who have wished me happy birthday this morning (and yesterday a happy Thanksgiving.) I actually slept in this morning, something really rare for me. Getting up at 7:45 as I did today is as rare as an albino Marlin. (I’ve never seen one.) I was trying to figure out why I slept so long and decided that God just wanted me to relax; (it couldn’t be that I’m getting old eh?) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/just-another-day-in-paradise/ Fri, 27 November 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/WFTD-11-27-20.mp3 NO NO 4:05 I have discovered a quick efficient Covid test that can be administered every morning in the convenience of your home. There is nothing to stick up your nose; there is no need to go anywhere. In fact, you can wear your pajamas while administering it as you lay in bed. The result of the test is instant and the moment you awaken you will know if you have Covid or not. And perhaps the best news of all is that it’s absolutely FREE, I’ll never make a copper penny off my discovery . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/sometimes-the-monster-wins/ I have discovered a quick efficient Covid test that can be administered every morning in the convenience of your home. There is nothing to stick up your nose; there is no need to go anywhere. In fact, you can wear your pajamas while administering it as you lay in bed. The result of the test is instant and the moment you awaken you will know if you have Covid or not. And perhaps the best news of all is that it’s absolutely FREE, I’ll never make a copper penny off my discovery . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/11/sometimes-the-monster-wins/ Mon, 30 November 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/WFTD-11-30-20.mp3 NO NO 4:36 Several years ago my wife and I donated a large piece of waterfront property to our church in Key Largo. The project languished for years for one cause or another and I was very disappointed that they didn’t ever do anything with it. So we left for a little over a decade and a year and a half or so ago some friends told us that the church had received the permit to build and construction had begun. We were elated! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/richest-person-in-the-cemetery/ Several years ago my wife and I donated a large piece of waterfront property to our church in Key Largo. The project languished for years for one cause or another and I was very disappointed that they didn’t ever do anything with it. So we left for a little over a decade and a year and a half or so ago some friends told us that the church had received the permit to build and construction had begun. We were elated! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/richest-person-in-the-cemetery/ Tue, 01 December 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WFTD-12-1-20.mp3 NO NO 5:41 As anticipated some Bozo disparaged me for my intended message of encouraging others to serve the Lord in yesterday’s post. Essentially, I related the overwhelming sense of gratitude I have for God allowing me to be a part of serving Him. In fact my wife and I held hands while still on the Key Largo church grounds and prayed and thanked Him for enabling us to be a part of its existence . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/bozo-doesnt-get-it/ As anticipated some Bozo disparaged me for my intended message of encouraging others to serve the Lord in yesterday’s post. Essentially, I related the overwhelming sense of gratitude I have for God allowing me to be a part of serving Him. In fact my wife and I held hands while still on the Key Largo church grounds and prayed and thanked Him for enabling us to be a part of its existence . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/bozo-doesnt-get-it/ Wed, 02 December 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WFTD-12-2-20.mp3 NO NO 5:48 I’ve been guilty on many occasions of not praying for things concerning me because I don’t want to bother God with my relatively insignificant needs when so many people in the world are truly suffering with needs that far surpass my own. I’ve heard others express the same sentiment about prayer . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/pea-brained-limits/ I’ve been guilty on many occasions of not praying for things concerning me because I don’t want to bother God with my relatively insignificant needs when so many people in the world are truly suffering with needs that far surpass my own. I’ve heard others express the same sentiment about prayer . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/pea-brained-limits/ Thu, 03 December 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WFTD-12-3-20.mp3 NO NO 6:28 My wife is driving me bonkers concerning our new home. We are building in the Florida Keys and admittedly the workforce and the regulatory compliance people here march to a different drummer than anywhere I’ve ever lived. Obtaining permits and complying with them is archaic and had the Egyptians employed their tactics the pyramids would still not be completed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/this-aint-disneyland/ My wife is driving me bonkers concerning our new home. We are building in the Florida Keys and admittedly the workforce and the regulatory compliance people here march to a different drummer than anywhere I’ve ever lived. Obtaining permits and complying with them is archaic and had the Egyptians employed their tactics the pyramids would still not be completed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/this-aint-disneyland/ Fri, 04 December 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WFTD-12-4-20.mp3 NO NO 3:55 We all know someone, or are related to someone guilty of having an “enemies list”. In fact many reading this have one. The people on that list are people who have wronged us, (at least in our mind). They are “blacklisted” and are at the very least doomed to remain “unblessed” by our presence as punishment for wronging us . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/blacklist-2/ We all know someone, or are related to someone guilty of having an “enemies list”. In fact many reading this have one. The people on that list are people who have wronged us, (at least in our mind). They are “blacklisted” and are at the very least doomed to remain “unblessed” by our presence as punishment for wronging us . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/blacklist-2/ Mon, 07 December 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WFTD-12-7-20.mp3 NO NO 7:45 One of the first businesses I ever founded was a taxidermy studio. I did so because I was such an avid fanatical outdoorsman and I loved wildlife and being able to preserve it in an artful manner. It was something I really enjoyed. I was very successful and soon was taking home close to $100,000 after taxes. This was several decades ago and that was big money back in the early 1970’s . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/another-root/ One of the first businesses I ever founded was a taxidermy studio. I did so because I was such an avid fanatical outdoorsman and I loved wildlife and being able to preserve it in an artful manner. It was something I really enjoyed. I was very successful and soon was taking home close to $100,000 after taxes. This was several decades ago and that was big money back in the early 1970’s . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/another-root/ Tue, 08 December 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WFTD-12-8-20.mp3 NO NO 4:50 So this morning I have an appointment with a spine surgeon. I dislike the thought of going through another painful back surgery and the long recovery, but the pain from my deteriorating discs putting pressure on my sciatic nerve has reached the point whereby something must be done . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/no-pain-no-gain/ So this morning I have an appointment with a spine surgeon. I dislike the thought of going through another painful back surgery and the long recovery, but the pain from my deteriorating discs putting pressure on my sciatic nerve has reached the point whereby something must be done . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/no-pain-no-gain/ Wed, 09 December 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WFTD-12-9-20.mp3 NO NO 5:33 I thought I’d heard it all but during last week’s interview with YouTube sensation and boxer Jake Paul, former ESPN talker Jemele Hill who is black asked Paul who is white if it was “racist” for him to have knocked out his black opponent, Nate Robinson, last month . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/role-models-give-me-a-break/ I thought I’d heard it all but during last week’s interview with YouTube sensation and boxer Jake Paul, former ESPN talker Jemele Hill who is black asked Paul who is white if it was “racist” for him to have knocked out his black opponent, Nate Robinson, last month . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/role-models-give-me-a-break/ Thu, 10 December 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WFTD-12-10-20.mp3 NO NO 7:28 I am constantly astounded at the freedoms being taken away from us in this country, one of the most vital of which is freedom of speech. Unfortunately global media of any format is dominated by far left liberals. Social media outlets are no longer even covert about it and are flaunting their power openly . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/i-wont-shut-up-will-you/ I am constantly astounded at the freedoms being taken away from us in this country, one of the most vital of which is freedom of speech. Unfortunately global media of any format is dominated by far left liberals. Social media outlets are no longer even covert about it and are flaunting their power openly . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/i-wont-shut-up-will-you/ Fri, 11 December 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WFTD-12-11-20.mp3 NO NO 4:24 My brother did not have one person (other than family) attend his funeral. It was the saddest thing I’ve ever experienced and I think of it often. Imagine spending a lifetime, (52), and not having even one friend . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/when-the-world-bounces-away-from-you-2/ My brother did not have one person (other than family) attend his funeral. It was the saddest thing I’ve ever experienced and I think of it often. Imagine spending a lifetime, (52), and not having even one friend . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/when-the-world-bounces-away-from-you-2/ Mon, 14 December 2020 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/WFTD-12-17-13.mp3 NO NO 5:22 Yesterday I took a couple of first timers sword fishing. It was a beautiful day and we quickly covered the 35 miles to the swordfish grounds. We saw a large school of porpoise on the way and it was fun watching them leaping through the water . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/instant-gratification/ Yesterday I took a couple of first timers sword fishing. It was a beautiful day and we quickly covered the 35 miles to the swordfish grounds. We saw a large school of porpoise on the way and it was fun watching them leaping through the water . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/instant-gratification/ Tue, 15 December 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WFTD-12-15-20.mp3 NO NO 5:12 The Bible says in Proverbs 25:28 – A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls. In biblical times cities were fortified with huge walls to keep out marauders. When the Jews were captured and hauled to Babylon, Jerusalem had huge fortified walls, a beautiful temple and magnificent city . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/mission-impossible/ The Bible says in Proverbs 25:28 – A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls. In biblical times cities were fortified with huge walls to keep out marauders. When the Jews were captured and hauled to Babylon, Jerusalem had huge fortified walls, a beautiful temple and magnificent city . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/mission-impossible/ Wed, 16 December 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WFTD-12-16-20.mp3 NO NO 8:58 Only a few times through the years have I included an entire article written by another author in Words for the Day, but today’s read written by Shawn Akers and posted in Charisma News is an important message that every Christian should read. It concerns a subject about which I am quite concerned . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/the-coming-persecution/ Only a few times through the years have I included an entire article written by another author in Words for the Day, but today’s read written by Shawn Akers and posted in Charisma News is an important message that every Christian should read. It concerns a subject about which I am quite concerned . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/the-coming-persecution/ Thu, 17 December 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WFTD-12-17-20.mp3 NO NO 5:37 I saw a quote by Jack Handey that read: "Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes." . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/pray-that-your-sock-slides-down/ I saw a quote by Jack Handey that read: "Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes." . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/pray-that-your-sock-slides-down/ Fri, 18 December 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WFTD-12-18-20.mp3 NO NO 5:24 Two of my sons and their families are coming down for a week’s visit the day after Christmas. They will definitely want to go fishing and I’ve been working on cleaning my boat, (which was filthy,) prior to their arrival. I worked 4 1/2 hours on Saturday and 5 hours on Sunday cleaning it and I’m heading back over there this morning for round three I’m supposed to meet a buddy over there shortly . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/cussing-up-a-blue-moon/ Two of my sons and their families are coming down for a week’s visit the day after Christmas. They will definitely want to go fishing and I’ve been working on cleaning my boat, (which was filthy,) prior to their arrival. I worked 4 1/2 hours on Saturday and 5 hours on Sunday cleaning it and I’m heading back over there this morning for round three I’m supposed to meet a buddy over there shortly . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/cussing-up-a-blue-moon/ Mon, 21 December 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WFTD-12-21-20.mp3 NO NO 4:32 My wife’s brother died this week from Covid. He went into the hospital and immediately developed pneumonia and was put on a ventilator and then his kidneys failed, and a lung collapsed and that was it. He was 75 . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/its-time-for-paradise/ My wife’s brother died this week from Covid. He went into the hospital and immediately developed pneumonia and was put on a ventilator and then his kidneys failed, and a lung collapsed and that was it. He was 75 . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/its-time-for-paradise/ Tue, 22 December 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WFTD-12-22-20.mp3 NO NO 5:31 Yesterday I wrote of my wife’s brother’s death from Covid and one of my friends immediately chastised me for not taking the disease seriously enough. He is obsessed with Covid and thinks about it every waking minute. He wants everyone else to be as obsessed with it as he is and since I’m not, he took the opportunity to tell me that maybe this will wake me up . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/too-much-hot-air/ Yesterday I wrote of my wife’s brother’s death from Covid and one of my friends immediately chastised me for not taking the disease seriously enough. He is obsessed with Covid and thinks about it every waking minute. He wants everyone else to be as obsessed with it as he is and since I’m not, he took the opportunity to tell me that maybe this will wake me up . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/too-much-hot-air/ Wed, 23 December 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WFTD-12-23-20.mp3 NO NO 4:32 Our calendar changed 2020 years ago with the birth of our Savior. We can only imagine how excited the wise men were as they observed the star shining down on Jesus as they approached the new born King who would change the entire world . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/gifts-of-love/ Our calendar changed 2020 years ago with the birth of our Savior. We can only imagine how excited the wise men were as they observed the star shining down on Jesus as they approached the new born King who would change the entire world . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/gifts-of-love/ Thu, 24 December 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WFTD-12-24-20.mp3 NO NO 4:52 Bernard Manning said, “I once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note saying, toys not included.” As we close out 2020, I thought of this quote and it seemed to sum up some people’s feelings for most of the year. 2020 has been mostly one big disappointment, or has it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/toys-need-batteries/ Bernard Manning said, “I once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note saying, toys not included.” As we close out 2020, I thought of this quote and it seemed to sum up some people’s feelings for most of the year. 2020 has been mostly one big disappointment, or has it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/toys-need-batteries/ Fri, 25 December 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WFTD-12-25-20.mp3 NO NO 4:19 Reading Andrew Carnegie’s, How to Win Friends and Influence People, will convince you that humans are obsessed with self. The book is awesome and was required reading for my executive team in most every company that I owned. It is useful in business because making customers happy is all about them and not you . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/selfhood/ Reading Andrew Carnegie’s, How to Win Friends and Influence People, will convince you that humans are obsessed with self. The book is awesome and was required reading for my executive team in most every company that I owned. It is useful in business because making customers happy is all about them and not you . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/selfhood/ Mon, 28 December 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WFTD-12-28-20.mp3 NO NO 6:11 Most true believers who are not turning a blind eye to our dire situation realize that fact and that we must repent and return to God. Unfortunately, as Cahn has said: “In these past four years, with all the victories in the political realm, we have not seen a parallel victory in the realm of revival of America as a nation. It hasn’t moved closer to God as a nation. It has moved farther away: spiritually, culturally, morally. America has continued its race to judgment . . . Without revival, without returning to God, America is lost.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/what-lies-ahead-for-the-remnant/ Most true believers who are not turning a blind eye to our dire situation realize that fact and that we must repent and return to God. Unfortunately, as Cahn has said: “In these past four years, with all the victories in the political realm, we have not seen a parallel victory in the realm of revival of America as a nation. It hasn’t moved closer to God as a nation. It has moved farther away: spiritually, culturally, morally. America has continued its race to judgment . . . Without revival, without returning to God, America is lost.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/what-lies-ahead-for-the-remnant/ Tue, 29 December 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WFTD-12-29-20.mp3 NO NO 8:37 Our family was discussing NFL star quarterback Tom Brady and his amazing success, and I mentioned that his wife was a witch. It was as though I was speaking in a foreign tongue. They thought I might have said another word that rhymes with witch and I had to explain I was referring to witch as in witchcraft before they finally understood . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/witches-are-all-evil/ Our family was discussing NFL star quarterback Tom Brady and his amazing success, and I mentioned that his wife was a witch. It was as though I was speaking in a foreign tongue. They thought I might have said another word that rhymes with witch and I had to explain I was referring to witch as in witchcraft before they finally understood . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/witches-are-all-evil/ Wed, 30 December 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WFTD-12-30-20.mp3 NO NO 6:36 So another New Year is nearly upon us. Much like 911 changed air travel for good and set up TSA, I believe Covid will change America for good. Will they establish a CSA (Covid Security Agency)? If Covid is cured will the Chinese just release another deadly strain? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/university-of-heaven/ So another New Year is nearly upon us. Much like 911 changed air travel for good and set up TSA, I believe Covid will change America for good. Will they establish a CSA (Covid Security Agency)? If Covid is cured will the Chinese just release another deadly strain? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/university-of-heaven/ Thu, 31 December 2020 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WFTD-12-31-20.mp3 NO NO 6:15 2020 is behind us and I, for one, don’t regret seeing it go. Not that I anticipate 2021 getting any better, but we are one step closer to whenever things finally do change for the better. It reminds me of riding out a hurricane. Half of it passes causing destruction and mayhem and then the eye of the storm appears for a while bringing tropical blues skies and rest before the other side slams into us and rages on. It is a reminder and gives us assurance that the storm will not last forever and calm will replace it at some point . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/peace-and-good-will/ 2020 is behind us and I, for one, don’t regret seeing it go. Not that I anticipate 2021 getting any better, but we are one step closer to whenever things finally do change for the better. It reminds me of riding out a hurricane. Half of it passes causing destruction and mayhem and then the eye of the storm appears for a while bringing tropical blues skies and rest before the other side slams into us and rages on. It is a reminder and gives us assurance that the storm will not last forever and calm will replace it at some point . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/peace-and-good-will/ Fri, 01 January 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/WFTD-1-1-21.mp3 NO NO 5:23 Yesterday I got up early to study my Bible and then I went fishing with a friend and his better half. My wife didn’t go because she didn’t want to get up early, (a decision she regretted later in the day.) It was a beautiful picture perfect day with gentle breezes and temperatures in the low 80’s and the fishing was good. For the most part I drove the boat and let them catch the fish except for the few times that we got a triple header. It was a little windy very early but dropped down to a gentle breeze by mid-morning . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/misery-is-a-poor-companion/ Yesterday I got up early to study my Bible and then I went fishing with a friend and his better half. My wife didn’t go because she didn’t want to get up early, (a decision she regretted later in the day.) It was a beautiful picture perfect day with gentle breezes and temperatures in the low 80’s and the fishing was good. For the most part I drove the boat and let them catch the fish except for the few times that we got a triple header. It was a little windy very early but dropped down to a gentle breeze by mid-morning . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/misery-is-a-poor-companion/ Mon, 04 January 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/WFTD-1-4-21.mp3 NO NO 5:23 I’m in Miami awaiting a full battery of tests today including bone scan, advanced spinal X-rays, and MRI. My day starts very early and ends late in the afternoon. Then I will see one of the best spinal surgeons in the country on Wednesday for the verdict . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/perhaps-that-is-the-point/ I’m in Miami awaiting a full battery of tests today including bone scan, advanced spinal X-rays, and MRI. My day starts very early and ends late in the afternoon. Then I will see one of the best spinal surgeons in the country on Wednesday for the verdict . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/perhaps-that-is-the-point/ Tue, 05 January 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/WFTD-1-5-21.mp3 NO NO 7:23 C.S. Lewis wrote, “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen; not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” At first glance I didn’t understand this at all, but upon reading it a couple of times it grew on me. I think his meaning is that the sun is light and because of it we can see. Christ is the light and through Him we can see. Without Christ we only see darkness. Most of the world is blanketed with the darkness of sin and cannot see past it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/the-sun-has-risen/ C.S. Lewis wrote, “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen; not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” At first glance I didn’t understand this at all, but upon reading it a couple of times it grew on me. I think his meaning is that the sun is light and because of it we can see. Christ is the light and through Him we can see. Without Christ we only see darkness. Most of the world is blanketed with the darkness of sin and cannot see past it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/the-sun-has-risen/ Wed, 06 January 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/WFTD-1-6-21.mp3 NO NO 6:40 Well our country is deeply divided that is for sure. Half believe the Democrats stole the election and the other half says no. So several thousand people tried to take matters into their own hands and stop the election process and it didn’t work out as planned . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/troubles-i-got-a-few/ Well our country is deeply divided that is for sure. Half believe the Democrats stole the election and the other half says no. So several thousand people tried to take matters into their own hands and stop the election process and it didn’t work out as planned . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/troubles-i-got-a-few/ Thu, 07 January 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/WFTD-1-7-21.mp3 NO NO 7:17 In the past two days I’ve had two friends relate to me that they had a close friend who either attempted or was seriously contemplating suicide. As many of you know my grandfather, two of my uncles, and my only sibling, my brother Jim, committed suicide. Add to that countless friends and acquaintances that I’ve known that have taken that route and I regret to say that I too have contemplated suicide on many occasions in my younger days. I am far too familiar with this evil . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/the-pain-and-gain/ In the past two days I’ve had two friends relate to me that they had a close friend who either attempted or was seriously contemplating suicide. As many of you know my grandfather, two of my uncles, and my only sibling, my brother Jim, committed suicide. Add to that countless friends and acquaintances that I’ve known that have taken that route and I regret to say that I too have contemplated suicide on many occasions in my younger days. I am far too familiar with this evil . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/the-pain-and-gain/ Fri, 08 January 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/WFTD-1-8-21.mp3 NO NO 12:41 Much like a Cat 5 hurricane, 2020 has left a wake of destruction in its path. What would you think is the biggest casualty? Many might think it was President Trump, but that is not even close. We lost something in this country that is far more important than an individual, we lost the truth . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/mortally-wounded/ Much like a Cat 5 hurricane, 2020 has left a wake of destruction in its path. What would you think is the biggest casualty? Many might think it was President Trump, but that is not even close. We lost something in this country that is far more important than an individual, we lost the truth . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/mortally-wounded/ Mon, 11 January 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/WFTD-1-11-21.mp3 NO NO 4:13 A friend of mine texted me last night and asked “Will you share your insight on the near future of our republic?” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/courage-and-bravery/ A friend of mine texted me last night and asked “Will you share your insight on the near future of our republic?” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/courage-and-bravery/ Tue, 12 January 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/WFTD-1-12-21.mp3 NO NO 6:53 A reader sent me the following quote and rendering of one of the greatest stars of all time, John Wayne: “COURAGE . . . is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway . . .” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/well-educated-idiots/ A reader sent me the following quote and rendering of one of the greatest stars of all time, John Wayne: “COURAGE . . . is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway . . .” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/well-educated-idiots/ Wed, 13 January 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/WFTD-1-13-21.mp3 NO NO 5:52 Despite the cesspool of evil in Washington D.C. (where Satan resides) and his vacation homes in NYC, San Francisco, and other hell-holes strategically located around the country that he uses to expand his dominion of our society and the world, we, the followers of Jesus, still love God, trust in Jesus, and walk in the Spirit. We still can live Spirit filled lives and for all practical purpose ignore him . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/fill-her-up-with-high-test/ Despite the cesspool of evil in Washington D.C. (where Satan resides) and his vacation homes in NYC, San Francisco, and other hell-holes strategically located around the country that he uses to expand his dominion of our society and the world, we, the followers of Jesus, still love God, trust in Jesus, and walk in the Spirit. We still can live Spirit filled lives and for all practical purpose ignore him . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/fill-her-up-with-high-test/ Thu, 14 January 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/WFTD-1-14-21.mp3 NO NO 7:01 I had a conversation with Orlando 1st Baptist Church mega-preacher David Uth a while back and he spoke of several people in his church who had come to him complaining and bemoaning the fact that there weren’t any Christians in their workplace. I assume they wanted to be consoled, but instead Pastor David loudly exclaimed. That’s wonderful news! What a great opportunity to witness . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/knowing-where-to-dig-for-gold/ I had a conversation with Orlando 1st Baptist Church mega-preacher David Uth a while back and he spoke of several people in his church who had come to him complaining and bemoaning the fact that there weren’t any Christians in their workplace. I assume they wanted to be consoled, but instead Pastor David loudly exclaimed. That’s wonderful news! What a great opportunity to witness . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/knowing-where-to-dig-for-gold/ Fri, 15 January 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/WFTD-1-15-21.mp3 NO NO 6:12 So today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. He was a pivotal advocate for African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. King experienced racism from an early age, and those events stayed with him and eventually led him to dedicate his life to bring about change. I remember the days when signs directed “colored” to drink from separate water fountains and blacks had to ride in the back of the bus with whites riding in the front . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/a-man-of-great-courage/ So today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. He was a pivotal advocate for African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. King experienced racism from an early age, and those events stayed with him and eventually led him to dedicate his life to bring about change. I remember the days when signs directed “colored” to drink from separate water fountains and blacks had to ride in the back of the bus with whites riding in the front . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/a-man-of-great-courage/ Mon, 18 January 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/WFTD-1-18-21.mp3 NO NO 5:45 Yesterday I went fishing with a buddy who is about the same age as me. We went in his boat which is located on a canal lined with houses. My friend is past president of the fishing club for the community and knows practically everyone living there. He began pointing out house after house where people he knew had lived that have recently died . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/hop-on-the-meteor/ Yesterday I went fishing with a buddy who is about the same age as me. We went in his boat which is located on a canal lined with houses. My friend is past president of the fishing club for the community and knows practically everyone living there. He began pointing out house after house where people he knew had lived that have recently died . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/hop-on-the-meteor/ Tue, 19 January 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/WFTD-1-19-21.mp3 NO NO 6:37 Today is inauguration today – Well that sucks . . . Biden is arguably the head of the dumbest administration ever and if that is not enough is preparing to add to it with transgenders and miscellaneous radically liberal nutcases to lead our nation right down to the abyss . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/thats-enough-for-me/ Today is inauguration today – Well that sucks . . . Biden is arguably the head of the dumbest administration ever and if that is not enough is preparing to add to it with transgenders and miscellaneous radically liberal nutcases to lead our nation right down to the abyss . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/thats-enough-for-me/ Wed, 20 January 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/WFTD-1-20-21.mp3 NO NO 6:56 Well supposedly we will finally receive our Certificate of Occupancy which will clear the way to move into our new house today. In the Florida Keys getting a home built with a practically non-existent mostly inept workforce and through all of the permits and regulations ever devised is nothing short of a miracle akin to parting the Red Sea. Well maybe not that difficult, but nonetheless a formidable task . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/born-to-be-loved/ Well supposedly we will finally receive our Certificate of Occupancy which will clear the way to move into our new house today. In the Florida Keys getting a home built with a practically non-existent mostly inept workforce and through all of the permits and regulations ever devised is nothing short of a miracle akin to parting the Red Sea. Well maybe not that difficult, but nonetheless a formidable task . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/born-to-be-loved/ Thu, 21 January 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/WFTD-1-21-21.mp3 NO NO 6:43 My wife and I were scheduled to get our Covid vaccines, but after scheduling us to get them, they ran out of vaccine and told us they would call us and NOT to call them. You gotta love the government bureaucracy – NOT! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/dwell-on-the-reminders/ My wife and I were scheduled to get our Covid vaccines, but after scheduling us to get them, they ran out of vaccine and told us they would call us and NOT to call them. You gotta love the government bureaucracy – NOT! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/dwell-on-the-reminders/ Fri, 22 January 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/WFTD-1-22-21.mp3 NO NO 6:35 It seems that big business is finally beginning to understand that the country is divided right down the middle and catering to one side or the other is costing them big dollars . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/the-evil-tree/ It seems that big business is finally beginning to understand that the country is divided right down the middle and catering to one side or the other is costing them big dollars . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/the-evil-tree/ Mon, 25 January 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/WFTD-1-25-21.mp3 NO NO 5:14 I called a boat captain friend of mine whom I haven’t heard from in a while and he told me he’d just returned from burying his father. He died from Covid at 70 years old and had been on a ventilator for 21 days. He told me that a 39 year old man on the same ward with his father and who had no underlying conditions and in fact was in excellent physical condition due to his workout regime died on the same day . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/dont-be-cavalier/ I called a boat captain friend of mine whom I haven’t heard from in a while and he told me he’d just returned from burying his father. He died from Covid at 70 years old and had been on a ventilator for 21 days. He told me that a 39 year old man on the same ward with his father and who had no underlying conditions and in fact was in excellent physical condition due to his workout regime died on the same day . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/dont-be-cavalier/ Tue, 26 January 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/WFTD-1-26-21.mp3 NO NO 4:49 A good friend called me yesterday and wanted to know what was going to happen to our country. She said, “If anyone would know it would be you.” I told her I didn’t know where she got that because all I can do is guess like the rest of the world. There is no news outlet that I can find that actually tells the truth so we are left in that position of guessing what is really going on . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/youre-in-gods-hands/ A good friend called me yesterday and wanted to know what was going to happen to our country. She said, “If anyone would know it would be you.” I told her I didn’t know where she got that because all I can do is guess like the rest of the world. There is no news outlet that I can find that actually tells the truth so we are left in that position of guessing what is really going on . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/youre-in-gods-hands/ Wed, 27 January 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/WFTD-1-27-21.mp3 NO NO 4:14 Covid seems to be defying the world as it continues to wreak destruction and wage war against humanity and just this week it hit close to home twice. I got news this morning that one of my former longtime loyal employees and friend Steve Davis, died of Covid yesterday . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/after-death-does-us-part/ Covid seems to be defying the world as it continues to wreak destruction and wage war against humanity and just this week it hit close to home twice. I got news this morning that one of my former longtime loyal employees and friend Steve Davis, died of Covid yesterday . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/after-death-does-us-part/ Thu, 28 January 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/WFTD-1-28-21.mp3 NO NO 5:13 Anyone who knows me readily understands that I have a deep love for the sea. I deem it to be one of God’s most expressive and interesting creations. To me it’s absolutely beautiful when it’s angry and raging or peaceful and glassy calm . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/which-pig-are-you/ Anyone who knows me readily understands that I have a deep love for the sea. I deem it to be one of God’s most expressive and interesting creations. To me it’s absolutely beautiful when it’s angry and raging or peaceful and glassy calm . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/01/which-pig-are-you/ Fri, 29 January 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/WFTD-1-29-21.mp3 NO NO 4:52 In December my wife and I celebrated our 50th year of marriage. Not long ago a reader wrote and asked how in the world we accomplished such a feat in this day and time. She said in that amount of time we surely have had reasons enough to split and go our separate ways . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/bend-like-a-reed/ In December my wife and I celebrated our 50th year of marriage. Not long ago a reader wrote and asked how in the world we accomplished such a feat in this day and time. She said in that amount of time we surely have had reasons enough to split and go our separate ways . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/bend-like-a-reed/ Mon, 01 February 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/WFTD-2-1-21.mp3 NO NO 7:08 Have you ever heard the expression, “The Lord works in mysterious ways?” It is a derivative of the plethora of Bible verses that speak of the mystery surrounding God. Recently I friend of mine told me that I had been blessed by God and that He has found favor in me and then he gave a couple of examples of things that had recently happened in my life to prove his point . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/that-which-is-truly-life/ Have you ever heard the expression, “The Lord works in mysterious ways?” It is a derivative of the plethora of Bible verses that speak of the mystery surrounding God. Recently I friend of mine told me that I had been blessed by God and that He has found favor in me and then he gave a couple of examples of things that had recently happened in my life to prove his point . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/that-which-is-truly-life/ Tue, 02 February 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/WFTD-2-2-21.mp3 NO NO 7:47 After enduring ridicule for as long as I can remember, I became convinced at a very young age that I was never going to amount to anything and finally I just gave up trying. The only thing I seemed to excel in was being a bad boy, so I embraced it. It led to alcoholism, drug addiction, violent antisocial criminal behavior, bitterness and hatred which led to even lower self-esteem and abject failure in every area of my life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/tearing-down-doesnt-build-up-duh-2/ After enduring ridicule for as long as I can remember, I became convinced at a very young age that I was never going to amount to anything and finally I just gave up trying. The only thing I seemed to excel in was being a bad boy, so I embraced it. It led to alcoholism, drug addiction, violent antisocial criminal behavior, bitterness and hatred which led to even lower self-esteem and abject failure in every area of my life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/tearing-down-doesnt-build-up-duh-2/ Wed, 03 February 2021 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/WFTD-3-15-17.mp3 NO NO 7:31 I returned last night from an arduous trip to Madison County near Honey Lake to get our COVID vaccinations. We elected to drive rather than fly because either way would have taken the same amount of time considering the amount of time it would take if we drove up to Miami airport, plus we had our little dog Cooper to consider, and the risk of COVID from flying with sick people . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/the-unanswerable-question/ I returned last night from an arduous trip to Madison County near Honey Lake to get our COVID vaccinations. We elected to drive rather than fly because either way would have taken the same amount of time considering the amount of time it would take if we drove up to Miami airport, plus we had our little dog Cooper to consider, and the risk of COVID from flying with sick people . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/the-unanswerable-question/ Thu, 04 February 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/WFTD-2-4-21.mp3 NO NO 6:47 A friend of mine is a talented artist and I have bought a few of his renderings in the last couple of years. When I was living in the Florida Keys, I took him fishing several times and ended up witnessing to him on these occasions. He’d been an alcoholic for many years and that problem combined with his non-Christian lifestyle, had pretty much devastated his life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/fall-and-then-get-up-2/ A friend of mine is a talented artist and I have bought a few of his renderings in the last couple of years. When I was living in the Florida Keys, I took him fishing several times and ended up witnessing to him on these occasions. He’d been an alcoholic for many years and that problem combined with his non-Christian lifestyle, had pretty much devastated his life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/fall-and-then-get-up-2/ Fri, 05 February 2021 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/WFTD-9-13-16.mp3 NO NO 5:33 My Bible study partner is traveling all through the west, primarily the mountains but he is drinking in its beauty. Recently he visited the Painted Desert and the petrified forest and yesterday was going to the Grand Canyon. When he is not sight-seeing, he is skiing some of the most beautiful mountains in the west . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/no-excuse-2/ My Bible study partner is traveling all through the west, primarily the mountains but he is drinking in its beauty. Recently he visited the Painted Desert and the petrified forest and yesterday was going to the Grand Canyon. When he is not sight-seeing, he is skiing some of the most beautiful mountains in the west . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/no-excuse-2/ Mon, 08 February 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/WFTD-2-8-21.mp3 NO NO 3:31 Yesterday I had a Covid test. They must have used a 24” cotton swab and rammed it half way through my brain. It stimulated a coughing fit and tears began streaming down my face. I had to get the test before being admitted into the hospital for a colonoscopy on Thursday. Tomorrow will be spent drinking foul liquid and sitting on the pot. The only good news is that barring them finding some type of colon cancer with the procedure, I will not ever have to get another due to my age . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/dont-extinguish-the-spirit/ Yesterday I had a Covid test. They must have used a 24” cotton swab and rammed it half way through my brain. It stimulated a coughing fit and tears began streaming down my face. I had to get the test before being admitted into the hospital for a colonoscopy on Thursday. Tomorrow will be spent drinking foul liquid and sitting on the pot. The only good news is that barring them finding some type of colon cancer with the procedure, I will not ever have to get another due to my age . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/dont-extinguish-the-spirit/ Tue, 09 February 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/WFTD-2-9-21.mp3 NO NO 7:11 So yesterday a buddy of mine and I went fishing and caught some tasty table fare. Thirty four miles out the beautiful deep blue water of the sea it was restless with 3-5 waves. It was difficult to stand there and fish with those big waves crashing against the boat, but we had a great time. I lost the big fish of the day when my braided 50lb line broke and I discovered the ferrule on the rod tip was broken which left a jagged edge that cut the line. Bye-bye big fish . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/nowhere-to-look-but-up/ So yesterday a buddy of mine and I went fishing and caught some tasty table fare. Thirty four miles out the beautiful deep blue water of the sea it was restless with 3-5 waves. It was difficult to stand there and fish with those big waves crashing against the boat, but we had a great time. I lost the big fish of the day when my braided 50lb line broke and I discovered the ferrule on the rod tip was broken which left a jagged edge that cut the line. Bye-bye big fish . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/nowhere-to-look-but-up/ Wed, 10 February 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/WFTD-2-10-21.mp3 NO NO 5:13 So to those who wrote to torment me and have fun at my expense concerning my scheduled colonoscopy, I have the last laugh at least for now. Yesterday I found out my insurance is not in the network at the local hospital here and so I postponed the colonoscopy to another day and another hospital whereby I will not have to pay for the procedure out of pocket. I found out just prior to drinking the blowout poison so instead I had a big plate of spaghetti and later that night a big feast of fresh fish and called it a day . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/small-still-voice/ So to those who wrote to torment me and have fun at my expense concerning my scheduled colonoscopy, I have the last laugh at least for now. Yesterday I found out my insurance is not in the network at the local hospital here and so I postponed the colonoscopy to another day and another hospital whereby I will not have to pay for the procedure out of pocket. I found out just prior to drinking the blowout poison so instead I had a big plate of spaghetti and later that night a big feast of fresh fish and called it a day . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/small-still-voice/ Thu, 11 February 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/WFTD-2-11-21.mp3 NO NO 8:20 So is anybody watching the latest impeachment attempt of President Trump or should I say former President Trump. According to a poll I saw last night 96.1% are not watching. Hmmm . . . Maybe American people are not as dumb as they voted . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/what-happened-to-the-america-we-loved/ So is anybody watching the latest impeachment attempt of President Trump or should I say former President Trump. According to a poll I saw last night 96.1% are not watching. Hmmm . . . Maybe American people are not as dumb as they voted . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/what-happened-to-the-america-we-loved/ Fri, 12 February 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/WFTD-2-12-21.mp3 NO NO 5:48 I read a poignant quote that seems to resonate ever more loudly in these difficult days. “For all the anxieties, pressures, and disappointments we wrestle with, it is encouraging to remember that God’s people are only on temporary assignment in the wilderness of this world.” – Dr. David Jeremiah . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/are-you-a-zealot/ I read a poignant quote that seems to resonate ever more loudly in these difficult days. “For all the anxieties, pressures, and disappointments we wrestle with, it is encouraging to remember that God’s people are only on temporary assignment in the wilderness of this world.” – Dr. David Jeremiah . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/are-you-a-zealot/ Mon, 15 February 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/WFTD-2-15-21.mp3 NO NO 7:16 As anticipated, I received a flurry of letters about my zealot comments yesterday. One fiery zealot wrote: "He said turn the other cheek, but I’m not sure that means in the collective." . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/fiery-zealot-takes-me-to-task/ As anticipated, I received a flurry of letters about my zealot comments yesterday. One fiery zealot wrote: "He said turn the other cheek, but I’m not sure that means in the collective." . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/fiery-zealot-takes-me-to-task/ Tue, 16 February 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/WFTD-2-16-21.mp3 NO NO 5:24 I get correspondence every day from Words for the Day. I love to hear from readers good or bad and encourage you to keep them coming. Most are very interesting and are helpful in my own life and I consider it to be one of the most valuable rewards for writing it. I especially like the different points of view I receive and trust me I read every one of them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/feedback-2/ I get correspondence every day from Words for the Day. I love to hear from readers good or bad and encourage you to keep them coming. Most are very interesting and are helpful in my own life and I consider it to be one of the most valuable rewards for writing it. I especially like the different points of view I receive and trust me I read every one of them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/feedback-2/ Wed, 17 February 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/WFTD-2-17-21.mp3 NO NO 5:10 I read an interesting true story this morning. During WW II a young Jewish girl in the Warsaw ghetto of Poland managed to escape prison and hide in a cave. Tragically she died shortly before the Allied Army liberated the prisoners. But before she died, she scratched some powerful words on the wall: "I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when not feeling it. I believe in God even when He is silent" . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/dying-girls-cave-message/ I read an interesting true story this morning. During WW II a young Jewish girl in the Warsaw ghetto of Poland managed to escape prison and hide in a cave. Tragically she died shortly before the Allied Army liberated the prisoners. But before she died, she scratched some powerful words on the wall: "I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when not feeling it. I believe in God even when He is silent" . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/dying-girls-cave-message/ Thu, 18 February 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/WFTD-2-18-21.mp3 NO NO 4:25 I went to the dermatologist yesterday and he did everything but burn me at the stake removing wannabe cancer spots. He didn’t bat an eye as he sprayed nitrous oxide on my hands, arms, back, and face freezing and killing off some 30-40 potential skin cancers. This morning I have blisters all over my body from it that look gross . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/poor-baby/ I went to the dermatologist yesterday and he did everything but burn me at the stake removing wannabe cancer spots. He didn’t bat an eye as he sprayed nitrous oxide on my hands, arms, back, and face freezing and killing off some 30-40 potential skin cancers. This morning I have blisters all over my body from it that look gross . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/poor-baby/ Fri, 19 February 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/WFTD-2-19-21.mp3 NO NO 5:43 I have been plunking away on the guitar for more years than I can remember. I have learned that in order to play respectable, (at least for me) it takes years and not weeks or months. Sometimes it is intimidating and downright depressing to see some of the great players playing flawlessly with ease . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/thousand-mile-journey/ I have been plunking away on the guitar for more years than I can remember. I have learned that in order to play respectable, (at least for me) it takes years and not weeks or months. Sometimes it is intimidating and downright depressing to see some of the great players playing flawlessly with ease . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/thousand-mile-journey/ Mon, 22 February 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/WFTD-2-22-21.mp3 NO NO 6:06 I was sitting at my desk this morning and praying and wondering what the Lord would have me write about today. I went to get a glass of sweet tea and could just barely make out the sun as it slowly began to make its appearance on the distant horizon. I walked out on the deck to get a better look and felt the warmth of the tropics that blanketed me and the humidity of the Florida Keys. (I like it warm and humid) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/no-more-drama/ I was sitting at my desk this morning and praying and wondering what the Lord would have me write about today. I went to get a glass of sweet tea and could just barely make out the sun as it slowly began to make its appearance on the distant horizon. I walked out on the deck to get a better look and felt the warmth of the tropics that blanketed me and the humidity of the Florida Keys. (I like it warm and humid) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/no-more-drama/ Tue, 23 February 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/WFTD-2-23-21.mp3 NO NO 3:16 I’ve spent far too much time dwelling on the past, particularly my unhappy childhood. I have some friends that spend far too much time worrying about the future. Well what about today? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/lets-begin/ I’ve spent far too much time dwelling on the past, particularly my unhappy childhood. I have some friends that spend far too much time worrying about the future. Well what about today? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/lets-begin/ Wed, 24 February 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/WFTD-2-24-21.mp3 NO NO 4:40 I met a scientist who also happened to be an astronaut on a plane one time. This guy was really fascinating. He was a biochemist and was conducting experiments on the space shuttle. His experiment was to grow crystals from proteins. In essence they grow perfectly in space because there is no gravity . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/killer-anthrax/ I met a scientist who also happened to be an astronaut on a plane one time. This guy was really fascinating. He was a biochemist and was conducting experiments on the space shuttle. His experiment was to grow crystals from proteins. In essence they grow perfectly in space because there is no gravity . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/killer-anthrax/ Thu, 25 February 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/WFTD-2-25-21.mp3 NO NO 4:15 I’ve been watching the Netflix series Heartland and am envious of the family environment in which they exist. Family is everything and though they are beset with all of the problems facing the world they stick together and get through it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/small-town-heaven/ I’ve been watching the Netflix series Heartland and am envious of the family environment in which they exist. Family is everything and though they are beset with all of the problems facing the world they stick together and get through it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/02/small-town-heaven/ Fri, 26 February 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/WFTD-2-26-21.mp3 NO NO 3:49 One of the things I enjoy about going fishing is leaving the dock early in the morning at the crack of dawn. As we head offshore through the turquoise water to the deep blue I enjoy looking back at the foamy wake and the trail that the powerful engines leave. The spray literally glistens as the boat glides along pushing neat rows of white water aside . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/face-lifts-that-sag/ One of the things I enjoy about going fishing is leaving the dock early in the morning at the crack of dawn. As we head offshore through the turquoise water to the deep blue I enjoy looking back at the foamy wake and the trail that the powerful engines leave. The spray literally glistens as the boat glides along pushing neat rows of white water aside . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/face-lifts-that-sag/ Mon, 01 March 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFTD-3-1-21.mp3 NO NO 9:51 One time I had a young employee come to my office and ask for counseling. I agreed and she suddenly burst into tears and as I tried to calm her down and console her, she blurted out that her grandfather had told her that if she attended a worship service where musical instruments were used, she would go to hell . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/guitar-will-put-you-in-hell/ One time I had a young employee come to my office and ask for counseling. I agreed and she suddenly burst into tears and as I tried to calm her down and console her, she blurted out that her grandfather had told her that if she attended a worship service where musical instruments were used, she would go to hell . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/guitar-will-put-you-in-hell/ Tue, 02 March 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFTD-3-2-21.mp3 NO NO 3:56 It’s spooky seeing our Democrat controlled government and their ultra-left-wing radical following going after the freedoms that we cherish. The cancel culture snuffs out anyone who dares speak out against them and doesn’t toe their Communist inspired policies . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/broken-teeth-and-cheekbones/ It’s spooky seeing our Democrat controlled government and their ultra-left-wing radical following going after the freedoms that we cherish. The cancel culture snuffs out anyone who dares speak out against them and doesn’t toe their Communist inspired policies . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/broken-teeth-and-cheekbones/ Wed, 03 March 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFTD-3-3-21.mp3 NO NO 5:24 I have written many times about having concern for my kids and grandkids due to the anti-Christ position of so many in the world. The “If it is wrong – it is right” mentality seems to be gaining momentum and I fear that my grandkids might be swayed by their venom especially when they attend college. I have spoken to some young people who themselves have expressed doubt that they should even bring a child into this world with all of its seemingly impossible to solve problems at this time . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/perfect-timing/ I have written many times about having concern for my kids and grandkids due to the anti-Christ position of so many in the world. The “If it is wrong – it is right” mentality seems to be gaining momentum and I fear that my grandkids might be swayed by their venom especially when they attend college. I have spoken to some young people who themselves have expressed doubt that they should even bring a child into this world with all of its seemingly impossible to solve problems at this time . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/perfect-timing/ Thu, 04 March 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFTD-3-4-21.mp3 NO NO 4:51 My wife and I got our second and final COVID shots on Wednesday and yesterday I felt fine but my wife felt lousy. Today she feels much better. We had to go to the Florida panhandle in Madison, Florida for our shots and due to arriving early had a chance to drive out to nearby Honey Lake and check it out . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/misty-morning/ My wife and I got our second and final COVID shots on Wednesday and yesterday I felt fine but my wife felt lousy. Today she feels much better. We had to go to the Florida panhandle in Madison, Florida for our shots and due to arriving early had a chance to drive out to nearby Honey Lake and check it out . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/misty-morning/ Fri, 05 March 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFTD-3-5-21.mp3 NO NO 8:43 I went out to dinner with some friends last night and the subject of mega preacher Andy Stanley came up. I am not enamored by him due to his rejection and disbelief of certain parts of the Bible. He seems to think parts of it, especially the Old Testament were written by old men and are not to be believed. Stanley argues that our faith is based on the resurrection and not the Bible . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/the-bible-says-god-says/ I went out to dinner with some friends last night and the subject of mega preacher Andy Stanley came up. I am not enamored by him due to his rejection and disbelief of certain parts of the Bible. He seems to think parts of it, especially the Old Testament were written by old men and are not to be believed. Stanley argues that our faith is based on the resurrection and not the Bible . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/the-bible-says-god-says/ Mon, 08 March 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFTD-3-8-21.mp3 NO NO 6:10 I read a quote by Beatles legend John Lennon that rings ever so true, “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” I was having a conversation with a buddy not long ago and during the conversation I invited him to come down and go fishing when it reaches its peak in a couple of months . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/explore-dream-discover/ I read a quote by Beatles legend John Lennon that rings ever so true, “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” I was having a conversation with a buddy not long ago and during the conversation I invited him to come down and go fishing when it reaches its peak in a couple of months . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/explore-dream-discover/ Tue, 09 March 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFTD-3-9-21.mp3 NO NO 5:01 So yesterday we finally got the Certificate of Occupancy (CO) for our new home. We signed the contract to buy this home back in August and were assured that it would be completed and we could move in by early November . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/remain-calm/ So yesterday we finally got the Certificate of Occupancy (CO) for our new home. We signed the contract to buy this home back in August and were assured that it would be completed and we could move in by early November . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/remain-calm/ Wed, 10 March 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFTD-3-10-21.mp3 NO NO 4:01 It has been said that the people that we want to help the most in life are the very ones who will not allow it. I realize that my job is to plant seeds and it is God that draws them to Himself, but that is small consolation when we love someone and invest all of our time and energy in them to try and help them find their way to the peace, joy, and love of Jesus, only to have those efforts spurned. We are cursed for our love for them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/cursed-for-love-2/ It has been said that the people that we want to help the most in life are the very ones who will not allow it. I realize that my job is to plant seeds and it is God that draws them to Himself, but that is small consolation when we love someone and invest all of our time and energy in them to try and help them find their way to the peace, joy, and love of Jesus, only to have those efforts spurned. We are cursed for our love for them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/cursed-for-love-2/ Thu, 11 March 2021 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/WFTD-9-10-15.mp3 NO NO 5:53 I wrote something this week and received zero comments from you guys which seemed odd to me because I thought it was very profound. I wrote that I desire to, Stop trying to calm the storms of life and instead calm myself . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/profound-but-no-one-cared/ I wrote something this week and received zero comments from you guys which seemed odd to me because I thought it was very profound. I wrote that I desire to, Stop trying to calm the storms of life and instead calm myself . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/profound-but-no-one-cared/ Fri, 12 March 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFTD-3-12-21.mp3 NO NO 5:36 I hear many people today complaining about how our American culture has slipped into a morass of amoral behavior. Some blame it on the church, stating that they have become institutionalized and are no longer serving their purpose. People attend for an hour or so a week and then head for the golf course . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/come-together/ I hear many people today complaining about how our American culture has slipped into a morass of amoral behavior. Some blame it on the church, stating that they have become institutionalized and are no longer serving their purpose. People attend for an hour or so a week and then head for the golf course . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/come-together/ Mon, 15 March 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFTD-3-15-21.mp3 NO NO 4:58 I am still a big fan of motivational speaker Zig Ziglar even though he passed away in 2012. Once I saw him speak in person and he was as charismatic, funny, and razor sharp as anyone I’ve ever heard. He had a unique way of looking at criticism. He said, “Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember – the only taste of success some people get is to take a bite out of you.” I remember, all too well, being criticized for nearly every project I undertook, but it fell off my back like rain on a duck . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/take-a-bath-daily/ I am still a big fan of motivational speaker Zig Ziglar even though he passed away in 2012. Once I saw him speak in person and he was as charismatic, funny, and razor sharp as anyone I’ve ever heard. He had a unique way of looking at criticism. He said, “Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember – the only taste of success some people get is to take a bite out of you.” I remember, all too well, being criticized for nearly every project I undertook, but it fell off my back like rain on a duck . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/take-a-bath-daily/ Tue, 16 March 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFTD-3-16-21.mp3 NO NO 3:24 So today we’re scheduled to close on our new home. At least that is the hope. At this point I will believe it when I see it. It was supposed to close in early November, then by Thanksgiving, the next promise was before Christmas, then by the first of the year and so on. Lying comes second nature to those involved with its construction and they should consider publishing a book with the title, “The Book of lies for every occasion." . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/patiently-boiling-shrimp/ So today we’re scheduled to close on our new home. At least that is the hope. At this point I will believe it when I see it. It was supposed to close in early November, then by Thanksgiving, the next promise was before Christmas, then by the first of the year and so on. Lying comes second nature to those involved with its construction and they should consider publishing a book with the title, “The Book of lies for every occasion." . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/patiently-boiling-shrimp/ Wed, 17 March 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFTD-3-17-21.mp3 NO NO 3:56 A few years back some friends of mine from church and I went into a prison located about an hour and a half from my home and ministered to the inmates. We were welcomed by one and all, and the place was packed. Prison evangelist and musician Kenny Munds accompanied by Jack, (Murf the Surf) Murphy played some rousing and inspiring music and during their performance offered encouraging words from their life experience. I finished it up by giving my complete testimony . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/stand-up/ A few years back some friends of mine from church and I went into a prison located about an hour and a half from my home and ministered to the inmates. We were welcomed by one and all, and the place was packed. Prison evangelist and musician Kenny Munds accompanied by Jack, (Murf the Surf) Murphy played some rousing and inspiring music and during their performance offered encouraging words from their life experience. I finished it up by giving my complete testimony . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/stand-up/ Thu, 18 March 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFTD-3-18-21.mp3 NO NO 6:24 One time I went hunting with someone whom I barely knew. We entered a vast swamp and we walked a considerable distance looking for a new place to hunt. Everything began looking the same in this overgrown swamp and soon we were completely lost. When I announced that I didn’t have a clue as to which direction our vehicle was located my companion completely panicked . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/lost-and-found-2/ One time I went hunting with someone whom I barely knew. We entered a vast swamp and we walked a considerable distance looking for a new place to hunt. Everything began looking the same in this overgrown swamp and soon we were completely lost. When I announced that I didn’t have a clue as to which direction our vehicle was located my companion completely panicked . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/lost-and-found-2/ Fri, 19 March 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFTD-3-19-21.mp3 NO NO 5:38 Our little dog Cooper is getting up in years. He is nearly 13 now and his activity consists of sleeping all day and only getting up to eat and go to the bathroom. His exercise is limited to occasionally moving from one favorite sleeping spot to another and he visits with us for maybe an hour a day. Gone are the days of tearing around the house and pouncing on his stuffed toys and violently shaking them until they squeak . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/make-the-call/ Our little dog Cooper is getting up in years. He is nearly 13 now and his activity consists of sleeping all day and only getting up to eat and go to the bathroom. His exercise is limited to occasionally moving from one favorite sleeping spot to another and he visits with us for maybe an hour a day. Gone are the days of tearing around the house and pouncing on his stuffed toys and violently shaking them until they squeak . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/make-the-call/ Mon, 22 March 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFTD-3-22-21.mp3 NO NO 4:21 Well today is moving day. Three moving trucks should arrive from Jupiter between 8-9 and then the hard work of unloading, unpacking, organizing, and putting things where they belong will begin in earnest. It will likely take at least a couple of weeks to accomplish . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/shadows-are-fleeing/ Well today is moving day. Three moving trucks should arrive from Jupiter between 8-9 and then the hard work of unloading, unpacking, organizing, and putting things where they belong will begin in earnest. It will likely take at least a couple of weeks to accomplish . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/shadows-are-fleeing/ Tue, 23 March 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFTD-3-23-21.mp3 NO NO 6:28 Yesterday we hauled three moving trucks by barge for my move. It was extremely difficult work to get the trucks there and then the furniture had to be taken up stairs and much of it was HEAVY! The movers sent seven big guys and they were dragging when we finally unloaded the last item . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/when-you-stand-before-god/ Yesterday we hauled three moving trucks by barge for my move. It was extremely difficult work to get the trucks there and then the furniture had to be taken up stairs and much of it was HEAVY! The movers sent seven big guys and they were dragging when we finally unloaded the last item . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/when-you-stand-before-god/ Wed, 24 March 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFTD-3-24-21.mp3 NO NO 2:39 From a very young age I was made fun of and was the main focus of derision in my family and later by others in a position of authority. I was often told that I would never amount to anything and I was a black sheep and an anomaly to the good Williamson name. Anything positive I did was glossed over, while the negative was magnified . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/who-do-you-listen-to-2/ From a very young age I was made fun of and was the main focus of derision in my family and later by others in a position of authority. I was often told that I would never amount to anything and I was a black sheep and an anomaly to the good Williamson name. Anything positive I did was glossed over, while the negative was magnified . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/who-do-you-listen-to-2/ Thu, 25 March 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/WFTD-7-27-16.mp3 NO NO 3:31 So several of you have inquired as to how my move into my new home is going. Actually it has gone far better than anticipated, albeit it still looks like a hurricane came through . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/it-never-happened/ So several of you have inquired as to how my move into my new home is going. Actually it has gone far better than anticipated, albeit it still looks like a hurricane came through . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/it-never-happened/ Fri, 26 March 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFTD-3-26-21.mp3 NO NO 3:21 Last night I was walking up the steps to my new home in the back yard and I saw the full moon rising and reflecting the sun to make it appear orange . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/full-moon-rising/ Last night I was walking up the steps to my new home in the back yard and I saw the full moon rising and reflecting the sun to make it appear orange . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/full-moon-rising/ Mon, 29 March 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFTD-3-29-21.mp3 NO NO 4:40 I was reading a letter written by famed intellect and former atheist C.S. Lewis this morning. It detailed his musings concerning a conception of heaven. He wrote, “The symbols under which Heaven is presented to us are (a) a dinner party, (b) a wedding, (c) a city, and (d) a concert. It would be grotesque to suppose that the guests or citizens or members of the choir didn’t know one another. And how can love of one another be commanded in this life if it is to be cut short at death? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/seeds-dreams-and-butterflies/ I was reading a letter written by famed intellect and former atheist C.S. Lewis this morning. It detailed his musings concerning a conception of heaven. He wrote, “The symbols under which Heaven is presented to us are (a) a dinner party, (b) a wedding, (c) a city, and (d) a concert. It would be grotesque to suppose that the guests or citizens or members of the choir didn’t know one another. And how can love of one another be commanded in this life if it is to be cut short at death? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/seeds-dreams-and-butterflies/ Tue, 30 March 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFTD-3-30-21.mp3 NO NO 5:00 We are fast approaching the most important day of the year and it’s not about Easter bunnies laying brightly colored chicken eggs and having little rug rats running around everywhere to look for them, (as fun as that might be.) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/what-exactly-are-we-celebrating/ We are fast approaching the most important day of the year and it’s not about Easter bunnies laying brightly colored chicken eggs and having little rug rats running around everywhere to look for them, (as fun as that might be.) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/03/what-exactly-are-we-celebrating/ Wed, 31 March 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFTD-3-31-21.mp3 NO NO 7:08 We had dinner with some new friends last night and we discussed the time I accepted Christ as my personal Savior. I related to them that my transformation was immediate and I felt the Holy Spirit fill me with His presence literally from head to toe. My entire mindset changed in a moment and I no longer wanted to do the former things which were evil through and through . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/sorrow-to-joy/ We had dinner with some new friends last night and we discussed the time I accepted Christ as my personal Savior. I related to them that my transformation was immediate and I felt the Holy Spirit fill me with His presence literally from head to toe. My entire mindset changed in a moment and I no longer wanted to do the former things which were evil through and through . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/sorrow-to-joy/ Thu, 01 April 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WFTD-4-1-21.mp3 NO NO 7:56 A question that used to really bug me was along the following lines: Jesus foretold the length of time He would be in the grave as a sign that He was the Messiah. But that time simply doesn’t fit between a supposed Good Friday crucifixion and burial and an Easter Sunday resurrection . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/does-it-bug-you/ A question that used to really bug me was along the following lines: Jesus foretold the length of time He would be in the grave as a sign that He was the Messiah. But that time simply doesn’t fit between a supposed Good Friday crucifixion and burial and an Easter Sunday resurrection . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/does-it-bug-you/ Fri, 02 April 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WFTD-4-2-21.mp3 NO NO 4:31 I was talking to a buddy of mine recently and the subject of divorce came up. He was laughing that three of his four kids were either divorced or going through one. This seemed odd to me because he has been married over 50 years. It seems he could have passed on some of his secrets to success and he would be dismayed about so much heartache in his family, instead of laughing about it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/one-of-lifes-toughest-puzzles/ I was talking to a buddy of mine recently and the subject of divorce came up. He was laughing that three of his four kids were either divorced or going through one. This seemed odd to me because he has been married over 50 years. It seems he could have passed on some of his secrets to success and he would be dismayed about so much heartache in his family, instead of laughing about it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/one-of-lifes-toughest-puzzles/ Mon, 05 April 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WFTD-4-5-21.mp3 NO NO 3:54 I haven’t watched the news on television in over a year now. Sometimes I scan news websites to see if we are in a war and I always come away madder than a hornet knocked off its nest . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/red-sky-in-the-morning/ I haven’t watched the news on television in over a year now. Sometimes I scan news websites to see if we are in a war and I always come away madder than a hornet knocked off its nest . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/red-sky-in-the-morning/ Tue, 06 April 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WFTD-4-6-21.mp3 NO NO 3:07 I once read an interesting book on motivation by John Capozzi entitled: “If you want the rainbow . . . You gotta put up with the rain!” I believe this to be true. It has been my experience that most people who do not succeed, do not understand this concept and at the first sign of trouble quit and accept their defeat . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/do-you-push-or-pull-2/ I once read an interesting book on motivation by John Capozzi entitled: “If you want the rainbow . . . You gotta put up with the rain!” I believe this to be true. It has been my experience that most people who do not succeed, do not understand this concept and at the first sign of trouble quit and accept their defeat . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/do-you-push-or-pull-2/ Wed, 07 April 2021 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/WFTD-10-28-15.mp3 NO NO 7:10 Happy Thursday my friends. I hope today is the best day of your life. My son deleted all of his social media apps about a month ago and this week deleted all of his news apps. He quit watching the news on television some time ago. I asked how he would know whether or not we were in a war. He just grinned and said I suppose someone will tell me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/changing-focus/ Happy Thursday my friends. I hope today is the best day of your life. My son deleted all of his social media apps about a month ago and this week deleted all of his news apps. He quit watching the news on television some time ago. I asked how he would know whether or not we were in a war. He just grinned and said I suppose someone will tell me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/changing-focus/ Thu, 08 April 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WFTD-4-8-21.mp3 NO NO 5:20 I think I accidentally misled some of you in yesterday’s post. I wasn’t talking about stopping writing Words for the Day, rather that I might quit sending it via Facebook due to Facebook being one of the most biased companies in the world . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/greatest-joy-in-life/ I think I accidentally misled some of you in yesterday’s post. I wasn’t talking about stopping writing Words for the Day, rather that I might quit sending it via Facebook due to Facebook being one of the most biased companies in the world . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/greatest-joy-in-life/ Fri, 09 April 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WFTD-4-9-21.mp3 NO NO 4:24 Another of my friends, a true warrior for God, entered heaven a few days ago. Bill Fries was one of the gentlest souls I’ve ever me and a true gentleman. He was one of the good guys. He graduated from the Naval academy and served on a submarine for his sterling career and then he entered prison ministry . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/another-warrior-has-fallen/ Another of my friends, a true warrior for God, entered heaven a few days ago. Bill Fries was one of the gentlest souls I’ve ever me and a true gentleman. He was one of the good guys. He graduated from the Naval academy and served on a submarine for his sterling career and then he entered prison ministry . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/another-warrior-has-fallen/ Mon, 12 April 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WFTD-4-12-21.mp3 NO NO 7:21 So I went to a new men’s group Bible study last night with a friend and lo and behold it was being taught by an old friend from some time ago who attended the same church I did when I lived in Islamorada. It is interesting that he is now the pastor of the church where the Bible study was held . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/i-dont-want-to-but-i-do/ So I went to a new men’s group Bible study last night with a friend and lo and behold it was being taught by an old friend from some time ago who attended the same church I did when I lived in Islamorada. It is interesting that he is now the pastor of the church where the Bible study was held . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/i-dont-want-to-but-i-do/ Tue, 13 April 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WFTD-4-13-21.mp3 NO NO 3:20 I had some fans in my new house that were malfunctioning. So I went in and tried the in wall switch and the fan remote and nothing happened. So I got a little bent out of shape and started violently pushing buttons as fast as I could . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/mystery-fans/ I had some fans in my new house that were malfunctioning. So I went in and tried the in wall switch and the fan remote and nothing happened. So I got a little bent out of shape and started violently pushing buttons as fast as I could . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/mystery-fans/ Wed, 14 April 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WFTD-4-14-21.mp3 NO NO 6:25 My son visited last week and we went fishing on Friday. He insisted that he clean the boat and stated he needed no help and could clean it faster without me. I thought that was a nice gesture and thanked him. When he finished cleaning it, he needed to finish raising the boat on the lift . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/strangle-comes-to-mind/ My son visited last week and we went fishing on Friday. He insisted that he clean the boat and stated he needed no help and could clean it faster without me. I thought that was a nice gesture and thanked him. When he finished cleaning it, he needed to finish raising the boat on the lift . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/strangle-comes-to-mind/ Thu, 15 April 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WFTD-4-15-21.mp3 NO NO 4:47 Friday has arrived and the weather is terrific here. Not a cloud in the sky or whisper of wind which leaves the ocean looking like a sheet of glass. Now most folks might think that is a good thing, but invariably along comes someone who finds something wrong with it; it’s gonna be a hot one today, fish don’t bite well in calm seas, etc. etc. . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/cringeworthy-words-for-the-day/ Friday has arrived and the weather is terrific here. Not a cloud in the sky or whisper of wind which leaves the ocean looking like a sheet of glass. Now most folks might think that is a good thing, but invariably along comes someone who finds something wrong with it; it’s gonna be a hot one today, fish don’t bite well in calm seas, etc. etc. . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/cringeworthy-words-for-the-day/ Fri, 16 April 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WFTD-4-16-21.mp3 NO NO 4:15 I went to a concert at an amphitheater in Key West Saturday night and I was impressed with the demeanor of the people attending. Everyone we encountered was friendly and the atmosphere was relaxed. We went with some friends and ran into some of our other good friends while there. The weather was perfect and the music was great. And yesterday I missed church in order to go fishing with a friend and his six year old son Mikey . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/mikey-and-the-big-fish/ I went to a concert at an amphitheater in Key West Saturday night and I was impressed with the demeanor of the people attending. Everyone we encountered was friendly and the atmosphere was relaxed. We went with some friends and ran into some of our other good friends while there. The weather was perfect and the music was great. And yesterday I missed church in order to go fishing with a friend and his six year old son Mikey . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/mikey-and-the-big-fish/ Mon, 19 April 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WFTD-4-19-21.mp3 NO NO 6:51 I have many friends involved with all sorts of ministry. God called different people to use their Christlike passion for all sorts of needs in His kingdom. I was blessed with many gifts but I’m elated that God’s primary gift to me was evangelism . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/evangelistic-bonanza/ I have many friends involved with all sorts of ministry. God called different people to use their Christlike passion for all sorts of needs in His kingdom. I was blessed with many gifts but I’m elated that God’s primary gift to me was evangelism . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/evangelistic-bonanza/ Tue, 20 April 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WFTD-4-20-21.mp3 NO NO 3:40 I have a friend who is absolutely terrified to die. He is about ten years younger than me and he talks about it every time I see him. He just cannot get over the fact that I’m not afraid of death and cannot understand any risky adventure that I embark on such as going fishing in rough seas . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/the-adventure-continues-2/ I have a friend who is absolutely terrified to die. He is about ten years younger than me and he talks about it every time I see him. He just cannot get over the fact that I’m not afraid of death and cannot understand any risky adventure that I embark on such as going fishing in rough seas . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/the-adventure-continues-2/ Wed, 21 April 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WFTD-4-21-21.mp3 NO NO 5:34 I’m facing a real dilemma. Practically all of my fishing buddies are heading back up north for the summer. It kind of caught me by surprise; I knew that they would migrate but I didn’t think they would do so this early. After all the best fishing of the year in the keys is in May . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/friend-dilemma/ I’m facing a real dilemma. Practically all of my fishing buddies are heading back up north for the summer. It kind of caught me by surprise; I knew that they would migrate but I didn’t think they would do so this early. After all the best fishing of the year in the keys is in May . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/friend-dilemma/ Thu, 22 April 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WFTD-4-22-21.mp3 NO NO 5:53 I spoke with two of my three sons last week, the youngest and the eldest. Both remarked independent of each other how fast time seems to be moving. Last night we drove down to Key West to go to a Japanese steak house and my wife mentioned it too. Geez, what’s going on with this . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/do-you-love-love-bugs/ I spoke with two of my three sons last week, the youngest and the eldest. Both remarked independent of each other how fast time seems to be moving. Last night we drove down to Key West to go to a Japanese steak house and my wife mentioned it too. Geez, what’s going on with this . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/do-you-love-love-bugs/ Fri, 23 April 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WFTD-4-23-21.mp3 NO NO 6:59 Several years ago a friend had nowhere to store his motorcycle and asked if he could put it in my garage for a while. I told him no problem and he told me just to treat is as my own and ride it anytime I wanted. It was a brand new Kawasaki 1000 and was like sitting on a rocket ship and faster than the wind . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/120-mph-a-dog-a-vow/ Several years ago a friend had nowhere to store his motorcycle and asked if he could put it in my garage for a while. I told him no problem and he told me just to treat is as my own and ride it anytime I wanted. It was a brand new Kawasaki 1000 and was like sitting on a rocket ship and faster than the wind . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/120-mph-a-dog-a-vow/ Mon, 26 April 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WFTD-4-26-21.mp3 NO NO 5:43 I don’t watch the news at home anymore but saw a few clips of it at a friend’s house a few days ago and it appears that Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats stand to lose the mid-term elections and the majority in the House. I wonder if it will make much difference; I hope so . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/king-davids-remedy/ I don’t watch the news at home anymore but saw a few clips of it at a friend’s house a few days ago and it appears that Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats stand to lose the mid-term elections and the majority in the House. I wonder if it will make much difference; I hope so . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/king-davids-remedy/ Tue, 27 April 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WFTD-4-27-21.mp3 NO NO 5:04 When I was young, I worked on cars, did carpentry, electrical work, plumbing, landscaping, and a myriad of other things. I’ve noticed as I’ve gotten older it is as though I never knew how to do any of that stuff; hence I pay others to do it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/the-worm-fights-back/ When I was young, I worked on cars, did carpentry, electrical work, plumbing, landscaping, and a myriad of other things. I’ve noticed as I’ve gotten older it is as though I never knew how to do any of that stuff; hence I pay others to do it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/the-worm-fights-back/ Wed, 28 April 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WFTD-4-28-21.mp3 NO NO 3:33 Yesterday I went in to get an implant tooth that was sore looked at by an implant/periodontist expert. and the guy decided to operate on it for an hour including a bone graft. He talked incessantly while he was slicing and peeling my gum back to scrape the metal on the implant and sewing stiches in my gums. He would stop every now and then and ask about my career and when I told him he said it sounded very interesting and I should write a book. I told him I did and he wanted to know the name . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/johnny-appleseed-goes-to-doctor/ Yesterday I went in to get an implant tooth that was sore looked at by an implant/periodontist expert. and the guy decided to operate on it for an hour including a bone graft. He talked incessantly while he was slicing and peeling my gum back to scrape the metal on the implant and sewing stiches in my gums. He would stop every now and then and ask about my career and when I told him he said it sounded very interesting and I should write a book. I told him I did and he wanted to know the name . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/johnny-appleseed-goes-to-doctor/ Thu, 29 April 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WFTD-4-29-21.mp3 NO NO 5:53 Good morning – Early update my back appears to be better after the spinal injection yesterday and the same holds true with the bone graft and gum surgery I had day before yesterday. Going fishing today. The spine shots usually don’t work for 2-3 days but it is feeling a little better already today so I’m optimistic and will be going offshore shortly. The seas are not real calm this morning; I hope the bouncing and jarring around doesn’t hurt me more. Nurses said I should be fine – (Just what I wanted to hear.) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/hope-abounds/ Good morning – Early update my back appears to be better after the spinal injection yesterday and the same holds true with the bone graft and gum surgery I had day before yesterday. Going fishing today. The spine shots usually don’t work for 2-3 days but it is feeling a little better already today so I’m optimistic and will be going offshore shortly. The seas are not real calm this morning; I hope the bouncing and jarring around doesn’t hurt me more. Nurses said I should be fine – (Just what I wanted to hear.) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/04/hope-abounds/ Fri, 30 April 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WFTD-4-30-21.mp3 NO NO 5:01 It is rare for me to be in a bad mood, but the last couple of days I’ve been like an old angry bear – It has been hard to be around me. My lower back hurts, my hearing is all but gone, but worst of all is losing my eyesight. I’ve resumed wearing my hearing aids which helps to prevent me from being stone deaf but nothing can be done about my fading eyesight and macular degeneration. Take it from me it is terrible to lose one’s eyesight and is as frustrating a situation as I’ve ever encountered . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/tail-wagging-happy/ It is rare for me to be in a bad mood, but the last couple of days I’ve been like an old angry bear – It has been hard to be around me. My lower back hurts, my hearing is all but gone, but worst of all is losing my eyesight. I’ve resumed wearing my hearing aids which helps to prevent me from being stone deaf but nothing can be done about my fading eyesight and macular degeneration. Take it from me it is terrible to lose one’s eyesight and is as frustrating a situation as I’ve ever encountered . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/tail-wagging-happy/ Mon, 03 May 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/WFTD-5-3-21.mp3 NO NO 3:11 There was a gorgeous sunrise this morning and life is good. I can’t imagine a place I’d rather be than right here in Duck Key. The problems of the world seem far removed from me and I really don’t even know what the crazies are railing about now as I haven’t watched or read any news. My hunch is they are still driving the racism card and WOKE insanity to the brink . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/pigsty/ There was a gorgeous sunrise this morning and life is good. I can’t imagine a place I’d rather be than right here in Duck Key. The problems of the world seem far removed from me and I really don’t even know what the crazies are railing about now as I haven’t watched or read any news. My hunch is they are still driving the racism card and WOKE insanity to the brink . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/pigsty/ Tue, 04 May 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/WFTD-5-4-21.mp3 NO NO 5:18 My wife took me to task over some comments made to a friend whose wife is suffering from cancer. My friend told me he was angry at God. I told him that disease and other maladies facing humanity including death are caused by sin and he should not be angry at God because his wife is enduring liver cancer and instead direct his anger at sin and the author of it Lucifer . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/taking-me-to-task/ My wife took me to task over some comments made to a friend whose wife is suffering from cancer. My friend told me he was angry at God. I told him that disease and other maladies facing humanity including death are caused by sin and he should not be angry at God because his wife is enduring liver cancer and instead direct his anger at sin and the author of it Lucifer . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/taking-me-to-task/ Wed, 05 May 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/WFTD-5-5-21.mp3 NO NO 5:03 I’m heading my boat to the national park the Dry Tortugas this morning. Fishing on these islands 70 miles west of Key West is renowned. I have several buddies going and it should prove to be fun . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/greatest-gift-2/ I’m heading my boat to the national park the Dry Tortugas this morning. Fishing on these islands 70 miles west of Key West is renowned. I have several buddies going and it should prove to be fun . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/greatest-gift-2/ Thu, 06 May 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/WFTD-5-6-21.mp3 NO NO 2:48 So my wife went to Lowes to buy some supplies and needed to read a label. The problem was that she cannot see without her reading glasses which she couldn’t find. So she set out on a journey throughout Lowes looking for some reading glasses to buy . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/who-you-gonna-call-2/ So my wife went to Lowes to buy some supplies and needed to read a label. The problem was that she cannot see without her reading glasses which she couldn’t find. So she set out on a journey throughout Lowes looking for some reading glasses to buy . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/who-you-gonna-call-2/ Fri, 07 May 2021 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/WFTD-5-5-16.mp3 NO NO 6:54 My wife never seems to worry when I go offshore no matter how far I go or how stormy it might be. The only thing she harasses me about is not focusing on watching where I’m going. I have enough electronics on the boat that it is like monitoring a Boeing 747 so I do have to look at the instruments quite often. I have on occasion been guilty of not looking ahead while doing this . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/the-adventure-continues-3/ My wife never seems to worry when I go offshore no matter how far I go or how stormy it might be. The only thing she harasses me about is not focusing on watching where I’m going. I have enough electronics on the boat that it is like monitoring a Boeing 747 so I do have to look at the instruments quite often. I have on occasion been guilty of not looking ahead while doing this . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/the-adventure-continues-3/ Mon, 10 May 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/WFTD-5-10-21.mp3 NO NO 6:27 I have many friends who are preparing for the terrible days of judgment predicted in the Bible. Many modern day prophets and Bible scholars are predicting disaster beginning in September of this year. They point to blood moons, shemitah, and the Jewish calendar lining up in a similar configuration to previous years, when disasters such as 9/11 and stock market crashes struck, as precedent for huge world impacting events looming just ahead . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/survival-guide-2/ I have many friends who are preparing for the terrible days of judgment predicted in the Bible. Many modern day prophets and Bible scholars are predicting disaster beginning in September of this year. They point to blood moons, shemitah, and the Jewish calendar lining up in a similar configuration to previous years, when disasters such as 9/11 and stock market crashes struck, as precedent for huge world impacting events looming just ahead . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/survival-guide-2/ Tue, 11 May 2021 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WFTD-8-18-15.mp3 NO NO 4:25 I have a young friend and fishing buddy who appears to have everything going for him. He is handsome and has a drop dead gorgeous wife and absolutely beautiful children. God has blessed this young man with a strong work ethic and he’s smart . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/a-bird-in-a-snare/ I have a young friend and fishing buddy who appears to have everything going for him. He is handsome and has a drop dead gorgeous wife and absolutely beautiful children. God has blessed this young man with a strong work ethic and he’s smart . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/a-bird-in-a-snare/ Wed, 12 May 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/WFTD-5-12-21.mp3 NO NO 5:25 One of my readers wrote and asked me to write Words for the Day about his friend’s dilemma. It sounded pretty interesting and I don’t think this fellow is alone. I edited it a little for brevity but here is the dilemma . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/attitude-of-non-gratitude/ One of my readers wrote and asked me to write Words for the Day about his friend’s dilemma. It sounded pretty interesting and I don’t think this fellow is alone. I edited it a little for brevity but here is the dilemma . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/attitude-of-non-gratitude/ Thu, 13 May 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/WFTD-5-13-21.mp3 NO NO 4:28 I can hardly believe it – Friday is already upon us – Seems like we just had one. Time is racing by and quickly moving towards its own demise. I get a small inkling of what that is like because time is not so important to me anymore and I rarely even know what day it is. They call it “island time” down here in the Florida Keys and no one seems to be in a big hurry. We have all heard the expression fast as a New York minute, but down here it is slow as a Florida Keys minute. I prefer the laid back mellow approach to life these days . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/the-death-of-time/ I can hardly believe it – Friday is already upon us – Seems like we just had one. Time is racing by and quickly moving towards its own demise. I get a small inkling of what that is like because time is not so important to me anymore and I rarely even know what day it is. They call it “island time” down here in the Florida Keys and no one seems to be in a big hurry. We have all heard the expression fast as a New York minute, but down here it is slow as a Florida Keys minute. I prefer the laid back mellow approach to life these days . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/the-death-of-time/ Fri, 14 May 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/WFTD-5-14-21.mp3 NO NO 6:47 I was standing by a swimming pool one day and saw a little boy fall in. He sank to the bottom like a rock. His mother was screaming that he couldn’t swim and immediately I dove in and swam down to the bottom of the deep end of the pool and grabbed him and swam towards the surface . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/rescue-someone-3/ I was standing by a swimming pool one day and saw a little boy fall in. He sank to the bottom like a rock. His mother was screaming that he couldn’t swim and immediately I dove in and swam down to the bottom of the deep end of the pool and grabbed him and swam towards the surface . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/rescue-someone-3/ Mon, 17 May 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/WFTD-5-17-21.mp3 NO NO 5:46 My oldest son is coming today for a week-long visit and some fishing and I’m really looking forward to it. He lives outside of Portland Oregon and has been unaffected by the antifa thugs, radical liberals, and anarchists living there. He states there is a small enclave of conservatives in his suburb community and they are separated from the radical crazies . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/you-are-not-alone-3/ My oldest son is coming today for a week-long visit and some fishing and I’m really looking forward to it. He lives outside of Portland Oregon and has been unaffected by the antifa thugs, radical liberals, and anarchists living there. He states there is a small enclave of conservatives in his suburb community and they are separated from the radical crazies . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/you-are-not-alone-3/ Tue, 18 May 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/WFTD-5-18-21.mp3 NO NO 4:19 My wife and I were both sick and feeling lousy a while back and I mentioned it in Words for the Day. A so-called “friend” responded and sarcastically told me that my little pity party was so moving that he felt sorry for me and that it was all he could do to keep from sending me flowers . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/kick-em-while-they-are-down-2/ My wife and I were both sick and feeling lousy a while back and I mentioned it in Words for the Day. A so-called “friend” responded and sarcastically told me that my little pity party was so moving that he felt sorry for me and that it was all he could do to keep from sending me flowers . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/kick-em-while-they-are-down-2/ Wed, 19 May 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/WFTD-5-19-21.mp3 NO NO 8:19 I often receive e-mails from people who say they are concerned about not having faith as they should. So how does one measure whether or not they have enough faith or indeed have faith at all? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/wanted-dead-or-alive-2/ I often receive e-mails from people who say they are concerned about not having faith as they should. So how does one measure whether or not they have enough faith or indeed have faith at all? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/wanted-dead-or-alive-2/ Thu, 20 May 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/WFTD-5-20-21.mp3 NO NO 3:53 There is an old American proverb that states: “It’s easy for a stingy man to get rich – but what’s the use?” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/scrooge-and-lose-2/ There is an old American proverb that states: “It’s easy for a stingy man to get rich – but what’s the use?” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/scrooge-and-lose-2/ Fri, 21 May 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/WFTD-5-21-21.mp3 NO NO 6:11 Does God ever directly intervene in our lives? After all He has to be incredibly busy. The latest scientific estimate indicates that there are 100 billion trillion stars in the universe. It is hard to imagine how such a project could be effectively managed and we don’t even know the true extent of it including what is beyond the universe . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/does-god-directly-intervene-in-our-lives/ Does God ever directly intervene in our lives? After all He has to be incredibly busy. The latest scientific estimate indicates that there are 100 billion trillion stars in the universe. It is hard to imagine how such a project could be effectively managed and we don’t even know the true extent of it including what is beyond the universe . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/does-god-directly-intervene-in-our-lives/ Mon, 24 May 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/WFTD-5-24-21.mp3 NO NO 4:06 I had some communication with a brother in Christ yesterday and he was lamenting the fact that he had started a Christian businessman’s group and out of the 12 guys he had signed up, only 3 were actually “walking the walk” instead of “talking the talk” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/why-doesnt-god-bless-me/ I had some communication with a brother in Christ yesterday and he was lamenting the fact that he had started a Christian businessman’s group and out of the 12 guys he had signed up, only 3 were actually “walking the walk” instead of “talking the talk” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/why-doesnt-god-bless-me/ Tue, 25 May 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/WFTD-5-25-21.mp3 NO NO 3:25 A young lady named Sally, related an experience she had in a seminary class, conducted by her professor, (Dr. Smith), who was known for his object lessons. One particular day, Sally walked into the seminary and knew they were in for a fun day . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/the-darts-we-throw/ A young lady named Sally, related an experience she had in a seminary class, conducted by her professor, (Dr. Smith), who was known for his object lessons. One particular day, Sally walked into the seminary and knew they were in for a fun day . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/the-darts-we-throw/ Wed, 26 May 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/WFTD-5-26-21.mp3 NO NO 5:26 Over the past few years, I’ve come to the conclusion that our society lives in a constant state of discontentment. We’re not happy with our leaders, all our family members, our income, or the things that we have. Our house is too small, our TV is too and is an older model, and our car isn’t as sleek as our neighbors. So what’s a person to do in order to find contentment in such a restless world, and why can’t we seem to find the contentment that we’re looking for . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/content-nah/ Over the past few years, I’ve come to the conclusion that our society lives in a constant state of discontentment. We’re not happy with our leaders, all our family members, our income, or the things that we have. Our house is too small, our TV is too and is an older model, and our car isn’t as sleek as our neighbors. So what’s a person to do in order to find contentment in such a restless world, and why can’t we seem to find the contentment that we’re looking for . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/content-nah/ Thu, 27 May 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/WFTD-5-27-21.mp3 NO NO 5:26 Not long after I became a Christian, I still would drink alcohol most every weekend. I knew a man at work who had a serious problem with drinking and I’d been witnessing to him day in and day out. One day we were having a big party at our house and we ran out of beer and wine. I was elected to go get more, so I went to the grocery store and just as I rounded a corner with a buggy full of the stuff, I nearly ran into the guy I had been witnessing to about drinking. He looked at me and then down at the buggy and back at me and he didn’t have to say a word, “You lousy hypocrite” was written all over his face . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/so-called-christians/ Not long after I became a Christian, I still would drink alcohol most every weekend. I knew a man at work who had a serious problem with drinking and I’d been witnessing to him day in and day out. One day we were having a big party at our house and we ran out of beer and wine. I was elected to go get more, so I went to the grocery store and just as I rounded a corner with a buggy full of the stuff, I nearly ran into the guy I had been witnessing to about drinking. He looked at me and then down at the buggy and back at me and he didn’t have to say a word, “You lousy hypocrite” was written all over his face . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/so-called-christians/ Fri, 28 May 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/WFTD-5-28-21.mp3 NO NO 4:28 Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/window-of-love/ Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/05/window-of-love/ Mon, 31 May 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/WFTD-5-31-21.mp3 NO NO 6:24 So a friend of mine asked me to go on a Christian retreat with him to Montana next week to do some trout fishing, shoot skeet, and blast a few nuisance prairie dogs. I have several construction projects going and on short notice it seemed to be too much. He implored me to go saying his other Christian friends could not go and he wanted someone to accompany him, so I made some plane reservations . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/let-go-and-let-god/ So a friend of mine asked me to go on a Christian retreat with him to Montana next week to do some trout fishing, shoot skeet, and blast a few nuisance prairie dogs. I have several construction projects going and on short notice it seemed to be too much. He implored me to go saying his other Christian friends could not go and he wanted someone to accompany him, so I made some plane reservations . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/let-go-and-let-god/ Tue, 01 June 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WFTD-6-1-21.mp3 NO NO 6:15 I had a dream one night that upon returning home from a trip I discovered that my wife had tattoos all over her body. Her entire arm was covered with a tattoo that looked like a dragon walking through vines with roses hanging from them. She had tattoos of every type on her ankles, legs, arms, head, everywhere . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/tattoo-woman/ I had a dream one night that upon returning home from a trip I discovered that my wife had tattoos all over her body. Her entire arm was covered with a tattoo that looked like a dragon walking through vines with roses hanging from them. She had tattoos of every type on her ankles, legs, arms, head, everywhere . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/tattoo-woman/ Wed, 02 June 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WFTD-6-2-21.mp3 NO NO 4:31 Many people have problems with the Scriptures as questions still remain unanswered no matter how much they are studied. Why do you suppose God did not provide more answers? I believe that the biggest reason is that the answers to some questions are too difficult for us to understand. It is particularly problematic since we are not endowed with being able to see into the future and understand God’s overall plans for us and how everything fits together perfectly according to His larger plan . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/mind-is-already-made-up/ Many people have problems with the Scriptures as questions still remain unanswered no matter how much they are studied. Why do you suppose God did not provide more answers? I believe that the biggest reason is that the answers to some questions are too difficult for us to understand. It is particularly problematic since we are not endowed with being able to see into the future and understand God’s overall plans for us and how everything fits together perfectly according to His larger plan . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/mind-is-already-made-up/ Thu, 03 June 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WFTD-6-3-21.mp3 NO NO 4:18 Once upon a time there was a King who had four wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to the finest of delicacies. He gave her nothing but the best . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/which-wife-do-you-love-the-most-2/ Once upon a time there was a King who had four wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to the finest of delicacies. He gave her nothing but the best . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/which-wife-do-you-love-the-most-2/ Fri, 04 June 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WFTD-6-4-21.mp3 NO NO 5:36 I have been witnessing extensively to a fishing buddy of mine who is a non-believer. His concept of Christians is all too common. He thinks most Christians are hypocrites and he dislikes hypocrites immensely. No doubt the reason for his disbelief, in part, is a result of some unfortunate incident in his childhood with someone who purported to be a Christian whose poor non- Christian behavior subsequently let him down . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/loving-guidance/ I have been witnessing extensively to a fishing buddy of mine who is a non-believer. His concept of Christians is all too common. He thinks most Christians are hypocrites and he dislikes hypocrites immensely. No doubt the reason for his disbelief, in part, is a result of some unfortunate incident in his childhood with someone who purported to be a Christian whose poor non- Christian behavior subsequently let him down . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/loving-guidance/ Mon, 07 June 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WFTD-6-7-21.mp3 NO NO 7:14 I heard from two of my good friends yesterday that they were worried about me because they haven’t seen any Words for the Day posts published lately. They both view it on Facebook and therein lies the answer. I’m still writing it five days per week just as I have for going on 23 years now, but apparently, Mark Zuckerberg and his minions don’t want you to see it. I suppose his algorithms are busily censoring anything they don’t like which is most of Words for the Day . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/stamping-out-the-word/ I heard from two of my good friends yesterday that they were worried about me because they haven’t seen any Words for the Day posts published lately. They both view it on Facebook and therein lies the answer. I’m still writing it five days per week just as I have for going on 23 years now, but apparently, Mark Zuckerberg and his minions don’t want you to see it. I suppose his algorithms are busily censoring anything they don’t like which is most of Words for the Day . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/stamping-out-the-word/ Tue, 08 June 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WFTD-6-8-21.mp3 NO NO 9:11 I suppose I am an efficiency nut, but I was thinking the other day about effective and efficient prayer. Are there any guidelines as to how to pray? The Bible is full of suggestions about prayer and the answer is yes; however, it would take a book to present them all. I will make a few observations that my research about prayer is beginning to yield and encourage you to conduct some research of your own. It is an important subject as we are instructed to pray constantly and there are ways that we can pray more effectively . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/prayer-tips/ I suppose I am an efficiency nut, but I was thinking the other day about effective and efficient prayer. Are there any guidelines as to how to pray? The Bible is full of suggestions about prayer and the answer is yes; however, it would take a book to present them all. I will make a few observations that my research about prayer is beginning to yield and encourage you to conduct some research of your own. It is an important subject as we are instructed to pray constantly and there are ways that we can pray more effectively . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/prayer-tips/ Wed, 09 June 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WFTD-6-9-21.mp3 NO NO 5:46 About a year ago, I started allowing our little dog to eat table scraps. It is probably not as healthy for him as his normal dog food but he is so old I figured why not allow him to enjoy what he loves as he lives out his last days. He is almost blind and cannot hear anything and has some aggravating cysts on his body that are inherent in the genetic makeup of the breed. I can relate to him as I’m old, I’m nearly blind, I cannot hear, and I have barnacles on my skin from sun damage that a dermatologist routinely removes . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/the-stare/ About a year ago, I started allowing our little dog to eat table scraps. It is probably not as healthy for him as his normal dog food but he is so old I figured why not allow him to enjoy what he loves as he lives out his last days. He is almost blind and cannot hear anything and has some aggravating cysts on his body that are inherent in the genetic makeup of the breed. I can relate to him as I’m old, I’m nearly blind, I cannot hear, and I have barnacles on my skin from sun damage that a dermatologist routinely removes . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/the-stare/ Thu, 10 June 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WFTD-6-10-21.mp3 NO NO 4:10 I was on the boxing team in several of the schools I attended. I had a huge advantage in that I was ambidextrous. I write, shoot a rifle, shoot pool left-handed but throw a ball and bat right-handed and my right arm is the stronger . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/the-real-power/ I was on the boxing team in several of the schools I attended. I had a huge advantage in that I was ambidextrous. I write, shoot a rifle, shoot pool left-handed but throw a ball and bat right-handed and my right arm is the stronger . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/the-real-power/ Fri, 11 June 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WFTD-6-11-21.mp3 NO NO 4:37 Dante once said that “Heaven grew drunken with its universal laughter.” I had never thought about laughter in heaven until I read that quote. The Bible tells us there will be no tears in heaven, no sadness, no sorrow, no grief and it tells us that no eye has ever seen nor ear heard the awesome wonders of heaven . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/drunkenness-in-heaven/ Dante once said that “Heaven grew drunken with its universal laughter.” I had never thought about laughter in heaven until I read that quote. The Bible tells us there will be no tears in heaven, no sadness, no sorrow, no grief and it tells us that no eye has ever seen nor ear heard the awesome wonders of heaven . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/drunkenness-in-heaven/ Mon, 14 June 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WFTD-6-14-21.mp3 NO NO 5:17 I told one of my sons yesterday that his mother and I had never been happier than we are right now at this stage of our lives. We are enjoying life to the hilt and we are most definitely standing on one of life’s peaks . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/he-took-me-to-that-place/ I told one of my sons yesterday that his mother and I had never been happier than we are right now at this stage of our lives. We are enjoying life to the hilt and we are most definitely standing on one of life’s peaks . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/he-took-me-to-that-place/ Tue, 15 June 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WFTD-6-15-21.mp3 NO NO 3:35 I am amazed at how fast our economy is sinking. My youngest son called yesterday and He was livid. His paycheck was decimated by taxes to nearly half of what he earned. The government took 44% of his pay! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/too-many-pauls/ I am amazed at how fast our economy is sinking. My youngest son called yesterday and He was livid. His paycheck was decimated by taxes to nearly half of what he earned. The government took 44% of his pay! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/too-many-pauls/ Wed, 16 June 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WFTD-6-16-21.mp3 NO NO 5:00 Did you ever wish evil upon your enemies? I read Psalms 109 this morning for Bible study. David asked God to give payback to someone who had wrongly accused him . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/avoid-king-davids-list/ Did you ever wish evil upon your enemies? I read Psalms 109 this morning for Bible study. David asked God to give payback to someone who had wrongly accused him . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/avoid-king-davids-list/ Thu, 17 June 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WFTD-6-17-21.mp3 NO NO 6:12 I have a fishing buddy who voted for Biden because he didn’t like some of the snarky things Trump said to demean his antagonists. Now he spends most of his time complaining of high unemployment, our government blowing trillions of dollars on freeloaders, increased taxes, our leadership daily fanning the flames of racism, promoting transgenders, opening our borders to one and all, and on and on . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/hope-he-likes-my-hat/ I have a fishing buddy who voted for Biden because he didn’t like some of the snarky things Trump said to demean his antagonists. Now he spends most of his time complaining of high unemployment, our government blowing trillions of dollars on freeloaders, increased taxes, our leadership daily fanning the flames of racism, promoting transgenders, opening our borders to one and all, and on and on . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/hope-he-likes-my-hat/ Fri, 18 June 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WFTD-6-18-21.mp3 NO NO 5:33 Have you ever wondered why the Lord created humankind in the first place? It seems that we create more problems than we solve in this beautiful world and sometimes seem to be merely an ugly blight on the paradise God created for us . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/why-did-god-create-us/ Have you ever wondered why the Lord created humankind in the first place? It seems that we create more problems than we solve in this beautiful world and sometimes seem to be merely an ugly blight on the paradise God created for us . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/why-did-god-create-us/ Mon, 21 June 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WFTD-6-21-21.mp3 NO NO 3:01 The Bible is very clear that we should not quarrel and argue. Some people seem to thrive on argument. In fact a well known attorney recently wrote a popular book on how to argue and win. Indeed many television shows now exclusively center their themes upon hosting”experts” from the right and the left with heated arguments as the main course. Personally I dislike hearing arguments and/or participating in them. I think most people are in that category . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/quarrel-not-3/ The Bible is very clear that we should not quarrel and argue. Some people seem to thrive on argument. In fact a well known attorney recently wrote a popular book on how to argue and win. Indeed many television shows now exclusively center their themes upon hosting”experts” from the right and the left with heated arguments as the main course. Personally I dislike hearing arguments and/or participating in them. I think most people are in that category . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/quarrel-not-3/ Tue, 22 June 2021 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/WFTD-3-16-17.mp3 NO NO 5:25 This week we had out of town guests and I took them fishing both days of their visit. The first day was excellent and we loaded up on fish including one trophy slammer, but the second day was, well, dismal. We fished the same area under similar wind and weather conditions, but they just would not bite and we caught the bare minimum . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/you-are-not-stuck/ This week we had out of town guests and I took them fishing both days of their visit. The first day was excellent and we loaded up on fish including one trophy slammer, but the second day was, well, dismal. We fished the same area under similar wind and weather conditions, but they just would not bite and we caught the bare minimum . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/you-are-not-stuck/ Wed, 23 June 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WFTD-6-23-21.mp3 NO NO 3:00 When it comes to being a good artist. I always felt I was borderline. However, judging from the financial success that I had in selling my artwork, one would conclude I must have had something going on because I was very successful in that arena . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/what-are-you-chasing/ When it comes to being a good artist. I always felt I was borderline. However, judging from the financial success that I had in selling my artwork, one would conclude I must have had something going on because I was very successful in that arena . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/what-are-you-chasing/ Thu, 24 June 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WFTD-6-24-21.mp3 NO NO 6:06 I live on an island, and they are working on the bridge that we must use to come and go to our home. So, due to a 4 ton load limit big heavy trucks cannot cross the bridges and that means I must take our household garbage to a temporary dump a few miles from my house in my pickup truck . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/garbage-juice/ I live on an island, and they are working on the bridge that we must use to come and go to our home. So, due to a 4 ton load limit big heavy trucks cannot cross the bridges and that means I must take our household garbage to a temporary dump a few miles from my house in my pickup truck . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/garbage-juice/ Fri, 25 June 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WFTD-6-25-21.mp3 NO NO 7:15 George Burns once said, You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old. Some of us didn’t get that memo . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/fighting-the-inevitable/ George Burns once said, You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old. Some of us didn’t get that memo . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/fighting-the-inevitable/ Mon, 28 June 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WFTD-6-28-21.mp3 NO NO 6:01 I spoke with a friend who is struggling to beat cancer and the myriad of serious health issues that accompany it. Understandably his attitude has progressively gotten worse as of late. Yesterday he was down, and I tried to help him as best I knew how . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/gazing-beyond-the-stars/ I spoke with a friend who is struggling to beat cancer and the myriad of serious health issues that accompany it. Understandably his attitude has progressively gotten worse as of late. Yesterday he was down, and I tried to help him as best I knew how . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/gazing-beyond-the-stars/ Tue, 29 June 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WFTD-6-29-21.mp3 NO NO 5:20 Famed evangelist Charles Spurgeon once said, “Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.” One of the signs of clinical depression is those who suffer from it cannot seem to get out of bed. Sleep seems to be a defensive mechanism to avoid facing the realities of life (which often translates into hardships of life). I’ve had plenty of hardships, but I found that trying to sleep my way through them didn’t help one darned bit . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/the-buddha-diet/ Famed evangelist Charles Spurgeon once said, “Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.” One of the signs of clinical depression is those who suffer from it cannot seem to get out of bed. Sleep seems to be a defensive mechanism to avoid facing the realities of life (which often translates into hardships of life). I’ve had plenty of hardships, but I found that trying to sleep my way through them didn’t help one darned bit . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/06/the-buddha-diet/ Wed, 30 June 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WFTD-6-30-21.mp3 NO NO 6:04 Yesterday I talked at length with a friend who makes films and he told me about his latest film which is about sex trafficking. He has secured funding and has a couple of academy award winning actors lined up and will be ready to start filming soon. He knew I was active in fighting child sex trafficking and wanted some information on my efforts concerning federal laws pertaining to those who engage in it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/on-watch-24-7/ Yesterday I talked at length with a friend who makes films and he told me about his latest film which is about sex trafficking. He has secured funding and has a couple of academy award winning actors lined up and will be ready to start filming soon. He knew I was active in fighting child sex trafficking and wanted some information on my efforts concerning federal laws pertaining to those who engage in it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/on-watch-24-7/ Thu, 01 July 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/WFTD-7-1-21.mp3 NO NO 5:29 It’s a beautiful morning in the Florida Keys today. My son Jon and his family are set to arrive early Saturday morning for a week and then my middle son, Michael’s 15-year-old twin granddaughters will arrive on Wednesday . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/beauty-and-the-beast/ It’s a beautiful morning in the Florida Keys today. My son Jon and his family are set to arrive early Saturday morning for a week and then my middle son, Michael’s 15-year-old twin granddaughters will arrive on Wednesday . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/beauty-and-the-beast/ Fri, 02 July 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/WFTD-7-2-21.mp3 NO NO 3:15 A friend told me he wanted to be a weather forecaster. He said it was the only job where you could be wrong 52% of the time and still retain a job. Hmmm . . . I wonder if he has thought through what that has to say about the quality of his work and ambition . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/i-wannabe-a-weather-forecaster/ A friend told me he wanted to be a weather forecaster. He said it was the only job where you could be wrong 52% of the time and still retain a job. Hmmm . . . I wonder if he has thought through what that has to say about the quality of his work and ambition . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/i-wannabe-a-weather-forecaster/ Mon, 05 July 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/WFTD-7-5-21.mp3 NO NO 5:19 We’ve had a hurricane/tropical storm watch and warning here in the keys for the last few days. In fact, the hurricane passed through Cuba last night and moved north into the Gulf of Mexico downgraded to a tropical storm. It is to the west of us, but outer bands passed through the Florida Keys. Currently, we are still under a tropical storm warning as it is passing by us at this very moment . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/adrenaline-junkie/ We’ve had a hurricane/tropical storm watch and warning here in the keys for the last few days. In fact, the hurricane passed through Cuba last night and moved north into the Gulf of Mexico downgraded to a tropical storm. It is to the west of us, but outer bands passed through the Florida Keys. Currently, we are still under a tropical storm warning as it is passing by us at this very moment . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/adrenaline-junkie/ Tue, 06 July 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/WFTD-7-6-21.mp3 NO NO 2:35 My youngest son, his wife and my grandsons have been here for the past few days. Every meal a different person has said grace. All of us have participated without hesitation. This is done at restaurants or at home. It has been my experience that saying prayers in front of others is not the norm for most families, but it is in our family . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/my-friend-forever/ My youngest son, his wife and my grandsons have been here for the past few days. Every meal a different person has said grace. All of us have participated without hesitation. This is done at restaurants or at home. It has been my experience that saying prayers in front of others is not the norm for most families, but it is in our family . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/my-friend-forever/ Wed, 07 July 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/WFTD-7-7-21.mp3 NO NO 8:34 Occasionally I send out a rerun of a Words for The Day. I wrote this one several years ago and received a ton of mail both pro and con. When I originally published it, some who could relate wrote, “Right on bro’ – Good job.” But this WFTD also stimulated some hate mail and in fact holds the record for the most canceled subscriptions and nasty letters of all time. One reader wrote and asked that I remove all Christian-related stickers from my car so as not to demean the good Christians in the world . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/baring-my-soul/ Occasionally I send out a rerun of a Words for The Day. I wrote this one several years ago and received a ton of mail both pro and con. When I originally published it, some who could relate wrote, “Right on bro’ – Good job.” But this WFTD also stimulated some hate mail and in fact holds the record for the most canceled subscriptions and nasty letters of all time. One reader wrote and asked that I remove all Christian-related stickers from my car so as not to demean the good Christians in the world . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/baring-my-soul/ Thu, 08 July 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/WFTD-7-8-21.mp3 NO NO 5:58 A friend of mine has daily studied the Bible extensively with me for well over a year. When he started, he knew practically nothing about the Bible, but now knows more than most. He has been a devout Catholic for most of his life and attributes his prior lack of understanding to that church’s failure to preach the word of God . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/a-church-is-not-a-church/ A friend of mine has daily studied the Bible extensively with me for well over a year. When he started, he knew practically nothing about the Bible, but now knows more than most. He has been a devout Catholic for most of his life and attributes his prior lack of understanding to that church’s failure to preach the word of God . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/a-church-is-not-a-church/ Fri, 09 July 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/WFTD-7-9-21.mp3 NO NO 5:25 My twin granddaughters watched the movie Greater on Netflix with my wife and me the other night. If you have not watched it, I would advise you to do so. It is about a youngster who wanted to play football for the Arkansas Razorbacks . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/are-you-submerged/ My twin granddaughters watched the movie Greater on Netflix with my wife and me the other night. If you have not watched it, I would advise you to do so. It is about a youngster who wanted to play football for the Arkansas Razorbacks . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/are-you-submerged/ Mon, 12 July 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/WFTD-7-12-21.mp3 NO NO 7:35 Yesterday’s post was very meaningful to me, but as is often the case, the ones I think are the best and should be printed and put away in our Bibles for future reference seem to receive the least response. It seems the ones that are less meaningful to me personally often get a rousing response . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/allowed-intervened/ Yesterday’s post was very meaningful to me, but as is often the case, the ones I think are the best and should be printed and put away in our Bibles for future reference seem to receive the least response. It seems the ones that are less meaningful to me personally often get a rousing response . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/allowed-intervened/ Tue, 13 July 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/WFTD-7-13-21.mp3 NO NO 6:59 I had a longtime reader write and ask me to get back on the warrior trail to attempt to stem the decline of America. He wanted me to go back on the speaking tour and fight for America the beautiful. He has followed Words for the Day and realizes that I no longer follow the news and believes that if we are to save this great country, we must not drop out, but intensify our efforts to fight for her with every ounce of our strength until we just cannot fight anymore . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/on-the-brink/ I had a longtime reader write and ask me to get back on the warrior trail to attempt to stem the decline of America. He wanted me to go back on the speaking tour and fight for America the beautiful. He has followed Words for the Day and realizes that I no longer follow the news and believes that if we are to save this great country, we must not drop out, but intensify our efforts to fight for her with every ounce of our strength until we just cannot fight anymore . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/on-the-brink/ Wed, 14 July 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/WFTD-7-14-21.mp3 NO NO 6:30 I have fished near Cuba for many years; it’s only about 80 miles from where I live. Several times through the years I’ve seen Cuban refugees on makeshift boats trying to cross the oftentimes dangerous waters of the Florida straits. The people donned straw hats, many were barefoot, and wore what appeared to be handmade clothes. In a word, they looked very poor and were dressed shabbily and my heart went out for them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/cuba-suffers/ I have fished near Cuba for many years; it’s only about 80 miles from where I live. Several times through the years I’ve seen Cuban refugees on makeshift boats trying to cross the oftentimes dangerous waters of the Florida straits. The people donned straw hats, many were barefoot, and wore what appeared to be handmade clothes. In a word, they looked very poor and were dressed shabbily and my heart went out for them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/cuba-suffers/ Thu, 15 July 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/WFTD-7-15-21.mp3 NO NO 4:07 This has been a very sad week for my wife and me. The loss of our little dog is with us practically every moment. A friend wrote and said, Dogs are so special in our lives. So sorry to hear about yours. They give so much and ask so little. They seem to live life so simply. Wouldn’t we be more pleasing to God if we could have the unconditional faith in our heavenly Father that our dogs have in us their owners? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/sad-times-2/ This has been a very sad week for my wife and me. The loss of our little dog is with us practically every moment. A friend wrote and said, Dogs are so special in our lives. So sorry to hear about yours. They give so much and ask so little. They seem to live life so simply. Wouldn’t we be more pleasing to God if we could have the unconditional faith in our heavenly Father that our dogs have in us their owners? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/sad-times-2/ Fri, 16 July 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/WFTD-7-16-21.mp3 NO NO 4:43 Yesterday I took three friends and a tourist I barely know fishing. I had just met the tourist while standing in my front yard in my neighborhood where he is renting a house for a week or so. He was going to buy some ice and asking directions to the closest vendor, and I told him to save his money and time and just bag some up out of my ice machine . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/contagion-that-needs-to-spread/ Yesterday I took three friends and a tourist I barely know fishing. I had just met the tourist while standing in my front yard in my neighborhood where he is renting a house for a week or so. He was going to buy some ice and asking directions to the closest vendor, and I told him to save his money and time and just bag some up out of my ice machine . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/contagion-that-needs-to-spread/ Mon, 19 July 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/WFTD-7-19-21.mp3 NO NO 6:24 Several years ago, I was at the airport and got my shoes shined prior to boarding. I normally tip 20%, but I tipped this guy 100% as I could see myself in the mirror-finish that he put on my shoes. They literally looked better than they did when they were brand new, and I was beaming at the superb shine he put on them. I walked around the corner to the airport security line which was no more than twenty steps away . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/fight-the-beast/ Several years ago, I was at the airport and got my shoes shined prior to boarding. I normally tip 20%, but I tipped this guy 100% as I could see myself in the mirror-finish that he put on my shoes. They literally looked better than they did when they were brand new, and I was beaming at the superb shine he put on them. I walked around the corner to the airport security line which was no more than twenty steps away . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/fight-the-beast/ Tue, 20 July 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/WFTD-7-20-21.mp3 NO NO 5:05 I was reading 1 Thessalonians and it presents a concept that seems puzzling. We are told in the Bible that “to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord,” and Jesus said to the thief on the cross, “this day you will be in paradise with Me” and there are many other similar verses in the Bible. Now comes Paul Chapter 4 telling us that we “sleep” when we die and when Christ comes back, we shall rise first and those Christians alive will follow . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/ugly-caterpillar-gets-big-wet-sloppy-kiss/ I was reading 1 Thessalonians and it presents a concept that seems puzzling. We are told in the Bible that “to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord,” and Jesus said to the thief on the cross, “this day you will be in paradise with Me” and there are many other similar verses in the Bible. Now comes Paul Chapter 4 telling us that we “sleep” when we die and when Christ comes back, we shall rise first and those Christians alive will follow . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/ugly-caterpillar-gets-big-wet-sloppy-kiss/ Wed, 21 July 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/WFTD-7-21-21.mp3 NO NO 5:38 So today I’m in Valdosta Georgia and will soon leave go to visit my old home Honey Lake and many friends in the area from Honey Lake all the way to Tallahassee. My wife and I left the Keys early in the morning yesterday, stopped in Miami to see a neurologist who told me I will need surgery on my spine again with a three-month recovery. Ughhh . . . We spent 12 hours on the road and were spent by the time we finally ate dinner and got settled in our room and went to sleep . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/i-may-be-old-but-i-aint-cold/ So today I’m in Valdosta Georgia and will soon leave go to visit my old home Honey Lake and many friends in the area from Honey Lake all the way to Tallahassee. My wife and I left the Keys early in the morning yesterday, stopped in Miami to see a neurologist who told me I will need surgery on my spine again with a three-month recovery. Ughhh . . . We spent 12 hours on the road and were spent by the time we finally ate dinner and got settled in our room and went to sleep . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/i-may-be-old-but-i-aint-cold/ Thu, 22 July 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/WFTD-7-22-21.mp3 NO NO 6:59 Not so long ago I met with a friend who the last time I saw him was sitting on top of the world, but when I met with him, he looked sad, haggard and defeated. He told me he’d been going through dark trials and tribulation in his life and everywhere he turned he was getting pounded . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/bury-the-past-with-the-rest-of-the-dead/ Not so long ago I met with a friend who the last time I saw him was sitting on top of the world, but when I met with him, he looked sad, haggard and defeated. He told me he’d been going through dark trials and tribulation in his life and everywhere he turned he was getting pounded . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/bury-the-past-with-the-rest-of-the-dead/ Fri, 23 July 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/WFTD-7-23-21.mp3 NO NO 7:23 I received the (lightly edited) letter below from a concerned reader that asks a question that I’ve been asked numerous times. She wrote in response to the analogy I raised about running out of rope and tying a knot in it and hanging on, but then brought up a perplexing problem that haunts many parents . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/our-children-leaving-the-church/ I received the (lightly edited) letter below from a concerned reader that asks a question that I’ve been asked numerous times. She wrote in response to the analogy I raised about running out of rope and tying a knot in it and hanging on, but then brought up a perplexing problem that haunts many parents . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/our-children-leaving-the-church/ Mon, 26 July 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/WFTD-7-26-21.mp3 NO NO 3:12 So yesterday my wife and I were discussing our upcoming trip and she suddenly said, “Uh oh!” I replied, “What is it?” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/friends-we-need-them/ So yesterday my wife and I were discussing our upcoming trip and she suddenly said, “Uh oh!” I replied, “What is it?” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/friends-we-need-them/ Tue, 27 July 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/WFTD-7-27-21.mp3 NO NO 6:31 I have an acquaintance with whom I simply cannot effectively communicate and/or get along; this despite determined, sincere, and well-meaning effort on my part to do so. Recently we had another telephone melee, (one of many). After we hung up, in total exasperation I went whining to my wife about it. She had heard this about this fellow many times in the past and apparently was annoyed that yet again I was interrupting her to complain about this same issue . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/barnacles-have-buddies/ I have an acquaintance with whom I simply cannot effectively communicate and/or get along; this despite determined, sincere, and well-meaning effort on my part to do so. Recently we had another telephone melee, (one of many). After we hung up, in total exasperation I went whining to my wife about it. She had heard this about this fellow many times in the past and apparently was annoyed that yet again I was interrupting her to complain about this same issue . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/barnacles-have-buddies/ Wed, 28 July 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/WFTD-7-28-21.mp3 NO NO 5:19 Yesterday we took my grandkids to the aquarium. It was fascinating to see God’s creatures, each with their unique characteristics and colorations. It was crowded to capacity, and it was also very interesting to observe the collection of people walking around, each with their unique characteristics and colorations . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/groaning-for-god/ Yesterday we took my grandkids to the aquarium. It was fascinating to see God’s creatures, each with their unique characteristics and colorations. It was crowded to capacity, and it was also very interesting to observe the collection of people walking around, each with their unique characteristics and colorations . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/groaning-for-god/ Thu, 29 July 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/WFTD-7-29-21.mp3 NO NO 4:19 Weakness is seen as a terrible thing in our society. “Only the strong survive” is the accepted mantra worldwide and most everyone spurns the weakling. Many are ashamed that they are weak. Many pray that their weakness will be removed by God. Paul did just that in 2 Corinthians when he pleaded with God three times to takeaway an infirmity from him, he referred to it as a “thorn in the flesh” being given to him . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/weakling/ Weakness is seen as a terrible thing in our society. “Only the strong survive” is the accepted mantra worldwide and most everyone spurns the weakling. Many are ashamed that they are weak. Many pray that their weakness will be removed by God. Paul did just that in 2 Corinthians when he pleaded with God three times to takeaway an infirmity from him, he referred to it as a “thorn in the flesh” being given to him . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/weakling/ Fri, 30 July 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/WFTD-7-30-21.mp3 NO NO 8:20 There is only one instance of anyone teaching anyone how to pray in the Bible and it is Jesus teaching the disciples. They asked Him how to pray, but before He would tell them specifics, He made it clear where they should pray and that was in secret and not in public. This is something that I have not thought about much but has puzzled me from time to time . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/secret-communication/ There is only one instance of anyone teaching anyone how to pray in the Bible and it is Jesus teaching the disciples. They asked Him how to pray, but before He would tell them specifics, He made it clear where they should pray and that was in secret and not in public. This is something that I have not thought about much but has puzzled me from time to time . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/secret-communication/ Mon, 02 August 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WFTD-8-2-21.mp3 NO NO 7:09 So a friend of mine urged me to watch a Prime Video series about the life of Jesus “as told by His closest friends”. Though I appreciated his thinking of me, I was appalled by the series . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/the-only-truth-left-in-the-world/ So a friend of mine urged me to watch a Prime Video series about the life of Jesus “as told by His closest friends”. Though I appreciated his thinking of me, I was appalled by the series . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/the-only-truth-left-in-the-world/ Tue, 03 August 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WFTD-8-3-21.mp3 NO NO 8:24 First let me say that I was not talking about the series “The Chosen” yesterday; (please no more letters). I haven’t watched that one yet. The name of the series mentioned in my post is Jesus: His Life and I stand by my comments . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/the-only-truth-left-in-the-world/ First let me say that I was not talking about the series “The Chosen” yesterday; (please no more letters). I haven’t watched that one yet. The name of the series mentioned in my post is Jesus: His Life and I stand by my comments . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/the-only-truth-left-in-the-world/ Wed, 04 August 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WFTD-8-4-21.mp3 NO NO 7:21 So, a friend wrote and told me of all the bad things some people in his life had exacted upon him in just a short period of time. It was a grueling time for him . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/closure/ So, a friend wrote and told me of all the bad things some people in his life had exacted upon him in just a short period of time. It was a grueling time for him . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/closure/ Thu, 05 August 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WFTD-8-5-21.mp3 NO NO 5:34 My wife and I spent some time in North Carolina this week and enjoyed the cool weather and even sat around the fireplace and stared into a crackling fire. This might not be much of a treat to some of you especially my many friends in the heat of the Florida Keys, but it was special for us . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/stop-look-listen-3/ My wife and I spent some time in North Carolina this week and enjoyed the cool weather and even sat around the fireplace and stared into a crackling fire. This might not be much of a treat to some of you especially my many friends in the heat of the Florida Keys, but it was special for us . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/stop-look-listen-3/ Fri, 06 August 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WFTD-8-6-21.mp3 NO NO 7:45 Yesterday I flew into Portland Oregon. It is a beautiful city, however, on the ride out of town to the countryside we saw homeless camps with trash and litter strewn all over the sides of the road. Not since I was in India have I seen such a disgusting mess. It is akin to a third-world country . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/are-the-monkeys-winning/ Yesterday I flew into Portland Oregon. It is a beautiful city, however, on the ride out of town to the countryside we saw homeless camps with trash and litter strewn all over the sides of the road. Not since I was in India have I seen such a disgusting mess. It is akin to a third-world country . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/are-the-monkeys-winning/ Mon, 09 August 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WFTD-8-9-21.mp3 NO NO 5:57 I just finished reading a true story about a woman who was raised as a preacher’s kid. I was utterly amazed at the patience and love her parents demonstrated toward their daughter. She was unbelievably promiscuous at a very young age and throughout her life. She combined her uninhibited sexual desires with drugs and alcohol and went on to become a serious drug addict to include using crack cocaine for some 28 years . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/not-the-intent-2/ I just finished reading a true story about a woman who was raised as a preacher’s kid. I was utterly amazed at the patience and love her parents demonstrated toward their daughter. She was unbelievably promiscuous at a very young age and throughout her life. She combined her uninhibited sexual desires with drugs and alcohol and went on to become a serious drug addict to include using crack cocaine for some 28 years . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/not-the-intent-2/ Tue, 10 August 2021 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/WFTD-8-28-17.mp3 NO NO 4:24 Pontius Pilot famously asked Jesus Christ, “What is truth?” The response of Jesus was fascinating. Jesus answered as recorded in John 18, “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.” He said in effect that He was truth . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/what-is-truth-2/ Pontius Pilot famously asked Jesus Christ, “What is truth?” The response of Jesus was fascinating. Jesus answered as recorded in John 18, “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.” He said in effect that He was truth . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/what-is-truth-2/ Wed, 11 August 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WFTD-8-11-21.mp3 NO NO 7:45 Greetings from an undisclosed location close to Portland Oregon. (LOL – I’m trying to lay low from Antifa thugs since I cannot have a weapon with me in this evil place.) I was appalled yesterday to see a local school that had a sign stating that free breakfast and lunch will be provided for the entire year for every student . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/gimme-gimme-gimme/ Greetings from an undisclosed location close to Portland Oregon. (LOL – I’m trying to lay low from Antifa thugs since I cannot have a weapon with me in this evil place.) I was appalled yesterday to see a local school that had a sign stating that free breakfast and lunch will be provided for the entire year for every student . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/gimme-gimme-gimme/ Thu, 12 August 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WFTD-8-12-21.mp3 NO NO 5:46 I have been enjoying the Pacific Northwest on vacation and haven’t paid much attention to the Florida Keys lately. Yesterday I was sent this beautiful photo of the Keys from the vantage point of the location where I live . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/dreaming-2/ I have been enjoying the Pacific Northwest on vacation and haven’t paid much attention to the Florida Keys lately. Yesterday I was sent this beautiful photo of the Keys from the vantage point of the location where I live . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/dreaming-2/ Fri, 13 August 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WFTD-8-13-21.mp3 NO NO 11:07 I’m very saddened as I watch helicopters trying to evacuate desperate people from Kabul Afghanistan. America looks like a country in complete disarray, weakened to the point of worldwide ridicule for the actions of our stupid leaders. Poor old senile Joe Biden sits in Camp David on vacation with his family trying to remember where and who he is while throngs of people are in chaos trying to catch a flight out before they get beheaded . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/america-the-beautiful-in-ruins/ I’m very saddened as I watch helicopters trying to evacuate desperate people from Kabul Afghanistan. America looks like a country in complete disarray, weakened to the point of worldwide ridicule for the actions of our stupid leaders. Poor old senile Joe Biden sits in Camp David on vacation with his family trying to remember where and who he is while throngs of people are in chaos trying to catch a flight out before they get beheaded . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/america-the-beautiful-in-ruins/ Mon, 16 August 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WFTD-8-16-21.mp3 NO NO 6:00 A friend wrote this morning and said that after reading yesterday’s post it looked like I’d started to read the news again. I admit that I did read the news to find out more about the Taliban fiasco and couldn’t help but note the flood of other problems beseeching our beloved country as I perused the news. I’m disheartened with the catastrophic condition our once highly esteemed country has become . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/cancel-the-silver-alert/ A friend wrote this morning and said that after reading yesterday’s post it looked like I’d started to read the news again. I admit that I did read the news to find out more about the Taliban fiasco and couldn’t help but note the flood of other problems beseeching our beloved country as I perused the news. I’m disheartened with the catastrophic condition our once highly esteemed country has become . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/cancel-the-silver-alert/ Tue, 17 August 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WFTD-8-17-21.mp3 NO NO 4:57 I was thinking this morning that I’ve enjoyed startling success in life and achieved most of the things I wanted to accomplish. I named my book Miracle on Luckie Street because it is a miracle of God that I’m even alive much less successful . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/the-secret-2/ I was thinking this morning that I’ve enjoyed startling success in life and achieved most of the things I wanted to accomplish. I named my book Miracle on Luckie Street because it is a miracle of God that I’m even alive much less successful . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/the-secret-2/ Wed, 18 August 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WFTD-8-18-21.mp3 NO NO 4:24 I have a friend who has been financially blessed by God as few others whom I know. Unlike so many others, he is fully cognizant that his fortune was indeed a blessing from God. Consequently, he is very grateful which is demonstrated by his generous giving and his dedication of much of his personal time to furthering God’s kingdom in every manner. And as the Bible predicts, since he adopted that philosophy God has blessed him even more . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/ten-men-healed-one-saved-2/ I have a friend who has been financially blessed by God as few others whom I know. Unlike so many others, he is fully cognizant that his fortune was indeed a blessing from God. Consequently, he is very grateful which is demonstrated by his generous giving and his dedication of much of his personal time to furthering God’s kingdom in every manner. And as the Bible predicts, since he adopted that philosophy God has blessed him even more . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/ten-men-healed-one-saved-2/ Thu, 19 August 2021 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/WFTD-8-2-16.mp3 NO NO 3:01 I just caught this beautiful Bluefin Tuna in California yesterday. I sent this photo to a couple of friends back home and one told me that at my age I should be fishing for bream. I told him at his age he should just stay in the recliner. He agreed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/i-may-be-old-but-i-aint-cold-2/ I just caught this beautiful Bluefin Tuna in California yesterday. I sent this photo to a couple of friends back home and one told me that at my age I should be fishing for bream. I told him at his age he should just stay in the recliner. He agreed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/i-may-be-old-but-i-aint-cold-2/ Fri, 20 August 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WFTD-8-20-21.mp3 NO NO 4:56 Today I’m in a confession mode. I confess I thought the people in Oregon were a bunch of radical liberal crazy people and the folks in California were far worse. But having spent some time in both those states in the past few weeks I have come to understand that people are people wherever one goes. There are good people and evil people and it’s been that way since Cain and Able . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/i-confess-and-repent/ Today I’m in a confession mode. I confess I thought the people in Oregon were a bunch of radical liberal crazy people and the folks in California were far worse. But having spent some time in both those states in the past few weeks I have come to understand that people are people wherever one goes. There are good people and evil people and it’s been that way since Cain and Able . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/i-confess-and-repent/ Mon, 23 August 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WFTD-8-23-21.mp3 NO NO 4:59 I arrived in Alaska and as always was in awe of this beautiful state. We drove down to Seward from Anchorage and stopped at various snow-laden mountains, glaciers, and crystal clear streams and other scenic spots along our route . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/gps/ I arrived in Alaska and as always was in awe of this beautiful state. We drove down to Seward from Anchorage and stopped at various snow-laden mountains, glaciers, and crystal clear streams and other scenic spots along our route . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/gps/ Tue, 24 August 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WFTD-8-24-21.mp3 NO NO 4:27 I have recently read of Haiti’s latest plight that has struck that tiny nation with it experiencing yet another earthquake with close to 2000 dead. The impoverished nation has also just experienced a major coup with their leader being murdered. Additionally, they have been lashed with tropical storms recently adding more misery. It is one of the poorest countries on the planet and their wretchedness just keep intensifying . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/voodoo-downfall/ I have recently read of Haiti’s latest plight that has struck that tiny nation with it experiencing yet another earthquake with close to 2000 dead. The impoverished nation has also just experienced a major coup with their leader being murdered. Additionally, they have been lashed with tropical storms recently adding more misery. It is one of the poorest countries on the planet and their wretchedness just keep intensifying . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/voodoo-downfall/ Wed, 25 August 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WFTD-8-25-21.mp3 NO NO 7:04 Yesterday we went on an Alaskan one-day excursion on a large vessel to see the fiords of the Kenai peninsula. It was breathtaking to view the glaciers, towering mountains, deep blue ocean, whales, sea otters, seals, sea lions, colorful puffins, and other birds . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/too-much-rain/ Yesterday we went on an Alaskan one-day excursion on a large vessel to see the fiords of the Kenai peninsula. It was breathtaking to view the glaciers, towering mountains, deep blue ocean, whales, sea otters, seals, sea lions, colorful puffins, and other birds . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/too-much-rain/ Thu, 26 August 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WFTD-8-26-21.mp3 NO NO 5:48 I read an update for relief efforts in Afghanistan and an impassioned plea for help by Franklin Graham famed son of the Reverend Billy Graham and President of Samaritans Purse this morning. As one might imagine Afghan terrorists show no mercy to Christians and it is a shoot-on-sight situation . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/not-all-americans-are-idiots/ I read an update for relief efforts in Afghanistan and an impassioned plea for help by Franklin Graham famed son of the Reverend Billy Graham and President of Samaritans Purse this morning. As one might imagine Afghan terrorists show no mercy to Christians and it is a shoot-on-sight situation . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/not-all-americans-are-idiots/ Fri, 27 August 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WFTD-8-27-21.mp3 NO NO 5:08 Well, a reader said my emergency post yesterday about the missionaries was a hoax according to Soros funded SNOPES. I apologize if that is the case and SNOPES is accurate; normally I do check things like that prior to sending them out, but in all honesty, I could not imagine anyone lying about something like that. But welcome to social media . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/is-this-america/ Well, a reader said my emergency post yesterday about the missionaries was a hoax according to Soros funded SNOPES. I apologize if that is the case and SNOPES is accurate; normally I do check things like that prior to sending them out, but in all honesty, I could not imagine anyone lying about something like that. But welcome to social media . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/is-this-america/ Mon, 30 August 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WFTD-8-30-21.mp3 NO NO 5:50 My Bible study partner and I just finished studying the book of Proverbs and now we are beginning Ecclesiastes. Written by King Solomon, he was only second in wisdom to Jesus of anyone who ever lived or ever will live, this according to the Bible . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/final-words/ My Bible study partner and I just finished studying the book of Proverbs and now we are beginning Ecclesiastes. Written by King Solomon, he was only second in wisdom to Jesus of anyone who ever lived or ever will live, this according to the Bible . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/08/final-words/ Tue, 31 August 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WFTD-8-31-21.mp3 NO NO 4:15 Okay enough with the chastisement for sending the fake news prayer request out – No more letters . . . I was trying to do something good but made a mistake by not double-checking the source of the request. I have apologized and that should be sufficient to any fair-minded person . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/are-you-jesus/ Okay enough with the chastisement for sending the fake news prayer request out – No more letters . . . I was trying to do something good but made a mistake by not double-checking the source of the request. I have apologized and that should be sufficient to any fair-minded person . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/are-you-jesus/ Wed, 01 September 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/WFTD-9-1-21.mp3 NO NO 4:45 Thanks for the many letters of encouragement, which coincidentally are mentioned today. Some of the names for Satan right alongside Discourager is: Father of Lies, Murderer, Accuser, Adversary, Destroyer, Deceiver, Thief, and Wicked One. This list is incomplete, but we get the drift . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/we-live-in-a-world-of-opposites/ Thanks for the many letters of encouragement, which coincidentally are mentioned today. Some of the names for Satan right alongside Discourager is: Father of Lies, Murderer, Accuser, Adversary, Destroyer, Deceiver, Thief, and Wicked One. This list is incomplete, but we get the drift . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/we-live-in-a-world-of-opposites/ Thu, 02 September 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/WFTD-9-2-21.mp3 NO NO 4:15 So, I’m presently at remote Denali National Park and I have no Internet service. Hoping my phone will have enough power to send this out. I had a crazy dream last night. Senator Diane Feinstein was hitting on me and rubbing her leg on mine and it was bizarre. As I looked at her in disgust, she smiled a devilish wicked coy look and I almost hurled on her. She looked very old and had so many wrinkles I could barely see her eyes. She had way too much lipstick and was wearing hunting boots and a black dress . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/senator-feinstein-nightmare/ So, I’m presently at remote Denali National Park and I have no Internet service. Hoping my phone will have enough power to send this out. I had a crazy dream last night. Senator Diane Feinstein was hitting on me and rubbing her leg on mine and it was bizarre. As I looked at her in disgust, she smiled a devilish wicked coy look and I almost hurled on her. She looked very old and had so many wrinkles I could barely see her eyes. She had way too much lipstick and was wearing hunting boots and a black dress . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/senator-feinstein-nightmare/ Fri, 03 September 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/WFTD-9-3-21.mp3 NO NO 4:44 I watched a television show on archeologists who were digging up dinosaur bones and selling them to various museums. It was amazing to see the size of these beasts. The Bible does not spell out much about that time period prior to what we might refer to as modern times . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/chaos-to-order/ I watched a television show on archeologists who were digging up dinosaur bones and selling them to various museums. It was amazing to see the size of these beasts. The Bible does not spell out much about that time period prior to what we might refer to as modern times . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/chaos-to-order/ Mon, 06 September 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/WFTD-9-6-21.mp3 NO NO 6:11 Lately I’ve been besieged with requests for money from both long-time friends and acquaintances whom I barely know. Many don’t understand that I am keenly aware of how it feels to be broke. There was a time when I was homeless and the transition from that stage to where I am today was not an easy one . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/its-not-as-bad-as-it-seems-2/ Lately I’ve been besieged with requests for money from both long-time friends and acquaintances whom I barely know. Many don’t understand that I am keenly aware of how it feels to be broke. There was a time when I was homeless and the transition from that stage to where I am today was not an easy one . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/its-not-as-bad-as-it-seems-2/ Tue, 07 September 2021 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/WFTD-9-3-15.mp3 NO NO 1:41 One of the most frequent questions I’m asked is how I maintain such a high degree of faith and how they can attain the same level. I am perplexed by this question because I believe everyone has a high degree of faith. When we hop on a plane, we have faith in the pilot and the equipment and that it will arrive . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/world-tour-is-over/ One of the most frequent questions I’m asked is how I maintain such a high degree of faith and how they can attain the same level. I am perplexed by this question because I believe everyone has a high degree of faith. When we hop on a plane, we have faith in the pilot and the equipment and that it will arrive . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/world-tour-is-over/ Wed, 08 September 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/WFTD-9-8-21.mp3 NO NO 4:21 I was conversing with a friend, and he lamented the fact that I’m traveling and having a ball. He said he was too poor to do what I’m doing. Huh? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/whistler/ I was conversing with a friend, and he lamented the fact that I’m traveling and having a ball. He said he was too poor to do what I’m doing. Huh? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/whistler/ Thu, 09 September 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/WFTD-9-9-21.mp3 NO NO 5:58 Someone asked for my opinion on Covid a couple of days ago. My opinion is probably similar to yours in some ways. It’s difficult to get a grip on what is true and what is not true about anything in these days of lies in which we live. It seems that those who control the media have made this issue political and thus it is a giant spin machine. I’m convinced that if someone came along with a total cure that worked 100% of the time and was not in the right political party they would be portrayed as a crazy person by the other side of our divided nation . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/reflections-on-covid/ Someone asked for my opinion on Covid a couple of days ago. My opinion is probably similar to yours in some ways. It’s difficult to get a grip on what is true and what is not true about anything in these days of lies in which we live. It seems that those who control the media have made this issue political and thus it is a giant spin machine. I’m convinced that if someone came along with a total cure that worked 100% of the time and was not in the right political party they would be portrayed as a crazy person by the other side of our divided nation . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/reflections-on-covid/ Fri, 10 September 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/WFTD-9-10-21.mp3 NO NO 8:03 Prior to his passing I sent my good friend Jack – Murf the Surf – Murphy a manuscript from a book I had written about the Last Days (in which we are currently living) and getting the Word of God out to every nation as foretold in the Bible that it must happen. The novel is fictional concerning “how” the Word will be implemented to reach every nation, but is based upon Scripture as to it must happen before Christ returns . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/its-begun/ Prior to his passing I sent my good friend Jack – Murf the Surf – Murphy a manuscript from a book I had written about the Last Days (in which we are currently living) and getting the Word of God out to every nation as foretold in the Bible that it must happen. The novel is fictional concerning “how” the Word will be implemented to reach every nation, but is based upon Scripture as to it must happen before Christ returns . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/its-begun/ Mon, 13 September 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/WFTD-9-13-21.mp3 NO NO 5:52 I awoke this morning thinking about the Prez coming out with his silly looking “angry face” and giving his “really scary” ultimatum, YOU WILL DO AS I SAY OR ELSE! MY PATIENCE IS WEARING THIN! All it did was make me want to put my fist in his stupid-looking face. Egad, he is so-o-o obnoxious. It almost makes me wish I was never vaccinated so I could tell him to take a flying leap . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/burning-stinking-hair/ I awoke this morning thinking about the Prez coming out with his silly looking “angry face” and giving his “really scary” ultimatum, YOU WILL DO AS I SAY OR ELSE! MY PATIENCE IS WEARING THIN! All it did was make me want to put my fist in his stupid-looking face. Egad, he is so-o-o obnoxious. It almost makes me wish I was never vaccinated so I could tell him to take a flying leap . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/burning-stinking-hair/ Tue, 14 September 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/WFTD-9-14-21.mp3 NO NO 3:33 I was telling a friend that I just had a couple of more weeks and three more fishing trips and then I had to return to the “daily grind” of the Florida Keys . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/delight-god/ I was telling a friend that I just had a couple of more weeks and three more fishing trips and then I had to return to the “daily grind” of the Florida Keys . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/delight-god/ Wed, 15 September 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/WFTD-9-15-21.mp3 NO NO 7:40 I met a man one time who was of Jewish descent, and upon my asking, told me that he “tried” the Orthodox and Reformed Jewish religion, explored Buddhism, Tao, spiritualism, and even attended a couple of Christian services. He said that he found them all to be paths to enlightenment, but he had none that he favored over another. He then described his personal belief system as being a “humanist” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/talking-coconut-strategy-is-nuts/ I met a man one time who was of Jewish descent, and upon my asking, told me that he “tried” the Orthodox and Reformed Jewish religion, explored Buddhism, Tao, spiritualism, and even attended a couple of Christian services. He said that he found them all to be paths to enlightenment, but he had none that he favored over another. He then described his personal belief system as being a “humanist” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/talking-coconut-strategy-is-nuts/ Thu, 16 September 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/WFTD-9-16-21.mp3 NO NO 6:39 The most difficult time in my life, (and I have had many), was when my brother committed suicide. I have not experienced such grief nor wept like that before or since. After his death, I remember lying on my bed with the shades drawn all by myself and rethinking our life together. We faced tough times and good times together. We had our sibling rivalries to be sure, but I can say that we always deeply loved each other . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/the-most-difficult-of-times/ The most difficult time in my life, (and I have had many), was when my brother committed suicide. I have not experienced such grief nor wept like that before or since. After his death, I remember lying on my bed with the shades drawn all by myself and rethinking our life together. We faced tough times and good times together. We had our sibling rivalries to be sure, but I can say that we always deeply loved each other . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/the-most-difficult-of-times/ Fri, 17 September 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/WFTD-9-17-21.mp3 NO NO 5:00 I have nearly completed my latest adventure. I’m going striped bass fishing today in Georgia and on a float trip for trout in Tennessee later in the week with my son Michael and then I’m heading south to visit two different locations in Florida. I’ll be stopping at Carrabelle Florida for snapper and grouper with a good friend who lives there in the panhandle and then further south to fish for Wahoo in Stuart with one of my pals there, as I fish my way home . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/dead-or-alive-2/ I have nearly completed my latest adventure. I’m going striped bass fishing today in Georgia and on a float trip for trout in Tennessee later in the week with my son Michael and then I’m heading south to visit two different locations in Florida. I’ll be stopping at Carrabelle Florida for snapper and grouper with a good friend who lives there in the panhandle and then further south to fish for Wahoo in Stuart with one of my pals there, as I fish my way home . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/dead-or-alive-2/ Mon, 20 September 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/WFTD-9-20-21.mp3 NO NO 6:11 It seems I misquoted a verse yesterday I humbly apologize. The correct verse should have been Matthew 22:9 instead of Matthew 2:29. Thanks to all you eagle eyed friends keep up the good work . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/sick-soul/ It seems I misquoted a verse yesterday I humbly apologize. The correct verse should have been Matthew 22:9 instead of Matthew 2:29. Thanks to all you eagle eyed friends keep up the good work . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/sick-soul/ Tue, 21 September 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/WFTD-9-21-21.mp3 NO NO 5:25 One of my biggest regrets in life was not spending more time with my mother while I had the chance. She was tragically taken home by God at just 52 years old with no warning. She had a very bad headache one day and she mentioned to my father that something was bad wrong. So, even though it was Sunday she insisted upon seeing the doctor right then. When she walked into the doctor’s office, she let out a little gasp and then collapsed and died. It turned out she had an undiagnosed brain tumor and it had burst a blood vessel in her brain . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/no-time-for-goodbye/ One of my biggest regrets in life was not spending more time with my mother while I had the chance. She was tragically taken home by God at just 52 years old with no warning. She had a very bad headache one day and she mentioned to my father that something was bad wrong. So, even though it was Sunday she insisted upon seeing the doctor right then. When she walked into the doctor’s office, she let out a little gasp and then collapsed and died. It turned out she had an undiagnosed brain tumor and it had burst a blood vessel in her brain . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/no-time-for-goodbye/ Wed, 22 September 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/WFTD-9-22-21.mp3 NO NO 6:14 I once had a training office in Las Vegas and thus spent considerable time there. One day I was in Caesars Palace and was killing some time by checking out one of the most expensive stores located there, and a salesperson came up and told me I would have to leave for a little while . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/plastic-delusion/ I once had a training office in Las Vegas and thus spent considerable time there. One day I was in Caesars Palace and was killing some time by checking out one of the most expensive stores located there, and a salesperson came up and told me I would have to leave for a little while . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/plastic-delusion/ Thu, 23 September 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/WFTD-9-23-21.mp3 NO NO 3:58 My latest adventure has taken me all over the country. I’ve seen beautiful sights and experienced the glory of God’s creation over thousands and thousands of miles. Someone asked me the other day what my favorite thing I’d done so far has been. Was it California and catching giant bluefin tuna, or catching salmon in the Columbia River Gorge, or the breathtaking immensity of Alaska, or the mountains of North Carolina? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/no-better-legacy/ My latest adventure has taken me all over the country. I’ve seen beautiful sights and experienced the glory of God’s creation over thousands and thousands of miles. Someone asked me the other day what my favorite thing I’d done so far has been. Was it California and catching giant bluefin tuna, or catching salmon in the Columbia River Gorge, or the breathtaking immensity of Alaska, or the mountains of North Carolina? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/no-better-legacy/ Fri, 24 September 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/WFTD-9-24-21.mp3 NO NO 3:40 So, I received a letter from a lady that simply asked me to tell her how I raised my kids in such a manner that they turned out so well. Hmmm . . . That might take writing an entire book to do a proper job with it, but I tried to think of the most important lessons I taught my kids . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/raising-kids-2/ So, I received a letter from a lady that simply asked me to tell her how I raised my kids in such a manner that they turned out so well. Hmmm . . . That might take writing an entire book to do a proper job with it, but I tried to think of the most important lessons I taught my kids . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/raising-kids-2/ Mon, 27 September 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/WFTD-9-27-21.mp3 NO NO 4:19 I was sitting on the plane and they were getting ready to close the door when in walked a drop dead gorgeous young lady that everyone on the plane stopped whatever they were doing in order to ogle at her. I feel sure that she’d waited until the last moment in order that everyone could see her as she made a big production in getting seated on the plane . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/lovely-except-for-the-snout-2/ I was sitting on the plane and they were getting ready to close the door when in walked a drop dead gorgeous young lady that everyone on the plane stopped whatever they were doing in order to ogle at her. I feel sure that she’d waited until the last moment in order that everyone could see her as she made a big production in getting seated on the plane . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/lovely-except-for-the-snout-2/ Tue, 28 September 2021 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/WFTD-10-13-14.mp3 NO NO 8:17 Well, my whirlwind trip is almost over. It’s hard to believe that I left mid-July and am still not home. I’m going fishing for Wahoo with one of my really good friends and fishing buddies this morning here in Stuart Florida and I look forward to being with him. Whether we catch any fish or not, we will catch up with each other on what is going on in our lives. Then I will head to home sweet home! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/bathing-in-filth/ Well, my whirlwind trip is almost over. It’s hard to believe that I left mid-July and am still not home. I’m going fishing for Wahoo with one of my really good friends and fishing buddies this morning here in Stuart Florida and I look forward to being with him. Whether we catch any fish or not, we will catch up with each other on what is going on in our lives. Then I will head to home sweet home! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/bathing-in-filth/ Wed, 29 September 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/WFTD-9-29-21.mp3 NO NO 5:55 Yesterday a reader sent me the following in response to a post I wrote concerning choosing friends wisely: “I was teaching a young married Bible study a few years ago and we came to the passage in Matthew 7:1 where Jesus tells us not to judge, “Judge not, that you be not judged” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/judge-or-judge-not/ Yesterday a reader sent me the following in response to a post I wrote concerning choosing friends wisely: “I was teaching a young married Bible study a few years ago and we came to the passage in Matthew 7:1 where Jesus tells us not to judge, “Judge not, that you be not judged” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/judge-or-judge-not/ Thu, 30 September 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/WFTD-9-30-21.mp3 NO NO 2:50 The Bible tells us quite a bit about tough times and how we should endure them. The Bible teaches that we should actually be happy when we endure hard times, as it builds our character. It is very hard for most of us to do though. Just as it is difficult not to be discouraged by the whats going on in the world . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/keep-your-head-up-3/ The Bible tells us quite a bit about tough times and how we should endure them. The Bible teaches that we should actually be happy when we endure hard times, as it builds our character. It is very hard for most of us to do though. Just as it is difficult not to be discouraged by the whats going on in the world . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/keep-your-head-up-3/ Fri, 01 October 2021 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/WFTD-9-18-15.mp3 NO NO 7:09 I rolled into the Florida Keys mid-afternoon Thursday and it’s great to be home in this paradise of turquoise water and to sleep in my own bed. I traveled far and wide on this adventure that began in mid-July, and we saw the beauty of this nation from the Florida Keys to the Arctic Circle and back. We saw some unforgettable terrain that was just short of heaven . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/not-all-was-beauty-and-splendor/ I rolled into the Florida Keys mid-afternoon Thursday and it’s great to be home in this paradise of turquoise water and to sleep in my own bed. I traveled far and wide on this adventure that began in mid-July, and we saw the beauty of this nation from the Florida Keys to the Arctic Circle and back. We saw some unforgettable terrain that was just short of heaven . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/not-all-was-beauty-and-splendor/ Mon, 04 October 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WFTD-10-4-21.mp3 NO NO 6:59 My Bible study partner and I are totally transparent with each other and invariably discuss our own shortcomings, weaknesses, frustrations, strong points, highs, and lows, etc. as we write each other seven days per week analyzing each chapter of the Bible. It is amazing how the Bible details these same problems and offers advice on these subjects . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/i-tell-of-great-things/ My Bible study partner and I are totally transparent with each other and invariably discuss our own shortcomings, weaknesses, frustrations, strong points, highs, and lows, etc. as we write each other seven days per week analyzing each chapter of the Bible. It is amazing how the Bible details these same problems and offers advice on these subjects . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/i-tell-of-great-things/ Tue, 05 October 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WFTD-10-5-21.mp3 NO NO 6:29 I read some commentary that was made by former Patriots legendary quarterback Tom Brady, whereby he answered questions concerning whether fans were being forced to choose between him and his former coach Bill Belichick . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/calm-before-the-storm/ I read some commentary that was made by former Patriots legendary quarterback Tom Brady, whereby he answered questions concerning whether fans were being forced to choose between him and his former coach Bill Belichick . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/calm-before-the-storm/ Wed, 06 October 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WFTD-10-6-21.mp3 NO NO 6:01 I used to give my testimony somewhere nearly every weekend for many years, actually decades. During this time, I often spoke individually with some of the thousands of people in the audience and I almost always asked them what they wanted most in life. Most responded that they just wanted to be happy . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/the-pursuit-of-happiness/ I used to give my testimony somewhere nearly every weekend for many years, actually decades. During this time, I often spoke individually with some of the thousands of people in the audience and I almost always asked them what they wanted most in life. Most responded that they just wanted to be happy . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/the-pursuit-of-happiness/ Thu, 07 October 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WFTD-10-7-21.mp3 NO NO 5:02 Yesterday I had a good workout in the morning. It was so strenuous in fact, that I decided to lay down and rest for a while. In a little while a buddy came over and interrupted my rest so he could talk. Ugh . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/no-name-pub/ Yesterday I had a good workout in the morning. It was so strenuous in fact, that I decided to lay down and rest for a while. In a little while a buddy came over and interrupted my rest so he could talk. Ugh . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/no-name-pub/ Fri, 08 October 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WFTD-10-8-21.mp3 NO NO 5:41 Yesterday I visited a new church. It was so bitterly cold in that auditorium my lips were turning blue; well maybe that is a slight exaggeration but at least that is how I felt. I told my wife I wished I had worn my Alaska parka. It felt so good to exit that building and walk into the warmth and bright sunshine that I just stood outside for a while basking in the sun before getting in my car . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/patience-and-kindness/ Yesterday I visited a new church. It was so bitterly cold in that auditorium my lips were turning blue; well maybe that is a slight exaggeration but at least that is how I felt. I told my wife I wished I had worn my Alaska parka. It felt so good to exit that building and walk into the warmth and bright sunshine that I just stood outside for a while basking in the sun before getting in my car . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/patience-and-kindness/ Mon, 11 October 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WFTD-10-11-21.mp3 NO NO 4:37 I took my boat to get it serviced this morning and left just prior to sunrise. As with most mornings it looked like it might rain with high dark clouds but when the sun came up as I maneuvered out of the harbor it was glorious. Black clouds were quickly adorned with a silver lining which yielded to the reds, yellows, and oranges of the sun reflecting on clouds as far as the eye could see . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/eager-anticipation/ I took my boat to get it serviced this morning and left just prior to sunrise. As with most mornings it looked like it might rain with high dark clouds but when the sun came up as I maneuvered out of the harbor it was glorious. Black clouds were quickly adorned with a silver lining which yielded to the reds, yellows, and oranges of the sun reflecting on clouds as far as the eye could see . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/eager-anticipation/ Tue, 12 October 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WFTD-10-12-21.mp3 NO NO 5:53 Yesterday some friends sent us a welcome home gift. We were gone nearly three months and had sent these friends a photo of us standing by a plane that had just landed on a glacier near Denali Alaska. They had the photo blown up and put on a frame and sent it to us out of the blue; we will treasure it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/the-gift-2/ Yesterday some friends sent us a welcome home gift. We were gone nearly three months and had sent these friends a photo of us standing by a plane that had just landed on a glacier near Denali Alaska. They had the photo blown up and put on a frame and sent it to us out of the blue; we will treasure it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/the-gift-2/ Wed, 13 October 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WFTD-10-13-21.mp3 NO NO 5:40 Yesterday I attended a virtual board meeting for the Jesus Alliance. I heard of all the wonderful things being accomplished such as disaster relief efforts, incubator for helping new ministries get up and running, and my personal favorite, distributing evangelical and teaching materials to persecuted churches all over the world via a streaming device that we smuggle in that can be shared by cell phone to home church pastors . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/the-unbeatable-combo/ Yesterday I attended a virtual board meeting for the Jesus Alliance. I heard of all the wonderful things being accomplished such as disaster relief efforts, incubator for helping new ministries get up and running, and my personal favorite, distributing evangelical and teaching materials to persecuted churches all over the world via a streaming device that we smuggle in that can be shared by cell phone to home church pastors . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/the-unbeatable-combo/ Thu, 14 October 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WFTD-10-14-21.mp3 NO NO 4:55 Yesterday I had surgery on my back for a malignant skin cancer and if that wasn’t bad enough, he found two more places on my face that he biopsied of which he said he is “deeply concerned“. That is in addition to the 20 some odd places he burned off my arms, back, face, and neck, with liquid nitrogen. My skin is a mess and there are more potential killer barnacles on it now than ever. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if skin cancer takes me out. I’ve already had a melanoma and several other forms of aggressive skin cancer . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/killer-barnacles/ Yesterday I had surgery on my back for a malignant skin cancer and if that wasn’t bad enough, he found two more places on my face that he biopsied of which he said he is “deeply concerned“. That is in addition to the 20 some odd places he burned off my arms, back, face, and neck, with liquid nitrogen. My skin is a mess and there are more potential killer barnacles on it now than ever. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if skin cancer takes me out. I’ve already had a melanoma and several other forms of aggressive skin cancer . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/killer-barnacles/ Fri, 15 October 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WFTD-10-15-21.mp3 NO NO 9:03 I got an interesting letter the other day from a longtime reader. The gist is as follows: “There is no rapture . . . Darby and Scofield have it wrong . . . I am in good company . . . the list is long so I will be brief . . . others that follow my belief include Matthew Henry, John Gill, Charles Spurgeon, Alfred Barnes, Adam Clarke, Martin Luther, etc. The spirit of this world has corrupted the word of God.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/who-what-you-gonna-believe/ I got an interesting letter the other day from a longtime reader. The gist is as follows: “There is no rapture . . . Darby and Scofield have it wrong . . . I am in good company . . . the list is long so I will be brief . . . others that follow my belief include Matthew Henry, John Gill, Charles Spurgeon, Alfred Barnes, Adam Clarke, Martin Luther, etc. The spirit of this world has corrupted the word of God.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/who-what-you-gonna-believe/ Mon, 18 October 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WFTD-10-18-21.mp3 NO NO 6:53 I received some correspondence about yesterday’s post and found one letter from a longtime reader and Christian brother. It is as follows: First, my reply/question is not about the rapture. I believe it and hope. My question is about Paul’s statement in 2 Timothy 3:16. When Paul wrote that verse wasn’t Scripture considered to be the first 5 books of the Old Testament, or conceivably the Old Testament in its entirety? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/are-apostle-pauls-thoughts-irrelevant/ I received some correspondence about yesterday’s post and found one letter from a longtime reader and Christian brother. It is as follows: First, my reply/question is not about the rapture. I believe it and hope. My question is about Paul’s statement in 2 Timothy 3:16. When Paul wrote that verse wasn’t Scripture considered to be the first 5 books of the Old Testament, or conceivably the Old Testament in its entirety? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/are-apostle-pauls-thoughts-irrelevant/ Tue, 19 October 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WFTD-10-19-21.mp3 NO NO 8:03 I received an email from a longtime reader last week and it is as follows: I hope you don’t mind, but I have a question for you regarding sin and forgiveness. I know I am forgiven of my sin by GOD’s Grace, through the blood of Christ . . . And I know we all sin, even after we have been forgiven . . . and that we should try as hard as possible NOT to sin . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/i-cant-stop/ I received an email from a longtime reader last week and it is as follows: I hope you don’t mind, but I have a question for you regarding sin and forgiveness. I know I am forgiven of my sin by GOD’s Grace, through the blood of Christ . . . And I know we all sin, even after we have been forgiven . . . and that we should try as hard as possible NOT to sin . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/i-cant-stop/ Wed, 20 October 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WFTD-10-20-21.mp3 NO NO 3:12 A friend sent me the following beautiful photo that he took in Louisiana on a fishing trip for redfish. As I viewed the photo I couldn’t tell if the sun was rising or setting . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/no-need-for-electricity-or-light-bulbs/ A friend sent me the following beautiful photo that he took in Louisiana on a fishing trip for redfish. As I viewed the photo I couldn’t tell if the sun was rising or setting . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/no-need-for-electricity-or-light-bulbs/ Thu, 21 October 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WFTD-10-21-21.mp3 NO NO 8:03 Yesterday I had my experiences with Jack – Murf the Surf – Murphy recorded for use in a four-part documentary being put together by Ron Howard and his Imagine film making company. The interviewer who was one of the co-producers had scheduled it for one hour, but it ended up being three and a half . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/murf-the-surf/ Yesterday I had my experiences with Jack – Murf the Surf – Murphy recorded for use in a four-part documentary being put together by Ron Howard and his Imagine film making company. The interviewer who was one of the co-producers had scheduled it for one hour, but it ended up being three and a half . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/murf-the-surf/ Fri, 22 October 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WFTD-10-22-21.mp3 NO NO 5:57 I went to a new church yesterday and when I walked in, I heard someone call my name. A young friendly guy walked up to me and told me he was the senior pastor and that he had known me from the church I attended in Key Largo. He used to go there too but had moved on to Islamorada and became senior pastor there. I didn’t recognize him but vaguely remembered his name . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/gods-team/ I went to a new church yesterday and when I walked in, I heard someone call my name. A young friendly guy walked up to me and told me he was the senior pastor and that he had known me from the church I attended in Key Largo. He used to go there too but had moved on to Islamorada and became senior pastor there. I didn’t recognize him but vaguely remembered his name . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/gods-team/ Mon, 25 October 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WFTD-10-25-21.mp3 NO NO 5:07 Our world is divided and polarized by statistics. We are divided by every aspect of our being, financial status, race, gender, political affiliation, religion, education, where we live to name a few . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/one-percenter-is-a-100-percenter/ Our world is divided and polarized by statistics. We are divided by every aspect of our being, financial status, race, gender, political affiliation, religion, education, where we live to name a few . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/one-percenter-is-a-100-percenter/ Tue, 26 October 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WFTD-10-26-21.mp3 NO NO 4:08 Unfortunately very few people escape discouragement. I heard a story the other day about a baseball game. The score was 14 to nothing. The players on the losing team understandably appeared dejected and somber, except for one player. He was sitting on the bench with a big wide grin on his face. When asked if he wasn’t discouraged, he replied, “Heck no, we haven’t even been to bat yet”. You gotta love it!" . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/you-gotta-love-it-2/ Unfortunately very few people escape discouragement. I heard a story the other day about a baseball game. The score was 14 to nothing. The players on the losing team understandably appeared dejected and somber, except for one player. He was sitting on the bench with a big wide grin on his face. When asked if he wasn’t discouraged, he replied, “Heck no, we haven’t even been to bat yet”. You gotta love it!" . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/you-gotta-love-it-2/ Wed, 27 October 2021 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/WFTD-12-28-16.mp3 NO NO 4:24 Yesterday I went fishing and had a great time. Today when I awoke, I walked stiff-legged for my first twenty or so steps groaning like my old lab Bear did when he reached the ripe old age of 14. I was talking to one of my fishing buddies about growing old and I told him that when I was young, I couldn’t wait to get older, but this isn’t what I expected. He told me that I really wasn’t that old. I responded by asking if he would buy a car that had 500,000 miles on it, even if it wasn’t “that old”. “I have a lot of miles on me”, I smiled . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/headline-for-the-day/ Yesterday I went fishing and had a great time. Today when I awoke, I walked stiff-legged for my first twenty or so steps groaning like my old lab Bear did when he reached the ripe old age of 14. I was talking to one of my fishing buddies about growing old and I told him that when I was young, I couldn’t wait to get older, but this isn’t what I expected. He told me that I really wasn’t that old. I responded by asking if he would buy a car that had 500,000 miles on it, even if it wasn’t “that old”. “I have a lot of miles on me”, I smiled . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/headline-for-the-day/ Thu, 28 October 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WFTD-10-28-21.mp3 NO NO 6:07 My Bible study partner has assumed the role of a pilgrim and is currently walking the 500-mile “Camino” trek in Spain. His incessant whimpering and whining about his aching feet every day has been driving me crazy for almost a month. He has six more days to go, and I will be elated when he finishes. I don’t understand why he would subject himself to it, of course, I’m sure he has similar feelings about my obsession for fishing . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/im-not-like-you/ My Bible study partner has assumed the role of a pilgrim and is currently walking the 500-mile “Camino” trek in Spain. His incessant whimpering and whining about his aching feet every day has been driving me crazy for almost a month. He has six more days to go, and I will be elated when he finishes. I don’t understand why he would subject himself to it, of course, I’m sure he has similar feelings about my obsession for fishing . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/10/im-not-like-you/ Fri, 29 October 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WFTD-10-29-21.mp3 NO NO 7:23 The Catholic Pope recently met with both Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden. Despite the Catholic church’s teaching about abortion being an abomination, the Pope allowed them to keep receiving communion and according to them, the Pope told them they were good Catholics. He has since been slammed by many Catholic priests all over the world because no one is working harder to kill unborn children than these two. They have innocent blood on their hands, and it is an unholy sin of which neither has shown the slightest propensity for repentance. They should not be applauded for it, but that sin should be condemned . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/is-the-pope-leaving-you-at-the-bus-station/ The Catholic Pope recently met with both Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden. Despite the Catholic church’s teaching about abortion being an abomination, the Pope allowed them to keep receiving communion and according to them, the Pope told them they were good Catholics. He has since been slammed by many Catholic priests all over the world because no one is working harder to kill unborn children than these two. They have innocent blood on their hands, and it is an unholy sin of which neither has shown the slightest propensity for repentance. They should not be applauded for it, but that sin should be condemned . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/is-the-pope-leaving-you-at-the-bus-station/ Mon, 01 November 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WFTD-11-1-21.mp3 NO NO 5:24 I asked my wife yesterday what she thought we would look like in heaven. She gave me a weird look and didn’t seem to understand the question. I elaborated and asked if she thought we would look similar to how we look now or like an apparition or some other form of glorified body. She said maybe we would look like angels. I said, so you think we will have wings? She looked exasperated . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/musings-about-paradise/ I asked my wife yesterday what she thought we would look like in heaven. She gave me a weird look and didn’t seem to understand the question. I elaborated and asked if she thought we would look similar to how we look now or like an apparition or some other form of glorified body. She said maybe we would look like angels. I said, so you think we will have wings? She looked exasperated . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/musings-about-paradise/ Tue, 02 November 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WFTD-11-2-21.mp3 NO NO 7:28 Well, here we go again with the Keys receiving a tropical storm warning and prediction that the storm that is currently in Cuba would hit us on Saturday morning. Lots of wind, heavy rain, lightning, and possible tornados are predicted . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/here-we-go-again-2/ Well, here we go again with the Keys receiving a tropical storm warning and prediction that the storm that is currently in Cuba would hit us on Saturday morning. Lots of wind, heavy rain, lightning, and possible tornados are predicted . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/here-we-go-again-2/ Wed, 03 November 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WFTD-11-3-21.mp3 NO NO 3:44 I slept hard last night, a rarity for me. So, I stumbled into my office rubbing my eyes and muttering to myself, and read an email from a reader of Words for the Day that was a demonic attack and discouraging. I was thinking I would respond in kind but decided to walk out on my deck for a moment and think it over first . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/dark-cloud-surprise/ I slept hard last night, a rarity for me. So, I stumbled into my office rubbing my eyes and muttering to myself, and read an email from a reader of Words for the Day that was a demonic attack and discouraging. I was thinking I would respond in kind but decided to walk out on my deck for a moment and think it over first . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/dark-cloud-surprise/ Thu, 04 November 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WFTD-11-4-21.mp3 NO NO 11:51 I’m still getting blowback from one individual about my comments on Catholics the other day. He wrote this morning: Wow – it would take me months to respond to all of the Catholic/Pope bashing . . . I can’t rewrite history – nor do I know the reason the pope didn’t address the abortion issue with Biden and Pelosi . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/catholic-blowback/ I’m still getting blowback from one individual about my comments on Catholics the other day. He wrote this morning: Wow – it would take me months to respond to all of the Catholic/Pope bashing . . . I can’t rewrite history – nor do I know the reason the pope didn’t address the abortion issue with Biden and Pelosi . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/catholic-blowback/ Fri, 05 November 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WFTD-11-5-21.mp3 NO NO 4:06 I think the biggest turnoff to my way of thinking are the lies. I wonder if anyone in Washington D.C. can tell the truth about anything; politicians, media, bureaucrats are congenital liars with few exceptions. The progressive press tries to use propaganda at every turn to cover for Biden . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/lets-go-brandon-fever/ I think the biggest turnoff to my way of thinking are the lies. I wonder if anyone in Washington D.C. can tell the truth about anything; politicians, media, bureaucrats are congenital liars with few exceptions. The progressive press tries to use propaganda at every turn to cover for Biden . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/lets-go-brandon-fever/ Mon, 08 November 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WFTD-11-8-21.mp3 NO NO 7:55 What are the reasons that so many reject God? Speaking for myself is all I can offer. At one point in our lives, both my mother and I were both atheists. Later in life, we both turned to God and became solid believers. I cannot speak for others including my mother, but I can tell you what changed my mind . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/what-holds-them-back/ What are the reasons that so many reject God? Speaking for myself is all I can offer. At one point in our lives, both my mother and I were both atheists. Later in life, we both turned to God and became solid believers. I cannot speak for others including my mother, but I can tell you what changed my mind . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/what-holds-them-back/ Tue, 09 November 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WFTD-11-9-21.mp3 NO NO 3:59 I read of two young boys who were at a youth baseball game standing in line at a concession stand. One of the kids made fun of the other and a shoving match ensued. One of the boys grabbed a baseball bat and hit the other in the knee and then a full swing to the head. It instantly killed the boy . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/civility-and-common-sense-gone-and-forgotten/ I read of two young boys who were at a youth baseball game standing in line at a concession stand. One of the kids made fun of the other and a shoving match ensued. One of the boys grabbed a baseball bat and hit the other in the knee and then a full swing to the head. It instantly killed the boy . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/civility-and-common-sense-gone-and-forgotten/ Wed, 10 November 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WFTD-11-10-21.mp3 NO NO 6:18 Today I go under the knife for skin cancer again. I still have stitches in my back from the last time I visited him, and they are going to remove the stitches and then cut another malignancy from my forehead today. My doctor tells me I experienced too much sun in my youth and now I’m paying for it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/live-life/ Today I go under the knife for skin cancer again. I still have stitches in my back from the last time I visited him, and they are going to remove the stitches and then cut another malignancy from my forehead today. My doctor tells me I experienced too much sun in my youth and now I’m paying for it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/live-life/ Thu, 11 November 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WFTD-11-11-21.mp3 NO NO 6:14 I read a rather humorous story the other day. A fourth-grader celebrated his birthday on crutches, so he couldn’t carry his birthday cake into school without help. His mother asked his older brother to please carry it in for him. “I could,” he said, “but I’d prefer not to.” Spotting a teaching moment, her husband asked him, “What would Jesus do?” he answered, “Jesus would heal him so he could carry his own cake” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/clever-but-get-with-the-program/ I read a rather humorous story the other day. A fourth-grader celebrated his birthday on crutches, so he couldn’t carry his birthday cake into school without help. His mother asked his older brother to please carry it in for him. “I could,” he said, “but I’d prefer not to.” Spotting a teaching moment, her husband asked him, “What would Jesus do?” he answered, “Jesus would heal him so he could carry his own cake” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/clever-but-get-with-the-program/ Fri, 12 November 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WFTD-11-12-21.mp3 NO NO 7:15 The Bible indicates that in the time of Jesus tax collectors were reviled and governments were corrupt. Not much has changed in 2000 plus years. Indeed, many find themselves struggling like a sea turtle leaving its ocean home and laboriously making its way through thick sandy beaches to lay its eggs . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/struggling-like-a-turtle/ The Bible indicates that in the time of Jesus tax collectors were reviled and governments were corrupt. Not much has changed in 2000 plus years. Indeed, many find themselves struggling like a sea turtle leaving its ocean home and laboriously making its way through thick sandy beaches to lay its eggs . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/struggling-like-a-turtle/ Mon, 15 November 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WFTD-11-15-21.mp3 NO NO 5:46 I received a letter from a reader who has learned that God’s immeasurable love and healing can change one’s life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/doctors-and-jesus/ I received a letter from a reader who has learned that God’s immeasurable love and healing can change one’s life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/doctors-and-jesus/ Tue, 16 November 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WFTD-11-16-21.mp3 NO NO 5:15 I did not agree with much said by Beatles superstar musician Jon Lennon, but I agree with one of his quotes: Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans. Another terrific musician said something along similar lines. Check out Reggae superstar Bob Marley: Open your eyes – look within. Are you satisfied with the life you’re living? I find it sad that both were cut down at such a young age, Lennon by an assassin and Marley by Melanoma. I feel sure neither thought that life would end so prematurely. With that said even in the short time they lived they did accomplish a tremendous amount . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/dont-turn-off-the-grill-just-yet/ I did not agree with much said by Beatles superstar musician Jon Lennon, but I agree with one of his quotes: Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans. Another terrific musician said something along similar lines. Check out Reggae superstar Bob Marley: Open your eyes – look within. Are you satisfied with the life you’re living? I find it sad that both were cut down at such a young age, Lennon by an assassin and Marley by Melanoma. I feel sure neither thought that life would end so prematurely. With that said even in the short time they lived they did accomplish a tremendous amount . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/dont-turn-off-the-grill-just-yet/ Wed, 17 November 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WFTD-11-17-21.mp3 NO NO 4:19 I awoke this morning thinking of two of my best friends, TK Wetherell and Jack – “Murf the Surf” – Murphy, who have both gone on to be with the Lord. It seems I would get over their passing and move on, but I just cannot seem to manage it. I think of them every day of my life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/im-thankful-they-lived/ I awoke this morning thinking of two of my best friends, TK Wetherell and Jack – “Murf the Surf” – Murphy, who have both gone on to be with the Lord. It seems I would get over their passing and move on, but I just cannot seem to manage it. I think of them every day of my life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/im-thankful-they-lived/ Thu, 18 November 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WFTD-11-18-21.mp3 NO NO 3:59 I was reading Isaiah chapter 62 as my Bible study chapter today and in verses 1-5 it speaks to Jerusalem and the return of its people from exile. The passage is a partial fulfillment of those times but will find greater fulfillment at the second coming of Christ. “You shall no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall your land any more be termed Desolate: but you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for Jehovah delights in you, and your land shall be married And the Gentiles shall see your righteousness, and all kings your glory: and you shall be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/sweet-beulah-land/ I was reading Isaiah chapter 62 as my Bible study chapter today and in verses 1-5 it speaks to Jerusalem and the return of its people from exile. The passage is a partial fulfillment of those times but will find greater fulfillment at the second coming of Christ. “You shall no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall your land any more be termed Desolate: but you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for Jehovah delights in you, and your land shall be married And the Gentiles shall see your righteousness, and all kings your glory: and you shall be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/sweet-beulah-land/ Fri, 19 November 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WFTD-11-19-21.mp3 NO NO 3:55 In a couple of days, we will celebrate Thanksgiving Day. Enjoy your turkey feast with all the trimmings, and the turkey sandwich feasts for the days thereafter. Also, enjoy non-stop football and, if you are fortunate, spending time with friends and relatives galore . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/dont-ask-but-thank/ In a couple of days, we will celebrate Thanksgiving Day. Enjoy your turkey feast with all the trimmings, and the turkey sandwich feasts for the days thereafter. Also, enjoy non-stop football and, if you are fortunate, spending time with friends and relatives galore . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/dont-ask-but-thank/ Mon, 22 November 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WFTD-11-22-21.mp3 NO NO 7:19 I just finished my study of the book of Isaiah, and I came away from it with a profound appreciation of God’s holy attributes and power. I also am bewildered at the enormity of what God has created. I thought about this at length and then I thought of the place, (heaven) where I will reside for eternity. Then I asked myself, so, just how big is heaven? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/mind-boggling/ I just finished my study of the book of Isaiah, and I came away from it with a profound appreciation of God’s holy attributes and power. I also am bewildered at the enormity of what God has created. I thought about this at length and then I thought of the place, (heaven) where I will reside for eternity. Then I asked myself, so, just how big is heaven? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/mind-boggling/ Tue, 23 November 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WFTD-11-23-21.mp3 NO NO 4:47 So yesterday I had some visitors whom I knew only through Words for the Day communications that have spanned some ten years. This couple is from California and were vacationing in Key West and wanted to come by and say hello and put faces with names. They are nice folks, and we enjoyed their brief visit . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/tolerance-or-intolerance/ So yesterday I had some visitors whom I knew only through Words for the Day communications that have spanned some ten years. This couple is from California and were vacationing in Key West and wanted to come by and say hello and put faces with names. They are nice folks, and we enjoyed their brief visit . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/tolerance-or-intolerance/ Wed, 24 November 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WFTD-11-24-21.mp3 NO NO 3:09 I got an email from a friend in Montana who wrote: The wife of a fine Christian couple we have known for years died from COVID yesterday. She was lucid until the end, saying, “I know where I’m going and I’m ready to go”. The husband has Alzheimer’s and when brought to the hospital didn’t recognize her. Sad situation, but as we say in our men’s Bible study, she just graduated . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/what-to-be-thankful-for/ I got an email from a friend in Montana who wrote: The wife of a fine Christian couple we have known for years died from COVID yesterday. She was lucid until the end, saying, “I know where I’m going and I’m ready to go”. The husband has Alzheimer’s and when brought to the hospital didn’t recognize her. Sad situation, but as we say in our men’s Bible study, she just graduated . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/what-to-be-thankful-for/ Thu, 25 November 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WFTD-11-25-21.mp3 NO NO 3:55 Thanks for the many Thanksgiving Day well wishes. I simply couldn’t answer them all, but I do value them and wanted you to know how much you are appreciated for sending them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/have-you-forgotten-how-to-enjoy-life/ Thanks for the many Thanksgiving Day well wishes. I simply couldn’t answer them all, but I do value them and wanted you to know how much you are appreciated for sending them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/have-you-forgotten-how-to-enjoy-life/ Fri, 26 November 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WFTD-11-26-21.mp3 NO NO 6:56 I’m sure that like me, most, if not all of you, are sick of the disheartening news being vomited upon us by the click-happy media hour by hour. Just when you think it cannot get worse and perhaps there is a glimmer of hope shining through, we read of another tragic situation like the slaughter at the Christmas parade . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/saints-and-aints/ I’m sure that like me, most, if not all of you, are sick of the disheartening news being vomited upon us by the click-happy media hour by hour. Just when you think it cannot get worse and perhaps there is a glimmer of hope shining through, we read of another tragic situation like the slaughter at the Christmas parade . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/saints-and-aints/ Mon, 29 November 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WFTD-11-29-21.mp3 NO NO 3:27 I don’t know why but it is great to see the sunshine. Walt Whitman once wrote, “Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you”. This reminds me of Psalms 23 – Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me . . . This verse has always appealed to me and should remove all fear of death for all of us. Think about a shadow for a moment. It is nothing more than a silly black image that light obliterates whenever it makes contact . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/sunshine-destroys-enemy/ I don’t know why but it is great to see the sunshine. Walt Whitman once wrote, “Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you”. This reminds me of Psalms 23 – Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me . . . This verse has always appealed to me and should remove all fear of death for all of us. Think about a shadow for a moment. It is nothing more than a silly black image that light obliterates whenever it makes contact . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/11/sunshine-destroys-enemy/ Tue, 30 November 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WFTD-11-30-21.mp3 NO NO 5:34 Robert Louis Stevenson once said, “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” I used to plant Longleaf pines on my property. Other trees grew much faster and could be harvested and make the most business sense, but Longleaf Pines . . . well they are beautiful. In fact, these trees are the most beautiful of all pines in my estimation. I also love them because they are hardy and resilient and can weather-controlled burns from seedlings until fully mature . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/seeds-are-quite-the-phenomenon/ Robert Louis Stevenson once said, “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” I used to plant Longleaf pines on my property. Other trees grew much faster and could be harvested and make the most business sense, but Longleaf Pines . . . well they are beautiful. In fact, these trees are the most beautiful of all pines in my estimation. I also love them because they are hardy and resilient and can weather-controlled burns from seedlings until fully mature . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/seeds-are-quite-the-phenomenon/ Wed, 01 December 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WFTD-12-1-21.mp3 NO NO 5:42 I had a buddy who joined the Navy during the Vietnam War. During training a defective hand grenade went off in his hand. Fortunately, the blast went away from his body and didn’t kill him, but he lost his hand in the process. This guy had been a football player, basketball star, and pitched on our baseball team. Now he had a nub where he once had a hand . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/play-with-the-hand-youre-dealt-2/ I had a buddy who joined the Navy during the Vietnam War. During training a defective hand grenade went off in his hand. Fortunately, the blast went away from his body and didn’t kill him, but he lost his hand in the process. This guy had been a football player, basketball star, and pitched on our baseball team. Now he had a nub where he once had a hand . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/play-with-the-hand-youre-dealt-2/ Thu, 02 December 2021 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/WFTD-12-6-17.mp3 NO NO 4:59 Yesterday I left home long before daylight in my boat heading for the Bahamas and some fishing. It was pitch black dark and I had to use radar and a huge light recently installed on my boat to get out of the harbor. Once in the open ocean, I turned off the light and we cruised in the inky blackness of the night traveling 45 miles per hour through the open sea for the two-hour trip . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/no-cheap-substitutes-necessary/ Yesterday I left home long before daylight in my boat heading for the Bahamas and some fishing. It was pitch black dark and I had to use radar and a huge light recently installed on my boat to get out of the harbor. Once in the open ocean, I turned off the light and we cruised in the inky blackness of the night traveling 45 miles per hour through the open sea for the two-hour trip . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/no-cheap-substitutes-necessary/ Fri, 03 December 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WFTD-12-3-21.mp3 NO NO 5:28 It is with a heavy-happy heart I report to you that another God-loving friend went to be with the Lord yesterday morning. Bill Glass was my hero, mentor, and good friend of many years. His health had been declining over the past several months and the Lord mercifully called him home . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/heavy-happy-heart/ It is with a heavy-happy heart I report to you that another God-loving friend went to be with the Lord yesterday morning. Bill Glass was my hero, mentor, and good friend of many years. His health had been declining over the past several months and the Lord mercifully called him home . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/heavy-happy-heart/ Mon, 06 December 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WFTD-12-6-21.mp3 NO NO 5:21 Yesterday I went fishing with some new friends on their boat. I don’t allow political discussion on my own boat because I just want to fish and have some fun. Such was not the case on my buddy’s boat and a husband-wife team that he asked to come along were in a political ranting mode for much of the trip . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/think-2/ Yesterday I went fishing with some new friends on their boat. I don’t allow political discussion on my own boat because I just want to fish and have some fun. Such was not the case on my buddy’s boat and a husband-wife team that he asked to come along were in a political ranting mode for much of the trip . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/think-2/ Tue, 07 December 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WFTD-12-7-21.mp3 NO NO 7:46 I glanced at the headlines of several news sites this morning and I was thinking about what the biggest threat to our little planet might be. With the Trump presidency out there is lots of saber-rattling going on with both Communist China and Communist Russia seemingly intent upon invading and taking control of Taiwan and Ukraine by force. A nuclear confrontation of planet ending proportion would be likely if either or both occur . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/birth-pains/ I glanced at the headlines of several news sites this morning and I was thinking about what the biggest threat to our little planet might be. With the Trump presidency out there is lots of saber-rattling going on with both Communist China and Communist Russia seemingly intent upon invading and taking control of Taiwan and Ukraine by force. A nuclear confrontation of planet ending proportion would be likely if either or both occur . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/birth-pains/ Wed, 08 December 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WFTD-12-8-21.mp3 NO NO 3:31 I was counseling a woman the other day and she was tormented by her past. I can relate because I’ve had a hard time refraining from reliving my past as well. Hers was a sad story of sexual abuse and rape conducted by her own father over a period of years followed by a series of unspeakable things that various evil men perpetuated upon her again and again . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/rear-view-mirror-a-bust-2/ I was counseling a woman the other day and she was tormented by her past. I can relate because I’ve had a hard time refraining from reliving my past as well. Hers was a sad story of sexual abuse and rape conducted by her own father over a period of years followed by a series of unspeakable things that various evil men perpetuated upon her again and again . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/rear-view-mirror-a-bust-2/ Thu, 09 December 2021 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/WFTD-3-3-16.mp3 NO NO 6:40 Yesterday I went to the Bahamas for a day trip leaving two hours before dawn. The fishing was spectacular, and we caught all the big wahoo we wanted. We encountered several big sharks that had breakfast on us and one of them, (an 8-foot bull shark), got accidentally foul hooked in his dorsal fin when he attacked on of the fish we were reeling in . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/sparrows-and-such/ Yesterday I went to the Bahamas for a day trip leaving two hours before dawn. The fishing was spectacular, and we caught all the big wahoo we wanted. We encountered several big sharks that had breakfast on us and one of them, (an 8-foot bull shark), got accidentally foul hooked in his dorsal fin when he attacked on of the fish we were reeling in . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/sparrows-and-such/ Fri, 10 December 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WFTD-12-10-21.mp3 NO NO 7:07 Smash and grab robberies, racism, soaring inflation, open borders, murder rate at an all-time high, China threatening Taiwan, Iran threatening Israel, Russia threatening Ukraine, political polarization, tornadoes, government mandates, propagandized education, mind-boggling national debt, homosexuality dominating every facet of society, inept leadership, abortion – It’s enough to make one gag and/or go nutty . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/what-can-we-do/ Smash and grab robberies, racism, soaring inflation, open borders, murder rate at an all-time high, China threatening Taiwan, Iran threatening Israel, Russia threatening Ukraine, political polarization, tornadoes, government mandates, propagandized education, mind-boggling national debt, homosexuality dominating every facet of society, inept leadership, abortion – It’s enough to make one gag and/or go nutty . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/what-can-we-do/ Mon, 13 December 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WFTD-12-13-21.mp3 NO NO 5:23 Yesterday I drove for six hours to see an eye doctor and get back home. I waited an hour and a half in his waiting room only to have him tell me I needed to see a specialist because my ailment is beyond his expertise. Wat? I have all but lost my vision at night and dark situations such as restaurants, closets, etc. and was hopeful that something could be done . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/speeding-meteor-or-slow-moving-sloth/ Yesterday I drove for six hours to see an eye doctor and get back home. I waited an hour and a half in his waiting room only to have him tell me I needed to see a specialist because my ailment is beyond his expertise. Wat? I have all but lost my vision at night and dark situations such as restaurants, closets, etc. and was hopeful that something could be done . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/speeding-meteor-or-slow-moving-sloth/ Tue, 14 December 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WFTD-12-14-21.mp3 NO NO 5:36 I went to a Christmas party in our neighborhood last night. It got dorky in the end when they played a game of trivia. The theme for the trivia was Christmas and it was all about Santa Claus, with questions about who played the bad Santa in a movie, how many reindeer in Santa’s sleigh, what kind of “spirits” are mixed in some Christmas celebration drink, what is the main ingredient in ginger cookies, and so on . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/christmas-grim/ I went to a Christmas party in our neighborhood last night. It got dorky in the end when they played a game of trivia. The theme for the trivia was Christmas and it was all about Santa Claus, with questions about who played the bad Santa in a movie, how many reindeer in Santa’s sleigh, what kind of “spirits” are mixed in some Christmas celebration drink, what is the main ingredient in ginger cookies, and so on . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/christmas-grim/ Wed, 15 December 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WFTD-12-15-21.mp3 NO NO 9:49 I began writing Words for the Day five times per week in 1998. At first, I did not have a program that would keep up with subscribes and unsubscribes but convinced one of my programmers to write one for me in his spare time. This was quite the feat because he was an atheist and despite a relentless effort on my part to lead him to Christ he still is . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/words-for-the-day-2/ I began writing Words for the Day five times per week in 1998. At first, I did not have a program that would keep up with subscribes and unsubscribes but convinced one of my programmers to write one for me in his spare time. This was quite the feat because he was an atheist and despite a relentless effort on my part to lead him to Christ he still is . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/words-for-the-day-2/ Thu, 16 December 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WFTD-12-16-21.mp3 NO NO 8:11 Yesterday I received some wonderful news concerning my boat woes. Most regular readers know that upon returning home from the Bahamas the other day I lost two engines. They were getting very old, and I’ve fished them hard for many years and have been concerned for some time that they might be reaching the end of the line. They now need major expensive repairs to fix them, even if I could find the necessary parts to do so in this Biden age of shortages . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/friends-galore/ Yesterday I received some wonderful news concerning my boat woes. Most regular readers know that upon returning home from the Bahamas the other day I lost two engines. They were getting very old, and I’ve fished them hard for many years and have been concerned for some time that they might be reaching the end of the line. They now need major expensive repairs to fix them, even if I could find the necessary parts to do so in this Biden age of shortages . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/friends-galore/ Fri, 17 December 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WFTD-12-17-21.mp3 NO NO 7:07 Recently a spate of my newer friends have found out about my book, Miracle on Luckie Street, and have begun reading it and/or have watched the video of my testimony given at all three services at First Baptist Church Orlando several years ago . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/fairlie-luckie/ Recently a spate of my newer friends have found out about my book, Miracle on Luckie Street, and have begun reading it and/or have watched the video of my testimony given at all three services at First Baptist Church Orlando several years ago . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/fairlie-luckie/ Mon, 20 December 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WFTD-12-20-21.mp3 NO NO 5:44 In the year 2000 I received the following from a reader: A wealthy widower and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had everything in their collection, from Picasso to Raphael . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/saving-the-best-for-first/ In the year 2000 I received the following from a reader: A wealthy widower and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had everything in their collection, from Picasso to Raphael . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/saving-the-best-for-first/ Tue, 21 December 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WFTD-12-21-21.mp3 NO NO 5:57 I was conversing with a friend recently who could be defined as a “party animal”. He attends more parties than anyone I know, and in the Christmas season, it is non-stop. I have harped at him concerning his drinking which he seems to do night after night. He claims he has cut back on his drinking, but every few days or so I see him pictured on Facebook at another party with another half-empty glass of wine in his hand. It is so frequent a half-empty wine glass has begun to look like an appendage has grown into his hand . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/stumbling-along/ I was conversing with a friend recently who could be defined as a “party animal”. He attends more parties than anyone I know, and in the Christmas season, it is non-stop. I have harped at him concerning his drinking which he seems to do night after night. He claims he has cut back on his drinking, but every few days or so I see him pictured on Facebook at another party with another half-empty glass of wine in his hand. It is so frequent a half-empty wine glass has begun to look like an appendage has grown into his hand . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/stumbling-along/ Wed, 22 December 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WFTD-12-22-21.mp3 NO NO 6:30 My wife and I attended a life celebration service for a dear friend last night. It was held on her birthday and of course, Christmas is just days away which doubled the pain of her leaving us. She was just 56 and was sweet as she could be and loved the Lord with all her heart. It was unusually cold, cloudy, and rainy for the keys last night, and I suppose it was fitting for the circumstance . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/dont-make-the-same-mistake-twice/ My wife and I attended a life celebration service for a dear friend last night. It was held on her birthday and of course, Christmas is just days away which doubled the pain of her leaving us. She was just 56 and was sweet as she could be and loved the Lord with all her heart. It was unusually cold, cloudy, and rainy for the keys last night, and I suppose it was fitting for the circumstance . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/dont-make-the-same-mistake-twice/ Thu, 23 December 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WFTD-12-23-21.mp3 NO NO 2:52 I am most perplexed with the absence of truth in this world. The situation is not unique to today, even Pontius Pilate asked Jesus, “What is truth?”. We could ask the same question today and on occasion do. Some folks call the lies of politicians and the media fake news, others call it spin, but the net result is we don’t know what to believe . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/and-the-truth-of-the-matter-is/ I am most perplexed with the absence of truth in this world. The situation is not unique to today, even Pontius Pilate asked Jesus, “What is truth?”. We could ask the same question today and on occasion do. Some folks call the lies of politicians and the media fake news, others call it spin, but the net result is we don’t know what to believe . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/and-the-truth-of-the-matter-is/ Fri, 24 December 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WFTD-12-24-21.mp3 NO NO 3:14 Well Christmas day is here again. What a great day of celebration. Kids, (adults and otherwise), everywhere are opening presents and enjoying themselves, but the real celebration is the birth of Jesus. The only day that is better is Easter morning. Christ arose on that day and a new beginning emerged for all of humanity . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/merry-christmas-3/ Well Christmas day is here again. What a great day of celebration. Kids, (adults and otherwise), everywhere are opening presents and enjoying themselves, but the real celebration is the birth of Jesus. The only day that is better is Easter morning. Christ arose on that day and a new beginning emerged for all of humanity . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/merry-christmas-3/ Sat, 25 December 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WFTD-12-25-21.mp3 NO NO 5:01 I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas; I know I sure did. Through a plethora of friends, I miraculously found four brand new 350 HP Mercury engines in Fort Myers to replace my old worn-out engines. I hauled my boat over there and had them installed and brought the boat back to the Keys all in just seven days. The average wait just to receive new engines is 63 weeks and getting someone to install them during Christmas week, well that is unheard of . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/doing-the-right-thing-is-not-what-is-easy/ I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas; I know I sure did. Through a plethora of friends, I miraculously found four brand new 350 HP Mercury engines in Fort Myers to replace my old worn-out engines. I hauled my boat over there and had them installed and brought the boat back to the Keys all in just seven days. The average wait just to receive new engines is 63 weeks and getting someone to install them during Christmas week, well that is unheard of . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/doing-the-right-thing-is-not-what-is-easy/ Mon, 27 December 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WFTD-12-27-21.mp3 NO NO 7:17 One time I wanted to buy some land adjoining mine. The old man selling it needed to clear exactly $90 thousand dollars to pay off a loan and position himself for retirement. After some intense negotiations and haggling over the boundary lines, we finally agreed on his price. But when I had it surveyed, I discovered that the boundary was not where he thought it was, and unfortunately, he owned approximately 100 feet less than what he thought he owned, which meant the price would have to go down . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/bested-by-an-ass-2/ One time I wanted to buy some land adjoining mine. The old man selling it needed to clear exactly $90 thousand dollars to pay off a loan and position himself for retirement. After some intense negotiations and haggling over the boundary lines, we finally agreed on his price. But when I had it surveyed, I discovered that the boundary was not where he thought it was, and unfortunately, he owned approximately 100 feet less than what he thought he owned, which meant the price would have to go down . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/bested-by-an-ass-2/ Tue, 28 December 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WFTD-12-28-21.mp3 NO NO 11:33 One of the things I enjoy most in life is conversing in virtually any format, (verbally, phone, or e-mail), with intelligent people. I’ve often counseled junior managers to try and hire the most intelligent team members they can find, and that one can always spot this characteristic by looking into their eyes. I call this phenomenon having “bright eyes”. It doesn’t matter what other physical characteristics they might possess, or what they might happen to be wearing when you look into their eyes and they seem to be “dancing” with life, then chances are good that they will be a “keeper”. The Bible refers to our eyes as “windows of the soul” and “bright eyes” illustrates that concept to me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/hole-carved-in-my-soul/ One of the things I enjoy most in life is conversing in virtually any format, (verbally, phone, or e-mail), with intelligent people. I’ve often counseled junior managers to try and hire the most intelligent team members they can find, and that one can always spot this characteristic by looking into their eyes. I call this phenomenon having “bright eyes”. It doesn’t matter what other physical characteristics they might possess, or what they might happen to be wearing when you look into their eyes and they seem to be “dancing” with life, then chances are good that they will be a “keeper”. The Bible refers to our eyes as “windows of the soul” and “bright eyes” illustrates that concept to me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/hole-carved-in-my-soul/ Wed, 29 December 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WFTD-12-29-21.mp3 NO NO 7:13 I heard an interesting song recently. Its lyrics alluded to those throughout history who at one time or other had been derided for their beliefs and later were ultimately vindicated and finally had the last laugh . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/get-your-mind-right-2/ I heard an interesting song recently. Its lyrics alluded to those throughout history who at one time or other had been derided for their beliefs and later were ultimately vindicated and finally had the last laugh . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/get-your-mind-right-2/ Thu, 30 December 2021 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/WFTD-6-24-15.mp3 NO NO 5:53 Quite a few years back I was recording Words for the Day for the audio feature and my radio segment and unbeknownst to me one of my granddaughter twins had gotten up early and come downstairs and overheard me recording it. Later she reported to her mother that, “Papaw was in his office talking to his computer about God.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/get-your-mind-right-2/ I heard an interesting song recently. Its lyrics alluded to those throughout history who at one time or other had been derided for their beliefs and later were ultimately vindicated and finally had the last laugh . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/get-your-mind-right-2/ Fri, 31 December 2021 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WFTD-12-31-21.mp3 NO NO 5:58 We have a brand-new year looming ahead of us and I’m excited just thinking about it this morning. I wonder what great opportunities and adventures lie ahead. I’m friends with one couple and they take the opposite view and dread it, and even wonder whether they will live through it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/brush-your-teeth-first-thing/ We have a brand-new year looming ahead of us and I’m excited just thinking about it this morning. I wonder what great opportunities and adventures lie ahead. I’m friends with one couple and they take the opposite view and dread it, and even wonder whether they will live through it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/brush-your-teeth-first-thing/ Mon, 03 January 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WFTD-1-3-22.mp3 NO NO 7:19 I met hall of fame pro baseball player Brett Butler some time back and he has a fascinating story of triumph over many obstacles in his life including making it to the major leagues in the first place due to his tiny stature. He played for the Dodgers and later the Atlanta Braves and was an all-star player and won numerous awards throughout his career . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/twin-calls-sister-an-idiot-2/ I met hall of fame pro baseball player Brett Butler some time back and he has a fascinating story of triumph over many obstacles in his life including making it to the major leagues in the first place due to his tiny stature. He played for the Dodgers and later the Atlanta Braves and was an all-star player and won numerous awards throughout his career . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/twin-calls-sister-an-idiot-2/ Tue, 04 January 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WFTD-1-4-22.mp3 NO NO 10:13 Several years ago, I agreed to assist my son. My mission was clear: I was to fly up to NYC to try and help my son navigate through an important meeting. So, I drove to a nearby city to catch an early morning, (7 a.m.) direct flight the next day . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/in-spite-of-and-not-because-of/ Several years ago, I agreed to assist my son. My mission was clear: I was to fly up to NYC to try and help my son navigate through an important meeting. So, I drove to a nearby city to catch an early morning, (7 a.m.) direct flight the next day . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/in-spite-of-and-not-because-of/ Wed, 05 January 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WFTD-1-5-22.mp3 NO NO 3:39 I have a rather tough assignment due to one of my New Year’s resolutions. I have decided that my warped sense of humor must go the way of the dinosaur and die. When it comes to chiding people, I can use my rapier wit to slice through the thickest bone with ease. Mind you I only engage in this folly with the people that I love the most in life, and they give it right back to me, and for the most part, it is merely viewed as good fun and banter. But I just don’t feel it is what Jesus wants me to do . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/the-death-of-a-dinosaur/ I have a rather tough assignment due to one of my New Year’s resolutions. I have decided that my warped sense of humor must go the way of the dinosaur and die. When it comes to chiding people, I can use my rapier wit to slice through the thickest bone with ease. Mind you I only engage in this folly with the people that I love the most in life, and they give it right back to me, and for the most part, it is merely viewed as good fun and banter. But I just don’t feel it is what Jesus wants me to do . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/the-death-of-a-dinosaur/ Thu, 06 January 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WFTD-1-6-22.mp3 NO NO 7:02 I began writing Words for the Day many years ago because so many of my employees, friends, and acquaintances were experiencing dark trials and tribulation in their lives (just like I was) and I deduced that they needed some encouragement. Many did not seem to study the Bible daily as I did every morning and I decided to begin detailing my daily experiences, thoughts, questions, discouragements, encouragements, etc. as they related to the answers that I found in the Bible . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/finding-light-when-darkness-comes/ I began writing Words for the Day many years ago because so many of my employees, friends, and acquaintances were experiencing dark trials and tribulation in their lives (just like I was) and I deduced that they needed some encouragement. Many did not seem to study the Bible daily as I did every morning and I decided to begin detailing my daily experiences, thoughts, questions, discouragements, encouragements, etc. as they related to the answers that I found in the Bible . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/finding-light-when-darkness-comes/ Fri, 07 January 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WFTD-1-7-22.mp3 NO NO 5:07 Some time back I had a conversation with one of my best friends, Al Cuneo, who along with his son George, diligently take my word document posts and recordings for WFTD each morning and design and put them into the proper format and send them out and archive them into a database. Recently Al and I had a conversation as to who, if anyone, would continue writing Words for the Day after Jesus calls me home. We couldn’t think of anyone, and I suggested that we take the archived library of the past WFTD’s and spend some time on our antiquated website to modernize and employ today’s technology to it including a keyword (s) search for topics of interest . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/always-on-his-mind/ Some time back I had a conversation with one of my best friends, Al Cuneo, who along with his son George, diligently take my word document posts and recordings for WFTD each morning and design and put them into the proper format and send them out and archive them into a database. Recently Al and I had a conversation as to who, if anyone, would continue writing Words for the Day after Jesus calls me home. We couldn’t think of anyone, and I suggested that we take the archived library of the past WFTD’s and spend some time on our antiquated website to modernize and employ today’s technology to it including a keyword (s) search for topics of interest . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/always-on-his-mind/ Mon, 10 January 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WFTD-1-10-22.mp3 NO NO 6:38 The Georgia Bulldogs finally won the National Championship last night against Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide. The last time our team won the National Championship was 40 years ago. It was a dogfight for the first three quarters and then The Dawgs pulled away in the fourth quarter and handily won 33-18 . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/let-the-celebration-begin-2/ The Georgia Bulldogs finally won the National Championship last night against Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide. The last time our team won the National Championship was 40 years ago. It was a dogfight for the first three quarters and then The Dawgs pulled away in the fourth quarter and handily won 33-18 . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/let-the-celebration-begin-2/ Tue, 11 January 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WFTD-1-11-22.mp3 NO NO 6:14 Everyone is tempted to do the wrong thing from time to time. How we react to temptation, particularly if we are Christians can make a big difference in our own lives, and as is often the case, will affect other lives as well. The following true story submitted by Robert Davis demonstrates this point well . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/just-testing-2/ Everyone is tempted to do the wrong thing from time to time. How we react to temptation, particularly if we are Christians can make a big difference in our own lives, and as is often the case, will affect other lives as well. The following true story submitted by Robert Davis demonstrates this point well . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/just-testing-2/ Wed, 12 January 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WFTD-1-12-22.mp3 NO NO 4:58 I went fishing with three longtime friends last Friday and I caught a magnificent African Pompano. Remarkably I caught it on 15 lb. test on a light spinning rod and reel. The fish was in the 50 lb. plus range. and it took me almost an hour to get it in the boat. Every time I would get it beside the boat, off the fish would go stripping out 100 or more yards. My arthritic hands were aching as was my back before I finally got it close enough to gaff . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/what-might-have-been-or-what-is/ I went fishing with three longtime friends last Friday and I caught a magnificent African Pompano. Remarkably I caught it on 15 lb. test on a light spinning rod and reel. The fish was in the 50 lb. plus range. and it took me almost an hour to get it in the boat. Every time I would get it beside the boat, off the fish would go stripping out 100 or more yards. My arthritic hands were aching as was my back before I finally got it close enough to gaff . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/what-might-have-been-or-what-is/ Thu, 13 January 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WFTD-1-13-22.mp3 NO NO 3:51 Revelation 21:1 says, “Then I saw ‘a new heaven and a new earth,’ for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.”There is no reason not to take this literally, that God’s new earth will not contain vast areas of saltwater spanning the globe. Freshwater for sure but no oceans . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/it-will-be-for-the-best/ Revelation 21:1 says, “Then I saw ‘a new heaven and a new earth,’ for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.”There is no reason not to take this literally, that God’s new earth will not contain vast areas of saltwater spanning the globe. Freshwater for sure but no oceans . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/it-will-be-for-the-best/ Fri, 14 January 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WFTD-1-14-22.mp3 NO NO 8:22 My prayer list is so long that I can no longer remember all the people for which I’m praying, not to mention the nation and the world that has gone bonkers. Most of my friends seem to take it in stride, but I remember better times and pray for revival daily . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/unheeded-warning/ My prayer list is so long that I can no longer remember all the people for which I’m praying, not to mention the nation and the world that has gone bonkers. Most of my friends seem to take it in stride, but I remember better times and pray for revival daily . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/unheeded-warning/ Mon, 17 January 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WFTD-1-17-22.mp3 NO NO 6:31 The company that repowered my boat offered to issue me credit for the old engines that I replaced. A friend decided he wanted them and offered to buy them for the same price as the credit that the repower company was offering. I agreed and notified the company that I was going to forego the credit and sell them to him. So, he went to pick them up and the props were not on the engines. He was told I received a credit for them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/go-slow-so-you-look-like-you-know-2/ The company that repowered my boat offered to issue me credit for the old engines that I replaced. A friend decided he wanted them and offered to buy them for the same price as the credit that the repower company was offering. I agreed and notified the company that I was going to forego the credit and sell them to him. So, he went to pick them up and the props were not on the engines. He was told I received a credit for them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/go-slow-so-you-look-like-you-know-2/ Tue, 18 January 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WFTD-1-18-22.mp3 NO NO 5:40 So, what does Paul’s command in 1 Thessalonians 5:17 – “pray without ceasing,” truly mean? Obviously, it cannot mean we should spend the entire day with our eyes shut and heads bowed, we could not serve God. or our families, or fulfill God’s plan for our lives, if we did . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/pray-without-ceasing/ So, what does Paul’s command in 1 Thessalonians 5:17 – “pray without ceasing,” truly mean? Obviously, it cannot mean we should spend the entire day with our eyes shut and heads bowed, we could not serve God. or our families, or fulfill God’s plan for our lives, if we did . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/pray-without-ceasing/ Wed, 19 January 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WFTD-1-19-22.mp3 NO NO 6:27 I went pheasant hunting in Iowa one time and we had a terrific hunt. Prior to taking to the fields and our first hunt, we decided to shoot some clay targets to warm up. One of my friends owned the farm and recounted a hilarious story about a guy that went hunting with them who was very arrogant. This dude could not say enough about how great a shot he was and on and on ad nauseam . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/firing-blanks-and-fighting-buckets-2/ I went pheasant hunting in Iowa one time and we had a terrific hunt. Prior to taking to the fields and our first hunt, we decided to shoot some clay targets to warm up. One of my friends owned the farm and recounted a hilarious story about a guy that went hunting with them who was very arrogant. This dude could not say enough about how great a shot he was and on and on ad nauseam . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/firing-blanks-and-fighting-buckets-2/ Thu, 20 January 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WFTD-1-20-22.mp3 NO NO 5:03 We are told not to worry in the Bible by Jesus Himself. Thus, to do otherwise is to sin. God knows everything about you including all your inner secrets, fears . . . everything! In fact, He even knows the number of hairs on your head, and He loves you. If you love God, you can be assured that He has a plan for your life, and it is a good and perfect one . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/shes-scared/ We are told not to worry in the Bible by Jesus Himself. Thus, to do otherwise is to sin. God knows everything about you including all your inner secrets, fears . . . everything! In fact, He even knows the number of hairs on your head, and He loves you. If you love God, you can be assured that He has a plan for your life, and it is a good and perfect one . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/shes-scared/ Fri, 21 January 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WFTD-1-21-22.mp3 NO NO 6:11 It was bound to happen Russia and China see a weak befuddled President in Biden and are looking to take advantage of the situation and invade their neighbors and expand their power base. Russia is determined to rebuild the USSR and China wants to dominate the world . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/it-was-bound-to-happen/ It was bound to happen Russia and China see a weak befuddled President in Biden and are looking to take advantage of the situation and invade their neighbors and expand their power base. Russia is determined to rebuild the USSR and China wants to dominate the world . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/it-was-bound-to-happen/ Mon, 24 January 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WFTD-1-24-22.mp3 NO NO 4:15 A friend of mine sent this commentary on The State of the Union: “In the coming New Year, 2022, both Groundhog Day and the State of the Union address will occur on the same day. This is an ironic juxtaposition of events. One involves a meaningless ritual in which we look to an insignificant creature of little intelligence for prognostication . . . The other involves a groundhog.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/truth-and-patriotism-dinosaurs/ A friend of mine sent this commentary on The State of the Union: “In the coming New Year, 2022, both Groundhog Day and the State of the Union address will occur on the same day. This is an ironic juxtaposition of events. One involves a meaningless ritual in which we look to an insignificant creature of little intelligence for prognostication . . . The other involves a groundhog.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/truth-and-patriotism-dinosaurs/ Tue, 25 January 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WFTD-1-25-22.mp3 NO NO 6:22 Imagine eating a meal, but not being able to see it. Dressing in the morning but not having the ability to see the color of your clothes. Needing to have someone else drive you everywhere you go. Hearing voices but not seeing faces. Tripping over a pair of shoes left in plain sight on the floor. Navigating down a staircase in total darkness . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/imagine-2/ Imagine eating a meal, but not being able to see it. Dressing in the morning but not having the ability to see the color of your clothes. Needing to have someone else drive you everywhere you go. Hearing voices but not seeing faces. Tripping over a pair of shoes left in plain sight on the floor. Navigating down a staircase in total darkness . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/imagine-2/ Wed, 26 January 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WFTD-1-26-22.mp3 NO NO 7:54 I was on a plane one night several years ago and was seated next to a scientist. I was very tired and preferred to sleep; however, he was very talkative and preferred to talk. He won the battle due to his being such an interesting guy, so we talked the entire time of the four-hour flight . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/questions-that-stump-us-all/ I was on a plane one night several years ago and was seated next to a scientist. I was very tired and preferred to sleep; however, he was very talkative and preferred to talk. He won the battle due to his being such an interesting guy, so we talked the entire time of the four-hour flight . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/questions-that-stump-us-all/ Thu, 27 January 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WFTD-1-27-22.mp3 NO NO 6:02 Yesterday morning despite having stayed up late the previous night, I arose at my usual time, 4:00 a.m. . . . My heart was heavy as I immediately felt that my daughter-in-law needed prayer. I had not communicated with her in several weeks but felt an urgent need to pray for her. So, the first thing I did was pray for her, and it was not just a short prayer that I said in passing, but a deep prayer. The problem was I did not specifically know why God was urging me to pray for her . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/breathing-the-air-of-heaven/ Yesterday morning despite having stayed up late the previous night, I arose at my usual time, 4:00 a.m. . . . My heart was heavy as I immediately felt that my daughter-in-law needed prayer. I had not communicated with her in several weeks but felt an urgent need to pray for her. So, the first thing I did was pray for her, and it was not just a short prayer that I said in passing, but a deep prayer. The problem was I did not specifically know why God was urging me to pray for her . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/breathing-the-air-of-heaven/ Fri, 28 January 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WFTD-1-28-22.mp3 NO NO 7:11 Let me begin by saying to my Catholic friends that in last Friday’s post in which I said Catholics must pray through a priest that I was referring to Catholicism doctrine that requires that confessions be made through a priest which is indeed unbiblical. But as some of you wrote, non-confessional prayers are encouraged by the Catholic church. Even there they go overboard and encourage praying to Mary and Saints. The Bible tells us to pray directly to God, not to departed flesh. To those of you who wrote thanks for writing and allowing me to clarify my position and interpretation . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/what-rules-your-life/ Let me begin by saying to my Catholic friends that in last Friday’s post in which I said Catholics must pray through a priest that I was referring to Catholicism doctrine that requires that confessions be made through a priest which is indeed unbiblical. But as some of you wrote, non-confessional prayers are encouraged by the Catholic church. Even there they go overboard and encourage praying to Mary and Saints. The Bible tells us to pray directly to God, not to departed flesh. To those of you who wrote thanks for writing and allowing me to clarify my position and interpretation . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/what-rules-your-life/ Mon, 31 January 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WFTD-1-28-22.mp3 NO NO 5:15 By the time most of you read this, my wife and I will be on a jet heading to Costa Rica for a month of fun in the sun and the enjoyment of fishing some of the world’s most bountiful fisheries. When not fishing we will walk the sandy beaches, stare at the azure blue oceans, colorful wildlife and tropical rainforests and of course take a siesta or two . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/join-me-on-a-trip-to-paradise/ By the time most of you read this, my wife and I will be on a jet heading to Costa Rica for a month of fun in the sun and the enjoyment of fishing some of the world’s most bountiful fisheries. When not fishing we will walk the sandy beaches, stare at the azure blue oceans, colorful wildlife and tropical rainforests and of course take a siesta or two . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/join-me-on-a-trip-to-paradise/ Tue, 1 February 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/WFTD-2-1-22.mp3 NO NO 5:06 So, I’m no Sean Penn fan, in fact, he is so liberal I can barely stand to look at him, but recently he said some things with which I agree in a TMZ article as well as a couple of UK-based publications. Below is an excerpt from one article published by TMZ . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/climbing-the-stairway-to-heaven/ So, I’m no Sean Penn fan, in fact, he is so liberal I can barely stand to look at him, but recently he said some things with which I agree in a TMZ article as well as a couple of UK-based publications. Below is an excerpt from one article published by TMZ . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/climbing-the-stairway-to-heaven/ Wed, 2 February 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/WFTD-2-2-22.mp3 NO NO 6:32 Sorrow is a monster! Worry is its companion. Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it compounds it. I experienced incredible sorrow and was grief-stricken when my brother committed suicide. I’ve never gotten over it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/sorrow-is-a-monster/ Sorrow is a monster! Worry is its companion. Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it compounds it. I experienced incredible sorrow and was grief-stricken when my brother committed suicide. I’ve never gotten over it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/sorrow-is-a-monster/ Thu, 3 February 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/WFTD-2-3-22.mp3 NO NO 4:00 My daughter-in-law’s father passed away last week. During some of his final moments, she asked him to send her a ladybug when he made it to heaven. So yesterday she walked into a room and sure enough, there was one ladybug in the room . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/comfort-from-above/ My daughter-in-law’s father passed away last week. During some of his final moments, she asked him to send her a ladybug when he made it to heaven. So yesterday she walked into a room and sure enough, there was one ladybug in the room . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/comfort-from-above/ Fri, 4 February 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/WFTD-2-4-22.mp3 NO NO 3:36 I am in Costa Rica and every morning I sit out on my veranda. As usual today a big flock of scarlet macaws descended upon a tree right in front of me. They were happily and loudly squawking and jabbering away in macaw talk and stretching their brightly colored scarlet wings in the sun. Soon enough they found what I assumed to be a weaker member of the flock and start picking on him . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/peace-and-harmony/ I am in Costa Rica and every morning I sit out on my veranda. As usual today a big flock of scarlet macaws descended upon a tree right in front of me. They were happily and loudly squawking and jabbering away in macaw talk and stretching their brightly colored scarlet wings in the sun. Soon enough they found what I assumed to be a weaker member of the flock and start picking on him . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/peace-and-harmony/ Mon, 7 February 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/WFTD-2-7-22.mp3 NO NO 4:56 Throughout life I have encountered more than my share of lazy people. It seems that some are so lazy they feel that they must rest before going to sleep. Laziness is soundly condemned in the Bible. It started in the very beginning where God said in Genesis 2:15 The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/too-lazy-to-crow-for-day/ Throughout life I have encountered more than my share of lazy people. It seems that some are so lazy they feel that they must rest before going to sleep. Laziness is soundly condemned in the Bible. It started in the very beginning where God said in Genesis 2:15 The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/too-lazy-to-crow-for-day/ Tue, 8 February 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/WFTD-2-8-22.mp3 NO NO 10:05 I was fortunate enough to make the trip to the 80-acre compound that serves as Chick-fil-A headquarters to meet with billionaire Chairman and founder Truett Cathy. Although he was getting on up in age, he was as mentally alert and as sharp as any 20 year old you might meet. It was one of the most interesting meetings that I’ve ever attended . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/giant-of-a-man-2/ I was fortunate enough to make the trip to the 80-acre compound that serves as Chick-fil-A headquarters to meet with billionaire Chairman and founder Truett Cathy. Although he was getting on up in age, he was as mentally alert and as sharp as any 20 year old you might meet. It was one of the most interesting meetings that I’ve ever attended . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/giant-of-a-man-2/ Wed, 9 February 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/WFTD-2-9-22.mp3 NO NO 5:12 I saw a video clip one time of people being asked to name as many of the Ten Commandments as they could remember. To my surprise, none of the people could name even one. Young and old took part in the survey at a mall. Now when they were asked to name ten brands of beer, they immediately rattled them off with precision and when finished acted quite proud of their accomplishment . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/name-ten-beers-2/ I saw a video clip one time of people being asked to name as many of the Ten Commandments as they could remember. To my surprise, none of the people could name even one. Young and old took part in the survey at a mall. Now when they were asked to name ten brands of beer, they immediately rattled them off with precision and when finished acted quite proud of their accomplishment . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/name-ten-beers-2/ Thu, 10 February 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/WFTD-2-10-22.mp3 NO NO 4:30 I had a slack day in Costa Rica yesterday. My son and a friend from the Keys didn’t show up until late afternoon and there was no fishing today. So, I decided to scan the news and see what was up . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/hey-remember-freedom/ I had a slack day in Costa Rica yesterday. My son and a friend from the Keys didn’t show up until late afternoon and there was no fishing today. So, I decided to scan the news and see what was up . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/hey-remember-freedom/ Fri, 11 February 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/WFTD-2-11-22.mp3 NO NO 4:43 Fishing has been great so far in Costa Rica. My son, a friend, Dave Demos, from the keys, and I, caught 15 out of 16 big Pacific sailfish day before yesterday, and yesterday we fished exclusively for marlin and caught 2 out of 3 blue marlin. Both were super days of fishing . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/living-it/ Fishing has been great so far in Costa Rica. My son, a friend, Dave Demos, from the keys, and I, caught 15 out of 16 big Pacific sailfish day before yesterday, and yesterday we fished exclusively for marlin and caught 2 out of 3 blue marlin. Both were super days of fishing . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/living-it/ Mon, 14 February 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/WFTD-2-14-22.mp3 NO NO 4:19 The cold hard reality of dirty politics came out with the revelation this week that Hillary Clinton’s campaign with her approval paid for hackers to spy on Donald Trump just as he claimed a few years back. Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation has “accelerated,” and more people are “cooperating” and coming before the federal grand jury trying to save their own hides and they are implicating her . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/chickens-come-home-to-roost/ The cold hard reality of dirty politics came out with the revelation this week that Hillary Clinton’s campaign with her approval paid for hackers to spy on Donald Trump just as he claimed a few years back. Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation has “accelerated,” and more people are “cooperating” and coming before the federal grand jury trying to save their own hides and they are implicating her . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/chickens-come-home-to-roost/ Tue, 15 February 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/WFTD-2-15-22.mp3 NO NO 5:48 So yesterday we were going fishing and our mate told us three of his young female friends had died the previous night and four more were in the hospital fighting for their lives . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/a-dangerous-day-indeed/ So yesterday we were going fishing and our mate told us three of his young female friends had died the previous night and four more were in the hospital fighting for their lives . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/a-dangerous-day-indeed/ Wed, 16 February 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/WFTD-2-16-22.mp3 NO NO 5:05 There is an interesting little book about motivation by John Capozzi entitled: “If you want the rainbow . . . You gotta put up with the rain!” I believe this to be true. Most people who fail, do not understand this concept. Sometimes it takes the example of a leader who is undeterred when obstacles of life, (“rain”), are encountered and they fight through them to obtain the goal to help lead others to obtain success, (the rainbow), in similar fashion . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/hypocritical-yapping/ There is an interesting little book about motivation by John Capozzi entitled: “If you want the rainbow . . . You gotta put up with the rain!” I believe this to be true. Most people who fail, do not understand this concept. Sometimes it takes the example of a leader who is undeterred when obstacles of life, (“rain”), are encountered and they fight through them to obtain the goal to help lead others to obtain success, (the rainbow), in similar fashion . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/hypocritical-yapping/ Thu, 17 February 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/WFTD-2-17-22.mp3 NO NO 6:10 Yesterday we drove down the Costa Rican coast to sightsee and our 32-year-old Costa Rican driver was fascinated by the fact that we had been married for 51 years. He asked my wife how we managed to stay together for so many years . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/what-a-team-we-are/ Yesterday we drove down the Costa Rican coast to sightsee and our 32-year-old Costa Rican driver was fascinated by the fact that we had been married for 51 years. He asked my wife how we managed to stay together for so many years . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/what-a-team-we-are/ Fri, 18 February 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/WFTD-2-18-22.mp3 NO NO 7:10 When my kids were in high school one of their friends was being treated terribly by his single mother, and one day she decided to make him pay rent or leave and live on the street. He had an afterschool job stocking the shelves at a grocery store at night that paid a small amount of money, (all of which he was saving in order that he might go to college). His father abandoned their family and was nowhere to be found, and if he were to pay the exorbitant amount of rent money that she was demanding, it would have taken most every penny that he was earning and he would not have been able to attend college . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/reminders-everywhere-2/ When my kids were in high school one of their friends was being treated terribly by his single mother, and one day she decided to make him pay rent or leave and live on the street. He had an afterschool job stocking the shelves at a grocery store at night that paid a small amount of money, (all of which he was saving in order that he might go to college). His father abandoned their family and was nowhere to be found, and if he were to pay the exorbitant amount of rent money that she was demanding, it would have taken most every penny that he was earning and he would not have been able to attend college . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/reminders-everywhere-2/ Mon, 21 February 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/WFTD-2-21-22.mp3 NO NO 7:44 Soon after I was incarcerated in Parrish Prison in New Orleans way back during my dark years, I had a conversation with another inmate. I had discovered that everyone has a story to tell of how they ended up in prison and some were very interesting and even humorous . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/do-you-have-an-escape-plan/ Soon after I was incarcerated in Parrish Prison in New Orleans way back during my dark years, I had a conversation with another inmate. I had discovered that everyone has a story to tell of how they ended up in prison and some were very interesting and even humorous . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/do-you-have-an-escape-plan/ Tue, 22 February 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/WFTD-2-22-22.mp3 NO NO 5:20 My wife and I have gone to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks several times. We have observed beautiful trees surrounding lush green meadows full of wildflowers with a backdrop of majestic snowcapped mountains greeting us. We have seen geysers shooting up against a bluebird sky, eagles soaring and beautiful waterfalls, crystal-clear streams, and pure blue lakes. Herds of antelope, elk, and bison are abundant throughout the park . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/forest-fire-metaphor/ My wife and I have gone to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks several times. We have observed beautiful trees surrounding lush green meadows full of wildflowers with a backdrop of majestic snowcapped mountains greeting us. We have seen geysers shooting up against a bluebird sky, eagles soaring and beautiful waterfalls, crystal-clear streams, and pure blue lakes. Herds of antelope, elk, and bison are abundant throughout the park . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/forest-fire-metaphor/ Wed, 23 February 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/WFTD-2-23-22.mp3 NO NO 4:30 Yesterday I went fishing with my youngest son and family. He and I set the record on our charter boat for the biggest black marlins ever caught on it. Mine was estimated at 550 lbs. and his 450 lbs . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/the-insanity-of-sin/ Yesterday I went fishing with my youngest son and family. He and I set the record on our charter boat for the biggest black marlins ever caught on it. Mine was estimated at 550 lbs. and his 450 lbs . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/the-insanity-of-sin/ Thu, 24 February 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/WFTD-2-24-22.mp3 NO NO 4:43 Well, the world is certainly in upheaval, and it is a dangerous time. Many believe that we are closing in on the end times that will culminate with the Battle of Armageddon during the great tribulation . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/misplaced-fear/ Well, the world is certainly in upheaval, and it is a dangerous time. Many believe that we are closing in on the end times that will culminate with the Battle of Armageddon during the great tribulation . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/misplaced-fear/ Fri, 25 February 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/WFTD-2-25-22.mp3 NO NO 4:40 Yesterday I looked at some houses here in Costa Rica. (Yes, the adventure continues, we are moving again.) While it may seem unorthodox to some, we are comfortable with our decision. There are American language Spirit-filled churches here. The weather is great and best of all there are no hurricanes down here. The sunrises and sunsets over the mountains and the Pacific are gorgeous . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/again/ Yesterday I looked at some houses here in Costa Rica. (Yes, the adventure continues, we are moving again.) While it may seem unorthodox to some, we are comfortable with our decision. There are American language Spirit-filled churches here. The weather is great and best of all there are no hurricanes down here. The sunrises and sunsets over the mountains and the Pacific are gorgeous . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/02/again/ Mon, 28 February 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/WFTD-2-28-22.mp3 NO NO 4:46 Thanks for all the positive feedback on our impending move to Costa Rica. One reader wondered if I might be running from the New Orleans mob from my bad old days and offered his farm as a refuge and hideout just in case. I reassured him that they were all probably dead or in jail, but I appreciated his kind offer. LOL . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/pura-vida/ Thanks for all the positive feedback on our impending move to Costa Rica. One reader wondered if I might be running from the New Orleans mob from my bad old days and offered his farm as a refuge and hideout just in case. I reassured him that they were all probably dead or in jail, but I appreciated his kind offer. LOL . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/pura-vida/ Tue, 01 March 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WFTD-3-1-22.mp3 NO NO 6:08 A few years back I spoke at length with one of the most well-known race car drivers in the country, Morgan Shepherd. Shepherd has four Cup Series wins and 15 Xfinity Series victories in a career that has stretched to 1,027 national series starts. He has accrued 19 wins in NASCAR’s top two series, capturing checkered flags for some of the sport’s most famous car owners . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/dance-skate-your-blues-away-2/ A few years back I spoke at length with one of the most well-known race car drivers in the country, Morgan Shepherd. Shepherd has four Cup Series wins and 15 Xfinity Series victories in a career that has stretched to 1,027 national series starts. He has accrued 19 wins in NASCAR’s top two series, capturing checkered flags for some of the sport’s most famous car owners . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/dance-skate-your-blues-away-2/ Wed, 02 March 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WFTD-3-2-22.mp3 NO NO 4:07 My wife and I drove down to Key West last night to eat dinner and attend a concert. On the way down she mentioned that last weekend our former church had baptized about 15 people in the ocean behind the new church. What an experience for them, I’m sure it is indelibly stamped in their minds and those in attendance . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving-4/ My wife and I drove down to Key West last night to eat dinner and attend a concert. On the way down she mentioned that last weekend our former church had baptized about 15 people in the ocean behind the new church. What an experience for them, I’m sure it is indelibly stamped in their minds and those in attendance . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving-4/ Thu, 03 March 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WFTD-3-3-22.mp3 NO NO 3:33 I have increasingly found myself wondering what day it is. Writing Words for the Day helps in that regard because I don’t post it on Saturday or Sunday. So at least a couple of times a week I am aware that it is either Saturday or Sunday . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/only-the-now/ I have increasingly found myself wondering what day it is. Writing Words for the Day helps in that regard because I don’t post it on Saturday or Sunday. So at least a couple of times a week I am aware that it is either Saturday or Sunday . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/only-the-now/ Fri, 04 March 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WFTD-3-4-22.mp3 NO NO 4:32 Recently I had a couple of people send me emails indicating that my thoughts concerning my retirement plans were unrealistic and one termed it: “pie in the sky”. I usually don’t ever give a second thought to the many pseudo-intellectual wannabe genius debaters that have written me over the last 25 years, but I suppose this got under my skin a little . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/lemon-meringue-in-the-sky/ Recently I had a couple of people send me emails indicating that my thoughts concerning my retirement plans were unrealistic and one termed it: “pie in the sky”. I usually don’t ever give a second thought to the many pseudo-intellectual wannabe genius debaters that have written me over the last 25 years, but I suppose this got under my skin a little . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/lemon-meringue-in-the-sky/ Mon, 07 March 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WFTD-3-7-22.mp3 NO NO 4:06 I was asked recently by a reader if I ever get tired of reading criticism towards me for writing Words for the Day. I don’t get that much criticism anymore and I hope it is not because of inadvertently softening my stance on sins such as homosexual sin and especially homosexual weddings, abortion, atheism, Satan worshippers, and the like. I will maintain until my dying day that those are dark evil sins and sin, according to the Bible, does not escape consequences . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/i-dont-like-tornados-or-big-mouths/ I was asked recently by a reader if I ever get tired of reading criticism towards me for writing Words for the Day. I don’t get that much criticism anymore and I hope it is not because of inadvertently softening my stance on sins such as homosexual sin and especially homosexual weddings, abortion, atheism, Satan worshippers, and the like. I will maintain until my dying day that those are dark evil sins and sin, according to the Bible, does not escape consequences . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/i-dont-like-tornados-or-big-mouths/ Tue, 08 March 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WFTD-3-8-22.mp3 NO NO 8:58 I have a friend who loves Indian artifacts, and he goes and looks for arrowheads at every opportunity. Throughout my many years spent afield hunting and so forth I collected quite a few points myself, and whenever I find one in a field or creek, I try to imagine what the Indian who owned it might have been shooting at. Was it an arrow loosed during a fierce battle, or perhaps merely a misspent arrow shot at a whitetail deer or wild turkey? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/send-utes-to-honey-lake-2/ I have a friend who loves Indian artifacts, and he goes and looks for arrowheads at every opportunity. Throughout my many years spent afield hunting and so forth I collected quite a few points myself, and whenever I find one in a field or creek, I try to imagine what the Indian who owned it might have been shooting at. Was it an arrow loosed during a fierce battle, or perhaps merely a misspent arrow shot at a whitetail deer or wild turkey? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/send-utes-to-honey-lake-2/ Wed, 09 March 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WFTD-3-9-22.mp3 NO NO 5:20 One day I was home when an afternoon thunderstorm came up and lightning hit a tree about 150 feet from my house. The dazzling white flash of lightning flooded my living room and was amazing in its brilliance. It emitted an extremely loud BANG! And the impact was so jarring that it could be felt in the chair in which I was sitting. It was very powerful . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/lightning-does-strike-twice-2/ One day I was home when an afternoon thunderstorm came up and lightning hit a tree about 150 feet from my house. The dazzling white flash of lightning flooded my living room and was amazing in its brilliance. It emitted an extremely loud BANG! And the impact was so jarring that it could be felt in the chair in which I was sitting. It was very powerful . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/lightning-does-strike-twice-2/ Thu, 10 March 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WFTD-3-10-22.mp3 NO NO 5:45 It has been too windy to go fishing in the keys lately and the natives are getting restless. I’m one of them. I miss being out on the water, but I am getting a lot done prior to my move. So, the local weather prognosticators are predicting a good break in the weather next week and I’m sure I will head offshore . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/hanging-up-fishing-rods-and-reels/ It has been too windy to go fishing in the keys lately and the natives are getting restless. I’m one of them. I miss being out on the water, but I am getting a lot done prior to my move. So, the local weather prognosticators are predicting a good break in the weather next week and I’m sure I will head offshore . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/hanging-up-fishing-rods-and-reels/ Fri, 11 March 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WFTD-3-11-22.mp3 NO NO 5:36 I read an interesting book about atheists entitled, 8 Absurd Things Atheists Must Believe Before Breakfast. The 8 absurd things atheists must believe are as follows . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/white-collar-conservative/ I read an interesting book about atheists entitled, 8 Absurd Things Atheists Must Believe Before Breakfast. The 8 absurd things atheists must believe are as follows . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/white-collar-conservative/ Mon, 14 March 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WFTD-3-14-22.mp3 NO NO 4:26 A friend of mine whom I’ve enjoyed serving alongside in prison ministry used to be one of the toughest prison officials in the state of Texas. He is a very big man and as mean as those whom he was watching over and he disliked inmates and what they had done immensely. He treated them accordingly. Then along came Jesus Christ and my friend’s hardened heart was repaired by Jesus. He went on to theology school and became an ordained preacher and began leading inmates to Christ both in his church and in the prison pods and yards . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/hope-can-be-found-anywhere/ A friend of mine whom I’ve enjoyed serving alongside in prison ministry used to be one of the toughest prison officials in the state of Texas. He is a very big man and as mean as those whom he was watching over and he disliked inmates and what they had done immensely. He treated them accordingly. Then along came Jesus Christ and my friend’s hardened heart was repaired by Jesus. He went on to theology school and became an ordained preacher and began leading inmates to Christ both in his church and in the prison pods and yards . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/hope-can-be-found-anywhere/ Tue, 15 March 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WFTD-3-15-22.mp3 NO NO 7:47 Not long after I opened our resort at Honey Lake a friend came by to see me. He asked directions from a storekeeper at a store down the road from us and they told him the craziest story one could imagine. According to my friend when the “sincere looking” storekeeper was given my name and the name of our resort she went into this story with gusto . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/church-buries-bodies-for-the-mob/ Not long after I opened our resort at Honey Lake a friend came by to see me. He asked directions from a storekeeper at a store down the road from us and they told him the craziest story one could imagine. According to my friend when the “sincere looking” storekeeper was given my name and the name of our resort she went into this story with gusto . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/church-buries-bodies-for-the-mob/ Wed, 16 March 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WFTD-3-16-22.mp3 NO NO 6:26 I was reading Proverbs today. It has 31 chapters so it is convenient to study a different chapter every day of the month. (I just read additional chapters to make up for those pesky months with less than 31 days . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/what-would-you-ask-for-2/ I was reading Proverbs today. It has 31 chapters so it is convenient to study a different chapter every day of the month. (I just read additional chapters to make up for those pesky months with less than 31 days . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/what-would-you-ask-for-2/ Thu, 17 March 2022 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/WFTD-4-27-17.mp3 NO NO 3:19 I have been blessed to have extensively traveled to gorgeous places throughout the world, and even live in some of the most beautiful locations imaginable, and the glory of God never ceases to amaze me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/the-glory-of-god-2/ I have been blessed to have extensively traveled to gorgeous places throughout the world, and even live in some of the most beautiful locations imaginable, and the glory of God never ceases to amaze me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/the-glory-of-god-2/ Fri, 18 March 2022 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/WFTD-8-1-17.mp3 NO NO 2:11 I’ve been up at Honey Lake turkey hunting with a friend. I got rained out opening day but went yesterday morning. We had a stellar day and old Tom’s were gobbling everywhere. They seemed anxious to come meet what they thought were hens and came running when called . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/shine-like-the-firmament/ I’ve been up at Honey Lake turkey hunting with a friend. I got rained out opening day but went yesterday morning. We had a stellar day and old Tom’s were gobbling everywhere. They seemed anxious to come meet what they thought were hens and came running when called . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/shine-like-the-firmament/ Mon, 21 March 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WFTD-3-21-22.mp3 NO NO 2:25 So today I drive home from Honey Lake after a great couple of days of turkey hunting. Heading back to the keys with a long drive facing me. I need to make it back before dark due to my eyesight but it shouldn’t be much of a problem . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/friends-2/ So today I drive home from Honey Lake after a great couple of days of turkey hunting. Heading back to the keys with a long drive facing me. I need to make it back before dark due to my eyesight but it shouldn’t be much of a problem . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/friends-2/ Tue, 22 March 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WFTD-3-22-22.mp3 NO NO 6:22 While I lived at Honey Lake Plantation, my best friend and hunting buddy was the late great TK Wetherell. I spent the last several days riding around Honey Lake and at practically every bend in the road something reminded me of him. We hunted, we fished, we prayed, we attended church and Bible study, we laughed, and yes, we cried together . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/he-went-first/ While I lived at Honey Lake Plantation, my best friend and hunting buddy was the late great TK Wetherell. I spent the last several days riding around Honey Lake and at practically every bend in the road something reminded me of him. We hunted, we fished, we prayed, we attended church and Bible study, we laughed, and yes, we cried together . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/he-went-first/ Wed, 23 March 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WFTD-3-23-22.mp3 NO NO 4:32 So, I’m watching the sun beginning to appear on the horizon this morning and the coconut trees can be seen slightly swaying and it appears to be another peaceful lazy day in the keys. I hope to make the most out of today and I’ve been planning what it will entail since long before daylight. The problem is I haven’t come up with anything exciting, significant, or profound . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/what-is-god-up-to-today/ So, I’m watching the sun beginning to appear on the horizon this morning and the coconut trees can be seen slightly swaying and it appears to be another peaceful lazy day in the keys. I hope to make the most out of today and I’ve been planning what it will entail since long before daylight. The problem is I haven’t come up with anything exciting, significant, or profound . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/what-is-god-up-to-today/ Thu, 24 March 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WFTD-3-24-22.mp3 NO NO 5:25 The other day a prospect looked at the property that I have for sale that was formerly part of Honey Lake and afterwards he was telling a friend about it. He told his friend that it was located near Tallahassee which prompted him to inquire as to the name of the place he was looking at . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/small-world-or-god-thing/ The other day a prospect looked at the property that I have for sale that was formerly part of Honey Lake and afterwards he was telling a friend about it. He told his friend that it was located near Tallahassee which prompted him to inquire as to the name of the place he was looking at . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/small-world-or-god-thing/ Fri, 25 March 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WFTD-3-25-22.mp3 NO NO 5:55 The wind has finally subsided and today I’m going fishing. I haven’t had fresh fish in a month or so due to the relentless wind and look forward to loading up on them today. This is not to say I have made a vow to bring home a large mess of them. I prefer not to hear the chiding I’ll endure if I come home empty-handed. It would be relentless. I have learned the hard way not to boast about success, especially success that has not yet occurred . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/tomorrow/ The wind has finally subsided and today I’m going fishing. I haven’t had fresh fish in a month or so due to the relentless wind and look forward to loading up on them today. This is not to say I have made a vow to bring home a large mess of them. I prefer not to hear the chiding I’ll endure if I come home empty-handed. It would be relentless. I have learned the hard way not to boast about success, especially success that has not yet occurred . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/tomorrow/ Mon, 28 March 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WFTD-3-28-22.mp3 NO NO 5:36 So, it looks like things are coming together and the stars seem to be lining up for our impending move to Costa Rica. I’m wrapping up many different things while we prepare to move . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/gods-mysterious-pops/ So, it looks like things are coming together and the stars seem to be lining up for our impending move to Costa Rica. I’m wrapping up many different things while we prepare to move . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/gods-mysterious-pops/ Tue, 29 March 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WFTD-3-29-22.mp3 NO NO 5:29 Compromise can be a tremendous tool. In over 40 years of managing my various companies I was able to avoid lawsuits. Given the size of some of my companies and my combative nature it is an amazing statistic. Not that there wasn’t plenty of saber-rattling transpiring, but the secret to my success was compromise . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/yes-compromise-is-good-no-its-not/ Compromise can be a tremendous tool. In over 40 years of managing my various companies I was able to avoid lawsuits. Given the size of some of my companies and my combative nature it is an amazing statistic. Not that there wasn’t plenty of saber-rattling transpiring, but the secret to my success was compromise . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/yes-compromise-is-good-no-its-not/ Wed, 30 March 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WFTD-3-30-22.mp3 NO NO 4:04 Throughout my Christian life I have meticulously planned my various paths. I don’t have problems making bold decisions and when I settle on the course of action that I think is best, I don’t hesitate to pull the trigger. This is not to say I’m impulsive or led by emotion. What many folks (who have that misconception of me) don’t realize is that I’m an insomniac. I only sleep 3-4 hours per night which leaves me plenty of time to think things through from every angle. My big decisions only come after many hundreds of hours of thought, planning, weighing the pros and cons, and assessing the risks and upside . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/feel-the-pull-2/ Throughout my Christian life I have meticulously planned my various paths. I don’t have problems making bold decisions and when I settle on the course of action that I think is best, I don’t hesitate to pull the trigger. This is not to say I’m impulsive or led by emotion. What many folks (who have that misconception of me) don’t realize is that I’m an insomniac. I only sleep 3-4 hours per night which leaves me plenty of time to think things through from every angle. My big decisions only come after many hundreds of hours of thought, planning, weighing the pros and cons, and assessing the risks and upside . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/03/feel-the-pull-2/ Thu, 31 March 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WFTD-3-31-22.mp3 NO NO 6:02 So, my wife asked me if I loved her more than turkey hunting. Hmmm . . . I thought about it for quite some time weighing this question in my mind. Apparently, I was taking too long and she impatiently raised her voice and shouted: DO YOU LOVE ME MORE THAN TURKEY HUNTING? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/hot-water-with-my-wife/ So, my wife asked me if I loved her more than turkey hunting. Hmmm . . . I thought about it for quite some time weighing this question in my mind. Apparently, I was taking too long and she impatiently raised her voice and shouted: DO YOU LOVE ME MORE THAN TURKEY HUNTING? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/hot-water-with-my-wife/ Fri, 01 April 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WFTD-4-1-22.mp3 NO NO 5:15 I once conversed with an ultra-wealthy friend and told him that most of the serious-minded friends that I knew had a number, that when they reached it, would consider themselves of having attained “enough”. I slyly looked at him and asked, “So what is your number?” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/more-2/ I once conversed with an ultra-wealthy friend and told him that most of the serious-minded friends that I knew had a number, that when they reached it, would consider themselves of having attained “enough”. I slyly looked at him and asked, “So what is your number?” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/more-2/ Mon, 04 April 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WFTD-4-4-22.mp3 NO NO 6:43 I know several friends who refuse to travel by plane. A few are just namby-pambies afraid of their own shadow and anything that says Boo! But more than one is rough and tough and someone whom you would never expect to be afraid of anything. I remember famed football legend John Madden was among the non-flyers and he traveled by bus across the country to work as a commentator of football games. He was a huge man, tougher than nails, and former NFL legend who knocked people around for a living but would not step on a plane . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/slippery-slope/ I know several friends who refuse to travel by plane. A few are just namby-pambies afraid of their own shadow and anything that says Boo! But more than one is rough and tough and someone whom you would never expect to be afraid of anything. I remember famed football legend John Madden was among the non-flyers and he traveled by bus across the country to work as a commentator of football games. He was a huge man, tougher than nails, and former NFL legend who knocked people around for a living but would not step on a plane . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/slippery-slope/ Tue, 05 April 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WFTD-4-5-22.mp3 NO NO 6:03 I have some of the most unique friends imaginable. I went to a fishing seminar with one of them last night. This guy has traveled all over the world hunting and fishing and recently won an award for being one of the top 25 hunters in the entire world. He has hunted Africa numerous times, the Yukon, Alaska, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Australia, Canada, virtually all over the world . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/take-the-shot/ I have some of the most unique friends imaginable. I went to a fishing seminar with one of them last night. This guy has traveled all over the world hunting and fishing and recently won an award for being one of the top 25 hunters in the entire world. He has hunted Africa numerous times, the Yukon, Alaska, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Australia, Canada, virtually all over the world . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/take-the-shot/ Wed, 06 April 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WFTD-4-6-22.mp3 NO NO 7:23 This morning I got an email from a nice lady whom I’ve not had the pleasure of meeting face to face yet. It read . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/small-world/ This morning I got an email from a nice lady whom I’ve not had the pleasure of meeting face to face yet. It read . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/small-world/ Thu, 07 April 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WFTD-4-7-22.mp3 NO NO 6:43 I was thinking this morning about a few problems I have been working through. It reminded me of a time when I lived at Honey Lake several years ago. Many things had gone wrong that day, and I worked through a myriad of serious problems all day and through late evening. By nightfall, it seemed as though I had hardly made a dent in them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/no-more-shivering-alone-2/ I was thinking this morning about a few problems I have been working through. It reminded me of a time when I lived at Honey Lake several years ago. Many things had gone wrong that day, and I worked through a myriad of serious problems all day and through late evening. By nightfall, it seemed as though I had hardly made a dent in them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/no-more-shivering-alone-2/ Fri, 08 April 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WFTD-4-8-22.mp3 NO NO 4:15 When I bought sprawling 5000-acre Honey Lake Plantation I had my workers construct and install hundreds of bird houses for bluebirds and other species all over the property. Since then many people have asked me why I spent so much time and money on this project. They pointed out the fact that I cannot possibly get around to all those bird houses and watch the occupants raise families. The obvious question in their minds was if I would never enjoy seeing them why go to the trouble? Why not build a few in my yard and call it a day? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/bluebirds-big-waste-of-time-and-money-2/ When I bought sprawling 5000-acre Honey Lake Plantation I had my workers construct and install hundreds of bird houses for bluebirds and other species all over the property. Since then many people have asked me why I spent so much time and money on this project. They pointed out the fact that I cannot possibly get around to all those bird houses and watch the occupants raise families. The obvious question in their minds was if I would never enjoy seeing them why go to the trouble? Why not build a few in my yard and call it a day? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/bluebirds-big-waste-of-time-and-money-2/ Mon, 11 April 2022 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/WFTD-7-20-17.mp3 NO NO 16:22 A friend sent this to me the other day and it seemed to fit right in with the mood I’ve been in as I have been focusing on Jesus and His trip to the cross on our behalf. Easter is not about bunnies; it is about the broken body and blood Jesus shed on our behalves . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/this-isnt-about-easter-bunnies-2/ A friend sent this to me the other day and it seemed to fit right in with the mood I’ve been in as I have been focusing on Jesus and His trip to the cross on our behalf. Easter is not about bunnies; it is about the broken body and blood Jesus shed on our behalves . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/this-isnt-about-easter-bunnies-2/ Tue, 12 April 2022 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/WFTD-3-23-15.mp3 NO NO 5:59 I came across this story that someone sent to me years ago. I hope you enjoy it today during the holiest week of the year . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/a-red-marble/ I came across this story that someone sent to me years ago. I hope you enjoy it today during the holiest week of the year . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/a-red-marble/ Wed, 13 April 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WFTD-4-13-22.mp3 NO NO 7:51 I’ve only deeply loved a very few people in my life, but my brother Jim was one of them. The most difficult time in my life, (and I have had many), was when he committed suicide. I have not experienced such grief nor wept like that before or since his death . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/smiling-in-my-grief/ I’ve only deeply loved a very few people in my life, but my brother Jim was one of them. The most difficult time in my life, (and I have had many), was when he committed suicide. I have not experienced such grief nor wept like that before or since his death . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/smiling-in-my-grief/ Thu, 14 April 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WFTD-4-14-22.mp3 NO NO 7:47 After Jesus said, “It is finished,” on the cross, “he bowed his head and gave up his spirit”. His dead body remained on the cross until it was taken down and placed in a nearby tomb. His spirit, however, was elsewhere. Three days later, His body and spirit were reunited, and He rose from the dead, but where was His spirit during those three days? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/a-crucifixion-mystery/ After Jesus said, “It is finished,” on the cross, “he bowed his head and gave up his spirit”. His dead body remained on the cross until it was taken down and placed in a nearby tomb. His spirit, however, was elsewhere. Three days later, His body and spirit were reunited, and He rose from the dead, but where was His spirit during those three days? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/a-crucifixion-mystery/ Fri, 15 April 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WFTD-4-15-22.mp3 NO NO 3:45 Please join me in celebrating the resurrection of our Lord and Savior today. It is an exceedingly happy day for us because Jesus defeated death and sin once and for all. The victory has been won for all of us who are true believers. Enjoy your day as you think about who our Savior really is! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/he-is-risen-4/ Please join me in celebrating the resurrection of our Lord and Savior today. It is an exceedingly happy day for us because Jesus defeated death and sin once and for all. The victory has been won for all of us who are true believers. Enjoy your day as you think about who our Savior really is! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/he-is-risen-4/ Sun, 17 April 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WFTD-4-17-22.mp3 NO NO 5:50 I took a van full of friends from Duck Key to Key Largo to church yesterday and a wonderful time was had by all of us. 700 folks attended the two services and 23 people were saved and are ready for Baptism . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/id-rather-be/ I took a van full of friends from Duck Key to Key Largo to church yesterday and a wonderful time was had by all of us. 700 folks attended the two services and 23 people were saved and are ready for Baptism . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/id-rather-be/ Mon, 18 April 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WFTD-4-18-22.mp3 NO NO 7:20 Recently I discovered that some readers of Words for the Day in a particular office seem to think that all my “talk” about our living in the “Last Days” and the end of the world possibly bearing down upon us in the not too distant future is just someone, (me), “talking out of my head” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/fact-is-stranger-than-fiction-3/ Recently I discovered that some readers of Words for the Day in a particular office seem to think that all my “talk” about our living in the “Last Days” and the end of the world possibly bearing down upon us in the not too distant future is just someone, (me), “talking out of my head” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/fact-is-stranger-than-fiction-3/ Tue, 19 April 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WFTD-4-19-22.mp3 NO NO 7:20 As you read these words we are on our way to Costa Rica. This is our final visit prior to deciding which area in which we intend to settle down. We are going to the northern Pacific area and I’m told it is the most beautiful in all of Costa Rica, fishing is great, fabulous restaurants abound, gorgeous sunsets and sunrises, friendly people, and so on. Unfortunately, I have found that you cannot believe what you read on the Internet or hear from a fast-talking salesperson . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/is-everything-a-lie/ As you read these words we are on our way to Costa Rica. This is our final visit prior to deciding which area in which we intend to settle down. We are going to the northern Pacific area and I’m told it is the most beautiful in all of Costa Rica, fishing is great, fabulous restaurants abound, gorgeous sunsets and sunrises, friendly people, and so on. Unfortunately, I have found that you cannot believe what you read on the Internet or hear from a fast-talking salesperson . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/is-everything-a-lie/ Wed, 20 April 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WFTD-4-20-22.mp3 NO NO 6:12 I arrived in Costa Rica and though just a short two-hour flight from Miami, it seems like we traveled to an entirely different world. Our rental condo required traversing two flights of stairs heaving heavy suitcases up the steep inclines. I was clearly struggling, and a Costa Rica man who was working on the landscaping saw me and came running over to help me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/regress-is-not-progress/ I arrived in Costa Rica and though just a short two-hour flight from Miami, it seems like we traveled to an entirely different world. Our rental condo required traversing two flights of stairs heaving heavy suitcases up the steep inclines. I was clearly struggling, and a Costa Rica man who was working on the landscaping saw me and came running over to help me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/regress-is-not-progress/ Thu, 21 April 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WFTD-4-21-22.mp3 NO NO 4:24 So, I’m driving down the road in rural Costa Rica yesterday and in the middle of nowhere, I come upon a sign that says Happy Hour starts at 9:00 a.m. That one nearly got me, but I looked closer, and it was a sign in front of a small church. I smiled broadly and thought, now that has to be one of the cleverest Church signs I’ve ever seen. Not to say America does not have its clever sign keepers too. One example that I liked is this one: “The fact that there is a highway to hell and only a stairway to heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic numbers” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/happy-hour/ So, I’m driving down the road in rural Costa Rica yesterday and in the middle of nowhere, I come upon a sign that says Happy Hour starts at 9:00 a.m. That one nearly got me, but I looked closer, and it was a sign in front of a small church. I smiled broadly and thought, now that has to be one of the cleverest Church signs I’ve ever seen. Not to say America does not have its clever sign keepers too. One example that I liked is this one: “The fact that there is a highway to hell and only a stairway to heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic numbers” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/happy-hour/ Fri, 22 April 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WFTD-4-22-22.mp3 NO NO 6:19 While family and friends may fail you, Jesus is always there with His unconditional love to turn you away from your sadness, loneliness, and disillusionment, whether you live in a pigsty or gold gilded mansion . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/the-secret-to-happiness/ While family and friends may fail you, Jesus is always there with His unconditional love to turn you away from your sadness, loneliness, and disillusionment, whether you live in a pigsty or gold gilded mansion . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/the-secret-to-happiness/ Mon, 25 April 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WFTD-4-25-22.mp3 NO NO 7:17 I rarely agree with much of anything that Pope Francis has to say, but recently I read an article where he said on Sunday that, “The Lord is not looking for perfect Christians.” He went on to compare Jesus’ merciful words to a doubting St. Thomas which reminds us that the Lord does not expect us to be “perfect Christians” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/ready-willing-and-able/ I rarely agree with much of anything that Pope Francis has to say, but recently I read an article where he said on Sunday that, “The Lord is not looking for perfect Christians.” He went on to compare Jesus’ merciful words to a doubting St. Thomas which reminds us that the Lord does not expect us to be “perfect Christians” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/ready-willing-and-able/ Tue, 26 April 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WFTD-4-26-22.mp3 NO NO 5:14 So, this morning I’m going fishing in the deep blue Pacific Ocean. We are going after sailfish, yellowfin tuna, and mahi-mahi. I look forward to it and am grateful to God for allowing me the pleasure . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/searching-for-the-happy-in-happy-hour/ So, this morning I’m going fishing in the deep blue Pacific Ocean. We are going after sailfish, yellowfin tuna, and mahi-mahi. I look forward to it and am grateful to God for allowing me the pleasure . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/searching-for-the-happy-in-happy-hour/ Wed, 27 April 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WFTD-4-27-22.mp3 NO NO 6:47 Yesterday my wife and I went fishing off the beautiful coast of northern Costa Rica. It was fun and at times hilarious. We had to be transported to and from our 50-foot fishing boat from a beach via a tiny rubber raft as there is no marina close to our location. It was quite the feat to board and deboard that little raft with big surf crashing all around us . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/now-is-your-time-2/ Yesterday my wife and I went fishing off the beautiful coast of northern Costa Rica. It was fun and at times hilarious. We had to be transported to and from our 50-foot fishing boat from a beach via a tiny rubber raft as there is no marina close to our location. It was quite the feat to board and deboard that little raft with big surf crashing all around us . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/now-is-your-time-2/ Thu, 28 April 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WFTD-4-28-22.mp3 NO NO 5:21 So today I’m returning home to pack up the few things we intend to keep and get ready to move. We are (hopefully) closing on our home on May 16, so time is a wasting. After that, we are planning to head back to Costa Rica to try and find a good place to reside . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/rolling-stone-leaves-no-stone-unturned/ So today I’m returning home to pack up the few things we intend to keep and get ready to move. We are (hopefully) closing on our home on May 16, so time is a wasting. After that, we are planning to head back to Costa Rica to try and find a good place to reside . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/04/rolling-stone-leaves-no-stone-unturned/ Fri, 29 April 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WFTD-4-29-22.mp3 NO NO 6:40 I had a great dream last night about a tremendously talented guy who could really play the guitar. He was giving me lessons and I was greatly improving within minutes of meeting him. I asked him where he lived and he told me, and something went off in my head that I know this guy. I asked him his name and it just confirmed that I knew him. I asked him what he did for a living as this would be the final confirmation that he was indeed the person that I had in mind . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/mean-son-of-a-gun-2/ I had a great dream last night about a tremendously talented guy who could really play the guitar. He was giving me lessons and I was greatly improving within minutes of meeting him. I asked him where he lived and he told me, and something went off in my head that I know this guy. I asked him his name and it just confirmed that I knew him. I asked him what he did for a living as this would be the final confirmation that he was indeed the person that I had in mind . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/mean-son-of-a-gun-2/ Mon, 02 May 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/WFTD-5-2-22.mp3 NO NO 5:32 So yesterday I got several marital tips. Most readers seemed to sympathize with my wife after yesterday’s post and felt I treated her shabbily and suggested I should apologize for my boorish behavior . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/wife-is-not-a-bad-term/ So yesterday I got several marital tips. Most readers seemed to sympathize with my wife after yesterday’s post and felt I treated her shabbily and suggested I should apologize for my boorish behavior . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/wife-is-not-a-bad-term/ Tue, 03 May 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/WFTD-5-3-22.mp3 NO NO 5:02 I’ve given my testimony from Anchorage AK to Key West FL and hundreds if not thousands of points in-between. I have spoken in prisons including death row, rehab clinics, homeless shelters, and numerous churches, spiritual retreats, fundraisers, and even some government functions . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/i-am/ I’ve given my testimony from Anchorage AK to Key West FL and hundreds if not thousands of points in-between. I have spoken in prisons including death row, rehab clinics, homeless shelters, and numerous churches, spiritual retreats, fundraisers, and even some government functions . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/i-am/ Wed, 04 May 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/WFTD-5-4-22.mp3 NO NO 5:56 I had a friend come over yesterday to say his goodbyes before we depart the keys. He will soon be 51 and was lamenting the fact that he had moved into the fourth quarter of his life. My wife quipped if you are in the fourth quarter at 51, where does that put us at our age? Overtime? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/double-overtime/ I had a friend come over yesterday to say his goodbyes before we depart the keys. He will soon be 51 and was lamenting the fact that he had moved into the fourth quarter of his life. My wife quipped if you are in the fourth quarter at 51, where does that put us at our age? Overtime? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/double-overtime/ Thu, 05 May 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/WFTD-5-5-22.mp3 NO NO 4:17 For the last few days, we have been boxing up our belongings and preparing to move out. We sold our home furnished but just our personal things including our: art collection, fishing/ hunting gear, and clothes turned out to be quite a job . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/stupid-young-man-stupid-old-man/ For the last few days, we have been boxing up our belongings and preparing to move out. We sold our home furnished but just our personal things including our: art collection, fishing/ hunting gear, and clothes turned out to be quite a job . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/stupid-young-man-stupid-old-man/ Fri, 06 May 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/WFTD-5-9-22.mp3 NO NO 5:36 We are sickened by reading in the Bible and history books of children being sacrificed to Moloch and Baal. Many nations have worshipped false Gods and idols and it seems children were an easy target for their deprivation. Decapitated remains of children from the Mayan and Aztec eras are still being found in their vine-covered temples. Though these numbered in the thousands consider the United States and its destruction of sixty-two million babies that have been killed by abortions in this country . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/satans-sheep-bahhhh-bahhhh/ We are sickened by reading in the Bible and history books of children being sacrificed to Moloch and Baal. Many nations have worshipped false Gods and idols and it seems children were an easy target for their deprivation. Decapitated remains of children from the Mayan and Aztec eras are still being found in their vine-covered temples. Though these numbered in the thousands consider the United States and its destruction of sixty-two million babies that have been killed by abortions in this country . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/satans-sheep-bahhhh-bahhhh/ Mon, 09 May 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/WFTD-5-9-22.mp3 NO NO 3:31 I think his description should stir the soul of readers of all ages. I know that it touched me in a special way. Sometimes we get down and out and perhaps feel that the world and everyone in it would be better off without us. Nothing could be further from the truth. Our life experiences can produce fruit and God can be glorified. I suggest reading his letter again. I’ve read it several times in the past few days. Then put it to use and talk to someone about Jesus today . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/growing-old-gracefully/ I think his description should stir the soul of readers of all ages. I know that it touched me in a special way. Sometimes we get down and out and perhaps feel that the world and everyone in it would be better off without us. Nothing could be further from the truth. Our life experiences can produce fruit and God can be glorified. I suggest reading his letter again. I’ve read it several times in the past few days. Then put it to use and talk to someone about Jesus today . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/growing-old-gracefully/ Tue, 10 May 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/WFTD-5-10-22.mp3 NO NO 4:07 I was really stressed out yesterday. I’ve sold my house, my property at Honey Lake, and my Yellowfin boat and need to get them all closed by the end of the month. As with most closings involving a great deal of money, there comes a great deal of problems with it. One of the biggest problems is that we have booked our flights to Costa Rica and rented a house with a non-refundable deposit, and I cannot get any legal documents notarized there except at the United States embassy. Meaning I must get everything accomplished prior to leaving or lose thousands of dollars . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/nuclear-war-and-dock-permits/ I was really stressed out yesterday. I’ve sold my house, my property at Honey Lake, and my Yellowfin boat and need to get them all closed by the end of the month. As with most closings involving a great deal of money, there comes a great deal of problems with it. One of the biggest problems is that we have booked our flights to Costa Rica and rented a house with a non-refundable deposit, and I cannot get any legal documents notarized there except at the United States embassy. Meaning I must get everything accomplished prior to leaving or lose thousands of dollars . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/nuclear-war-and-dock-permits/ Wed, 11 May 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/WFTD-5-11-22.mp3 NO NO 3:55 I am stunned at the prices for gas, groceries, vehicles, my latest tax bill, etc. I can afford it, but I cannot help but feel sad for those families that cannot. It has become an agonizing decision for many people in our country to either buy groceries or buy fuel for their vehicle so they can get to work . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/last-call/ I am stunned at the prices for gas, groceries, vehicles, my latest tax bill, etc. I can afford it, but I cannot help but feel sad for those families that cannot. It has become an agonizing decision for many people in our country to either buy groceries or buy fuel for their vehicle so they can get to work . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/last-call/ Thu, 12 May 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/WFTD-5-12-22.mp3 NO NO 6:19 The other day I wrote about wanting to be with God now and not in the distant future but hoping He will delay the rapture and/or my demise until I can lead some of my non-believer friends and family to fully commit and surrender their lives to Jesus . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/the-warrior/ The other day I wrote about wanting to be with God now and not in the distant future but hoping He will delay the rapture and/or my demise until I can lead some of my non-believer friends and family to fully commit and surrender their lives to Jesus . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/the-warrior/ Fri, 13 May 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/WFTD-5-13-22.mp3 NO NO 5:11 Today I should be in Costa Rica. I moved the possessions I am keeping out of my home in the Florida Keys and was supposed to close last Friday and be on a plane the next day. After I had moved out all my possessions and put them in storage the buyer backed out at the last possible moment. So, I spent the weekend moving back in and trying to get the house presentable to market again. My wife and I are nearing exhaustion . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/unshaken/ Today I should be in Costa Rica. I moved the possessions I am keeping out of my home in the Florida Keys and was supposed to close last Friday and be on a plane the next day. After I had moved out all my possessions and put them in storage the buyer backed out at the last possible moment. So, I spent the weekend moving back in and trying to get the house presentable to market again. My wife and I are nearing exhaustion . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/unshaken/ Mon, 16 May 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/WFTD-5-16-22.mp3 NO NO 7:13 I was saddened to see that a young white supremist man murdered 10 people and wounded another 3 at a grocery store in Buffalo NY the other day. He is the product of well-educated parents, both engineers with above average incomes. They have no idea why their son did what he did or from where his racism evolved. They say race was never discussed in their household and that they were unaware of their son’s extremist views . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/a-murderer/ I was saddened to see that a young white supremist man murdered 10 people and wounded another 3 at a grocery store in Buffalo NY the other day. He is the product of well-educated parents, both engineers with above average incomes. They have no idea why their son did what he did or from where his racism evolved. They say race was never discussed in their household and that they were unaware of their son’s extremist views . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/a-murderer/ Tue, 17 May 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/WFTD-5-17-22.mp3 NO NO 9:57 As a student of the Bible for over forty some odd years, I believe we are living in the last days. I won’t go into my interpretation of the Scriptures as to why I make that statement as it would take too long, but rest assured I believe the Lord could come at any time . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/advice/ As a student of the Bible for over forty some odd years, I believe we are living in the last days. I won’t go into my interpretation of the Scriptures as to why I make that statement as it would take too long, but rest assured I believe the Lord could come at any time . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/advice/ Wed, 18 May 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/WFTD-5-18-22.mp3 NO NO 7:10 There was a beautiful sunrise this morning. The water in the harbor was like a mirror without so much as a ripple. The reflection of the gorgeous sunrise with its beautiful orange and red hues covering the sky and the water made them look identical . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/can-you-disappoint-god/ There was a beautiful sunrise this morning. The water in the harbor was like a mirror without so much as a ripple. The reflection of the gorgeous sunrise with its beautiful orange and red hues covering the sky and the water made them look identical . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/can-you-disappoint-god/ Thu, 19 May 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/WFTD-5-19-22.mp3 NO NO 5:34 My brother became close to the Lord a couple of years before his death. He was one of those people who had sunk to the very bottom of the barrel of life and with nowhere to turn for help, and out of sheer desperation and agony turned to the Lord . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/we-need-god-in-good-times-too-2/ My brother became close to the Lord a couple of years before his death. He was one of those people who had sunk to the very bottom of the barrel of life and with nowhere to turn for help, and out of sheer desperation and agony turned to the Lord . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/we-need-god-in-good-times-too-2/ Fri, 20 May 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/WFTD-3-8-18.mp3 NO NO 4:29 I love to go to rodeos and one of the best in the world is the Calgary Stampede in Calgary Alberta. The last time I attended there wasn’t a cloud in the sky and it was bluebird blue. It was a beautiful, cool, and crisp day without a sign of our hot Floridian humidity. My wife and I had great fun as we watched, barrel racing, bare back bronco riding, calf roping, steer wrestling, and finally bull riding . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/a-great-day-to-be-alive-2/ I love to go to rodeos and one of the best in the world is the Calgary Stampede in Calgary Alberta. The last time I attended there wasn’t a cloud in the sky and it was bluebird blue. It was a beautiful, cool, and crisp day without a sign of our hot Floridian humidity. My wife and I had great fun as we watched, barrel racing, bare back bronco riding, calf roping, steer wrestling, and finally bull riding . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/a-great-day-to-be-alive-2/ Mon, 23 May 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WFTD-4-19-18.mp3 NO NO 9:06 I was watching a fishing show on television the other night. I was amazed at the number of commercials and the clever way they try to retain viewers interest. Before each commercial they load up on telling all of the interesting segments that will soon be aired. I try to use this same strategy in the books I write. I try to end each chapter with something that makes the reader turn the page to find out what happened next . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/you-will-want-to-stay-tuned-2/ I was watching a fishing show on television the other night. I was amazed at the number of commercials and the clever way they try to retain viewers interest. Before each commercial they load up on telling all of the interesting segments that will soon be aired. I try to use this same strategy in the books I write. I try to end each chapter with something that makes the reader turn the page to find out what happened next . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/you-will-want-to-stay-tuned-2/ Tue, 24 May 2022 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/WFTD-2-12-18.mp3 NO NO 5:25 My computer is toast and I’ve had a heck of a time coping with just a cell phone. Someone has said that technology is great, provided you can get it to work. The unsaid part is that when it doesn’t work it can be an aggravating nightmare. I’m sending it next day air to a friend to see of he can get it to work and if he cannot I suppose I’ll buy another and start over . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/choices-i-wish-i-didnt-have-them/ My computer is toast and I’ve had a heck of a time coping with just a cell phone. Someone has said that technology is great, provided you can get it to work. The unsaid part is that when it doesn’t work it can be an aggravating nightmare. I’m sending it next day air to a friend to see of he can get it to work and if he cannot I suppose I’ll buy another and start over . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/choices-i-wish-i-didnt-have-them/ Wed, 25 May 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/WFTD-5-25-22.mp3 NO NO 5:17 I have prayed for the families but cannot adequately embrace their grief and pain of losing their innocent child and loved ones. I have asked my God not to allow me to outlive any of my sons. The pain would be near unbearable . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/tragedy-of-mammoth-proportion/ I have prayed for the families but cannot adequately embrace their grief and pain of losing their innocent child and loved ones. I have asked my God not to allow me to outlive any of my sons. The pain would be near unbearable . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/tragedy-of-mammoth-proportion/ Thu, 26 May 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/WFTD-5-26-22.mp3 NO NO 7:06 I’ve been having horrendous problems with my computer. I finally gave up trying to fix it myself and boxed it up and fed-exed it to a technically savvy friend and it turns out that my disc was too full. He set it up to store everything in the cloud instead of on my hard drive and that problem was fixed. Another problem with it was my Apple ID. I had forgotten it, but had it written it down in my notebook of passwords which unfortunately is in storage somewhere among the hundred or so other boxes I have stored there. To complicate matters the address stored in my phone had the wrong Apple ID stored in it. Somehow my buddy got all that straightened out on my laptop by changing the password and Apple ID and it was declared fixed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/pep-talk-needed/ I’ve been having horrendous problems with my computer. I finally gave up trying to fix it myself and boxed it up and fed-exed it to a technically savvy friend and it turns out that my disc was too full. He set it up to store everything in the cloud instead of on my hard drive and that problem was fixed. Another problem with it was my Apple ID. I had forgotten it, but had it written it down in my notebook of passwords which unfortunately is in storage somewhere among the hundred or so other boxes I have stored there. To complicate matters the address stored in my phone had the wrong Apple ID stored in it. Somehow my buddy got all that straightened out on my laptop by changing the password and Apple ID and it was declared fixed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/pep-talk-needed/ Fri, 27 May 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/WFTD-5-27-22.mp3 NO NO 6:18 For many years now I have asked myself why God would have saved me from the total depraved state in which I was living and transformed my life. I know all the Scriptures concerning His love for us, but it just seems to me that He went overboard in saving me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/why-me-lord/ For many years now I have asked myself why God would have saved me from the total depraved state in which I was living and transformed my life. I know all the Scriptures concerning His love for us, but it just seems to me that He went overboard in saving me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/why-me-lord/ Mon, 30 May 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/WFTD-5-30-22.mp3 NO NO 4:35 So today I head up to central Georgia to see a small farm that is for sale and then to my youngest son’s home to see him, his wife, and a couple of my grandkids for a few days. And then we go over to Mayo in Jacksonville for my wife to see a doctor concerning her breathing problems. Hopefully, they can make some recommendations and perhaps prescribe some medication that will help her. Neither of us has had Covid and I’m afraid if she gets it, she will have a very difficult time . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/i-dont-like-a-green-tongue/ So today I head up to central Georgia to see a small farm that is for sale and then to my youngest son’s home to see him, his wife, and a couple of my grandkids for a few days. And then we go over to Mayo in Jacksonville for my wife to see a doctor concerning her breathing problems. Hopefully, they can make some recommendations and perhaps prescribe some medication that will help her. Neither of us has had Covid and I’m afraid if she gets it, she will have a very difficult time . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/05/i-dont-like-a-green-tongue/ Tue, 31 May 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/WFTD-5-31-22.mp3 NO NO 5:18 Today we are once again asking ourselves why kids have begun shooting up schools and killing their classmates. When I was growing up mass school shootings were not happening. Every class I attended began with reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag and then prayer. I was not enamored by prayer at the time, but I at least feigned participation. Why? Because I can personally attest that if a student misbehaved, they were soundly paddled with a wooden paddle, and it hurt . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/what-changed/ Today we are once again asking ourselves why kids have begun shooting up schools and killing their classmates. When I was growing up mass school shootings were not happening. Every class I attended began with reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag and then prayer. I was not enamored by prayer at the time, but I at least feigned participation. Why? Because I can personally attest that if a student misbehaved, they were soundly paddled with a wooden paddle, and it hurt . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/what-changed/ Wed, 01 June 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WFTD-6-1-22.mp3 NO NO 5:30 So lately pretty much everything I’ve done has gone sour. I won’t bore you with details but suffice it to say aside from one bright bit of news a few days ago I have been inundated with stuff going seriously wrong day after day for quite some time . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/head-for-the-wall/ So lately pretty much everything I’ve done has gone sour. I won’t bore you with details but suffice it to say aside from one bright bit of news a few days ago I have been inundated with stuff going seriously wrong day after day for quite some time . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/head-for-the-wall/ Thu, 02 June 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WFTD-6-2-22.mp3 NO NO 7:20 Today my Bible study reading begins in the last book in the Old Testament, Malachi, and when this book is finished it is on to the New Testament. I look forward to getting back into the New Testament. It is sometimes boring reading the Old Testament, but it was well worth struggling through those parts because many valuable lessons were learned on this latest journey. I have read the Bible completely through too many times to remember and each time I read it I discover more valuable insight . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/crossing-the-demonic-river/ Today my Bible study reading begins in the last book in the Old Testament, Malachi, and when this book is finished it is on to the New Testament. I look forward to getting back into the New Testament. It is sometimes boring reading the Old Testament, but it was well worth struggling through those parts because many valuable lessons were learned on this latest journey. I have read the Bible completely through too many times to remember and each time I read it I discover more valuable insight . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/crossing-the-demonic-river/ Fri, 03 June 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WFTD-6-3-22.mp3 NO NO 5:08 I spent the last few days with some good friends in Charleston South Carolina. We had a terrific time and enjoyed lots of laughs and some wonderful meals together. Today I’m in Mississippi looking at more farms. There are some amazing properties over here. I have looked at farms in Northern Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and now Mississippi. My wife and I built a spreadsheet listing what we desire in a farm and use it to screen potential farms to buy . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/free-is-not-free/ I spent the last few days with some good friends in Charleston South Carolina. We had a terrific time and enjoyed lots of laughs and some wonderful meals together. Today I’m in Mississippi looking at more farms. There are some amazing properties over here. I have looked at farms in Northern Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and now Mississippi. My wife and I built a spreadsheet listing what we desire in a farm and use it to screen potential farms to buy . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/free-is-not-free/ Mon, 06 June 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WFTD-6-6-22.mp3 NO NO 6:27 Well, it’s looking like I’ll be moving to a small community near Madison MS in about thirty days – Lord willing. It is the nicest place to live in MS according to Google. Lowest crime, churches galore, highest income, medical, restaurants, grocery stores you name it. I put a contract on a beautiful little farm which was promptly accepted by the seller. It is loaded with big whitetails, turkey, waterfowl, and the two lakes on the property are well-stocked with big Largemouth bass and bluegills . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/the-final-conclusion/ Well, it’s looking like I’ll be moving to a small community near Madison MS in about thirty days – Lord willing. It is the nicest place to live in MS according to Google. Lowest crime, churches galore, highest income, medical, restaurants, grocery stores you name it. I put a contract on a beautiful little farm which was promptly accepted by the seller. It is loaded with big whitetails, turkey, waterfowl, and the two lakes on the property are well-stocked with big Largemouth bass and bluegills . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/the-final-conclusion/ Tue, 07 June 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WFTD-6-7-22.mp3 NO NO 7:30 A reader sent me an email yesterday. I get a lot of correspondence and sometimes I don’t read them very closely due to time constraints. I quickly scanned the reader’s remarks and he told me he had read the attached article again and again and really enjoyed it. So, I decided to read it myself. As I began to review it, the article seemed hauntingly familiar and the more I kept reading it I knew I had read it before. Suddenly I realized that the reason I remembered it was because it had been written by me. Ha-ha-ha-ha . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/deja-vu/ A reader sent me an email yesterday. I get a lot of correspondence and sometimes I don’t read them very closely due to time constraints. I quickly scanned the reader’s remarks and he told me he had read the attached article again and again and really enjoyed it. So, I decided to read it myself. As I began to review it, the article seemed hauntingly familiar and the more I kept reading it I knew I had read it before. Suddenly I realized that the reason I remembered it was because it had been written by me. Ha-ha-ha-ha . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/deja-vu/ Wed, 08 June 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WFTD-6-8-22.mp3 NO NO 6:15 I am now studying the New Testament and of course, started with reading the book of Matthew. My Bible study partner seems to sometimes focus on the various stories in the Bible in more of a human sense and in so doing I believe will often miss the true spiritual message behind it. He is not unlike many who try to study the Bible and focus on its lessons in human terms instead of the Holy Spirit’s message . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/spiritual-message/ I am now studying the New Testament and of course, started with reading the book of Matthew. My Bible study partner seems to sometimes focus on the various stories in the Bible in more of a human sense and in so doing I believe will often miss the true spiritual message behind it. He is not unlike many who try to study the Bible and focus on its lessons in human terms instead of the Holy Spirit’s message . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/spiritual-message/ Thu, 09 June 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WFTD-6-9-22.mp3 NO NO 4:33 I often write about people experiencing hard times in life. Today I’m writing about someone who has it all together; great spiritual walk, tremendous loving family, excellent financial standing, enjoyable fascinating career, friends galore, terrific health, young – Man the good times are rolling. Wow, is this bird living every person’s dream or what. Aren’t you just a little jealous? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/are-you-smoking-hot-2/ I often write about people experiencing hard times in life. Today I’m writing about someone who has it all together; great spiritual walk, tremendous loving family, excellent financial standing, enjoyable fascinating career, friends galore, terrific health, young – Man the good times are rolling. Wow, is this bird living every person’s dream or what. Aren’t you just a little jealous? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/are-you-smoking-hot-2/ Fri, 10 June 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WFTD-6-10-22.mp3 NO NO 3:57 I have been visiting my two sons and grandkids in Atlanta over the past several days. It has been refreshing being around my grandchildren especially. They are so full of energy and have more fun than a barrel of monkeys. My youngest grandson is exceptionally smart as are all of them. Although just 12 years old he has never made below an A and can solve the Rubiks Cube in less than two minutes. Both my sons and I tried to solve it and none of us even came close . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/im-just-kidding/ I have been visiting my two sons and grandkids in Atlanta over the past several days. It has been refreshing being around my grandchildren especially. They are so full of energy and have more fun than a barrel of monkeys. My youngest grandson is exceptionally smart as are all of them. Although just 12 years old he has never made below an A and can solve the Rubiks Cube in less than two minutes. Both my sons and I tried to solve it and none of us even came close . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/im-just-kidding/ Mon, 13 June 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WFTD-6-13-22.mp3 NO NO 4:23 So, my computer is on the blink AGAIN! It is an aggravating thing I tell you. It seems that it does not like to be turned off. If I leave it running 24/7 it works fine, if I turn it off, it will not connect to the internet and all sorts of strange things happen. I’ve about had it with this computer. Several of my friends told me I just had to get a Mac, so I did. BIG MISTAKE . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/misery-is-unavoidable/ So, my computer is on the blink AGAIN! It is an aggravating thing I tell you. It seems that it does not like to be turned off. If I leave it running 24/7 it works fine, if I turn it off, it will not connect to the internet and all sorts of strange things happen. I’ve about had it with this computer. Several of my friends told me I just had to get a Mac, so I did. BIG MISTAKE . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/misery-is-unavoidable/ Tue, 14 June 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WFTD-6-14-22.mp3 NO NO 5:03 Susan and Sam had two sons a couple of years after their marriage and decided that was enough kids for them. Fifteen years went by, and Susan became decidedly pregnant. She was at a point in her life where she had a promising career and was making close to three hundred thousand dollars a year. Their changing diaper days were just a distant memory, and the kids were at good, near trouble-free, ages and then along comes her pregnancy. It is the last thing she wanted or expected . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/this-was-no-accident/ Susan and Sam had two sons a couple of years after their marriage and decided that was enough kids for them. Fifteen years went by, and Susan became decidedly pregnant. She was at a point in her life where she had a promising career and was making close to three hundred thousand dollars a year. Their changing diaper days were just a distant memory, and the kids were at good, near trouble-free, ages and then along comes her pregnancy. It is the last thing she wanted or expected . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/this-was-no-accident/ Wed, 15 June 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WFTD-6-15-22.mp3 NO NO 4:44 There is an old American proverb that states: “It is easy for a stingy man to get rich – but what’s the use?” I believe that we should live life to its fullest and totally enjoy whatever blessings God bestows upon us personally; however, in order to pull that off, we must be generous to others too . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/whats-the-use/ There is an old American proverb that states: “It is easy for a stingy man to get rich – but what’s the use?” I believe that we should live life to its fullest and totally enjoy whatever blessings God bestows upon us personally; however, in order to pull that off, we must be generous to others too . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/whats-the-use/ Thu, 16 June 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WFTD-6-16-22.mp3 NO NO 4:03 I remember a few years back when an Olympic athlete from the United States accomplished the “impossible”. His name was Rudon Gardner and what he did was defeat Russian super heavyweight Alexander Karelin for the gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling. Lest you think this is some small accomplishment consider the following. Karelin had never lost a match. Never in 13 years. In fact, no one had ever even scored a point against him in 10 years . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/how-can-we-accomplish-the-impossible-2/ I remember a few years back when an Olympic athlete from the United States accomplished the “impossible”. His name was Rudon Gardner and what he did was defeat Russian super heavyweight Alexander Karelin for the gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling. Lest you think this is some small accomplishment consider the following. Karelin had never lost a match. Never in 13 years. In fact, no one had ever even scored a point against him in 10 years . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/how-can-we-accomplish-the-impossible-2/ Fri, 17 June 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WFTD-6-17-22.mp3 NO NO 7:28 Troubling bad news was received this weekend. I cannot think of anything worse. Belief in God among U.S. adults sank to an all-time low this year, according to recent data from a Gallup survey most U.S. adults — 81 percent — believe in God. But while that figure seems high, it is actually the lowest percentage ever reported in this survey. When Gallup asked the same question in 1953, 1954, 1965, and 1967, 98 percent said they believed in God . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/as-expected-bad-news-is-here/ Troubling bad news was received this weekend. I cannot think of anything worse. Belief in God among U.S. adults sank to an all-time low this year, according to recent data from a Gallup survey most U.S. adults — 81 percent — believe in God. But while that figure seems high, it is actually the lowest percentage ever reported in this survey. When Gallup asked the same question in 1953, 1954, 1965, and 1967, 98 percent said they believed in God . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/as-expected-bad-news-is-here/ Mon, 20 June 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WFTD-6-20-22.mp3 NO NO 6:42 It was Father’s Day this past weekend, and yet for millions of children throughout our nation who are growing up without their fathers or in many cases even knowing who he is, it was no cause for celebration. Data from the United States Census Bureau shows that nearly 20 million children grow up without their fathers, which has in return led to the United States owning the title of the world’s leader in fatherlessness . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/fatherless-america/ It was Father’s Day this past weekend, and yet for millions of children throughout our nation who are growing up without their fathers or in many cases even knowing who he is, it was no cause for celebration. Data from the United States Census Bureau shows that nearly 20 million children grow up without their fathers, which has in return led to the United States owning the title of the world’s leader in fatherlessness . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/fatherless-america/ Tue, 21 June 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WFTD-6-21-22.mp3 NO NO 4:18 Well, I got another contract on my house in the Keys and the closing is set for August 5th. It’s good timing because we are closing on our farm this Friday and I don’t want or need two houses. Many of my friends have worried themselves silly about the previous buyers backing out at the last minute, but I just took it in stride. If it falls through again at the last minute, I will do the same. I had buyers fall through on selling Honey Lake, and my boats, but those have sold now and the Keys house is the last remaining item . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/the-big-advantage-of-old-age/ Well, I got another contract on my house in the Keys and the closing is set for August 5th. It’s good timing because we are closing on our farm this Friday and I don’t want or need two houses. Many of my friends have worried themselves silly about the previous buyers backing out at the last minute, but I just took it in stride. If it falls through again at the last minute, I will do the same. I had buyers fall through on selling Honey Lake, and my boats, but those have sold now and the Keys house is the last remaining item . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/the-big-advantage-of-old-age/ Wed, 22 June 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WFTD-6-22-22.mp3 NO NO 4:41 One of the best, most courageous, and toughest football players of all time is Brett Favre. I have followed his career and been a fan for many years now. He set all kinds of records for playing this demanding sport including: most passing touchdowns, most consecutive starts, most passing yardage, etc . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/it-aint-gravity-folks-2/ One of the best, most courageous, and toughest football players of all time is Brett Favre. I have followed his career and been a fan for many years now. He set all kinds of records for playing this demanding sport including: most passing touchdowns, most consecutive starts, most passing yardage, etc . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/it-aint-gravity-folks-2/ Thu, 23 June 2022 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/WFTD-10-29-15.mp3 NO NO 3:00 Today I close on my farm and begin the move-in process. It’s hotter than blazes here and I don’t think I will be working outside at all. Better to pace myself and make it to the finish line like the old turtle that is exceedingly slow but makes steady progress. The turtle’s strategy is to never stop but move at a comfortable pace. It does not run full tilt through the race. The bunny goes like a bat out of HADES but never reaches the finish line and has an early fade and nap and loses the race . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/turtles-are-the-best/ Today I close on my farm and begin the move-in process. It’s hotter than blazes here and I don’t think I will be working outside at all. Better to pace myself and make it to the finish line like the old turtle that is exceedingly slow but makes steady progress. The turtle’s strategy is to never stop but move at a comfortable pace. It does not run full tilt through the race. The bunny goes like a bat out of HADES but never reaches the finish line and has an early fade and nap and loses the race . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/turtles-are-the-best/ Fri, 24 June 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WFTD-6-24-22.mp3 NO NO 3:40 I’m feeling bad today. So-o-o-o sick. Looks like I finally got Covid and it’s no fun. I’ve been in bed for three solid days and as soon as this is finished, I’m going back to bed. But enough about me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/love-those-babies/ I’m feeling bad today. So-o-o-o sick. Looks like I finally got Covid and it’s no fun. I’ve been in bed for three solid days and as soon as this is finished, I’m going back to bed. But enough about me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/love-those-babies/ Mon, 27 June 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WFTD-6-27-22.mp3 NO NO 3:46 My wife and I are still suffering from COVID. It’s a nasty sickness and I pray that it is somehow eradicated like so many other diseases. We had all three Moderna shots and got it anyway – Go figure. Thanks for the well wishes and especially the prayers. The good news is each day seems a little better than the prior. No dramatic improvements but steadily gaining inch by inch – day by day. We don’t have the energy to do much to our new home. We’ve slept four days straight now and have just done the essentials. For an insomniac who has slept on average 3-4 hours per night it has proven to be . . . well . . . restful . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/defiled/ My wife and I are still suffering from COVID. It’s a nasty sickness and I pray that it is somehow eradicated like so many other diseases. We had all three Moderna shots and got it anyway – Go figure. Thanks for the well wishes and especially the prayers. The good news is each day seems a little better than the prior. No dramatic improvements but steadily gaining inch by inch – day by day. We don’t have the energy to do much to our new home. We’ve slept four days straight now and have just done the essentials. For an insomniac who has slept on average 3-4 hours per night it has proven to be . . . well . . . restful . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/defiled/ Tue, 28 June 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WFTD-6-28-22.mp3 NO NO 4:52 Well, I turned the corner on COVID and the coughing has mostly abated. Aside from feeling exhausted, I’m good to go. My daughter-in-law had the exact same thing, and she wrote yesterday and said she was miserable and “pretty sure she was dying”. LOL, She has always had a flare for the melodramatic and a terrific sense of humor . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/are-you-ready-to-work-the-fields/ Well, I turned the corner on COVID and the coughing has mostly abated. Aside from feeling exhausted, I’m good to go. My daughter-in-law had the exact same thing, and she wrote yesterday and said she was miserable and “pretty sure she was dying”. LOL, She has always had a flare for the melodramatic and a terrific sense of humor . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/are-you-ready-to-work-the-fields/ Wed, 29 June 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WFTD-6-29-22.mp3 NO NO 3:05 Yesterday was one of those days! If every day was like yesterday, I would try some hemlock. Fortunately, every day is not a bummer. We have enough of the bad to make us appreciate the good. Beware of allowing the bad times to overwhelm you and try to keep your spirits high in spite of the rain. Rainy stormy days always yield to sunny beautiful days and keep in mind that the process will soon repeat itself . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/keep-the-spirit-3/ Yesterday was one of those days! If every day was like yesterday, I would try some hemlock. Fortunately, every day is not a bummer. We have enough of the bad to make us appreciate the good. Beware of allowing the bad times to overwhelm you and try to keep your spirits high in spite of the rain. Rainy stormy days always yield to sunny beautiful days and keep in mind that the process will soon repeat itself . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/06/keep-the-spirit-3/ Thu, 29 June 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WFTD-6-30-22.mp3 NO NO 6:54 A friend wrote me the other day about some strange occurrences going on in various places around the world. She sent me news articles about a rock in Mexico (or somewhere) that supposedly had developed an image of Jesus on it. People were flocking from miles around to go there to see it, light candles, and leave bouquets of flowers and worship, and she wanted to know what I thought of it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/god-is-spirit/ A friend wrote me the other day about some strange occurrences going on in various places around the world. She sent me news articles about a rock in Mexico (or somewhere) that supposedly had developed an image of Jesus on it. People were flocking from miles around to go there to see it, light candles, and leave bouquets of flowers and worship, and she wanted to know what I thought of it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/god-is-spirit/ Fri, 01 July 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/WFTD-7-1-22.mp3 NO NO 3:39 I am appalled at how so many in our country, primarily liberal Democrats, have used despicable comments and obscenities to describe the USA on this Fourth of July. Such ignorance is astounding to me. It is obvious that many have not traveled beyond our borders. Why would you suppose people are risking life and limb to get here? Because with all her faults this country is the best place to live where we can truly know freedom than anywhere else on the planet . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/america-love-it-or-leave-it/ I am appalled at how so many in our country, primarily liberal Democrats, have used despicable comments and obscenities to describe the USA on this Fourth of July. Such ignorance is astounding to me. It is obvious that many have not traveled beyond our borders. Why would you suppose people are risking life and limb to get here? Because with all her faults this country is the best place to live where we can truly know freedom than anywhere else on the planet . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/america-love-it-or-leave-it/ Mon, 04 July 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/WFTD-7-4-22.mp3 NO NO 6:44 As was my custom I walked outside with my little dog Cooper very early one morning and sat on my front steps as he explored my front yard and sniffed every blade of grass and leaf in the process. It was a typical North Florida morning, warm and humid and it kind of reminded me of walking into a sauna. An owl let out an eerie scream in the distance and right on schedule, I heard the train blasting its way through the Aucilla crossing. I looked up to the sky and saw the black night contrasted by lovely sparkling bright shiny stars . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/black-holes-eat-stars-3/ As was my custom I walked outside with my little dog Cooper very early one morning and sat on my front steps as he explored my front yard and sniffed every blade of grass and leaf in the process. It was a typical North Florida morning, warm and humid and it kind of reminded me of walking into a sauna. An owl let out an eerie scream in the distance and right on schedule, I heard the train blasting its way through the Aucilla crossing. I looked up to the sky and saw the black night contrasted by lovely sparkling bright shiny stars . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/black-holes-eat-stars-3/ Tue, 05 July 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/WFTD-7-5-22.mp3 NO NO 3:38 Spring is a special time of year on a farm. Everywhere one goes we see babies; baby gators, baby rabbits, baby whitetail fawns, baby wild turkeys, baby squirrels, baby quail, baby purple martins, baby blue birds, baby fish, baby mocking birds, babies, babies, babies . . . Even our cracker cows get into the act with a little baby bull kicking up his heels and running all over the pasture . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/open-the-eyes-of-my-heart-2/ Spring is a special time of year on a farm. Everywhere one goes we see babies; baby gators, baby rabbits, baby whitetail fawns, baby wild turkeys, baby squirrels, baby quail, baby purple martins, baby blue birds, baby fish, baby mocking birds, babies, babies, babies . . . Even our cracker cows get into the act with a little baby bull kicking up his heels and running all over the pasture . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/open-the-eyes-of-my-heart-2/ Wed, 06 July 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/WFTD-7-6-22.mp3 NO NO 5:10 I was thinking back many years ago when I heard the news that a young friend of mine had been arrested for felony possession of cocaine and paraphernalia. This 22-year-old young man was the mate on my boat and I fished with him quite often until I had to fire him because he became very unreliable and I suspected him of trying to sell me stolen fishing equipment . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/we-cannot-make-choices-for-others-unfortunately/ I was thinking back many years ago when I heard the news that a young friend of mine had been arrested for felony possession of cocaine and paraphernalia. This 22-year-old young man was the mate on my boat and I fished with him quite often until I had to fire him because he became very unreliable and I suspected him of trying to sell me stolen fishing equipment . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/we-cannot-make-choices-for-others-unfortunately/ Thu, 07 July 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/WFTD-7-7-22.mp3 NO NO 3:51 So, the former Prime Minister of Japan has been assassinated. He was a good leader and a great friend of the United States. The world seems numb to the murder and death going on in today’s tumultuous times. Most world leaders expressed their sympathy with the notable exception of Biden. I’m sure he will get around to it as soon as someone pens what he is supposed to say, and he can read it off the teleprompter . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/the-wrong-way-is-not-right-and-causes-death/ So, the former Prime Minister of Japan has been assassinated. He was a good leader and a great friend of the United States. The world seems numb to the murder and death going on in today’s tumultuous times. Most world leaders expressed their sympathy with the notable exception of Biden. I’m sure he will get around to it as soon as someone pens what he is supposed to say, and he can read it off the teleprompter . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/the-wrong-way-is-not-right-and-causes-death/ Fri, 08 July 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/WFTD-7-8-22.mp3 NO NO 6:25 I attended church yesterday and the message was very interesting. I have been studying Mark and have been reading about Jesus being rejected in His hometown of Nazareth. The people simply did not believe that a “hometown boy” could teach and act in such powerful ways. It is believed that many in His hometown doubted His virgin birth and that only added fuel to the fire of unbelief. Only in this passage of Mark’s gospel is Jesus said to marvel and He marveled at the unbelief of His former neighbors in Nazareth . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/has-god-given-up-on-you/ I attended church yesterday and the message was very interesting. I have been studying Mark and have been reading about Jesus being rejected in His hometown of Nazareth. The people simply did not believe that a “hometown boy” could teach and act in such powerful ways. It is believed that many in His hometown doubted His virgin birth and that only added fuel to the fire of unbelief. Only in this passage of Mark’s gospel is Jesus said to marvel and He marveled at the unbelief of His former neighbors in Nazareth . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/has-god-given-up-on-you/ Mon, 11 July 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/WFTD-7-11-22.mp3 NO NO 7:36 As I mentioned yesterday, I went to church Sunday and heard a very good message. One thing I like about living in Mississippi is that there is a church seemingly on every corner. I had been hearing from my new neighbors about a preacher who was on fire for the Lord, so we went to hear him . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/this-is-happening-now/ As I mentioned yesterday, I went to church Sunday and heard a very good message. One thing I like about living in Mississippi is that there is a church seemingly on every corner. I had been hearing from my new neighbors about a preacher who was on fire for the Lord, so we went to hear him . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/this-is-happening-now/ Tue, 12 July 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/WFTD-7-12-22.mp3 NO NO 6:12 A friend of mine who is a Godly man, preacher, prison ministry evangelist, and Bible expert responded to my Words for the Day yesterday and wrote the following . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/do-you-flee-like-a-demon/ A friend of mine who is a Godly man, preacher, prison ministry evangelist, and Bible expert responded to my Words for the Day yesterday and wrote the following . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/do-you-flee-like-a-demon/ Wed, 13 July 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/WFTD-7-13-22.mp3 NO NO 8:15 A friend of mine has been feeling awful about a few serious mistakes he made in life, one was a particularly bad one. The Bible warns against his behavior and spells out in no uncertain terms that there are repercussions. I hate to see my friend grieve and have prayed that God would give him some relief from his guilty conscience . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/no-free-ride/ A friend of mine has been feeling awful about a few serious mistakes he made in life, one was a particularly bad one. The Bible warns against his behavior and spells out in no uncertain terms that there are repercussions. I hate to see my friend grieve and have prayed that God would give him some relief from his guilty conscience . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/no-free-ride/ Thu, 14 July 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/WFTD-7-14-22.mp3 NO NO 6:29 So, the question I have is how does one arrive at this point? Assuming that Christians reading this post fall in line with the foregoing survey, 40% of you do not believe Satan is a living being, and 58% do not believe the Holy Spirit exists . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/what-if-grandpa-was-wrong-2/ So, the question I have is how does one arrive at this point? Assuming that Christians reading this post fall in line with the foregoing survey, 40% of you do not believe Satan is a living being, and 58% do not believe the Holy Spirit exists . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/what-if-grandpa-was-wrong-2/ Fri, 15 July 2022 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/WFTD-10-9-17.mp3 NO NO 4:17 I visited my home in the keys this weekend and spent the entire time making arrangements to move the rest of our things to Mississippi. We are fast approaching our closing date and soon we will be gone from that little piece of paradise to another. I thought of a name for my new farm, “Done Roaming”. Of course, my family and friends don’t believe we will stay put, but I feel sure that barring some dire medical condition that requires assisted living this is the last move for us . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/the-world-can-wait/ I visited my home in the keys this weekend and spent the entire time making arrangements to move the rest of our things to Mississippi. We are fast approaching our closing date and soon we will be gone from that little piece of paradise to another. I thought of a name for my new farm, “Done Roaming”. Of course, my family and friends don’t believe we will stay put, but I feel sure that barring some dire medical condition that requires assisted living this is the last move for us . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/the-world-can-wait/ Mon, 18 July 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/WFTD-7-18-22.mp3 NO NO 3:35 My wife asked me yesterday if I thought I would ever get caught up. My day begins long before daylight and does not end until around midnight only to repeat itself the next day. I thought about this question this morning and decided that I will not ever get caught up. I listed my projects and though purportedly I’m “retired” I’m busier than a one-armed paper hanger . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/will-you-ever-be-caught-up/ My wife asked me yesterday if I thought I would ever get caught up. My day begins long before daylight and does not end until around midnight only to repeat itself the next day. I thought about this question this morning and decided that I will not ever get caught up. I listed my projects and though purportedly I’m “retired” I’m busier than a one-armed paper hanger . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/will-you-ever-be-caught-up/ Tue, 19 July 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/WFTD-7-19-22.mp3 NO NO 4:38 Today is moving day. A friend drove a huge U-Haul truck from the Keys to our new home in Mississippi for us yesterday and he arrived late in the afternoon. Today that truck will be unloaded – Ugh! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/check-your-swing/ Today is moving day. A friend drove a huge U-Haul truck from the Keys to our new home in Mississippi for us yesterday and he arrived late in the afternoon. Today that truck will be unloaded – Ugh! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/check-your-swing/ Wed, 20 July 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/WFTD-7-20-22.mp3 NO NO 3:36 One of my new buddies recently went to a state tennis tournament. Before he left, he bragged incessantly about how he was going to win the state championship. He went on and on about how he was the top seed for the tournament, and he really didn’t see it as a contest because he was so much better than everyone else in the tournament . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/yap-yap-yap/ One of my new buddies recently went to a state tennis tournament. Before he left, he bragged incessantly about how he was going to win the state championship. He went on and on about how he was the top seed for the tournament, and he really didn’t see it as a contest because he was so much better than everyone else in the tournament . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/yap-yap-yap/ Thu, 21 July 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/WFTD-7-21-22.mp3 NO NO 3:13 As expected, there was much commentary on yesterday’s post concerning former President Trump. All but two mega-ardent Trump fan respondents agreed with the post, but those two guys read me the riot act. Sorry fellows I call them the way I see them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/trump-again/ As expected, there was much commentary on yesterday’s post concerning former President Trump. All but two mega-ardent Trump fan respondents agreed with the post, but those two guys read me the riot act. Sorry fellows I call them the way I see them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/trump-again/ Fri, 22 July 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/WFTD-7-22-22.mp3 NO NO 5:25 Consider that not that long ago, (1973) Spiro Agnew got in some serious trouble and resigned. Nixon promptly appointed Gerald Ford as Vice President. Then Nixon got into serious trouble of his own and resigned, and Gerald Ford became President. Not a vote was cast. Subsequently Ford pardoned Nixon for his crimes of Watergate . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/aint-it-hard/ Consider that not that long ago, (1973) Spiro Agnew got in some serious trouble and resigned. Nixon promptly appointed Gerald Ford as Vice President. Then Nixon got into serious trouble of his own and resigned, and Gerald Ford became President. Not a vote was cast. Subsequently Ford pardoned Nixon for his crimes of Watergate . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/aint-it-hard/ Mon, 25 July 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/WFTD-7-25-22.mp3 NO NO 3:59 I was on my back porch watching a herd of whitetail deer feeding the other evening. I had some powerful binoculars and saw two majestic bucks, and several does and fawns. Two of the fawns appeared to be perhaps a week or so old. They had spots and were smaller than a mid-sized dog. What they lost in diminished size they made up for in energy as they raced back and forth at breakneck speed frolicking while the rest of the herd calmly fed on the lush green field . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/whether-young-or-old/ I was on my back porch watching a herd of whitetail deer feeding the other evening. I had some powerful binoculars and saw two majestic bucks, and several does and fawns. Two of the fawns appeared to be perhaps a week or so old. They had spots and were smaller than a mid-sized dog. What they lost in diminished size they made up for in energy as they raced back and forth at breakneck speed frolicking while the rest of the herd calmly fed on the lush green field . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/whether-young-or-old/ Tue, 26 July 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/WFTD-7-26-22.mp3 NO NO 5:31 It seems I lost last night on my mega lottery tickets. In fact, there were no winners last night and the pot has now risen to over a billion dollars for next Friday’s drawing. The odds of winning are 1 in slightly over 300 million, but that doesn’t deter me because I don’t expect to win, but if my name is not in the hat, I don’t have any chance . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/bad-news-my-lotto-ticket-failed/ It seems I lost last night on my mega lottery tickets. In fact, there were no winners last night and the pot has now risen to over a billion dollars for next Friday’s drawing. The odds of winning are 1 in slightly over 300 million, but that doesn’t deter me because I don’t expect to win, but if my name is not in the hat, I don’t have any chance . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/bad-news-my-lotto-ticket-failed/ Wed, 27 July 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/WFTD-7-27-22.mp3 NO NO 5:53 We are paying more at the gas pump while the Saudis get richer. It seems that all that money has given them time to think up ways to spend it that seem to come out of a sci-fi movie . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/saudi-playground/ We are paying more at the gas pump while the Saudis get richer. It seems that all that money has given them time to think up ways to spend it that seem to come out of a sci-fi movie . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/saudi-playground/ Thu, 28 July 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/WFTD-7-28-22.mp3 NO NO 4:37 My good friends and neighbors experienced a very sad tragedy last Saturday. I called and asked my buddy and his wife if would like to go with Teresa and me to grab a steak. He told me ALL his grandkids were on their way over and he would need to take a pass. I could tell from his voice how genuinely excited he was as he told me they were going to spend the entire weekend with them. I told him how jealous that made me as he beamed about the weekend and quality time it promised . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/from-bliss-to-heartache/ My good friends and neighbors experienced a very sad tragedy last Saturday. I called and asked my buddy and his wife if would like to go with Teresa and me to grab a steak. He told me ALL his grandkids were on their way over and he would need to take a pass. I could tell from his voice how genuinely excited he was as he told me they were going to spend the entire weekend with them. I told him how jealous that made me as he beamed about the weekend and quality time it promised . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/from-bliss-to-heartache/ Fri, 29 July 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/WFTD-7-29-22.mp3 NO NO 4:17 I read on the internet the other day that someone stated that Christianity was not about redemption or having Jesus petition God on our behalf, but to teach us how to live. Now I wonder how they came up with that little nugget. It did not come from the Bible; I can assure you of that. I must assume it came straight out of hell. It’s just like Satan to take a portion of truth, (living a good life), and combining it with antichrist fake news in an attempt to make it more believable . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/fake-christian-news/ I read on the internet the other day that someone stated that Christianity was not about redemption or having Jesus petition God on our behalf, but to teach us how to live. Now I wonder how they came up with that little nugget. It did not come from the Bible; I can assure you of that. I must assume it came straight out of hell. It’s just like Satan to take a portion of truth, (living a good life), and combining it with antichrist fake news in an attempt to make it more believable . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/fake-christian-news/ Mon, 01 August 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WFTD-8-1-22.mp3 NO NO 4:29 Thanks to the many people who have prayed for our neighbor’s 20-year-old grandson who broke his back in an ATV accident last week. As an update he is still in ICU and after one operation so far, they have not been able to determine whether he will ever walk again. He is awake and the first operation revealed that the spine was not severed but two vertebrae were badly fractured and repaired during the surgery. He has begun eating on his own, primarily small portions of soup, and has experienced a “sensation in his hip area, so the family is encouraged . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/good-time-bad-times-whats-next/ Thanks to the many people who have prayed for our neighbor’s 20-year-old grandson who broke his back in an ATV accident last week. As an update he is still in ICU and after one operation so far, they have not been able to determine whether he will ever walk again. He is awake and the first operation revealed that the spine was not severed but two vertebrae were badly fractured and repaired during the surgery. He has begun eating on his own, primarily small portions of soup, and has experienced a “sensation in his hip area, so the family is encouraged . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/good-time-bad-times-whats-next/ Tue, 02 August 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WFTD-8-2-22.mp3 NO NO 5:05 A reader wrote and shared with me that he had lost two sons to very tragic, senseless, mind-numbing, circumstances which I will not share details, and he almost lost his third son to an accident when he got trapped in an avalanche while riding a snowmobile. Further, this gentleman spent two years fighting a war overseas and suffered through a divorce because of it. He wrote: “Like many others in this life, I sometimes feel a kinship with Job . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/keep-on-trusting/ A reader wrote and shared with me that he had lost two sons to very tragic, senseless, mind-numbing, circumstances which I will not share details, and he almost lost his third son to an accident when he got trapped in an avalanche while riding a snowmobile. Further, this gentleman spent two years fighting a war overseas and suffered through a divorce because of it. He wrote: “Like many others in this life, I sometimes feel a kinship with Job . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/keep-on-trusting/ Wed, 03 August 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WFTD-8-3-22.mp3 NO NO 5:18 The weeds near the banks of my farm pond had grown up about waist high in a few places. It is a pain to hook up the big batwing cutter for my tractor but to trim the grass right next to the lake it had to be done. So it was hooked up and the wide cutter was lowered and used to hang over the lake and cut right next to it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/someones-watching-3/ The weeds near the banks of my farm pond had grown up about waist high in a few places. It is a pain to hook up the big batwing cutter for my tractor but to trim the grass right next to the lake it had to be done. So it was hooked up and the wide cutter was lowered and used to hang over the lake and cut right next to it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/someones-watching-3/ Thu, 04 August 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WFTD-8-4-22.mp3 NO NO 3:53 I don’t know why, but it seems that sometimes my temper explodes. I have been this way throughout my life and, try as I may, it looks as though there is no end in sight. I recently had two encounters with two different unethical people who lied to gain financial advantage and my frustrations came bubbling out like a fountain; check that, they came out like a geyser; check that they came out like the volcano that erupted in Tonga this week . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/deep-silence/ I don’t know why, but it seems that sometimes my temper explodes. I have been this way throughout my life and, try as I may, it looks as though there is no end in sight. I recently had two encounters with two different unethical people who lied to gain financial advantage and my frustrations came bubbling out like a fountain; check that, they came out like a geyser; check that they came out like the volcano that erupted in Tonga this week . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/deep-silence/ Fri, 05 August 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WFTD-8-5-22.mp3 NO NO 6:20 Recently I received an email from the grown son of some friends. It was insulting and mean-spirited and I’m told he routinely sends similar emails and/or verbally abuses his parents. I’ve only met the guy once and wouldn’t know him if he walked up to me on the street. He obviously has issues with his parents and since he knows we are friends I suspect that he wrote because I am friends with them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/are-you-a-doormat/ Recently I received an email from the grown son of some friends. It was insulting and mean-spirited and I’m told he routinely sends similar emails and/or verbally abuses his parents. I’ve only met the guy once and wouldn’t know him if he walked up to me on the street. He obviously has issues with his parents and since he knows we are friends I suspect that he wrote because I am friends with them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/are-you-a-doormat/ Mon, 08 August 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WFTD-8-8-22.mp3 NO NO 8:00 Former President Trump is yet again a target of the radical left Democrats. His home was raided last night by some 100 FBI agents purportedly looking for classified documents. Even if their investigation found some documents all but the brain dead would know that as a former President this could hardly be a crime. He was the one who determined if documents should be classified and could declassify anything he wanted . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/give-me-freedom-or-give-me-death/ Former President Trump is yet again a target of the radical left Democrats. His home was raided last night by some 100 FBI agents purportedly looking for classified documents. Even if their investigation found some documents all but the brain dead would know that as a former President this could hardly be a crime. He was the one who determined if documents should be classified and could declassify anything he wanted . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/give-me-freedom-or-give-me-death/ Tue, 09 August 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WFTD-8-9-22.mp3 NO NO 5:08 I used to speak at prisons all over the country and it was some of the most rewarding and important work I’ve ever done. The Bible is clear about God’s love for the men and women who are locked up in prisons. Jesus preached: “I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me“ . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/the-meaning-of-love/ I used to speak at prisons all over the country and it was some of the most rewarding and important work I’ve ever done. The Bible is clear about God’s love for the men and women who are locked up in prisons. Jesus preached: “I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me“ . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/the-meaning-of-love/ Wed, 10 August 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WFTD-8-10-22.mp3 NO NO 8:27 A friend of mine recently tried to convince a farm worker from South Africa and here on a work visa who was dining in his restaurant to follow Christ. He would have none of it and said that God took his wife and young 3 month old child in a car accident and he wanted nothing to do with Him. Contrast that with my neighbor’s family who are so sad about their young 20 year old student who was pursuing his dream of becoming a surgeon who flipped his ATV and broke his back and may never walk again . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/is-the-bible-incomplete/ A friend of mine recently tried to convince a farm worker from South Africa and here on a work visa who was dining in his restaurant to follow Christ. He would have none of it and said that God took his wife and young 3 month old child in a car accident and he wanted nothing to do with Him. Contrast that with my neighbor’s family who are so sad about their young 20 year old student who was pursuing his dream of becoming a surgeon who flipped his ATV and broke his back and may never walk again . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/is-the-bible-incomplete/ Thu, 11 August 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WFTD-8-11-22.mp3 NO NO 4:15 I have turned the corner on fixing a couple of things that have plagued me all my life. For as long as I can remember I have been an insomniac sleeping only 2-3 hours a night. Recently I’m getting 6-7 hours sleep per night. I am so rested these days I can hardly believe it. I guess the farm life with its fresh air and hard work is good for me. Most of all though I praise God for blessing me in such a manner. I’m getting older and the extra rest seems to recharge me mentally and physically. It comes at a good time in my life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/im-now-normal/ I have turned the corner on fixing a couple of things that have plagued me all my life. For as long as I can remember I have been an insomniac sleeping only 2-3 hours a night. Recently I’m getting 6-7 hours sleep per night. I am so rested these days I can hardly believe it. I guess the farm life with its fresh air and hard work is good for me. Most of all though I praise God for blessing me in such a manner. I’m getting older and the extra rest seems to recharge me mentally and physically. It comes at a good time in my life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/im-now-normal/ Fri, 12 August 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WFTD-8-12-22.mp3 NO NO 4:21 I had a long phone conversation with an old friend yesterday. We exchanged pleasantries and then he expressed his concern because he had not seen me at any national Christian events in a long time and was wondering if I had dropped out or what. I told him my eyesight had gotten to the point whereby I’m all but totally blind at night and if I were to travel my wife or someone would have to go with me to assist . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/going-out-to-pasture/ I had a long phone conversation with an old friend yesterday. We exchanged pleasantries and then he expressed his concern because he had not seen me at any national Christian events in a long time and was wondering if I had dropped out or what. I told him my eyesight had gotten to the point whereby I’m all but totally blind at night and if I were to travel my wife or someone would have to go with me to assist . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/going-out-to-pasture/ Mon, 15 August 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WFTD-8-15-22.mp3 NO NO 6:50 I laughed out loud when I saw this; however, most people are seeing red. It is incredulous to watch the media with their unverified reporting on anything Trump. It is ridiculous and is an insult to our collective intellects . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/seeing-red/ I laughed out loud when I saw this; however, most people are seeing red. It is incredulous to watch the media with their unverified reporting on anything Trump. It is ridiculous and is an insult to our collective intellects . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/seeing-red/ Tue, 16 August 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WFTD-8-16-22.mp3 NO NO 5:41 Yesterday I found a big beautiful whitetail buck dead on my property. It was a sickening find. It appeared to have been dead a week or so. I examined it the best I could and determined that it had not been shot. Apparently, it just died . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/we-cannot-be-defeated/ Yesterday I found a big beautiful whitetail buck dead on my property. It was a sickening find. It appeared to have been dead a week or so. I examined it the best I could and determined that it had not been shot. Apparently, it just died . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/we-cannot-be-defeated/ Wed, 17 August 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WFTD-8-17-22.mp3 NO NO 5:41 I have often wished that I could interpret dreams as the prophets of the Old Testament did. Joseph became the favorite of pharaoh when he explained the meaning of Pharoah’s troubling dream of seven fat cows and seven skinny cows to him. The seven gaunt, ugly cows ate up the fat fine-looking cows. All of pharaoh’s magicians, seers, and various and sundry fortune tellers and medicine men could not interpret this dream . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/nightmare-of-the-stink/ I have often wished that I could interpret dreams as the prophets of the Old Testament did. Joseph became the favorite of pharaoh when he explained the meaning of Pharoah’s troubling dream of seven fat cows and seven skinny cows to him. The seven gaunt, ugly cows ate up the fat fine-looking cows. All of pharaoh’s magicians, seers, and various and sundry fortune tellers and medicine men could not interpret this dream . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/nightmare-of-the-stink/ Thu, 18 August 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WFTD-8-18-22.mp3 NO NO 4:12 The following post reached some 2,159,206 people when I sent it out several years ago. Of the 247,076 people who reacted, negative feedback was a little over 350. I thought I would rerun the post I originally sent out today for your perusal . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/2-million-people-and-gods-word/ The following post reached some 2,159,206 people when I sent it out several years ago. Of the 247,076 people who reacted, negative feedback was a little over 350. I thought I would rerun the post I originally sent out today for your perusal . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/2-million-people-and-gods-word/ Fri, 19 August 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WFTD-8-19-22.mp3 NO NO 6:40 A friend of mine made an utter fool out of himself yesterday when he wrote a very mean-spirited e-mail about a television personality who has graciously agreed to do a television interview with me. I thought it was wonderful that the man even had an interest in airing my testimony, but in my buddy’s eyes, he was not moving fast enough in scheduling the interview. My friend intended to send his e-mail hate bomb exclusively to me, but inadvertently copied the person that he chose to ridicule, the television personality . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/hatchet-job/ A friend of mine made an utter fool out of himself yesterday when he wrote a very mean-spirited e-mail about a television personality who has graciously agreed to do a television interview with me. I thought it was wonderful that the man even had an interest in airing my testimony, but in my buddy’s eyes, he was not moving fast enough in scheduling the interview. My friend intended to send his e-mail hate bomb exclusively to me, but inadvertently copied the person that he chose to ridicule, the television personality . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/hatchet-job/ Mon, 22 August 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WFTD-8-22-22.mp3 NO NO 7:20 So, only a couple of things are certain in this life, and it is maddening to some. Just when you think you are all set, boom, everything changes. There was a Greek philosopher living in Ephesus, Heraclitus, who summed up change nicely. “There is nothing permanent except change.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/i-like-change/ So, only a couple of things are certain in this life, and it is maddening to some. Just when you think you are all set, boom, everything changes. There was a Greek philosopher living in Ephesus, Heraclitus, who summed up change nicely. “There is nothing permanent except change.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/i-like-change/ Tue, 23 August 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WFTD-8-23-22.mp3 NO NO 5:07 I once owned a black Labrador retriever for fourteen years, (or he owned me I feel quite certain in his mind he owned me). This dog was very smart, I got him as a just-weaned puppy and trained him myself. I had a two- and one-half-acre lake in my backyard and I could take him to the backside of the lake and instruct him to “stay”. I would walk all the way around the lake back to my house, go inside and fix a glass of tea and go out on my deck and he would still be sitting there attentively watching for me and waiting for his next command . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/rebellion-lesson/ I once owned a black Labrador retriever for fourteen years, (or he owned me I feel quite certain in his mind he owned me). This dog was very smart, I got him as a just-weaned puppy and trained him myself. I had a two- and one-half-acre lake in my backyard and I could take him to the backside of the lake and instruct him to “stay”. I would walk all the way around the lake back to my house, go inside and fix a glass of tea and go out on my deck and he would still be sitting there attentively watching for me and waiting for his next command . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/rebellion-lesson/ Wed, 24 August 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WFTD-8-24-22.mp3 NO NO 8:31 One time I began seeing flashing lights in one of my eyes. As soon as these symptoms appeared I became concerned but put off getting it checked out because I’ve been so busy and it was the weekend. My symptoms not only persisted but seemed to get a little worse, so I went online and read up on my condition and discovered that it could be happening because my retina was tearing away from my eye. It said that I should seek medical attention immediately . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/bee-brains/ One time I began seeing flashing lights in one of my eyes. As soon as these symptoms appeared I became concerned but put off getting it checked out because I’ve been so busy and it was the weekend. My symptoms not only persisted but seemed to get a little worse, so I went online and read up on my condition and discovered that it could be happening because my retina was tearing away from my eye. It said that I should seek medical attention immediately . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/bee-brains/ Thu, 25 August 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WFTD-8-25-22.mp3 NO NO 6:56 Several years ago I was happily speeding through Kentucky in my new car. I wasn’t worried about getting a ticket because I had a radar detector. As I topped the hill I saw a policeman with a radar gun. He gave me a ticket. I complained bitterly that my radar detector did not go off. He said that I didn’t have the latest and he did. (He said that with a wry smile) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/stubborn-stupid-2/ Several years ago I was happily speeding through Kentucky in my new car. I wasn’t worried about getting a ticket because I had a radar detector. As I topped the hill I saw a policeman with a radar gun. He gave me a ticket. I complained bitterly that my radar detector did not go off. He said that I didn’t have the latest and he did. (He said that with a wry smile) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/08/stubborn-stupid-2/ Fri, 26 August 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/WFTD-8-4-14.mp3 NO NO 6:12 After 23 years of writing this post five times per week, one would rightfully think that some would not appreciate what I have to say. Indeed, I have received many rant-filled letters and even a few death threats. I say rave on, you won’t deter me from continuing to write it unless you somehow succeed in killing me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/08/another-nasty-letter-sigh/ After 23 years of writing this post five times per week, one would rightfully think that some would not appreciate what I have to say. Indeed, I have received many rant-filled letters and even a few death threats. I say rave on, you won’t deter me from continuing to write it unless you somehow succeed in killing me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/08/another-nasty-letter-sigh/ Mon, 29 August 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WFTD-8-29-22.mp3 NO NO 8:33 Thank you for all the encouraging responses to my post concerning the nasty letter I received. In fact, I got so many I simply could not answer them individually. So sorry about that. Through the years I have been asked how I can possibly think of a different subject to write about each day. I don’t preplan them and the process is simple. I just pray for a moment or two and then start typing. I’ve thought about it a great deal and believe the Holy Spirit gives me the subjects and I think He does so for His own reasons . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/08/depart-from-evil-do-good/ Thank you for all the encouraging responses to my post concerning the nasty letter I received. In fact, I got so many I simply could not answer them individually. So sorry about that. Through the years I have been asked how I can possibly think of a different subject to write about each day. I don’t preplan them and the process is simple. I just pray for a moment or two and then start typing. I’ve thought about it a great deal and believe the Holy Spirit gives me the subjects and I think He does so for His own reasons . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/08/depart-from-evil-do-good/ Tue, 30 August 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WFTD-8-30-22.mp3 NO NO 7:18 One time my son told me of a hilarious conversation that he had with some liberal friends who loved Obama. They were mad at Trump and vociferously running him down and he asked why they were so upset with him. They replied because of the tax cut . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/08/huh-2/ One time my son told me of a hilarious conversation that he had with some liberal friends who loved Obama. They were mad at Trump and vociferously running him down and he asked why they were so upset with him. They replied because of the tax cut . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/08/huh-2/ Wed, 31 August 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WFTD-8-31-22.mp3 NO NO 7:58 So, a new friend found out about my past via Google at the recommendation of another friend. He watched my video testimony and called me to let me know he had done so. I asked him what he thought, and he said it scared him a little knowing that dangerous people like I had once been are out there walking around . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/ugly-caterpillar-or-beautiful-butterfly/ So, a new friend found out about my past via Google at the recommendation of another friend. He watched my video testimony and called me to let me know he had done so. I asked him what he thought, and he said it scared him a little knowing that dangerous people like I had once been are out there walking around . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/ugly-caterpillar-or-beautiful-butterfly/ Thu, 01 September 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WFTD-9-1-22.mp3 NO NO 6:34 My friend Al Cuneo has encouraged me to write my own obituary. I thought this to be a rather ghoulish request, but he maintains that he does not want to write it. He is younger than me and takes zero risks and assumes I will bite the dust before him due to my being older and my nasty habit of oftentimes taking dangerous risks. I told him he might have to wait a while because I was just like bad grass and hard to kill. I’ve had more close calls with death than any cat with its paltry nine lives I tell you. I suggested that maybe he should write his own obituary because I didn’t want to have to write it and he was probably up next . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/obituary-request/ My friend Al Cuneo has encouraged me to write my own obituary. I thought this to be a rather ghoulish request, but he maintains that he does not want to write it. He is younger than me and takes zero risks and assumes I will bite the dust before him due to my being older and my nasty habit of oftentimes taking dangerous risks. I told him he might have to wait a while because I was just like bad grass and hard to kill. I’ve had more close calls with death than any cat with its paltry nine lives I tell you. I suggested that maybe he should write his own obituary because I didn’t want to have to write it and he was probably up next . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/obituary-request/ Fri, 02 September 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WFTD-9-2-22.mp3 NO NO 7:40 Yesterday evening my wife and I were sitting at our dining room table and going over the plans for the new house that we intend to build on our farm. I got up and went to get a glass of iced tea and saw a herd of perhaps a dozen deer grazing in the field across our pond. I grabbed a pair of binoculars as did my wife and we went out on the back porch to watch them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/smart-as-a-goose/ Yesterday evening my wife and I were sitting at our dining room table and going over the plans for the new house that we intend to build on our farm. I got up and went to get a glass of iced tea and saw a herd of perhaps a dozen deer grazing in the field across our pond. I grabbed a pair of binoculars as did my wife and we went out on the back porch to watch them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/smart-as-a-goose/ Mon, 05 September 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WFTD-9-5-22.mp3 NO NO 6:50 Many years ago, a friend asked if he could leave his motorcycle at my house for a few weeks until he got moved. I told him sure thing and then he told me just to treat it like it was mine and ride it whenever I wanted. This was a Kawasaki 1000 and was akin to a rocket ship. So, a few days later I decided to take it for a spin. This bike would burn rubber in three gears and was blazing fast. I lived far out in the country and there was a long stretch of very straight road right around the corner from my house and I decided to see what that baby would do . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/fools-and-vomit/ Many years ago, a friend asked if he could leave his motorcycle at my house for a few weeks until he got moved. I told him sure thing and then he told me just to treat it like it was mine and ride it whenever I wanted. This was a Kawasaki 1000 and was akin to a rocket ship. So, a few days later I decided to take it for a spin. This bike would burn rubber in three gears and was blazing fast. I lived far out in the country and there was a long stretch of very straight road right around the corner from my house and I decided to see what that baby would do . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/fools-and-vomit/ Tue, 06 September 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WFTD-9-6-22.mp3 NO NO 4:20 By all accounts, Eliza Fletcher was a wonderful wife, mother, kindergarten teacher, jogger, and heir to a multibillion-dollar fortune, and yet her life was tragically taken a few days ago by an ex-con low life who had committed the crime of kidnapping before and served time after his conviction but subsequently was released from prison. He violently assaulted and raped this young mother and then killed her. The perpetrator was a career criminal and had served some decades in jails and prisons . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/when-evil-overtakes-us/ By all accounts, Eliza Fletcher was a wonderful wife, mother, kindergarten teacher, jogger, and heir to a multibillion-dollar fortune, and yet her life was tragically taken a few days ago by an ex-con low life who had committed the crime of kidnapping before and served time after his conviction but subsequently was released from prison. He violently assaulted and raped this young mother and then killed her. The perpetrator was a career criminal and had served some decades in jails and prisons . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/when-evil-overtakes-us/ Wed, 07 September 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WFTD-9-7-22.mp3 NO NO 5:25 Yesterday I spent the day putting out trail cameras. These cameras take pictures when motion is detected and are perfect for surveying the deer population. You put them in key places where it is evident that deer are frequenting and pour a pile of corn on the ground and when they come to eat it the camera takes photos of them. Later the state wildlife biologist that is helping me will analyze the photos and determine how many and which deer need to be harvested to keep the herd healthy . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/just-obeying-the-lord/ Yesterday I spent the day putting out trail cameras. These cameras take pictures when motion is detected and are perfect for surveying the deer population. You put them in key places where it is evident that deer are frequenting and pour a pile of corn on the ground and when they come to eat it the camera takes photos of them. Later the state wildlife biologist that is helping me will analyze the photos and determine how many and which deer need to be harvested to keep the herd healthy . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/just-obeying-the-lord/ Thu, 08 September 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WFTD-9-8-22.mp3 NO NO 6:34 A longtime friend and reader sent the following submission written by Sean Dietrich. It seemed appropriate to run it on a Friday so folks could think about it some over the weekend . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/look-for-love/ A longtime friend and reader sent the following submission written by Sean Dietrich. It seemed appropriate to run it on a Friday so folks could think about it some over the weekend . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/look-for-love/ Fri, 09 September 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WFTD-9-9-22.mp3 NO NO 5:35 Many readers will recall that I have endured excruciating pain in my lower back combined with sciatic nerve pain down my leg for several years (that was especially bad when I drove). I had numerous MRIs and other tests and was told I needed to have surgery to remove the discs and fuse L1, L2, and L3 vertebrae together. I had similar surgery in my neck whereby they fused five vertebrae together C2-T1. It took 3 months to get over that and it was a very painful experience, especially because shortly after the operation I refused pain medication due to my fear of becoming addicted to it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/the-big-ask/ Many readers will recall that I have endured excruciating pain in my lower back combined with sciatic nerve pain down my leg for several years (that was especially bad when I drove). I had numerous MRIs and other tests and was told I needed to have surgery to remove the discs and fuse L1, L2, and L3 vertebrae together. I had similar surgery in my neck whereby they fused five vertebrae together C2-T1. It took 3 months to get over that and it was a very painful experience, especially because shortly after the operation I refused pain medication due to my fear of becoming addicted to it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/the-big-ask/ Mon, 12 September 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WFTD-9-12-22.mp3 NO NO 5:51 The expression that someone is a “TEN” has evolved in our culture as a means of describing someone of great beauty and outward appearance. I’ve known so many folks, men and women, who are/were “tens” who are desperately trying to hang on to that wonderful appearance with which God blessed them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/10-9-8-7/ The expression that someone is a “TEN” has evolved in our culture as a means of describing someone of great beauty and outward appearance. I’ve known so many folks, men and women, who are/were “tens” who are desperately trying to hang on to that wonderful appearance with which God blessed them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/10-9-8-7/ Tue, 13 September 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WFTD-9-13-22.mp3 NO NO 4:26 It is amazing to watch. Communists, socialists, and other malcontents seem to have the upper hand. Billionaire George Soros exhibits pure evil and has undoubtedly been empowered by Satan with untold billions of dollars used to destroy everything good, wholesome, and sacred about our country. His dangling of huge amounts of money, (which gives the power-hungry their fix) has proven to be too big of a temptation for politicians, media, and ordinary citizens. Someone has said he is old and will soon pass but his children are said to be just as evil if not more so than he is . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/how-far/ It is amazing to watch. Communists, socialists, and other malcontents seem to have the upper hand. Billionaire George Soros exhibits pure evil and has undoubtedly been empowered by Satan with untold billions of dollars used to destroy everything good, wholesome, and sacred about our country. His dangling of huge amounts of money, (which gives the power-hungry their fix) has proven to be too big of a temptation for politicians, media, and ordinary citizens. Someone has said he is old and will soon pass but his children are said to be just as evil if not more so than he is . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/how-far/ Wed, 14 September 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WFTD-9-14-22.mp3 NO NO 5:06 The weather here is getting good with nice cool mornings, low humidity, and a light breeze. Additionally, it is college football season, and the DAWGS are 2-0. This is not to mention that deer hunting season is right around the corner and Bass fishing has just started to get very good here. It’s great to be alive . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/god-stronghold/ The weather here is getting good with nice cool mornings, low humidity, and a light breeze. Additionally, it is college football season, and the DAWGS are 2-0. This is not to mention that deer hunting season is right around the corner and Bass fishing has just started to get very good here. It’s great to be alive . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/god-stronghold/ Thu, 15 September 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WFTD-9-15-22.mp3 NO NO 8:58 I heard an interesting song recently. Its lyrics alluded to those throughout history who at one time or other had been derided for their beliefs and later were vindicated and finally had the last laugh. People were mentioned in the song like Christopher Columbus who went against the prevailing opinion and believed that the world was round and not flat. (“Who has the last laugh now” is the chorus for the song.) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/are-you-a-majority-thinker/ I heard an interesting song recently. Its lyrics alluded to those throughout history who at one time or other had been derided for their beliefs and later were vindicated and finally had the last laugh. People were mentioned in the song like Christopher Columbus who went against the prevailing opinion and believed that the world was round and not flat. (“Who has the last laugh now” is the chorus for the song.) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/are-you-a-majority-thinker/ Fri, 16 September 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WFTD-9-16-22.mp3 NO NO 6:26 There was nothing nice about my near-death experience and I did not want to go back. When I awoke, I saw my mother’s face closely looking at me. I moaned to her that I just dreamed I died and went to hell. She broke out crying and I passed out again . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/near-death-experience/ There was nothing nice about my near-death experience and I did not want to go back. When I awoke, I saw my mother’s face closely looking at me. I moaned to her that I just dreamed I died and went to hell. She broke out crying and I passed out again . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/near-death-experience/ Mon, 19 September 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WFTD-9-19-22.mp3 NO NO 8:07 I was thinking this morning about the mysterious ways of God. So, a man who had just recently accepted the Lord as his Savior told a new friend of mine something rather strange. Although my friend had been in church most all his life, he told me this newly saved man already knows the Bible better than he does. He lives, eats, and breathes the word of God and loves the Lord more than most people he has known. God has really touched this new convert and he is credited with a healing ministry that is simply amazing. It turns out this man came to my friend and told him that God told him he was going to meet someone “very special”, and it would happen soon . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/gods-mysterious-ways-2/ I was thinking this morning about the mysterious ways of God. So, a man who had just recently accepted the Lord as his Savior told a new friend of mine something rather strange. Although my friend had been in church most all his life, he told me this newly saved man already knows the Bible better than he does. He lives, eats, and breathes the word of God and loves the Lord more than most people he has known. God has really touched this new convert and he is credited with a healing ministry that is simply amazing. It turns out this man came to my friend and told him that God told him he was going to meet someone “very special”, and it would happen soon . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/gods-mysterious-ways-2/ Tue, 20 September 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WFTD-9-20-22.mp3 NO NO 4:06 Several years ago I was living in the Florida Keys and decided to go fishing in the Bahamas. It was a 1-1/2 hour run from my dock to the place that I fish, but this day the wind picked up significantly and it took nearly 2-1/2 hours to make the same run. The reason for the longer ride was that the seas were raging, particularly in the Gulf Stream, and I had to navigate at slower speeds through the huge waves that were banging and jarring the boat so hard that I could feel it in my teeth on practically every wave. It can be a rough uncomfortable ride and if the wind picks up too much, particularly from the Northeast, it can be a “bear” to safely navigate through it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/restless-souls-2/ Several years ago I was living in the Florida Keys and decided to go fishing in the Bahamas. It was a 1-1/2 hour run from my dock to the place that I fish, but this day the wind picked up significantly and it took nearly 2-1/2 hours to make the same run. The reason for the longer ride was that the seas were raging, particularly in the Gulf Stream, and I had to navigate at slower speeds through the huge waves that were banging and jarring the boat so hard that I could feel it in my teeth on practically every wave. It can be a rough uncomfortable ride and if the wind picks up too much, particularly from the Northeast, it can be a “bear” to safely navigate through it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/restless-souls-2/ Wed, 21 September 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/WFTD-11-5-15.mp3 NO NO 6:28 This morning I was thinking of all those people who have given up hope. According to a poll I read, 82% of the people worldwide have lost hope. For some it’s a wayward daughter or son, maybe a bad report on a medical test, the never-ending middle east conflict and wars, and rumors of war, finding a job, paying off debt, murder, and violence, those guys in Washington D.C. – you name it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/i-need-a-hug/ This morning I was thinking of all those people who have given up hope. According to a poll I read, 82% of the people worldwide have lost hope. For some it’s a wayward daughter or son, maybe a bad report on a medical test, the never-ending middle east conflict and wars, and rumors of war, finding a job, paying off debt, murder, and violence, those guys in Washington D.C. – you name it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/i-need-a-hug/ Thu, 22 September 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WFTD-9-22-22.mp3 NO NO 5:00 I felt like Gomer Pyle this morning and just wanted to say thank you, thank you, thank you. The sun was beautiful this morning. It was a stunning reddish orange hue as it peeked over the horizon. As I sat on my front porch putting on my work boots, a flock of geese flew directly over me honking to each other joyfully declaring the birth of a new day. I heard some crows raucously cawing and I felt peace and contentment fill my soul. I contemplated how I sometimes get in a hurry and don’t even take the time to just sit back in my rocker on the porch and enjoy . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/thank-you-thank-you-thank-you-2/ I felt like Gomer Pyle this morning and just wanted to say thank you, thank you, thank you. The sun was beautiful this morning. It was a stunning reddish orange hue as it peeked over the horizon. As I sat on my front porch putting on my work boots, a flock of geese flew directly over me honking to each other joyfully declaring the birth of a new day. I heard some crows raucously cawing and I felt peace and contentment fill my soul. I contemplated how I sometimes get in a hurry and don’t even take the time to just sit back in my rocker on the porch and enjoy . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/thank-you-thank-you-thank-you-2/ Fri, 23 September 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WFTD-9-23-22.mp3 NO NO 6:00 So, hurricane Ian is hurtling its way towards Florida. The cone keeps being moved as weathermen adjust it daily. It is obvious that no one can accurately predict where it will hit. Indeed, it is often referred to as the “cone of uncertainty”. I find it amazing that will all the hundreds of billions of dollars spent here and internationally on weather-related technology with top experts working diligently that weather forecasts are not accurate . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/bows-and-arrows-and-cows/ So, hurricane Ian is hurtling its way towards Florida. The cone keeps being moved as weathermen adjust it daily. It is obvious that no one can accurately predict where it will hit. Indeed, it is often referred to as the “cone of uncertainty”. I find it amazing that will all the hundreds of billions of dollars spent here and internationally on weather-related technology with top experts working diligently that weather forecasts are not accurate . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/bows-and-arrows-and-cows/ Mon, 26 September 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WFTD-9-26-22.mp3 NO NO 3:04 Hurricane Ian is heading towards Florida and is shaping up to be quite the devastating storm. My Bible study partner seemed rather cavalier about it and said, “that is what insurance is for”. I responded that I’m praying for those people affected and to be sure people who are alive at this very moment will likely die in this storm in the next few days. What good is insurance to a dead person . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/upheld-by-almighty-god/ Hurricane Ian is heading towards Florida and is shaping up to be quite the devastating storm. My Bible study partner seemed rather cavalier about it and said, “that is what insurance is for”. I responded that I’m praying for those people affected and to be sure people who are alive at this very moment will likely die in this storm in the next few days. What good is insurance to a dead person . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/upheld-by-almighty-god/ Tue, 27 September 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WFTD-9-27-22.mp3 NO NO 6:48 Yesterday I rode on my tractor all day long – from daylight to dark. I’m sore from all the bouncing and jostling around and more than a little tired. Today I will yet again ride on the tractor all day long, but there is light at the end of the tunnel as I will have completed preparing all my food plots for planting to provide forage for the whitetail and turkey population to feast on this winter . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/the-natural-order/ Yesterday I rode on my tractor all day long – from daylight to dark. I’m sore from all the bouncing and jostling around and more than a little tired. Today I will yet again ride on the tractor all day long, but there is light at the end of the tunnel as I will have completed preparing all my food plots for planting to provide forage for the whitetail and turkey population to feast on this winter . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/the-natural-order/ Wed, 28 September 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WFTD-9-28-22.mp3 NO NO 6:12 I’m humbled greatly from the huge response concerning Words for the Day yesterday. I have not had time to even get started on replying with individual responses, but please know that I read each and every one of them and am greatly appreciative. As I said yesterday, I had already made up my mind to continue with it for as long as my health permits and right now anyway I am in excellent health . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/ouch-that-hurts/ I’m humbled greatly from the huge response concerning Words for the Day yesterday. I have not had time to even get started on replying with individual responses, but please know that I read each and every one of them and am greatly appreciative. As I said yesterday, I had already made up my mind to continue with it for as long as my health permits and right now anyway I am in excellent health . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/ouch-that-hurts/ Thu, 29 September 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WFTD-9-29-22.mp3 NO NO 5:23 It has turned cool with low humidity in Mississippi, and it feels great in the mornings. It warms up some by afternoon, but fall is in the air for sure. I’ve known plenty of people who love cold weather. I had one friend who moved to Alaska because he felt it was too warm where he lived in northern Minnesota. Before he passed away, he had moved back down to the lower 48 to Montana to a warmer climate . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/unique/ It has turned cool with low humidity in Mississippi, and it feels great in the mornings. It warms up some by afternoon, but fall is in the air for sure. I’ve known plenty of people who love cold weather. I had one friend who moved to Alaska because he felt it was too warm where he lived in northern Minnesota. Before he passed away, he had moved back down to the lower 48 to Montana to a warmer climate . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/09/unique/ Fri, 30 September 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WFTD-9-30-22.mp3 NO NO 5:49 A very good friend of mine for whom I have the greatest respect, especially for his walk with the Lord and his philanthropic efforts just experienced tragedy of epic proportions. He has an ultra-close relationship with his family and next to God they mean more to him than anything . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/the-answer-to-why/ A very good friend of mine for whom I have the greatest respect, especially for his walk with the Lord and his philanthropic efforts just experienced tragedy of epic proportions. He has an ultra-close relationship with his family and next to God they mean more to him than anything . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/the-answer-to-why/ Mon, 03 October 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WFTD-10-3-22.mp3 NO NO 5:35 I read briefly how the death toll from Hurricane Ian has steadily risen each day. Sadly, most of those deaths could have been avoided if only folks would have evacuated when told it was time to get out. Those who prepared for it and followed evacuation procedures lived, those who did not died . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/hurricane-death/ I read briefly how the death toll from Hurricane Ian has steadily risen each day. Sadly, most of those deaths could have been avoided if only folks would have evacuated when told it was time to get out. Those who prepared for it and followed evacuation procedures lived, those who did not died . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/hurricane-death/ Tue, 04 October 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WFTD-10-4-22.mp3 NO NO 5:27 I was riding in a taxi, and it was stopped at one of the few red lights in the city of Bombay, (Mumbai now), India. I heard a tap, tap, tapping on my window and when I turned around, I saw a pitiful sight. A man was staring at me, and he had a beat-up tin cup clutched in his hands. He was dressed in very shabby clothes and looked old beyond his time. He did not have any fingers and was clutching his tin cup with mere nubs. One of his ears was gone; he was a leper. I shall never forget the haunting look of his eyes as they pierced through my all. It was as if he was looking past my eyes and into and beyond my very soul. I stopped the taxi and gave him some money; his expression never changed. No smile and no light in his eyes; just a blank haunting stare . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/have-mercy-2/ I was riding in a taxi, and it was stopped at one of the few red lights in the city of Bombay, (Mumbai now), India. I heard a tap, tap, tapping on my window and when I turned around, I saw a pitiful sight. A man was staring at me, and he had a beat-up tin cup clutched in his hands. He was dressed in very shabby clothes and looked old beyond his time. He did not have any fingers and was clutching his tin cup with mere nubs. One of his ears was gone; he was a leper. I shall never forget the haunting look of his eyes as they pierced through my all. It was as if he was looking past my eyes and into and beyond my very soul. I stopped the taxi and gave him some money; his expression never changed. No smile and no light in his eyes; just a blank haunting stare . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/have-mercy-2/ Wed, 05 October 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WFTD-10-5-22.mp3 NO NO 9:31 In that place between wakefulness and dreams, I found myself in the room. There were no distinguishing features except for the one wall covered with small index card files. They were like the ones in libraries that list titles by author or subject in alphabetical order. But these files, which stretched from floor to ceiling and seemingly endlessly in either direction, had very different headings . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/the-room/ In that place between wakefulness and dreams, I found myself in the room. There were no distinguishing features except for the one wall covered with small index card files. They were like the ones in libraries that list titles by author or subject in alphabetical order. But these files, which stretched from floor to ceiling and seemingly endlessly in either direction, had very different headings . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/the-room/ Thu, 06 October 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WFTD-10-6-22.mp3 NO NO 3:19 The primary times that my wife and I pray together is prior to eating. We switch off and I pray before the morning meal, and she prays at dinner time. We only eat two meals a day, so it works out great. Lately, we both offer rather long prayers due to the fact of so many people we know that currently need prayer . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/cold-lunch-who-cares/ The primary times that my wife and I pray together is prior to eating. We switch off and I pray before the morning meal, and she prays at dinner time. We only eat two meals a day, so it works out great. Lately, we both offer rather long prayers due to the fact of so many people we know that currently need prayer . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/cold-lunch-who-cares/ Fri, 07 October 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WFTD-10-7-22.mp3 NO NO 6:05 One time I was eating lunch in a small restaurant in the tiny community, (population 90), of Escarpment Wyoming. This establishment could have been right out of the movie set for Jeremiah Johnson and the owner fit in perfectly. He could have played the part of any of the mountain men in the movie and he did not need a costume or coaching. He was a big man and rough looking. He had on dirty blue jeans, cowboy boots, a dirty tee shirt with the arm sleeves ripped out and had giant tattoos all over his huge arms; (even though it was 40 degrees outside) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/the-irony-of-a-phone-ring/ One time I was eating lunch in a small restaurant in the tiny community, (population 90), of Escarpment Wyoming. This establishment could have been right out of the movie set for Jeremiah Johnson and the owner fit in perfectly. He could have played the part of any of the mountain men in the movie and he did not need a costume or coaching. He was a big man and rough looking. He had on dirty blue jeans, cowboy boots, a dirty tee shirt with the arm sleeves ripped out and had giant tattoos all over his huge arms; (even though it was 40 degrees outside) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/the-irony-of-a-phone-ring/ Mon, 10 October 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WFTD-10-10-22.mp3 NO NO 6:21 My Bible study partner and I are studying our way through Romans. Today’s lesson in Chapter 10 is a continuation of what Paul has consistently said throughout the book of Romans, namely salvation only comes through the shed blood of Christ. He wrote . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/its-not-that-complicated/ My Bible study partner and I are studying our way through Romans. Today’s lesson in Chapter 10 is a continuation of what Paul has consistently said throughout the book of Romans, namely salvation only comes through the shed blood of Christ. He wrote . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/its-not-that-complicated/ Tue, 11 October 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WFTD-10-11-22.mp3 NO NO 7:02 Several of my friends have been making fun of me for moving to a farm located in Mississippi, (of all places). I am in the process of remodeling and building a nice addition to the existing house, and as a temporary measure that will enable us to have a place to live while the work is being completed, we bought a single wide trailer. This way we can continue to live on the farm and enjoy it as well as monitor construction. Now some of my friends, (who remind me of Costa Rica’s howler monkeys), are aghast and laughingly calling me “trailer trash”. They of course consider themselves to be above living in a lowly trailer. As for me, I am not trying to impress anyone, and I don’t mind living there at all and neither does my wife . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/life-is-not-a-house/ Several of my friends have been making fun of me for moving to a farm located in Mississippi, (of all places). I am in the process of remodeling and building a nice addition to the existing house, and as a temporary measure that will enable us to have a place to live while the work is being completed, we bought a single wide trailer. This way we can continue to live on the farm and enjoy it as well as monitor construction. Now some of my friends, (who remind me of Costa Rica’s howler monkeys), are aghast and laughingly calling me “trailer trash”. They of course consider themselves to be above living in a lowly trailer. As for me, I am not trying to impress anyone, and I don’t mind living there at all and neither does my wife . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/life-is-not-a-house/ Wed, 12 October 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WFTD-10-12-22.mp3 NO NO 8:35 So, is judgment off limits? Nope the Sermon on the Mount message about do not judge has been taken out of context. The Bible is clear that Christians should recognize sin and we are told that we will know people by their fruit, (what they do with their lives) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/losing-the-essence-of-love/ So, is judgment off limits? Nope the Sermon on the Mount message about do not judge has been taken out of context. The Bible is clear that Christians should recognize sin and we are told that we will know people by their fruit, (what they do with their lives) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/losing-the-essence-of-love/ Thu, 13 October 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WFTD-10-13-22.mp3 NO NO 7:53 I had a very upsetting thing happen to me on a vacation a few years back. I went to the hotel spa, weighed on their state-of-the-art balance scales, and noticed that the cheesy electronic scales at my home were wrong. I weighed five pounds more than I had previously thought. I was wearing a swimsuit and immediately sought out a mirror and was aghast as I noticed the disgusting paunch that had formed in my abdomen area . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/vanity-of-grasping-for-the-wind/ I had a very upsetting thing happen to me on a vacation a few years back. I went to the hotel spa, weighed on their state-of-the-art balance scales, and noticed that the cheesy electronic scales at my home were wrong. I weighed five pounds more than I had previously thought. I was wearing a swimsuit and immediately sought out a mirror and was aghast as I noticed the disgusting paunch that had formed in my abdomen area . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/vanity-of-grasping-for-the-wind/ Fri, 14 October 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WFTD-10-14-22.mp3 NO NO 7:05 Have you ever noticed that try as you might you just cannot seem to have a good relationship with some people? Of course, you have because some people just do not want to get along. The question is what to do about it. Romans 12:18 “If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” Another way to read this command might be, Never – let yourself be the reason for an un-peaceful relationship with another person.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/if-it-is-possible/ Have you ever noticed that try as you might you just cannot seem to have a good relationship with some people? Of course, you have because some people just do not want to get along. The question is what to do about it. Romans 12:18 “If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” Another way to read this command might be, Never – let yourself be the reason for an un-peaceful relationship with another person.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/if-it-is-possible/ Mon, 17 October 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WFTD-10-17-22.mp3 NO NO 7:08 Most of the people I have met in my farming community dip snuff. It is a filthy-looking spectacle to see them spitting brown juice in a bottle or on the ground. Their bottom lip looks like it is swollen from a bee sting due to the snuff stored there and their teeth are stained from it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/sick-brown-juice/ Most of the people I have met in my farming community dip snuff. It is a filthy-looking spectacle to see them spitting brown juice in a bottle or on the ground. Their bottom lip looks like it is swollen from a bee sting due to the snuff stored there and their teeth are stained from it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/sick-brown-juice/ Tue, 18 October 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WFTD-10-18-22.mp3 NO NO 6:51 I met a man who works at a federal prison in nearby Yazoo City. He is a part-time carpenter and did some work for me. For some odd reason, he went home and googled me and found my testimony online. He found out about my book, Miracle on Luckie Street, and asked me about it. I told him I wrote it to try, and help lost souls, especially those in correctional facilities . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/then-along-came-god/ I met a man who works at a federal prison in nearby Yazoo City. He is a part-time carpenter and did some work for me. For some odd reason, he went home and googled me and found my testimony online. He found out about my book, Miracle on Luckie Street, and asked me about it. I told him I wrote it to try, and help lost souls, especially those in correctional facilities . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/then-along-came-god/ Wed, 19 October 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WFTD-10-19-22.mp3 NO NO 4:43 Sometimes our perception of ourselves is different from those around us. I heard a story the other day that seems to make this point in a crystal-clear manner. A father and his 45-year-old-son had just finished a terrific meal and were preparing to leave when the father realized he’d left his wallet in his truck. His son was flat broke (as usual), but the father wasn’t worried because he had plenty of money in his wallet in the truck . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/better-collateral/ Sometimes our perception of ourselves is different from those around us. I heard a story the other day that seems to make this point in a crystal-clear manner. A father and his 45-year-old-son had just finished a terrific meal and were preparing to leave when the father realized he’d left his wallet in his truck. His son was flat broke (as usual), but the father wasn’t worried because he had plenty of money in his wallet in the truck . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/better-collateral/ Thu, 20 October 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WFTD-10-20-22.mp3 NO NO 7:14 My life has had a dramatic turnaround in the past few days. I have had several serious problems with which I have been dealing. Everyone has problems and I will not enumerate them, so as not to bore you, but these problems have been rather successfully working toward destroying the peace my wife and I normally enjoy. So, two days ago I sat my wife down and told her that we needed to let go of all the worldly concerns that we had been allowing to torment us . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/mysteriously-effective/ My life has had a dramatic turnaround in the past few days. I have had several serious problems with which I have been dealing. Everyone has problems and I will not enumerate them, so as not to bore you, but these problems have been rather successfully working toward destroying the peace my wife and I normally enjoy. So, two days ago I sat my wife down and told her that we needed to let go of all the worldly concerns that we had been allowing to torment us . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/mysteriously-effective/ Fri, 21 October 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WFTD-10-21-22.mp3 NO NO 5:32 I was looking through some old photos the other day and came across a photo of a very good friend who has passed on to glory, TK Wetherell. I got teary eyed from seeing the photos of us together and remembering all the fun we had. We laughed about something every time we got together. TK loved life and he loved a good practical joke. He was hilariously funny, and I miss him very much . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/drunks-in-heaven/ I was looking through some old photos the other day and came across a photo of a very good friend who has passed on to glory, TK Wetherell. I got teary eyed from seeing the photos of us together and remembering all the fun we had. We laughed about something every time we got together. TK loved life and he loved a good practical joke. He was hilariously funny, and I miss him very much . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/drunks-in-heaven/ Mon, 24 October 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WFTD-10-24-22.mp3 NO NO 6:01 When I was still building companies and “shooting for the moon” several of my acquaintances were criticizing my ambition or obsession of making my software development company, Horizon Software International, the number one food service technology company in the WORLD. They repeatedly warned me not to let the company get too big and urged me to keep it small. “It is the only smart way to go.” “Why work so hard?” “Can’t you be satisfied?” “How much money do you need?”, are some of the comments. Well, we proved them wrong and achieved that lofty goal . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/the-mist/ When I was still building companies and “shooting for the moon” several of my acquaintances were criticizing my ambition or obsession of making my software development company, Horizon Software International, the number one food service technology company in the WORLD. They repeatedly warned me not to let the company get too big and urged me to keep it small. “It is the only smart way to go.” “Why work so hard?” “Can’t you be satisfied?” “How much money do you need?”, are some of the comments. Well, we proved them wrong and achieved that lofty goal . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/the-mist/ Tue, 25 October 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WFTD-10-25-22.mp3 NO NO 9:19 Though most folks are just familiar with this chapter as being the most read at funerals, indeed it is most useful to us prior to that event. In these tumultuous chaotic times of war and threats of war, power hungry politicians, and uncertainty we can take comfort in God’s word, especially this passage. In it our Father reassures us that he is the Good Shepherd, and nothing will separate us from Him, not on this earth or thereafter . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/do-you-need-to-be-comforted/ Though most folks are just familiar with this chapter as being the most read at funerals, indeed it is most useful to us prior to that event. In these tumultuous chaotic times of war and threats of war, power hungry politicians, and uncertainty we can take comfort in God’s word, especially this passage. In it our Father reassures us that he is the Good Shepherd, and nothing will separate us from Him, not on this earth or thereafter . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/do-you-need-to-be-comforted/ Wed, 26 October 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WFTD-10-26-22.mp3 NO NO 7:08 I had a reader of Words for the Day that wrote yesterday and is totally disgusted with himself because he is addicted to porn. He hates it with a passion and his email states that he prays, and prays, and prays some more, but to no avail. He asked for my advice, and I responded that porn addiction is a very common problem with hundreds of millions and possibly billions of porn addicts, many of whom are trying to stop. It is as addictive as heroin to many . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/disgusted-with-yourself/ I had a reader of Words for the Day that wrote yesterday and is totally disgusted with himself because he is addicted to porn. He hates it with a passion and his email states that he prays, and prays, and prays some more, but to no avail. He asked for my advice, and I responded that porn addiction is a very common problem with hundreds of millions and possibly billions of porn addicts, many of whom are trying to stop. It is as addictive as heroin to many . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/disgusted-with-yourself/ Thu, 27 October 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WFTD-10-27-22.mp3 NO NO 7:28 I was watching television last night and saw a piece about a man who discovered an uninhabited island. He was excited about it and wanted to colonize it and create his own utopia there. He was disgusted with all the violence, hatred, and incivility going on in the world and wanted to create a small colony of people who shared everything with no weapons or violence or strife; a mini heaven if you will. There would be no ruler or king, or politicians and the people would just make decisions together and share what they had with each other . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/we-are-the-world-not/ I was watching television last night and saw a piece about a man who discovered an uninhabited island. He was excited about it and wanted to colonize it and create his own utopia there. He was disgusted with all the violence, hatred, and incivility going on in the world and wanted to create a small colony of people who shared everything with no weapons or violence or strife; a mini heaven if you will. There would be no ruler or king, or politicians and the people would just make decisions together and share what they had with each other . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/we-are-the-world-not/ Fri, 28 October 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WFTD-10-28-22.mp3 NO NO 6:22 About a year ago I had a wonderful lady who is a long-time reader of Words for the Day and lives on the west coast write and tell me that she and her husband were going to visit the east coast and wanted to know if she could come by our home in the Keys and meet me. I told her yes by all means to please stop by. My wife and I had a wonderful time meeting them. Much of our discussion centered around God and after they left, we each said we wished that this godly fun-loving couple lived nearby . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/i-can-only-imagine-2/ About a year ago I had a wonderful lady who is a long-time reader of Words for the Day and lives on the west coast write and tell me that she and her husband were going to visit the east coast and wanted to know if she could come by our home in the Keys and meet me. I told her yes by all means to please stop by. My wife and I had a wonderful time meeting them. Much of our discussion centered around God and after they left, we each said we wished that this godly fun-loving couple lived nearby . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/10/i-can-only-imagine-2/ Mon, 31 October 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WFTD-10-31-22.mp3 NO NO 4:53 I have long felt we can learn from nature. One thing we need to learn is that there are creatures out there that can maim and kill us. We must be on guard and use common sense, but sometimes folks just throw caution to the wind. Check out this photo of a giant Great White shark leaping far out of the water while some dude is surfing perhaps fifty feet from it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/look-to-nature/ I have long felt we can learn from nature. One thing we need to learn is that there are creatures out there that can maim and kill us. We must be on guard and use common sense, but sometimes folks just throw caution to the wind. Check out this photo of a giant Great White shark leaping far out of the water while some dude is surfing perhaps fifty feet from it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/look-to-nature/ Tue, 01 November 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/WFTD-11-1-22.mp3 NO NO 7:45 Sunday my wife and I got ready for church. I was decked out in my Sunday best and was wearing my brand-new canvas-style shoes. Every morning a large flock of geese congregates in a field I planted across from our home to gorge on the tender crop coming up. Daily I drive my truck down there to make them fly away and quit destroying my crops . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/blue-sunday/ Sunday my wife and I got ready for church. I was decked out in my Sunday best and was wearing my brand-new canvas-style shoes. Every morning a large flock of geese congregates in a field I planted across from our home to gorge on the tender crop coming up. Daily I drive my truck down there to make them fly away and quit destroying my crops . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/blue-sunday/ Wed, 02 November 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/WFTD-11-2-22.mp3 NO NO 6:45 I recently contracted to have a shop built where it connects with my metal building. The workers were prompt and hard-working and everything was progressing nicely. I know some Spanish and wanted to tell them in their native tongue that I appreciated the good job they were doing. So, I approached the foreman of the crew and greeted him in Spanish and asked how things were going, also speaking in Spanish . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/go-back-to-sleep/ I recently contracted to have a shop built where it connects with my metal building. The workers were prompt and hard-working and everything was progressing nicely. I know some Spanish and wanted to tell them in their native tongue that I appreciated the good job they were doing. So, I approached the foreman of the crew and greeted him in Spanish and asked how things were going, also speaking in Spanish . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/go-back-to-sleep/ Thu, 03 November 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/WFTD-11-3-22.mp3 NO NO 6:28 Several years back I went to Pittsburg for a television interview on Cornerstone TV. The host and I talked before we taped his show, and the subject came up of both of us having several experiences of facing death up close and personal and surviving. He told me of an experience that he had in the Sudan where he was in an orphanage with 300 kids and armed rebels surrounded the camp. They had every intent of killing everyone in the compound which was nearly defenseless with only a handful of missionaries and workers . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/miracle-saves-lives/ Several years back I went to Pittsburg for a television interview on Cornerstone TV. The host and I talked before we taped his show, and the subject came up of both of us having several experiences of facing death up close and personal and surviving. He told me of an experience that he had in the Sudan where he was in an orphanage with 300 kids and armed rebels surrounded the camp. They had every intent of killing everyone in the compound which was nearly defenseless with only a handful of missionaries and workers . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/miracle-saves-lives/ Fri, 04 November 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/WFTD-11-4-22.mp3 NO NO 6:27 So tomorrow we go vote and all the attack ads and rhetoric for congress will subside only to be replaced by the nasty presidential election fighting with its disgusting attack ads and lies. That war of words will last two long years. I would love to see Ron DeSantis get the bid for Republicans and not Mr. Nasty – Donald Trump, but there are many who overlook his character in favor of his business acumen. I wonder who will get the nod for the Democrats, I suspect that clown Newhouse from California . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/big-day-tomorrow/ So tomorrow we go vote and all the attack ads and rhetoric for congress will subside only to be replaced by the nasty presidential election fighting with its disgusting attack ads and lies. That war of words will last two long years. I would love to see Ron DeSantis get the bid for Republicans and not Mr. Nasty – Donald Trump, but there are many who overlook his character in favor of his business acumen. I wonder who will get the nod for the Democrats, I suspect that clown Newhouse from California . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/big-day-tomorrow/ Mon, 07 November 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/WFTD-11-7-22.mp3 NO NO 6:41 I was talking to a couple of friends of mine the other day and they both appeared to be in a foul mood and were complaining about the country, our economy, illegal immigration, politics, race relations, personal finance, family, and most of all about their careers. One of them told me he had “real” problems and issues at work. Well, poor baby – Poo poopy doo! Someone please get a tissue because I feel a good cry coming on . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/puhleaze-hand-me-a-tissue/ I was talking to a couple of friends of mine the other day and they both appeared to be in a foul mood and were complaining about the country, our economy, illegal immigration, politics, race relations, personal finance, family, and most of all about their careers. One of them told me he had “real” problems and issues at work. Well, poor baby – Poo poopy doo! Someone please get a tissue because I feel a good cry coming on . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/puhleaze-hand-me-a-tissue/ Tue, 08 November 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/WFTD-11-8-22.mp3 NO NO 3:54 Well, it looks like the red wave was not so much a wave as a gentle ripple. It is hard to believe that so many people are on the diametric opposite side of the political spectrum as me. It seems that everything I am against, they support. I am exceedingly glad I’m living on my farm in Mississippi. People around this little community think similarly to me and I’m happy to be far away from any of the big city madness . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/calms-seas/ Well, it looks like the red wave was not so much a wave as a gentle ripple. It is hard to believe that so many people are on the diametric opposite side of the political spectrum as me. It seems that everything I am against, they support. I am exceedingly glad I’m living on my farm in Mississippi. People around this little community think similarly to me and I’m happy to be far away from any of the big city madness . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/calms-seas/ Wed, 09 November 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/WFTD-11-9-22.mp3 NO NO 4:40 The midterms are over and yet we still do not know which party won the Senate or the House. By most accounts, it is a toss-up. At any rate, the Red Wave became a Red Trickle, and most people are blaming Trump as one of the main reasons that people were turned off, and in my opinion for good reason. I just don’t believe that most people are willing to listen to his self-serving- mean-spirited – foul-mouthed rhetoric anymore . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/dont-take-it-personally/ The midterms are over and yet we still do not know which party won the Senate or the House. By most accounts, it is a toss-up. At any rate, the Red Wave became a Red Trickle, and most people are blaming Trump as one of the main reasons that people were turned off, and in my opinion for good reason. I just don’t believe that most people are willing to listen to his self-serving- mean-spirited – foul-mouthed rhetoric anymore . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/dont-take-it-personally/ Thu, 10 November 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/WFTD-11-10-22.mp3 NO NO 4:22 One of the most sickening results of our recent election that supersedes by a million miles Colorado’s legalization efforts of psychedelic mushrooms, the election of communist sympathizers who are hell-bent on destroying our country from within, and other travesties happened in the most unlikely place, Montana. I could understand it if it happened in California, Oregon. or New York, but Montana???? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/blood-lust/ One of the most sickening results of our recent election that supersedes by a million miles Colorado’s legalization efforts of psychedelic mushrooms, the election of communist sympathizers who are hell-bent on destroying our country from within, and other travesties happened in the most unlikely place, Montana. I could understand it if it happened in California, Oregon. or New York, but Montana???? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/blood-lust/ Fri, 11 November 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/WFTD-11-11-22.mp3 NO NO 10:15 So, I thank this lady for her opinion, but she is in my opinion misguided. First, I do agree that Trump did a tremendous amount of good for our country, and I said as much in the post to which she refers, but I also think he has harmed our country and continues to do so with his divisive hateful rhetoric. I’m not being misled by the media as I have listened to his many speeches and even saw him mock a disabled reporter for Politico . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/paradox/ So, I thank this lady for her opinion, but she is in my opinion misguided. First, I do agree that Trump did a tremendous amount of good for our country, and I said as much in the post to which she refers, but I also think he has harmed our country and continues to do so with his divisive hateful rhetoric. I’m not being misled by the media as I have listened to his many speeches and even saw him mock a disabled reporter for Politico . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/paradox/ Mon, 14 November 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/WFTD-11-14-22.mp3 NO NO 5:23 I got delivery of my new black lab last night and he is a handful. So much so that though I initially dubbed him Stormy, I am contemplating changing that name to Tornado. It has been a while since I owned a young dog . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/stormy-vs-tornado/ I got delivery of my new black lab last night and he is a handful. So much so that though I initially dubbed him Stormy, I am contemplating changing that name to Tornado. It has been a while since I owned a young dog . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/stormy-vs-tornado/ Tue, 15 November 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/WFTD-11-15-22.mp3 NO NO 4:20 A few years back a young lady called me for counseling, or in reality to complain about her husband. I knew the young man she was ridiculing and complaining about, and he is a good guy and loves his family very much. So maybe he has not attained the highest “social” status and his job is blue-collar, but he works hard every day makes a good honest living, and supports his family. She belittled him saying he did not want to improve his lot in life and made fun of him . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/give-me-a-break-2/ A few years back a young lady called me for counseling, or in reality to complain about her husband. I knew the young man she was ridiculing and complaining about, and he is a good guy and loves his family very much. So maybe he has not attained the highest “social” status and his job is blue-collar, but he works hard every day makes a good honest living, and supports his family. She belittled him saying he did not want to improve his lot in life and made fun of him . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/give-me-a-break-2/ Wed, 16 November 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/WFTD-11-16-22.mp3 NO NO 4:50 Yesterday I decided at the last minute to go sit on my deer stand and see if I could bag a big fat deer, primarily for a friend who has been under the weather who loves deer meat. Plus, my wildlife biologist wants me to thin the herd as well and I’ve only harvested three to date and I knew I needed to get busy to hit our goal of taking twenty . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/sweetest-victory/ Yesterday I decided at the last minute to go sit on my deer stand and see if I could bag a big fat deer, primarily for a friend who has been under the weather who loves deer meat. Plus, my wildlife biologist wants me to thin the herd as well and I’ve only harvested three to date and I knew I needed to get busy to hit our goal of taking twenty . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/sweetest-victory/ Thu, 17 November 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/WFTD-11-17-22.mp3 NO NO 5:59 Last night was brutal. Just as I was getting ready to retire for the night, my wife informed me that we had no hot water. Then I noticed there was no heat either. I checked all breakers and there were not any that had tripped. So, it was supposed to get down to 28 last night and we had no heat or hot water. We, (I) decided to just bundle up and tough it out for the night. I laughingly told my wife if we could survive the cold in the Arctic Circle like we did last year, we could survive the cold in Mississippi . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/good-news-bad-news/ Last night was brutal. Just as I was getting ready to retire for the night, my wife informed me that we had no hot water. Then I noticed there was no heat either. I checked all breakers and there were not any that had tripped. So, it was supposed to get down to 28 last night and we had no heat or hot water. We, (I) decided to just bundle up and tough it out for the night. I laughingly told my wife if we could survive the cold in the Arctic Circle like we did last year, we could survive the cold in Mississippi . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/good-news-bad-news/ Fri, 18 November 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/WFTD-11-18-22.mp3 NO NO 6:05 Many politicians and others are trying their utmost to rewrite history. God is supposed to be stripped from society at all costs according to their mantra. Ah but a few of us cannot stand by and let them succeed. I read just this morning how many left-wing groups actively are opposing Thanksgiving. Give me a break! A friend of mine sent me this and I thought it would be appropriate to send it to you. I suggest you forward it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/truth-reigns-over-lies/ Many politicians and others are trying their utmost to rewrite history. God is supposed to be stripped from society at all costs according to their mantra. Ah but a few of us cannot stand by and let them succeed. I read just this morning how many left-wing groups actively are opposing Thanksgiving. Give me a break! A friend of mine sent me this and I thought it would be appropriate to send it to you. I suggest you forward it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/truth-reigns-over-lies/ Mon, 21 November 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/WFTD-11-21-22.mp3 NO NO 7:23 Yesterday was not a good day. I encountered problem after problem all day. Two of my boys and their families are coming today and we have been trying to get it looking semi-nice. My new house is under construction, and they are digging out and hauling dirt for the foundation with ten dump trucks coming in here one right after another. A full set of painters is here painting the outside of the cabin in which I live, and a big crew of fence guys are here installing a picket fence in the front yard creating a muddy mess . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/dont-let-the-son-catch-you-crying/ Yesterday was not a good day. I encountered problem after problem all day. Two of my boys and their families are coming today and we have been trying to get it looking semi-nice. My new house is under construction, and they are digging out and hauling dirt for the foundation with ten dump trucks coming in here one right after another. A full set of painters is here painting the outside of the cabin in which I live, and a big crew of fence guys are here installing a picket fence in the front yard creating a muddy mess . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/dont-let-the-son-catch-you-crying/ Tue, 22 November 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/WFTD-11-22-22.mp3 NO NO 5:51 Yesterday I wrote of the many trials that my wife and I were undergoing and how my approach was to just remain calm and work my way through them fully expecting that things would work out. Well, this morning all those problems have been solved, and it turns out I was right . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/calm-yourself/ Yesterday I wrote of the many trials that my wife and I were undergoing and how my approach was to just remain calm and work my way through them fully expecting that things would work out. Well, this morning all those problems have been solved, and it turns out I was right . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/calm-yourself/ Wed, 23 November 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/WFTD-11-23-22.mp3 NO NO 6:29 I read an interesting take on thanksgiving written by Mike Levin on Fox News Opinion. It reads like this: I Hate Thanksgiving . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/the-thanksgiving-dilemma/ I read an interesting take on thanksgiving written by Mike Levin on Fox News Opinion. It reads like this: I Hate Thanksgiving . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/the-thanksgiving-dilemma/ Thu, 24 November 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/WFTD-11-24-22.mp3 NO NO 3:17 What a great time our family has had over the past few days. There were twelve of us and five dogs. It was quite a jolt to my wife and me and our quiet lives. Our grandsons were playing football in our huge front yard and the twin girls were playing badminton in our back yard. Then all four of them played badminton. One of my sons was fishing and catching big bass out of our pond and I was teaching the other to drive a tractor and skid steer, (Bobcat). Some of our female flock played Yahtzee and talked, and my sons and one grandson even managed to get in a hunt. All of us played with the dogs who seemed to enjoy the holiday more than any of us . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/joyful-thanksgiving/ What a great time our family has had over the past few days. There were twelve of us and five dogs. It was quite a jolt to my wife and me and our quiet lives. Our grandsons were playing football in our huge front yard and the twin girls were playing badminton in our back yard. Then all four of them played badminton. One of my sons was fishing and catching big bass out of our pond and I was teaching the other to drive a tractor and skid steer, (Bobcat). Some of our female flock played Yahtzee and talked, and my sons and one grandson even managed to get in a hunt. All of us played with the dogs who seemed to enjoy the holiday more than any of us . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/joyful-thanksgiving/ Fri, 25 November 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/WFTD-11-25-22.mp3 NO NO 5:27 Well, another one bites the dust. I’m talking about birthdays. I treated myself to a morning of hunting for my birthday yesterday playing hooky from formal church and figuring I would conduct services in the forest with just me and God. As I was sitting on my deer stand, I enjoyed this one-on-one time with God immensely and in addition to admiring His creation, I prayed and meditated about a variety of things . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/i-didnt-realize-it-until-i-was-already-there/ Well, another one bites the dust. I’m talking about birthdays. I treated myself to a morning of hunting for my birthday yesterday playing hooky from formal church and figuring I would conduct services in the forest with just me and God. As I was sitting on my deer stand, I enjoyed this one-on-one time with God immensely and in addition to admiring His creation, I prayed and meditated about a variety of things . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/i-didnt-realize-it-until-i-was-already-there/ Mon, 28 November 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/WFTD-11-28-22.mp3 NO NO 4:42 I’ve made many plenty of bad decisions in life, but also many good ones. The decisions we make either bring ‘blessings or curses,’ so we would be prudent to choose wisely. Deuteronomy 30:19 – “I call heaven and earth to witness against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Choose life so that you and your descendants may live”. If we choose life, then we should naturally choose blessings over curses too. Moses wrote those words thousands of years ago, but they are just as relevant today as they were the day they were originally written . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/good-decisions-bad-decisions/ I’ve made many plenty of bad decisions in life, but also many good ones. The decisions we make either bring ‘blessings or curses,’ so we would be prudent to choose wisely. Deuteronomy 30:19 – “I call heaven and earth to witness against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Choose life so that you and your descendants may live”. If we choose life, then we should naturally choose blessings over curses too. Moses wrote those words thousands of years ago, but they are just as relevant today as they were the day they were originally written . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/good-decisions-bad-decisions/ Tue, 29 November 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/WFTD-11-29-22.mp3 NO NO 8:18 I get many requests for help for various problems including failing marriages, problems with kids, addictions, bad medical reports, deaths and sickness, suicide prevention or dealing with grief for those not prevented, and so on. I do my best but realize I’m not a trained psychologist or psychiatrist. Through the years, however, I have received many letters of thanks for helping and many times turning lives around. My solutions are God-centered . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/there-is-a-solution/ I get many requests for help for various problems including failing marriages, problems with kids, addictions, bad medical reports, deaths and sickness, suicide prevention or dealing with grief for those not prevented, and so on. I do my best but realize I’m not a trained psychologist or psychiatrist. Through the years, however, I have received many letters of thanks for helping and many times turning lives around. My solutions are God-centered . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/11/there-is-a-solution/ Wed, 30 November 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/WFTD-11-30-22.mp3 NO NO 5:53 I recently read where some San Francisco progressive natives insulted Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, by projecting insults. The insults called Twitter’s new CEO a “worthless billionaire, “an idiot”, “a Karen” and a “supreme parasite,” among a host of other insults . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/elon-musk-and-twitter/ I recently read where some San Francisco progressive natives insulted Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, by projecting insults. The insults called Twitter’s new CEO a “worthless billionaire, “an idiot”, “a Karen” and a “supreme parasite,” among a host of other insults . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/elon-musk-and-twitter/ Thu, 01 December 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/WFTD-11-30-22.mp3 NO NO 6:02 A friend sent me the provoking little stories below. During this very special time of year I felt it appropriate to share and reflect . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/the-important-stuff-2/ A friend sent me the provoking little stories below. During this very special time of year I felt it appropriate to share and reflect . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/the-important-stuff-2/ Fri, 02 December 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/WFTD-12-26-17.mp3 NO NO 4:10 I heard a story whereby an elderly lady heard on the news that there was a driver driving in the wrong direction in a lane heading directly into oncoming traffic on a busy freeway creating a very dangerous scenario. She became concerned about her husband whom she knew was traveling that very highway at that precise moment, so she quickly called him on her cellphone . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/wool-hair-2/ I heard a story whereby an elderly lady heard on the news that there was a driver driving in the wrong direction in a lane heading directly into oncoming traffic on a busy freeway creating a very dangerous scenario. She became concerned about her husband whom she knew was traveling that very highway at that precise moment, so she quickly called him on her cellphone . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/wool-hair-2/ Mon, 05 December 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/WFTD-5-23-18.mp3 NO NO 6:12 I have always disliked Christmas music and especially pageants; however, my wife loves them . . . She sang in the choir for many years and always participated in Christmas pageants, spending months learning the music by heart. So, when the church that we have been attending announced they were having one I physically groaned. Our church is a 30-45-minute drive from our farm and I could not allow her to drive that distance and come home at night in the dark by herself. Her friend could not go because she was off Christmas shopping, so I had to step up to the plate and bite the bullet . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/spiritual-tug-of-war/ I have always disliked Christmas music and especially pageants; however, my wife loves them . . . She sang in the choir for many years and always participated in Christmas pageants, spending months learning the music by heart. So, when the church that we have been attending announced they were having one I physically groaned. Our church is a 30-45-minute drive from our farm and I could not allow her to drive that distance and come home at night in the dark by herself. Her friend could not go because she was off Christmas shopping, so I had to step up to the plate and bite the bullet . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/spiritual-tug-of-war/ Tue, 06 December 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/WFTD-12-6-22.mp3 NO NO 4:04 I have been making steady progress in setting my goals for next year. I believe I might finish them way ahead of schedule due omitting setting career or long-term goals. So, I have been focusing on short and medium goals for my personal life and of course the most important spiritual . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/309-times/ I have been making steady progress in setting my goals for next year. I believe I might finish them way ahead of schedule due omitting setting career or long-term goals. So, I have been focusing on short and medium goals for my personal life and of course the most important spiritual . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/309-times/ Wed, 07 December 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/WFTD-12-7-22.mp3 NO NO 4:26 I heard of a man and his wife that had quite the discussion. She looked in the mirror and noticed that her hair had turned white, she was heavily wrinkled, and had gotten fat. She was quite distraught and as she looked in the mirror, her husband stumbled into the room at just the wrong moment. She was still gazing in the mirror and was in tears as she told him she looked old and fat and asked him to please tell her something, anything, that would make her feel better about herself . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/excellent-vision/ I heard of a man and his wife that had quite the discussion. She looked in the mirror and noticed that her hair had turned white, she was heavily wrinkled, and had gotten fat. She was quite distraught and as she looked in the mirror, her husband stumbled into the room at just the wrong moment. She was still gazing in the mirror and was in tears as she told him she looked old and fat and asked him to please tell her something, anything, that would make her feel better about herself . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/excellent-vision/ Thu, 08 December 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/WFTD-12-8-22.mp3 NO NO 4:25 I went to town to get a haircut the other day and traffic was terrible. Christmas shoppers were flooding the roads and I wished I had just waited until after Christmas. My barber is a talkative person and though I wasn’t in much of a mood for small talk she doesn’t take a breath and asks a jillion questions . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/no-silent-night/ I went to town to get a haircut the other day and traffic was terrible. Christmas shoppers were flooding the roads and I wished I had just waited until after Christmas. My barber is a talkative person and though I wasn’t in much of a mood for small talk she doesn’t take a breath and asks a jillion questions . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/no-silent-night/ Fri, 09 December 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/WFTD-12-9-22.mp3 NO NO 6:42 We are entering the best time of the season to hunt whitetail deer. They are on the move as the does come in heat and the bucks are in hot pursuit. The weather is beginning to get right with it getting colder and the full moon waning. Even with bucks running does all over the property it is difficult to harvest those big smart bucks. God has gifted them with a keen sense of vision, big radar-like ears that can hear a twig snap several hundred yards away, and a sense of smell where it is all but impossible to keep from being discovered unless you hunt downwind from them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/things-that-go-bump-in-the-night/ We are entering the best time of the season to hunt whitetail deer. They are on the move as the does come in heat and the bucks are in hot pursuit. The weather is beginning to get right with it getting colder and the full moon waning. Even with bucks running does all over the property it is difficult to harvest those big smart bucks. God has gifted them with a keen sense of vision, big radar-like ears that can hear a twig snap several hundred yards away, and a sense of smell where it is all but impossible to keep from being discovered unless you hunt downwind from them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/things-that-go-bump-in-the-night/ Mon, 12 December 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/WFTD-12-12-22.mp3 NO NO 8:28 So, my wife and I celebrated our wedding anniversary yesterday. We went to church Sunday with a friend of mine and his wife and children whom we had never met. He introduced her to us as “My Wife”. After church we went out to eat together and I asked her if her name really was “My Wife” saying I had never met anyone with a name like that . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/erasing-common-sense/ So, my wife and I celebrated our wedding anniversary yesterday. We went to church Sunday with a friend of mine and his wife and children whom we had never met. He introduced her to us as “My Wife”. After church we went out to eat together and I asked her if her name really was “My Wife” saying I had never met anyone with a name like that . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/erasing-common-sense/ Tue, 13 December 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/WFTD-12-13-22.mp3 NO NO 6:41 I was reading about the death of a policeman, Curtis Worland, who lived in Nome Alaska who was attacked and killed by a musk ox that he was trying to shoo away from his dog kennel . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/what-a-way-to-go/ I was reading about the death of a policeman, Curtis Worland, who lived in Nome Alaska who was attacked and killed by a musk ox that he was trying to shoo away from his dog kennel . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/what-a-way-to-go/ Wed, 14 December 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/WFTD-12-14-22.mp3 NO NO 10:03 I went outside this morning at 3:00 a.m. and billions of stars could be seen like powdered sugar sprinkling a beignet. It was a welcome relief to see after the last couple of weeks of overcast and fog. As in most cases when I look to the heavens at night, I thought of Almighty God. According to scientists they have recently discovered the oldest galaxy ever viewed through the James Webb telescope that is cruising through outer space photographing the cosmos . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/look-up-and-wonder/ I went outside this morning at 3:00 a.m. and billions of stars could be seen like powdered sugar sprinkling a beignet. It was a welcome relief to see after the last couple of weeks of overcast and fog. As in most cases when I look to the heavens at night, I thought of Almighty God. According to scientists they have recently discovered the oldest galaxy ever viewed through the James Webb telescope that is cruising through outer space photographing the cosmos . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/look-up-and-wonder/ Thu, 15 December 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/WFTD-12-15-22.mp3 NO NO 5:43 A friend admonished me for speaking favorably of death the other day. I didn’t realize that I spoke favorably of it, I don’t think of it in that way. I’m sorry if I misled anyone . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/the-end-is-the-beginning-2/ A friend admonished me for speaking favorably of death the other day. I didn’t realize that I spoke favorably of it, I don’t think of it in that way. I’m sorry if I misled anyone . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/the-end-is-the-beginning-2/ Fri, 16 December 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/WFTD-12-16-22.mp3 NO NO 5:13 I went pheasant hunting in Iowa one time and we had a great time. Prior to taking to the fields and our first hunt, we decided to shoot some clay targets to warm up. One of my friends owned the farm and recounted a hilarious story about a guy that went hunting with them who was very arrogant. He could not say enough about how great a shot he was and on and on ad nauseam . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/firing-blanks-and-fighting-buckets-2/ I went pheasant hunting in Iowa one time and we had a great time. Prior to taking to the fields and our first hunt, we decided to shoot some clay targets to warm up. One of my friends owned the farm and recounted a hilarious story about a guy that went hunting with them who was very arrogant. He could not say enough about how great a shot he was and on and on ad nauseam . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/firing-blanks-and-fighting-buckets-2/ Mon, 19 December 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/WFTD-2-21-18.mp3 NO NO 6:09 An acquaintance of mine who is doing some work for me did me a big favor and after I heartily thanked him, he said he wanted a $10,000 tip with a laughing emoji ending his text. I laughed and wrote him back and told him nice try and questioned if he had lost his sanity. He told me that word was out in our community that I had made lots of money and started with absolutely nothing . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/10000-tip/ An acquaintance of mine who is doing some work for me did me a big favor and after I heartily thanked him, he said he wanted a $10,000 tip with a laughing emoji ending his text. I laughed and wrote him back and told him nice try and questioned if he had lost his sanity. He told me that word was out in our community that I had made lots of money and started with absolutely nothing . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/10000-tip/ Tue, 20 December 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/WFTD-12-20-22.mp3 NO NO 6:12 I have several friends facing serious medical crises during this beautiful time of the year that we celebrate the most holy of holidays, Christmas. I pray for them each day, petitioning God to heal them and make them whole so they, their family, and friends can enjoy more time together. I know Jesus hears my prayers and will answer one way or another. We of course only want the answer of “Yes, I will heal them”. But we know that God doesn’t always answer yes. So, we oftentimes are left to live anxiety-filled days worrying about the fate of our loved ones and praying they will make it to see another Christmas . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/christmas-in-heaven/ I have several friends facing serious medical crises during this beautiful time of the year that we celebrate the most holy of holidays, Christmas. I pray for them each day, petitioning God to heal them and make them whole so they, their family, and friends can enjoy more time together. I know Jesus hears my prayers and will answer one way or another. We of course only want the answer of “Yes, I will heal them”. But we know that God doesn’t always answer yes. So, we oftentimes are left to live anxiety-filled days worrying about the fate of our loved ones and praying they will make it to see another Christmas . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/christmas-in-heaven/ Wed, 21 December 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/WFTD-12-21-22.mp3 NO NO 5:42 I admire Elon Musk and when he purchased Twitter I signed up. But I was deeply disappointed in recent days to learn that he is going to step down whenever he finds someone in his words, “foolish enough to serve as CEO”. I knew it would be a dogfight when he took over and he began to put the brakes on the world’s largest and most influential liberal bastion of hate propaganda machine. They came after him with their entire arsenal . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/unleash-the-hounds-of-hell/ I admire Elon Musk and when he purchased Twitter I signed up. But I was deeply disappointed in recent days to learn that he is going to step down whenever he finds someone in his words, “foolish enough to serve as CEO”. I knew it would be a dogfight when he took over and he began to put the brakes on the world’s largest and most influential liberal bastion of hate propaganda machine. They came after him with their entire arsenal . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/unleash-the-hounds-of-hell/ Thu, 22 December 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/WFTD-12-22-22.mp3 NO NO 8:01 I walked outside this fine morning and was greeted by a blast of arctic air. The temperature gauge reads 12 degrees at my house today. It is called a “cyclone bomb” and has ripped through the United States with fury with an estimated 200 million people affected. I quickly elected not to go deer hunting today and scurried back indoors to the warmth of our home . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/cyclone-bomb/ I walked outside this fine morning and was greeted by a blast of arctic air. The temperature gauge reads 12 degrees at my house today. It is called a “cyclone bomb” and has ripped through the United States with fury with an estimated 200 million people affected. I quickly elected not to go deer hunting today and scurried back indoors to the warmth of our home . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/cyclone-bomb/ Fri, 23 December 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/WFTD-12-23-22.mp3 NO NO 4:11 Merry Christmas! What a great day to worship the Lord. It is Sunday and the birthday of Jesus Christ. I watched the movie, I can only Imagine, again last night which chronicles the life of the songwriter, Bart Millard, and how it led him to write this amazing song . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/merry-christmas-4/ Merry Christmas! What a great day to worship the Lord. It is Sunday and the birthday of Jesus Christ. I watched the movie, I can only Imagine, again last night which chronicles the life of the songwriter, Bart Millard, and how it led him to write this amazing song . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/merry-christmas-4/ Sun, 25 December 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/WFTD-12-25-22.mp3 NO NO 7:41 I hope everyone had a great Christmas holiday and are anxiously awaiting the New Year. I will be finalizing my goals for next year and intend to have them completed by January 15th and then, God willing, I will spend the ensuing year trying to achieve them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/where-do-you-point-your-arrow/ I hope everyone had a great Christmas holiday and are anxiously awaiting the New Year. I will be finalizing my goals for next year and intend to have them completed by January 15th and then, God willing, I will spend the ensuing year trying to achieve them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/where-do-you-point-your-arrow/ Mon, 26 December 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/WFTD-12-26-22.mp3 NO NO 3:48 I was speaking to my son and his wife about going to church this morning. They told me they were looking for another church that their pastor had gone Hollywood. Buffoon hairdos, mega expensive clothes and is by all accounts a celebrity now at least in his mind . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/buffoon-hairdos-and-expensive-clothes/ I was speaking to my son and his wife about going to church this morning. They told me they were looking for another church that their pastor had gone Hollywood. Buffoon hairdos, mega expensive clothes and is by all accounts a celebrity now at least in his mind . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/buffoon-hairdos-and-expensive-clothes/ Tue, 27 December 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/WFTD-12-27-22.mp3 NO NO 5:03 I urgently needed some work done on my home in the keys due to it being under contract again and it being scheduled for an inspection today. I did not much think I would find anyone, but when I called my handyman on the day after Christmas and explained the situation, he readily agreed to get the work done for me by the deadline. In the interim, it started raining and he did the outside work in the rain to accommodate me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/rainy-days-impossible-tasks-great-friends/ I urgently needed some work done on my home in the keys due to it being under contract again and it being scheduled for an inspection today. I did not much think I would find anyone, but when I called my handyman on the day after Christmas and explained the situation, he readily agreed to get the work done for me by the deadline. In the interim, it started raining and he did the outside work in the rain to accommodate me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/rainy-days-impossible-tasks-great-friends/ Wed, 28 December 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/WFTD-12-28-22.mp3 NO NO 2:54 I’m heading home today after having a great time in Atlanta with two of my sons and their families. We really enjoyed our visit and hate to leave, but they are probably glad to get back to normal. I cannot get over how my grandchildren have matured. It is a joy to be around them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/if-you-love-them-tell-them/ I’m heading home today after having a great time in Atlanta with two of my sons and their families. We really enjoyed our visit and hate to leave, but they are probably glad to get back to normal. I cannot get over how my grandchildren have matured. It is a joy to be around them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/if-you-love-them-tell-them/ Thu, 29 December 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/WFTD-12-29-22.mp3 NO NO 4:18 I made it back to the farm yesterday and just chilled out for the day. Our house is a mess, and I will need to spend a big portion of it cleaning up and unpacking. I’m happy there are a few football games on but sad to see the season coming to a close. I’m hoping the undefeated Georgia Bulldogs stay undefeated and can win another national championship, but we have a tough game Saturday night with Ohio State and if we make it beyond that obstacle, we have to play another tough team, probably Michigan . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/1st-world-problems/ I made it back to the farm yesterday and just chilled out for the day. Our house is a mess, and I will need to spend a big portion of it cleaning up and unpacking. I’m happy there are a few football games on but sad to see the season coming to a close. I’m hoping the undefeated Georgia Bulldogs stay undefeated and can win another national championship, but we have a tough game Saturday night with Ohio State and if we make it beyond that obstacle, we have to play another tough team, probably Michigan . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/1st-world-problems/ Fri, 30 December 2022 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/WFTD-12-30-22.mp3 NO NO 5:03 I receive many letters each day and often they will bring me to tears. At a very young age, I reached a point where I didn’t cry anymore. I had the tears beaten out of me by an abusive father and vowed never to allow anyone to see me cry again. I became a supposed “tough guy”, and tough guys don’t cry; that is for sissies. It took quite a few years, but I eventually found that the world was a whole lot tougher than me, and it broke me down to rock bottom and I learned to cry . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/is-crying-for-sissies-2/ I receive many letters each day and often they will bring me to tears. At a very young age, I reached a point where I didn’t cry anymore. I had the tears beaten out of me by an abusive father and vowed never to allow anyone to see me cry again. I became a supposed “tough guy”, and tough guys don’t cry; that is for sissies. It took quite a few years, but I eventually found that the world was a whole lot tougher than me, and it broke me down to rock bottom and I learned to cry . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/is-crying-for-sissies-2/ Mon, 02 January 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WFTD-1-2-23.mp3 NO NO 7:26 Well, the Georgia Dawgs squeaked by Ohio State. I am a Georgia fan through and through, but honestly Ohio State should have won the game and my heart goes out to them. They led almost the entire game right up to the final minute when UGA marched down the field and scored and took the lead 42 to 41 . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/georgia-dawgs-and-c-j-stroud/ Well, the Georgia Dawgs squeaked by Ohio State. I am a Georgia fan through and through, but honestly Ohio State should have won the game and my heart goes out to them. They led almost the entire game right up to the final minute when UGA marched down the field and scored and took the lead 42 to 41 . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/georgia-dawgs-and-c-j-stroud/ Tue, 03 January 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WFTD-1-3-23.mp3 NO NO 7:19 I went hunting between rainstorms yesterday and bagged a nice buck. It was rainy and windy all day, but I was bored and decided to go sit on a stand. Deer were moving like crazy and the big buck chased a couple of does right by my stand which led to his demise. I hope he didn’t breed too many does with his inferior genetics . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/will-you-be-culled/ I went hunting between rainstorms yesterday and bagged a nice buck. It was rainy and windy all day, but I was bored and decided to go sit on a stand. Deer were moving like crazy and the big buck chased a couple of does right by my stand which led to his demise. I hope he didn’t breed too many does with his inferior genetics . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/will-you-be-culled/ Wed, 04 January 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WFTD-1-4-23.mp3 NO NO 4:55 The mother of a good friend of mine passed away last night. She had been battling cancer for some time and was in pain all the time. It was a blessing that the Lord took her peacefully after just a day in hospice. Her husband, my friend’s father, is not in the best of health either and is in his late 80s. If I were to guess, I would imagine he will be joining her soon . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/we-will-never-cry-again/ The mother of a good friend of mine passed away last night. She had been battling cancer for some time and was in pain all the time. It was a blessing that the Lord took her peacefully after just a day in hospice. Her husband, my friend’s father, is not in the best of health either and is in his late 80s. If I were to guess, I would imagine he will be joining her soon . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/we-will-never-cry-again/ Thu, 05 January 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WFTD-1-5-23.mp3 NO NO 4:44 So, the oldest person in the US, Bessie Hendricks, (who was 115) has died. Prior to her passing the shared the “secret” to having a long life. The supercentenarian lived through 21 presidents, the Spanish Influenza, the roaring ’20s, two World Wars, the Great Depression, the Vietnam War, Iraq War, Afghanistan war, and Cold War, as well as the coronavirus pandemic . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/supercentenarian/ So, the oldest person in the US, Bessie Hendricks, (who was 115) has died. Prior to her passing the shared the “secret” to having a long life. The supercentenarian lived through 21 presidents, the Spanish Influenza, the roaring ’20s, two World Wars, the Great Depression, the Vietnam War, Iraq War, Afghanistan war, and Cold War, as well as the coronavirus pandemic . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/supercentenarian/ Fri, 06 January 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WFTD-1-6-23.mp3 NO NO 5:09 I wonder if anyone other than me is sick of hearing about Harry and Meghan. What a pair of nauseating whiners and connivers they have turned out to be. Harry ratted out his own brother for pushing him down. Someone please find him a pacifier. For crying out loud, he sounds like a whiny little brat on the school yard. My brother and I loved each other but there were many times we fought with fists . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/prince-harry/ I wonder if anyone other than me is sick of hearing about Harry and Meghan. What a pair of nauseating whiners and connivers they have turned out to be. Harry ratted out his own brother for pushing him down. Someone please find him a pacifier. For crying out loud, he sounds like a whiny little brat on the school yard. My brother and I loved each other but there were many times we fought with fists . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/prince-harry/ Mon, 09 January 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WFTD-1-9-23.mp3 NO NO 7:41 The Georgia Bulldogs went on a rampage last night winning the national championships 65-7. I think coach Smart wanted to prove a point to the national media that they had earned the right to be there, but not by that much of a winning margin which set a record as being the largest since the playoffs began. I know coach Smart wanted to win convincingly as he was sick and tired of the media saying the Dawgs weren’t that good, but I am convinced that his intent was not to run the score up that high . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/a-little-too-good/ The Georgia Bulldogs went on a rampage last night winning the national championships 65-7. I think coach Smart wanted to prove a point to the national media that they had earned the right to be there, but not by that much of a winning margin which set a record as being the largest since the playoffs began. I know coach Smart wanted to win convincingly as he was sick and tired of the media saying the Dawgs weren’t that good, but I am convinced that his intent was not to run the score up that high . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/a-little-too-good/ Tue, 10 January 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WFTD-1-10-23.mp3 NO NO 8:21 Shortly after Jack, Murf the Surf, Murphy passed away I was interviewed by personnel representing Ron Howard’s Dream Works movie production company. During the latter years of his life, Murf and I were very close friends and we talked nearly every day. The movie company anticipated doing a documentary of his life and it is now finished and will begin showing on MGM+ (formerly Epix) on February 5 . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/cops-got-it-wrong/ Shortly after Jack, Murf the Surf, Murphy passed away I was interviewed by personnel representing Ron Howard’s Dream Works movie production company. During the latter years of his life, Murf and I were very close friends and we talked nearly every day. The movie company anticipated doing a documentary of his life and it is now finished and will begin showing on MGM+ (formerly Epix) on February 5 . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/cops-got-it-wrong/ Wed, 11 January 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WFTD-1-11-23.mp3 NO NO 7:24 I dislike going to the doctor immensely, but yesterday just had to go. I have blown my rotator cuff and was experiencing excruciating pain in my shoulder whenever I tried to lift my right arm. The doctor gave me a shot of cortisone directly in the joint and told me if it didn’t alleviate the pain, I would need to see an orthopedic surgeon. I told him if that turned out to be the case, I would fight through the pain and forego seeing a surgeon for as long as I possibly could . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/it-aint-like-it-used-to-be/ I dislike going to the doctor immensely, but yesterday just had to go. I have blown my rotator cuff and was experiencing excruciating pain in my shoulder whenever I tried to lift my right arm. The doctor gave me a shot of cortisone directly in the joint and told me if it didn’t alleviate the pain, I would need to see an orthopedic surgeon. I told him if that turned out to be the case, I would fight through the pain and forego seeing a surgeon for as long as I possibly could . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/it-aint-like-it-used-to-be/ Thu, 12 January 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WFTD-1-12-23.mp3 NO NO 7:22 I received quite a few responses concerning yesterday’s post. One reader was particularly sharp when contesting my comment on my statement that there will be no doctors in heaven. Apparently, she knows some saintly doctors who will surely join Jesus in heaven . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/dont-let-the-old-man-in/ I received quite a few responses concerning yesterday’s post. One reader was particularly sharp when contesting my comment on my statement that there will be no doctors in heaven. Apparently, she knows some saintly doctors who will surely join Jesus in heaven . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/dont-let-the-old-man-in/ Fri, 13 January 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WFTD-1-13-23.mp3 NO NO 8:31 So today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. He was a pivotal advocate for African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. King experienced racism from an early age, and those events stayed with him and eventually led him to dedicate his life to bring about change. I remember the days when signs directed “colored” to drink from separate water fountains and blacks had to ride in the back of the bus with whites riding in the front. They were barred from playing professional sports, meaningful careers, restaurants, and white churches, and we were totally segregated. Their schools were inferior to white schools, and I did not ever attend a school with black kids . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/mountain-of-despair-stone-of-hope/ So today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. He was a pivotal advocate for African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. King experienced racism from an early age, and those events stayed with him and eventually led him to dedicate his life to bring about change. I remember the days when signs directed “colored” to drink from separate water fountains and blacks had to ride in the back of the bus with whites riding in the front. They were barred from playing professional sports, meaningful careers, restaurants, and white churches, and we were totally segregated. Their schools were inferior to white schools, and I did not ever attend a school with black kids . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/mountain-of-despair-stone-of-hope/ Mon, 16 January 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WFTD-1-16-23.mp3 NO NO 9:10 I read an interesting piece concerning a man inside the Mall of America last week who was ordered by security guards to remove his T-shirt that read “Jesus is the only way”. The man’s bright yellow shirt read “Jesus saves” on the front and “Jesus is the only way” on the back with the “Coexist” symbol which represents peace among different religions crossed out . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/standing-up-for-christ/ I read an interesting piece concerning a man inside the Mall of America last week who was ordered by security guards to remove his T-shirt that read “Jesus is the only way”. The man’s bright yellow shirt read “Jesus saves” on the front and “Jesus is the only way” on the back with the “Coexist” symbol which represents peace among different religions crossed out . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/standing-up-for-christ/ Tue, 17 January 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WFTD-1-17-23.mp3 NO NO 6:30 I talked to a guy the other day and all he did was whine about his job, his lack of the material possessions he desired, the food in his kitchen the size of his home – Blah, blah, blah! I thought about how ungrateful he is for just being born in this rich country. Most of the world lives in abject poverty and in comparison this dude has it made. Consider these photos sent to me by a reader . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/whine-not-2/ I talked to a guy the other day and all he did was whine about his job, his lack of the material possessions he desired, the food in his kitchen the size of his home – Blah, blah, blah! I thought about how ungrateful he is for just being born in this rich country. Most of the world lives in abject poverty and in comparison this dude has it made. Consider these photos sent to me by a reader . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/whine-not-2/ Wed, 18 January 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WFTD-1-18-23.mp3 NO NO 6:18 When I lived at Honey Lake plantation it once was invaded by thousands and thousands of crows and it was a strange phenomenon that I’ve never experienced before or since. We’ve always had our share of these raucous birds that seem to derive untold amounts of pleasure in banding together and chasing hawks and owls from one end of the plantation to the other. But this was different; there were literally thousands of them, and they all seemed to be talking at once as they circled back and forth – back and forth. I suspected that Honey Lake must have been one of their rally points for their big migration from the north . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/loving-hearing-from-you/ When I lived at Honey Lake plantation it once was invaded by thousands and thousands of crows and it was a strange phenomenon that I’ve never experienced before or since. We’ve always had our share of these raucous birds that seem to derive untold amounts of pleasure in banding together and chasing hawks and owls from one end of the plantation to the other. But this was different; there were literally thousands of them, and they all seemed to be talking at once as they circled back and forth – back and forth. I suspected that Honey Lake must have been one of their rally points for their big migration from the north . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/loving-hearing-from-you/ Thu, 19 January 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WFTD-1-19-23.mp3 NO NO 7:28 So much of our world points to the Creator. For crying out loud, even vanilla ice cream proclaims the glory of God. So, the next time you sit down to enjoy a full bowl of vanilla ice cream, invite an atheist to enjoy a tasty treat. Then tell them it was only made possible through the power of God! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/invite-an-atheist-for-vanilla-ice-cream/ So much of our world points to the Creator. For crying out loud, even vanilla ice cream proclaims the glory of God. So, the next time you sit down to enjoy a full bowl of vanilla ice cream, invite an atheist to enjoy a tasty treat. Then tell them it was only made possible through the power of God! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/invite-an-atheist-for-vanilla-ice-cream/ Fri, 20 January 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WFTD-1-20-23.mp3 NO NO 7:05 I read a quote by Beatles legend John Lennon that rings ever so true, “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” I was talking to my oldest son yesterday and was chastising him for never calling home. He had said he was coming down to the farm to see the place and do some hunting and didn’t show. He is busy chasing the almighty dollar and has let that take over his life. During the conversation, he told me that he was stressed out at work . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/life-is-meant-to-be-spent-not-saved/ I read a quote by Beatles legend John Lennon that rings ever so true, “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” I was talking to my oldest son yesterday and was chastising him for never calling home. He had said he was coming down to the farm to see the place and do some hunting and didn’t show. He is busy chasing the almighty dollar and has let that take over his life. During the conversation, he told me that he was stressed out at work . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/life-is-meant-to-be-spent-not-saved/ Mon, 23 January 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WFTD-1-23-23.mp3 NO NO 7:56 A friend of mine and I were talking yesterday. He has been diagnosed with leukemia and the doctors want him to have a bone marrow transplant. After hearing about the side effects, he has pretty much decided to take his chances with prayer and a natural holistic approach of treating it. He does not want his body ravaged by the poison of chemo. Yesterday he sent me a video of a 93-year-old pastor friend praying for him and laying hands on him. His older friend began the video by saying that he had seen people get healed through prayer and he had seen people that did not . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/stuff-happens/ A friend of mine and I were talking yesterday. He has been diagnosed with leukemia and the doctors want him to have a bone marrow transplant. After hearing about the side effects, he has pretty much decided to take his chances with prayer and a natural holistic approach of treating it. He does not want his body ravaged by the poison of chemo. Yesterday he sent me a video of a 93-year-old pastor friend praying for him and laying hands on him. His older friend began the video by saying that he had seen people get healed through prayer and he had seen people that did not . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/stuff-happens/ Tue, 24 January 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WFTD-1-24-23.mp3 NO NO 8:19 The Apostle Paul wrote thirteen books of the Bible and possibly a few others not attributed to him. He wrote four while incarcerated in prison. Throughout the many years recorded in the Bible, many biblical heroes were incarcerated and it is believed by some scholars that other books were written in prison as well, such as first and second Peter and James . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/rats-as-big-as-housecats/ The Apostle Paul wrote thirteen books of the Bible and possibly a few others not attributed to him. He wrote four while incarcerated in prison. Throughout the many years recorded in the Bible, many biblical heroes were incarcerated and it is believed by some scholars that other books were written in prison as well, such as first and second Peter and James . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/rats-as-big-as-housecats/ Wed, 25 January 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WFTD-1-25-23.mp3 NO NO 8:52 A few years ago, I lived on my plantation at Honey Lake, and I remember one particular morning like it was yesterday. As was my custom I walked outside with my little dog Cooper very long before daylight and sat on my front steps as he explored my front yard and sniffed every blade of grass and leaf in the process. It was a typical North Florida morning, warm and humid and it kind of reminded me of walking into a sauna . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/black-holes-eat-stars-4/ A few years ago, I lived on my plantation at Honey Lake, and I remember one particular morning like it was yesterday. As was my custom I walked outside with my little dog Cooper very long before daylight and sat on my front steps as he explored my front yard and sniffed every blade of grass and leaf in the process. It was a typical North Florida morning, warm and humid and it kind of reminded me of walking into a sauna . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/black-holes-eat-stars-4/ Thu, 26 January 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WFTD-1-26-23.mp3 NO NO 8:09 I had a long discussion with one of my favorite people in the world yesterday. She is very intelligent and a tireless worker. She is married to a retired congressman who was as powerful as they come in his heyday. She is very influential in Washington D.C. and knows “everybody” in the highest of political circles from Presidents on down. She is a Godly woman who joined our prayer team when I first founded the Jesus Alliance. Today she is still working tirelessly to fight the so-called progressive liberal socialist element and somehow save America . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/have-we-hit-the-iceberg/ I had a long discussion with one of my favorite people in the world yesterday. She is very intelligent and a tireless worker. She is married to a retired congressman who was as powerful as they come in his heyday. She is very influential in Washington D.C. and knows “everybody” in the highest of political circles from Presidents on down. She is a Godly woman who joined our prayer team when I first founded the Jesus Alliance. Today she is still working tirelessly to fight the so-called progressive liberal socialist element and somehow save America . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/have-we-hit-the-iceberg/ Fri, 27 January 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WFTD-1-27-23.mp3 NO NO 9:15 I have lived through many health scares and God has brought me through all of them unscathed. My mother and my brother’s little 5-year-old boy both died from brain tumors. I began having intense headaches and two of my fingers went numb and I sought medical attention for it. After numerous tests including a CAT scan and MRI, I was diagnosed with having a malignant brain tumor and cancer much like my mother’s that was deemed to be inoperable. I asked how long I had to live, and the neurologist matter-of-factly said that he had a case like mine and the lady was dead in three days . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/not-to-worry/ I have lived through many health scares and God has brought me through all of them unscathed. My mother and my brother’s little 5-year-old boy both died from brain tumors. I began having intense headaches and two of my fingers went numb and I sought medical attention for it. After numerous tests including a CAT scan and MRI, I was diagnosed with having a malignant brain tumor and cancer much like my mother’s that was deemed to be inoperable. I asked how long I had to live, and the neurologist matter-of-factly said that he had a case like mine and the lady was dead in three days . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/not-to-worry/ Mon, 30 January 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WFTD-1-30-23.mp3 NO NO 9:57 I watched several of the late great Reverend Billy Graham’s sermons on YouTube this past Sunday. It is so disappointing that no one has been able to equal or even come close to replicating what he was able to do as an evangelist. I went to one of his revival meetings in Atlanta and was mesmerized by the eloquent way he presented the word of God. Though I was a Christ follower at the time I went down the aisle at the end of the service anyway and prayed the “Sinners Prayer” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/we-need-another-billy/ I watched several of the late great Reverend Billy Graham’s sermons on YouTube this past Sunday. It is so disappointing that no one has been able to equal or even come close to replicating what he was able to do as an evangelist. I went to one of his revival meetings in Atlanta and was mesmerized by the eloquent way he presented the word of God. Though I was a Christ follower at the time I went down the aisle at the end of the service anyway and prayed the “Sinners Prayer” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/01/we-need-another-billy/ Tue, 31 January 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WFTD-1-31-23.mp3 NO NO 9:05 A reader sent me the following: A Baptist was stranded alone on a remote island for 20 years. When rescuers finally got to him, they found he had built three structures. When they asked him about them, the man pointed to one building and said, “That’s my house.” “And over there?” the rescuers asked. “That’s my church,” the stranded man replied. “I’m Baptist and take my faith quite seriously.” “And over there? What is the third building?” the rescuers asked. “Oh,” said the man. “That’s where I used to go to church before the split.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/and-the-third-structure/ A reader sent me the following: A Baptist was stranded alone on a remote island for 20 years. When rescuers finally got to him, they found he had built three structures. When they asked him about them, the man pointed to one building and said, “That’s my house.” “And over there?” the rescuers asked. “That’s my church,” the stranded man replied. “I’m Baptist and take my faith quite seriously.” “And over there? What is the third building?” the rescuers asked. “Oh,” said the man. “That’s where I used to go to church before the split.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/and-the-third-structure/ Wed, 01 February 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WFTD-2-1-23.mp3 NO NO 10:41 To begin, my friend seems to think that only him and Catholics seem to understand what a Protestant is. Okay here is the dictionary definition of Protestant: Christianity – A member of any of several Christian denominations which separated from the Roman Catholic Church . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/who-is-our-rock-and-salvation/ To begin, my friend seems to think that only him and Catholics seem to understand what a Protestant is. Okay here is the dictionary definition of Protestant: Christianity – A member of any of several Christian denominations which separated from the Roman Catholic Church . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/who-is-our-rock-and-salvation/ Thu, 02 February 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WFTD-2-2-23.mp3 NO NO 5:43 Deer season is finally over and now I will try to catch up on the many chores left undone while I was chasing deer all over the farm. But first, I’m going down to the keys for a couple of weeks to catch some fish, enjoy the great weather, and see some old friends. Then I will come back catch up around the farm and when things warm up a bit, my middle son wants me to bring some equipment to his farm in North Carolina and help him out . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/are-you-tired/ Deer season is finally over and now I will try to catch up on the many chores left undone while I was chasing deer all over the farm. But first, I’m going down to the keys for a couple of weeks to catch some fish, enjoy the great weather, and see some old friends. Then I will come back catch up around the farm and when things warm up a bit, my middle son wants me to bring some equipment to his farm in North Carolina and help him out . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/are-you-tired/ Fri, 03 February 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WFTD-2-3-23.mp3 NO NO 15:03 I rarely reprint articles, but when a reader sent the one below from Christianity Today last week and I read it, I was prompted by God to send it to you. Hopefully, it will provide hope to those of you who are struggling or know someone who is. It is a love story about Jesus and one of His servants who shared God’s immeasurable love and in so doing helped this lady get on the right track . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/the-power-of-love/ I rarely reprint articles, but when a reader sent the one below from Christianity Today last week and I read it, I was prompted by God to send it to you. Hopefully, it will provide hope to those of you who are struggling or know someone who is. It is a love story about Jesus and one of His servants who shared God’s immeasurable love and in so doing helped this lady get on the right track . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/the-power-of-love/ Mon, 06 February 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WFTD-2-6-23.mp3 NO NO 6:13 I received the following video from a reader. It is a must-watch for you; however, I have recorded the audio from the video as best I could in this post for those who chose to listen in today . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/deceit/ I received the following video from a reader. It is a must-watch for you; however, I have recorded the audio from the video as best I could in this post for those who chose to listen in today . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/deceit/ Tue, 07 February 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WFTD-2-7-23.mp3 NO NO 13:11 I had no more pressed send for Words for the Day one day than I immediately received a nasty e-mail about me that some guy had sent to a friend about a previous post. In that post I had recounted how I was informed that someone had stolen my brand new $15,000 lawnmower and trailer the previous night. When I discovered it, I got angry and suddenly used profanity. In the post I mentioned that afterwards I felt bad about falling captive to Satan with anger and profanity and prayed to God to forgive me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/really/ I had no more pressed send for Words for the Day one day than I immediately received a nasty e-mail about me that some guy had sent to a friend about a previous post. In that post I had recounted how I was informed that someone had stolen my brand new $15,000 lawnmower and trailer the previous night. When I discovered it, I got angry and suddenly used profanity. In the post I mentioned that afterwards I felt bad about falling captive to Satan with anger and profanity and prayed to God to forgive me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/really/ Wed, 08 February 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WFTD-2-7-23.mp3 NO NO 10:35 I was talking with a lady the other day about her strategy to lead others to Christ and she was adamant that she would not call herself a Christian or mention Jesus during the process of initially trying to convince a pre-believer to become a believer. Additionally, she would not proclaim the gospel . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/call-me-crazy/ I was talking with a lady the other day about her strategy to lead others to Christ and she was adamant that she would not call herself a Christian or mention Jesus during the process of initially trying to convince a pre-believer to become a believer. Additionally, she would not proclaim the gospel . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/call-me-crazy/ Thu, 09 February 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WFTD-2-9-23.mp3 NO NO 9:10 A friend of mine has been feeling awful about a few serious mistakes he made in life; one was particularly bad. The Bible warns against the behavior he exhibited and spells out in no uncertain terms that there are repercussions. I hate to see my friend grieve and have prayed that God would give him some relief from his guilty conscience . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/paying-the-price/ A friend of mine has been feeling awful about a few serious mistakes he made in life; one was particularly bad. The Bible warns against the behavior he exhibited and spells out in no uncertain terms that there are repercussions. I hate to see my friend grieve and have prayed that God would give him some relief from his guilty conscience . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/paying-the-price/ Fri, 10 February 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WFTD-2-10-23.mp3 NO NO 8:03 I was running late for an important meeting one morning due to my having lost track of time while spending an inordinate amount of time trying to catch up on a boatload of e-mail that came in while out of town . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/how-to-get-high-2/ I was running late for an important meeting one morning due to my having lost track of time while spending an inordinate amount of time trying to catch up on a boatload of e-mail that came in while out of town . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/how-to-get-high-2/ Mon, 13 February 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/WFTD-2-14-18.mp3 NO NO 8:50 A friend of mine from the Florida Keys called me not long ago and told me had watched my testimony on the internet. He then began pouring his heart about his only daughter. She was doing well with her life, and he sent me a video of her promoting her fitness business. She was a beautiful girl and obviously had worked out and was incredibly fit. Unfortunately, she got into the wrong crowd and soon became a heroin addict . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/too-late/ A friend of mine from the Florida Keys called me not long ago and told me had watched my testimony on the internet. He then began pouring his heart about his only daughter. She was doing well with her life, and he sent me a video of her promoting her fitness business. She was a beautiful girl and obviously had worked out and was incredibly fit. Unfortunately, she got into the wrong crowd and soon became a heroin addict . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/too-late/ Tue, 14 February 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WFTD-2-14-23.mp3 NO NO 7:10 I met a man the other day who is quite the adventurer. He’s narrowly escaped death numerous times, (as have I), and we compared notes and couldn’t decide which of us has had the most near-death experiences. He assumed that all of mine occurred in my misspent youth overdosing on drugs, experiencing car and motorcycle crashes, and lethal fights, but my close encounters continued even after I found Christ . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/not-a-day-longer/ I met a man the other day who is quite the adventurer. He’s narrowly escaped death numerous times, (as have I), and we compared notes and couldn’t decide which of us has had the most near-death experiences. He assumed that all of mine occurred in my misspent youth overdosing on drugs, experiencing car and motorcycle crashes, and lethal fights, but my close encounters continued even after I found Christ . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/not-a-day-longer/ Wed, 15 February 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WFTD-2-15-23.mp3 NO NO 5:47 The Bible is clear that we should be humble. A famous song has lyrics that indicate “that it is hard to be humble when you are perfect in every way”. If someone is “beautiful” I imagine it would be impossible not to know it. I’m sure that every last one of them has been told that they are beautiful most of their lives beginning with when they were old enough to talk. The same holds true for being smart . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/hey-look-at-me-uh-maybe-not/ The Bible is clear that we should be humble. A famous song has lyrics that indicate “that it is hard to be humble when you are perfect in every way”. If someone is “beautiful” I imagine it would be impossible not to know it. I’m sure that every last one of them has been told that they are beautiful most of their lives beginning with when they were old enough to talk. The same holds true for being smart . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/hey-look-at-me-uh-maybe-not/ Thu, 16 February 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WFTD-2-16-23.mp3 NO NO 9:29 I am deeply concerned that the truth is becoming obsolete in this country. Without truth, there are no boundaries. Nowhere is it more evident to the average person than in the media? They call it “spin”, but it is nothing but distortion of the truth or in plain words a lie . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/if-you-stand-for-nothing-you-will-fall-for-anything-2/ I am deeply concerned that the truth is becoming obsolete in this country. Without truth, there are no boundaries. Nowhere is it more evident to the average person than in the media? They call it “spin”, but it is nothing but distortion of the truth or in plain words a lie . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/if-you-stand-for-nothing-you-will-fall-for-anything-2/ Fri, 17 February 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WFTD-2-17-23.mp3 NO NO 4:30 Recently a buddy, (Jack Parker), sent me a photo of himself and his new baby, (his dog). He is now 93 years old. His wife passed away several years ago from Alzheimer’s and he has been a bachelor ever since. So, the other day he went down to the DMV to take care of some business and as usual, it was packed. He took a seat at a table and across from him was a lady whom he described as a very young and pretty lady . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/young-woman/ Recently a buddy, (Jack Parker), sent me a photo of himself and his new baby, (his dog). He is now 93 years old. His wife passed away several years ago from Alzheimer’s and he has been a bachelor ever since. So, the other day he went down to the DMV to take care of some business and as usual, it was packed. He took a seat at a table and across from him was a lady whom he described as a very young and pretty lady . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/young-woman/ Mon, 20 February 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WFTD-2-20-23.mp3 NO NO 6:18 The Bible makes it clear that God hates sin. If you doubt this, look at Jesus on the cross. That’s what God truly thinks of our sin. The author persuades that God will never judge people for their sins because He is limited by His love. Neither will He enact eternal judgment upon those who reject Him or send anyone to torment in hell . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/shack-burns-2/ The Bible makes it clear that God hates sin. If you doubt this, look at Jesus on the cross. That’s what God truly thinks of our sin. The author persuades that God will never judge people for their sins because He is limited by His love. Neither will He enact eternal judgment upon those who reject Him or send anyone to torment in hell . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/shack-burns-2/ Tue, 21 February 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/WFTD-7-21-17.mp3 NO NO 4:34 Yesterday I went Wahoo fishing in the Bahamas. It took three hours by boat each way, and we left at 4:00 a.m. and returned at 7:00 p.m. So, this morning I was wondering if maybe I thought I was still 30 years old or something. My entire body is sore all over from the boat banging through big waves, and upon our arrival muscling in big wahoo and other fish in the hot sun. My friends and I had a blast despite the arduous nature of the trip and I’m very thankful for the opportunity to go . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/live-life-to-its-fullest/ Yesterday I went Wahoo fishing in the Bahamas. It took three hours by boat each way, and we left at 4:00 a.m. and returned at 7:00 p.m. So, this morning I was wondering if maybe I thought I was still 30 years old or something. My entire body is sore all over from the boat banging through big waves, and upon our arrival muscling in big wahoo and other fish in the hot sun. My friends and I had a blast despite the arduous nature of the trip and I’m very thankful for the opportunity to go . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/live-life-to-its-fullest/ Wed, 22 February 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WFTD-2-22-23.mp3 NO NO 10:47 A friend of mine owns a big exotic game ranch in Texas. He has African game roaming all over it that includes some of the rarest species in the world and hunters pay mega bucks to come hunt them. I asked him which species are the most popular with his guests and surprisingly to him (and to me); the whitetail deer topped the list. In Texas they grow world class whitetails, and it turns out that hunters pay huge amounts of money to hunt bucks with huge antlers . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/its-in-the-dna/ A friend of mine owns a big exotic game ranch in Texas. He has African game roaming all over it that includes some of the rarest species in the world and hunters pay mega bucks to come hunt them. I asked him which species are the most popular with his guests and surprisingly to him (and to me); the whitetail deer topped the list. In Texas they grow world class whitetails, and it turns out that hunters pay huge amounts of money to hunt bucks with huge antlers . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/its-in-the-dna/ Thu, 23 February 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WFTD-2-23-23.mp3 NO NO 7:31 Yesterday I was driving home from the keys. It was my second day of driving, and I was exhausted. As I was driving along, I decided to call an old friend who lived in the area. He was grouchy as a hibernating bear that had been awakened telling me he was old and hurt all over and blah blah blah. Ugh . . . I got off the phone in a couple of minutes, deciding I would rather stare ahead than listen to his old age woes . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/half-or-full/ Yesterday I was driving home from the keys. It was my second day of driving, and I was exhausted. As I was driving along, I decided to call an old friend who lived in the area. He was grouchy as a hibernating bear that had been awakened telling me he was old and hurt all over and blah blah blah. Ugh . . . I got off the phone in a couple of minutes, deciding I would rather stare ahead than listen to his old age woes . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/half-or-full/ Fri, 24 February 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WFTD-2-24-23.mp3 NO NO 7:03 I rarely look at Facebook, but I keep getting messages through email that indicate I have numerous friend requests on it. So, I opened it up over the weekend and was astonished. I had hundreds if not thousands of requests to be friends. Unfortunately, I reached the 5000-friend limit and cannot accommodate them unless someone unfriends me, but I noticed that a number are “following” me, (whatever that entails) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/worldwide-search-for-god/ I rarely look at Facebook, but I keep getting messages through email that indicate I have numerous friend requests on it. So, I opened it up over the weekend and was astonished. I had hundreds if not thousands of requests to be friends. Unfortunately, I reached the 5000-friend limit and cannot accommodate them unless someone unfriends me, but I noticed that a number are “following” me, (whatever that entails) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/worldwide-search-for-god/ Mon, 27 February 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WFTD-2-27-23.mp3 NO NO 3:09 An atheist was taking a walk through the woods, admiring all that the “accident of evolution” had created. “What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What Beautiful animals!” he said to himself . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/atheist-cries-out-to-god/ An atheist was taking a walk through the woods, admiring all that the “accident of evolution” had created. “What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What Beautiful animals!” he said to himself . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/02/atheist-cries-out-to-god/ Tue, 28 February 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WFTD-2-28-23.mp3 NO NO 7:19 Prior to my recent trip to the keys, l was going bonkers from boredom. I’m sure I felt like many of you do sometimes. It seems like Groundhog Day as we get mired in a perpetual lazy lifestyle. Each new day repeats itself with torturous repetition . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/bonkers-from-boredom/ Prior to my recent trip to the keys, l was going bonkers from boredom. I’m sure I felt like many of you do sometimes. It seems like Groundhog Day as we get mired in a perpetual lazy lifestyle. Each new day repeats itself with torturous repetition . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/bonkers-from-boredom/ Wed, 01 March 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WFTD-3-1-23.mp3 NO NO 13:10 One day I went turkey hunting and encountered every turkey hunter’s worst nightmare, a foggy morning. Gobblers don’t gobble much on those mornings; they prefer to just sit up high in a tree where they roost and sleep half the day until it burns off. I was sitting there disgusted and uncomfortable as all get out with my butt and legs going numb when several turkey hens flew down right in front of me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/winning-aint-always-easy/ One day I went turkey hunting and encountered every turkey hunter’s worst nightmare, a foggy morning. Gobblers don’t gobble much on those mornings; they prefer to just sit up high in a tree where they roost and sleep half the day until it burns off. I was sitting there disgusted and uncomfortable as all get out with my butt and legs going numb when several turkey hens flew down right in front of me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/winning-aint-always-easy/ Thu, 02 March 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WFTD-3-2-23.mp3 NO NO 4:03 Not long ago I wrote a piece on the proverbial half-full/ half-empty glass question. A friend of mine wrote the following: “Have a buddy who is a recovering alcoholic. He always said it didn’t matter if the glass was half full or half empty, he was going to order another one anyway. Ha!” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/opportunity-is-like-awaiting-a-taxicab/ Not long ago I wrote a piece on the proverbial half-full/ half-empty glass question. A friend of mine wrote the following: “Have a buddy who is a recovering alcoholic. He always said it didn’t matter if the glass was half full or half empty, he was going to order another one anyway. Ha!” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/opportunity-is-like-awaiting-a-taxicab/ Fri, 03 March 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WFTD-3-3-23.mp3 NO NO 10:26 One time when I was living on the island of Islamorada in the Keys, I went offshore fishing and had a truly spectacular day. The water was perfect, there was a cool breeze, the moon was perfect and the best fighting fish in the ocean, Wahoo or “Hoos” as we call them, were biting like crazy . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/the-hoos-the-bale-and-the-whale/ One time when I was living on the island of Islamorada in the Keys, I went offshore fishing and had a truly spectacular day. The water was perfect, there was a cool breeze, the moon was perfect and the best fighting fish in the ocean, Wahoo or “Hoos” as we call them, were biting like crazy . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/the-hoos-the-bale-and-the-whale/ Mon, 06 March 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WFTD-3-6-23.mp3 NO NO 10:26 Like you I am concerned with the ever-increasing crime in this country. I have noticed that whenever anything less than flattering is said of the criminals especially those from the African American community, it is declared racist. So, if someone gives the actual statistics of the number of blacks committing crimes versus other races it is racist. Truth does not seem to enter the equation . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/truth-that-big-ol-racist/ Like you I am concerned with the ever-increasing crime in this country. I have noticed that whenever anything less than flattering is said of the criminals especially those from the African American community, it is declared racist. So, if someone gives the actual statistics of the number of blacks committing crimes versus other races it is racist. Truth does not seem to enter the equation . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/truth-that-big-ol-racist/ Tue, 07 March 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WFTD-3-7-23.mp3 NO NO 6:03 Just 7% of Americans have “a great deal” of trust and confidence in the media, and 27% have “a fair amount.” Meanwhile, 28% of U.S. adults say they do not have very much confidence and 38% have none at all in newspapers, TV, and radio. Notably, this is the first time that the percentage of Americans with no trust at all in the media is higher than the percentage with a great deal or a fair amount combined . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/deep-divide/ Just 7% of Americans have “a great deal” of trust and confidence in the media, and 27% have “a fair amount.” Meanwhile, 28% of U.S. adults say they do not have very much confidence and 38% have none at all in newspapers, TV, and radio. Notably, this is the first time that the percentage of Americans with no trust at all in the media is higher than the percentage with a great deal or a fair amount combined . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/deep-divide/ Wed, 08 March 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WFTD-3-8-23.mp3 NO NO 7:07 Change is inevitable. God desired a world of change and yet he does not change Himself because He is perfection. He says as much in Malachi 3:6, “I, the Lord, never change.” Change means a move in another direction. For God to change would mean that He either becomes better or worse, and God is ultimate perfection. He cannot change because He cannot be better than He already is; and He cannot fail or become less than perfect, so He cannot become worse than He is. God’s quality of never changing is called immutability. We on the other hand need to change and emulate His righteousness as best we know how . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/the-only-constant-is-change/ Change is inevitable. God desired a world of change and yet he does not change Himself because He is perfection. He says as much in Malachi 3:6, “I, the Lord, never change.” Change means a move in another direction. For God to change would mean that He either becomes better or worse, and God is ultimate perfection. He cannot change because He cannot be better than He already is; and He cannot fail or become less than perfect, so He cannot become worse than He is. God’s quality of never changing is called immutability. We on the other hand need to change and emulate His righteousness as best we know how . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/the-only-constant-is-change/ Thu, 09 March 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WFTD-3-9-23.mp3 NO NO 8:02 Last night I got up and let out a groan as I stood. I had been running a piece of heavy equipment all day on my farm and my back hurt, as did my neuropathy-laden feet, and my shoulder with its torn rotator cuff. When I took my first step, I lost my balance and nearly fell. I went to get a glass of iced tea and I could barely see well enough to find a glass in the dark cupboard. Arghhh . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/beautiful-tapestries/ Last night I got up and let out a groan as I stood. I had been running a piece of heavy equipment all day on my farm and my back hurt, as did my neuropathy-laden feet, and my shoulder with its torn rotator cuff. When I took my first step, I lost my balance and nearly fell. I went to get a glass of iced tea and I could barely see well enough to find a glass in the dark cupboard. Arghhh . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/beautiful-tapestries/ Fri, 10 March 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WFTD-3-10-23.mp3 NO NO 11:53 One time I wrote a treatise the size of War and Peace on the subject of praise music, and I expressed my low opinion of it. I love old-time gospel songs, especially those African American gospel blues songs. Subsequently several of you wrote and chastised me over it and one or two including my own wife have been almost militant in their staunch viewpoint that praise music should be loved by one and all. Well, la-de-da! Excu-u-u-u-se me for living! My mindset about this subject remains the same, I don’t like praise music and like my hero Forrest Gump, “That is all I have to say about that! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/rolling-all-over-heaven-2/ One time I wrote a treatise the size of War and Peace on the subject of praise music, and I expressed my low opinion of it. I love old-time gospel songs, especially those African American gospel blues songs. Subsequently several of you wrote and chastised me over it and one or two including my own wife have been almost militant in their staunch viewpoint that praise music should be loved by one and all. Well, la-de-da! Excu-u-u-u-se me for living! My mindset about this subject remains the same, I don’t like praise music and like my hero Forrest Gump, “That is all I have to say about that! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/rolling-all-over-heaven-2/ Mon, 13 March 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WFTD-3-13-23.mp3 NO NO 7:37 My youngest son Jon is undergoing surgery at this very moment. He has prostate cancer, and they are removing it. I’m told the operation will take 3-4 hours. I’ve been praying for him for some time this morning and trust God will be with him every step of the way. I pray that the Lord will be with him and keep him safe and that He will guide the surgeons’ hands. I also pray that the cancer will not have spread and that he will recover quickly with no side effects . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/faith-to-the-end/ My youngest son Jon is undergoing surgery at this very moment. He has prostate cancer, and they are removing it. I’m told the operation will take 3-4 hours. I’ve been praying for him for some time this morning and trust God will be with him every step of the way. I pray that the Lord will be with him and keep him safe and that He will guide the surgeons’ hands. I also pray that the cancer will not have spread and that he will recover quickly with no side effects . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/faith-to-the-end/ Tue, 14 March 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WFTD-3-14-23.mp3 NO NO 7:07 Thanks for the many prayers for Jon, (my youngest son), and his surgery yesterday. It went great and it looks like he might even go home from the hospital later this afternoon. I asked his wife this morning to please tell him that I was praying for him night and day and lo and behold in about five minutes he called me. He sounded great! Now we must wait for the pathology report to see if the cancer has spread. I am prayerfully assuming that it has not, and I’m trusting that his next step will be dealing with recovery, without experiencing the side effects common to this surgery which can be numerous and can last for six weeks or God forbid even longer. I told him just to take it one step at a time and to know that God would be with him through it all . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/why-do-bad-things-happen/ Thanks for the many prayers for Jon, (my youngest son), and his surgery yesterday. It went great and it looks like he might even go home from the hospital later this afternoon. I asked his wife this morning to please tell him that I was praying for him night and day and lo and behold in about five minutes he called me. He sounded great! Now we must wait for the pathology report to see if the cancer has spread. I am prayerfully assuming that it has not, and I’m trusting that his next step will be dealing with recovery, without experiencing the side effects common to this surgery which can be numerous and can last for six weeks or God forbid even longer. I told him just to take it one step at a time and to know that God would be with him through it all . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/why-do-bad-things-happen/ Wed, 15 March 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WFTD-3-15-23.mp3 NO NO 8:45 I read an interesting article today about a lady who had her feet and hands amputated due to a surgery on her neck to allow her some relief from migraine headaches. She ended up with quadruple amputations! Twelve days after the procedure, Mrs. Adkins was airlifted to Dallas and put into a medically induced coma after she suffered sepsis due to strep on her incision. She was in a coma for 14 days before waking up and seeing that her hands and feet had turned black . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/dog-of-the-year/ I read an interesting article today about a lady who had her feet and hands amputated due to a surgery on her neck to allow her some relief from migraine headaches. She ended up with quadruple amputations! Twelve days after the procedure, Mrs. Adkins was airlifted to Dallas and put into a medically induced coma after she suffered sepsis due to strep on her incision. She was in a coma for 14 days before waking up and seeing that her hands and feet had turned black . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/dog-of-the-year/ Thu, 16 March 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WFTD-3-16-23.mp3 NO NO 8:55 I was traveling in India several years ago and saw for the first time people with leprosy. I shall never forget looking into the haunted eyes of a beggar who had lost his ears, fingers, and had other open wounds where the disease was ravaging his body. I stopped our taxi and gave the man some money as he stared blankly into my eyes, almost as though he was looking through me with his haunting expression . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/commonsense-the-lost-national-treasure/ I was traveling in India several years ago and saw for the first time people with leprosy. I shall never forget looking into the haunted eyes of a beggar who had lost his ears, fingers, and had other open wounds where the disease was ravaging his body. I stopped our taxi and gave the man some money as he stared blankly into my eyes, almost as though he was looking through me with his haunting expression . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/commonsense-the-lost-national-treasure/ Fri, 17 March 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WFTD-3-17-23.mp3 NO NO 6:51 Ahhh . . . To be young again. Us old guys don’t recover so fast. My shoulder specialist said over the weekend that I need surgery immediately to repair my rotator cuff. He states that the muscle has separated entirely from the bone, and I have let it go for so long, opting to try and fight through the pain myself, that the muscle has atrophied . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/god-throws-me-a-bone/ Ahhh . . . To be young again. Us old guys don’t recover so fast. My shoulder specialist said over the weekend that I need surgery immediately to repair my rotator cuff. He states that the muscle has separated entirely from the bone, and I have let it go for so long, opting to try and fight through the pain myself, that the muscle has atrophied . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/god-throws-me-a-bone/ Mon, 20 March 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WFTD-3-20-23.mp3 NO NO 7:11 I recently held a conversation with someone I have known all my life. The subject of compassion came up and he expressed to me that he wished that he could have had compassion for others in his life. His lifetime is nearly gone, and now he is a sickly old man. On the one hand, he states that he laments the fact that he is completely devoid of compassion for others, and yet to listen to him it doesn’t sound like he has changed one iota and thus seems devoid of remorse and repentance . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/compassion-is-not-a-freckle/ I recently held a conversation with someone I have known all my life. The subject of compassion came up and he expressed to me that he wished that he could have had compassion for others in his life. His lifetime is nearly gone, and now he is a sickly old man. On the one hand, he states that he laments the fact that he is completely devoid of compassion for others, and yet to listen to him it doesn’t sound like he has changed one iota and thus seems devoid of remorse and repentance . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/compassion-is-not-a-freckle/ Wed, 22 March 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WFTD-3-22-23.mp3 NO NO 5:58 A reader sent me the following: Rebuilding New Orleans after Katrina often caused residents to be challenged to prove home titles back hundreds of years. That is because of community history stretching back over two centuries during which houses were passed along through generations of family, sometimes making it quite difficult to establish a paper trail of ownership . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/believe-it-or-not/ A reader sent me the following: Rebuilding New Orleans after Katrina often caused residents to be challenged to prove home titles back hundreds of years. That is because of community history stretching back over two centuries during which houses were passed along through generations of family, sometimes making it quite difficult to establish a paper trail of ownership . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/believe-it-or-not/ Thu, 23 March 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WFTD-3-23-23.mp3 NO NO 3:29 Reading from one of the phrases above, (I asked God to spare me pain. God said, No. Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and brings you closer to me), made me think it is inappropriate to ask that I be spared the pain of this surgery and recovery . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/the-antithesis-of-pain/ Reading from one of the phrases above, (I asked God to spare me pain. God said, No. Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and brings you closer to me), made me think it is inappropriate to ask that I be spared the pain of this surgery and recovery . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/the-antithesis-of-pain/ Fri, 24 March 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WFTD-3-24-23.mp3 NO NO 5:28 Anyone who reads the news knows that Mississippi had devastating tornadoes that left a path of destruction 100 miles long on Friday. One tornado left a one-mile-wide path and was designated and F4 (out of F5). I was told by a neighbor that the huge tornado that destroyed so many cities initially passed 11 miles north of my home in Yazoo County . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/tornado-alley/ Anyone who reads the news knows that Mississippi had devastating tornadoes that left a path of destruction 100 miles long on Friday. One tornado left a one-mile-wide path and was designated and F4 (out of F5). I was told by a neighbor that the huge tornado that destroyed so many cities initially passed 11 miles north of my home in Yazoo County . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/tornado-alley/ Mon, 27 March 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WFTD-3-27-23.mp3 NO NO 7:11 I watched the movie Saving Private Ryan the other night and it reinforced my belief that young people who did not have knowledge of Hitler and World War Two have no idea what dictators and evil people can do to destroy the lives of ordinary people. Those of us who were raised during the war and the decade after its aftermath understand all too well what the price of the freedom that we enjoy entails. It did not just happen. Patriots sacrificed their lives . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/heart-hole/ I watched the movie Saving Private Ryan the other night and it reinforced my belief that young people who did not have knowledge of Hitler and World War Two have no idea what dictators and evil people can do to destroy the lives of ordinary people. Those of us who were raised during the war and the decade after its aftermath understand all too well what the price of the freedom that we enjoy entails. It did not just happen. Patriots sacrificed their lives . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/heart-hole/ Tue, 28 March 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WFTD-3-28-23.mp3 NO NO 5:31 A friend responded to my post about the Mississippi tornadoes recently and then told me of his connection with the family of one of the nine-year-old girls who was gunned down by the homosexual in Nashville Tennessee . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/almost-unbearable-grief/ A friend responded to my post about the Mississippi tornadoes recently and then told me of his connection with the family of one of the nine-year-old girls who was gunned down by the homosexual in Nashville Tennessee . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/almost-unbearable-grief/ Wed, 29 March 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WFTD-3-29-23.mp3 NO NO 5:38 We all get to a point in our lives where we stop and say, “I have no idea where God is taking me.” We all have struggled at one time or another to understand God’s plan. Understanding it can be difficult when the world around us is darker than ever. We don’t know what’s going to happen next, but we know that our God is good and anything that happens through Him will be good. We all desperately want to know God’s plan for us. If we know, then we can work extremely hard in the direction that we are meant to go . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/grit-your-teeth-but-dont-get-angry/ We all get to a point in our lives where we stop and say, “I have no idea where God is taking me.” We all have struggled at one time or another to understand God’s plan. Understanding it can be difficult when the world around us is darker than ever. We don’t know what’s going to happen next, but we know that our God is good and anything that happens through Him will be good. We all desperately want to know God’s plan for us. If we know, then we can work extremely hard in the direction that we are meant to go . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/grit-your-teeth-but-dont-get-angry/ Thu, 30 March 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WFTD-3-30-23.mp3 NO NO 9:55 A friend on Facebook sent me the following article written by VICTOR DAVIS HANSON, entitled Are We The Byzantines? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/are-we-the-byzantines/ A friend on Facebook sent me the following article written by VICTOR DAVIS HANSON, entitled Are We The Byzantines? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/03/are-we-the-byzantines/ Fri, 31 March 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WFTD-3-31-23.mp3 NO NO 6:13 I had a conversation with a man the other day that is not unlike many others whom I have heard from over the last 25 years of writing Words for the Day five days a week. He was critical and made a point of telling me he doesn’t agree with everything I write. Hmmm . . . I don’t know of anyone on this earth whom I agree with 100% of the time. Thus, I am not offended . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/head-above-the-clover/ I had a conversation with a man the other day that is not unlike many others whom I have heard from over the last 25 years of writing Words for the Day five days a week. He was critical and made a point of telling me he doesn’t agree with everything I write. Hmmm . . . I don’t know of anyone on this earth whom I agree with 100% of the time. Thus, I am not offended . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/head-above-the-clover/ Mon, 03 April 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WFTD-4-3-23.mp3 NO NO 5:30 Few things are more enjoyable than the spring turkey season. This morning I walked outside to see what the weather was doing, and I could see innumerable stars twinkling away. I’ve read that what we can see as stars with the naked eye are actually huge galaxies as large or larger than our own. The wind is calm this morning, and I could hear an owl hooting back towards the huge oak bottom where I intend to hunt this morning . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/turkeys/ Few things are more enjoyable than the spring turkey season. This morning I walked outside to see what the weather was doing, and I could see innumerable stars twinkling away. I’ve read that what we can see as stars with the naked eye are actually huge galaxies as large or larger than our own. The wind is calm this morning, and I could hear an owl hooting back towards the huge oak bottom where I intend to hunt this morning . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/turkeys/ Tue, 04 April 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WFTD-4-4-23.mp3 NO NO 7:15 Dawkins tweeted earlier this month that perhaps something like eating lab grown meats such as rats or pork could be done with human flesh, which would assist western culture in shedding yet another irrational remnant of its Judeo-Christian roots. He went on to explain more of his twisted rationale by saying: Eating lab-grown human meat would provide an “interesting test case for consequentialist morality versus ‘yuck reaction’ absolutism,” which keeps people from doing things just because they seem morally repugnant . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/anyone-want-to-be-a-cannibal/ Dawkins tweeted earlier this month that perhaps something like eating lab grown meats such as rats or pork could be done with human flesh, which would assist western culture in shedding yet another irrational remnant of its Judeo-Christian roots. He went on to explain more of his twisted rationale by saying: Eating lab-grown human meat would provide an “interesting test case for consequentialist morality versus ‘yuck reaction’ absolutism,” which keeps people from doing things just because they seem morally repugnant . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/anyone-want-to-be-a-cannibal/ Wed, 05 April 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WFTD-4-5-23.mp3 NO NO 6:48 It seems that being a transgender (trans) is now in vogue. Surprisingly to me little is heard of feminists opposing it. For example, these women who will seemingly fight to the death to be recognized as equals to men in every area, now stand by silently as men (who claim to be women) compete in women’s sports programs. Not surprisingly women’s sports has been decimated and is dominated by men posing as women athletes. Brave women go against genetically bigger and stronger men . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/playing-with-fire-2/ It seems that being a transgender (trans) is now in vogue. Surprisingly to me little is heard of feminists opposing it. For example, these women who will seemingly fight to the death to be recognized as equals to men in every area, now stand by silently as men (who claim to be women) compete in women’s sports programs. Not surprisingly women’s sports has been decimated and is dominated by men posing as women athletes. Brave women go against genetically bigger and stronger men . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/playing-with-fire-2/ Thu, 06 April 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WFTD-4-6-23.mp3 NO NO 5:09 Today marks the day that Christ was crucified and laid to rest in a tomb. I designated it as a paid holiday in all the various companies I’ve owned, and I encouraged our employees to take this day off and enjoy it with their families and make a worship-filled spiritual weekend out of it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/celebrate-the-death/ Today marks the day that Christ was crucified and laid to rest in a tomb. I designated it as a paid holiday in all the various companies I’ve owned, and I encouraged our employees to take this day off and enjoy it with their families and make a worship-filled spiritual weekend out of it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/celebrate-the-death/ Fri, 07 April 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WFTD-4-7-23.mp3 NO NO 5:33 For all of those who missed church yesterday, I simply say you are missing out on the most important things you could possibly do in worshipping God, especially on such a Holy day. Yes, it is more important than watching the Masters, or going to the lake or beach, a bar, or attending the best Easter Egg hunt in the world . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/the-best-of-times/ For all of those who missed church yesterday, I simply say you are missing out on the most important things you could possibly do in worshipping God, especially on such a Holy day. Yes, it is more important than watching the Masters, or going to the lake or beach, a bar, or attending the best Easter Egg hunt in the world . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/the-best-of-times/ Mon, 10 April 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WFTD-4-10-23.mp3 NO NO 7:21 So, a friend asked me not long ago how God talks to me. Does He physically say something aloud, even if it is a whisper? Does He just suggest things through my mind? This morning I asked, and I received an answer from God almighty, but it was not through a talking burning bush or a booming voice, it wasn’t even a whisper. I merely asked a question of Him, and I received the answer through my mind . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/what-to-write-today/ So, a friend asked me not long ago how God talks to me. Does He physically say something aloud, even if it is a whisper? Does He just suggest things through my mind? This morning I asked, and I received an answer from God almighty, but it was not through a talking burning bush or a booming voice, it wasn’t even a whisper. I merely asked a question of Him, and I received the answer through my mind . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/what-to-write-today/ Tue, 11 April 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WFTD-4-11-23.mp3 NO NO 5:30 The things I enjoy in life are available to anyone. I love the great outdoors, especially fishing, and hunting. I also enjoy hiking or just gazing at the mountains, oceans, and rivers, or even pine, spruce, aspen, or oak forests. I love sunsets and sunrises and wildlife of every description. I enjoyed working out at the gym until I tore my rotator cuff, and cycling. I love to play guitar and to paint artistic renderings . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/im-unlucky-and-wasnt-born-rich-wah/ The things I enjoy in life are available to anyone. I love the great outdoors, especially fishing, and hunting. I also enjoy hiking or just gazing at the mountains, oceans, and rivers, or even pine, spruce, aspen, or oak forests. I love sunsets and sunrises and wildlife of every description. I enjoyed working out at the gym until I tore my rotator cuff, and cycling. I love to play guitar and to paint artistic renderings . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/im-unlucky-and-wasnt-born-rich-wah/ Wed, 12 April 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WFTD-4-12-23.mp3 NO NO 7:10 I received a strange letter from someone who simply signed his name “Peter” a few years back. It appears Peter had problems with me. He wanted to know what role I played in the selection of John Thrasher as the new FSU president. He said that Mr. Thrasher sat on the board of trustees that nominated a friend of mine, (T.K. Wetherell), to become president of FSU and it all made sense because T.K., attended my Bible study class. In the same sentence, he mentioned that I announced it was my intention to target 30 democratic states . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/what-the-heck-is-a-prepper-2/ I received a strange letter from someone who simply signed his name “Peter” a few years back. It appears Peter had problems with me. He wanted to know what role I played in the selection of John Thrasher as the new FSU president. He said that Mr. Thrasher sat on the board of trustees that nominated a friend of mine, (T.K. Wetherell), to become president of FSU and it all made sense because T.K., attended my Bible study class. In the same sentence, he mentioned that I announced it was my intention to target 30 democratic states . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/what-the-heck-is-a-prepper-2/ Thu, 13 April 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WFTD-4-13-23.mp3 NO NO 6:23 Yesterday I spoke with a friend of mine who was feeling old, tired, and sick. He had recently finished working on a documentary about our mutual friend Jack – Murf the Surf – Murphy and now several major actors want to make a full-scale movie about it. The documentary in our estimation did a very poor job of accurately recounting Murf’s life and cast doubts about his Christian belief system. Much of it focused on his life of crime prior to turning to Jesus and barely mentioned the decades he spent working for Christ and leading tens of thousands to Jesus. Now he envisioned more hard work on aa movie only to have Hollywood moguls twist the story again to portray Murf as a crazed killer . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/i-had-a-dream-2/ Yesterday I spoke with a friend of mine who was feeling old, tired, and sick. He had recently finished working on a documentary about our mutual friend Jack – Murf the Surf – Murphy and now several major actors want to make a full-scale movie about it. The documentary in our estimation did a very poor job of accurately recounting Murf’s life and cast doubts about his Christian belief system. Much of it focused on his life of crime prior to turning to Jesus and barely mentioned the decades he spent working for Christ and leading tens of thousands to Jesus. Now he envisioned more hard work on aa movie only to have Hollywood moguls twist the story again to portray Murf as a crazed killer . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/i-had-a-dream-2/ Fri, 14 April 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WFTD-4-14-23.mp3 NO NO 11:15 Lately, I have received a rash of unsubscribes. It reminds me of a post I sent out years ago that stimulated a tremendous amount of interest both pro and con. When I originally published it, some who could relate wrote, “Right on bro’ – tell it like it is”. But make no mistake, this WFTD also stimulated some hate mail and in fact, holds the record for the most canceled subscriptions and nasty letters of all time . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/perhaps-the-best-and-worst-post-ive-ever-written/ Lately, I have received a rash of unsubscribes. It reminds me of a post I sent out years ago that stimulated a tremendous amount of interest both pro and con. When I originally published it, some who could relate wrote, “Right on bro’ – tell it like it is”. But make no mistake, this WFTD also stimulated some hate mail and in fact, holds the record for the most canceled subscriptions and nasty letters of all time . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/perhaps-the-best-and-worst-post-ive-ever-written/ Mon, 17 April 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WFTD-4-17-23.mp3 NO NO 7:23 As anticipated, I got lots of responses, both pro and con, for my post yesterday. Some were hilarious, some were serious. I suppose those serious folks are most concerned about me being unrepentant about splashing the cyclist. I cannot deny that I don’t feel bad about it at all and if I had it to do over again I would do it again. I felt he got what he deserved for selfishly holding up traffic on a rainy Friday when everyone was getting off work . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/open-the-drapes/ As anticipated, I got lots of responses, both pro and con, for my post yesterday. Some were hilarious, some were serious. I suppose those serious folks are most concerned about me being unrepentant about splashing the cyclist. I cannot deny that I don’t feel bad about it at all and if I had it to do over again I would do it again. I felt he got what he deserved for selfishly holding up traffic on a rainy Friday when everyone was getting off work . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/open-the-drapes/ Tue, 18 April 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WFTD-4-18-23.mp3 NO NO 5:16 When I was in the 8th grade, I held a party and invited half the people in school and “ALL” the pretty girls to it. My next-door neighbor, Joel, was a shy introvert. I was about his only friend and was always trying to get him in with my other friends. Joel loved science and was off the charts smart, but he just could not bring himself to a point of fitting in with all the rest of his classmates. I invited him to my party anyway, all the while knowing that he would never accept. Sure enough, he declined . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/human-stench/ When I was in the 8th grade, I held a party and invited half the people in school and “ALL” the pretty girls to it. My next-door neighbor, Joel, was a shy introvert. I was about his only friend and was always trying to get him in with my other friends. Joel loved science and was off the charts smart, but he just could not bring himself to a point of fitting in with all the rest of his classmates. I invited him to my party anyway, all the while knowing that he would never accept. Sure enough, he declined . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/human-stench/ Wed, 19 April 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WFTD-4-19-23.mp3 NO NO 4:53 Peace is mentioned 429 times in the Bible. Why do you suppose the Lord emphasized it so much? Well since anxiety is the number one mental illness worldwide, it is logical to reason that the Lord who loves us more than we can ever know doesn’t want us to be anxious and wants to reassure us, His children, that there is nothing to be anxious about . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/429-reasons-not-to-worry-2/ Peace is mentioned 429 times in the Bible. Why do you suppose the Lord emphasized it so much? Well since anxiety is the number one mental illness worldwide, it is logical to reason that the Lord who loves us more than we can ever know doesn’t want us to be anxious and wants to reassure us, His children, that there is nothing to be anxious about . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/429-reasons-not-to-worry-2/ Thu, 20 April 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/WFTD-10-22-18.mp3 NO NO 7:23 AI (artificial intelligence) has many people worried. Elon Musk, the richest man in the world and one of the smartest, has publicly stated that AI could lead to the end of civilization. Some seem to believe it can become a digital God and others say it will become an antichrist. AI is far smarter than any human on the planet by an exponential margin and can develop into something more wicked than the world has ever seen with the capability of utilizing civilization’s complete dataset to accomplish its goals . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/digital-demon-or-god/ AI (artificial intelligence) has many people worried. Elon Musk, the richest man in the world and one of the smartest, has publicly stated that AI could lead to the end of civilization. Some seem to believe it can become a digital God and others say it will become an antichrist. AI is far smarter than any human on the planet by an exponential margin and can develop into something more wicked than the world has ever seen with the capability of utilizing civilization’s complete dataset to accomplish its goals . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/digital-demon-or-god/ Fri, 21 April 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WFTD-4-21-23.mp3 NO NO 5:37 The mercy and forgiveness of God continues to baffle me. I continue to be blessed beyond measure and it is a mystery to me how God forgave my sins and continues to do so. So, I was mulling this over today . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/baffling-grace/ The mercy and forgiveness of God continues to baffle me. I continue to be blessed beyond measure and it is a mystery to me how God forgave my sins and continues to do so. So, I was mulling this over today . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/baffling-grace/ Mon, 24 April 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WFTD-4-24-23.mp3 NO NO 5:37 A friend of mine asked me to send him the link that was embedded in this Words for the Day post that I sent out quite some time ago. He has a friend who has cancer and faces the uncertainty of life on this planet and felt this would comfort him. I thought I would send it again . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/stand-by-me-3/ A friend of mine asked me to send him the link that was embedded in this Words for the Day post that I sent out quite some time ago. He has a friend who has cancer and faces the uncertainty of life on this planet and felt this would comfort him. I thought I would send it again . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/stand-by-me-3/ Tue, 25 April 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WFTD-4-25-23.mp3 NO NO 6:37 Never underestimate the power of your actions my friends. With one small gesture, you can change a person’s life as this true story clearly teaches. For better or for worse. God puts us all in each other’s lives to impact one another in some way. Look for God in others . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/what-an-impact/ Never underestimate the power of your actions my friends. With one small gesture, you can change a person’s life as this true story clearly teaches. For better or for worse. God puts us all in each other’s lives to impact one another in some way. Look for God in others . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/what-an-impact/ Wed, 26 April 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WFTD-4-26-23.mp3 NO NO 8:09 It is concerning that so many people in the highest places support communist China, a country that wants to destroy our society using any means available. Moral compasses are thrown out the window by many and the only sense of value seems to be lining pockets with communist cash . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/values/ It is concerning that so many people in the highest places support communist China, a country that wants to destroy our society using any means available. Moral compasses are thrown out the window by many and the only sense of value seems to be lining pockets with communist cash . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/values/ Thu, 27 April 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WFTD-4-27-23.mp3 NO NO 7:36 I had a very weird dream. I dreamed that I met a very beautiful girl who was probably in her twenties. She had beautiful blond hair flowing to her shoulders and it was very soft. She had a drop-dead gorgeous smile and eyes as blue as Lake Tahoe. She wore a trench coat. This girl became instantly attracted to me, and me to her. This was weird, because in my dream I was my actual self, not some movie star. I was much older of course and had gray hair and eyebrows and I was old enough to be her father, and there is no way in the world this gal should have even noticed me, much less thrown herself at me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/trench-coat-mystery/ I had a very weird dream. I dreamed that I met a very beautiful girl who was probably in her twenties. She had beautiful blond hair flowing to her shoulders and it was very soft. She had a drop-dead gorgeous smile and eyes as blue as Lake Tahoe. She wore a trench coat. This girl became instantly attracted to me, and me to her. This was weird, because in my dream I was my actual self, not some movie star. I was much older of course and had gray hair and eyebrows and I was old enough to be her father, and there is no way in the world this gal should have even noticed me, much less thrown herself at me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/04/trench-coat-mystery/ Fri, 28 April 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WFTD-4-28-23.mp3 NO NO 5:12 I dreamed last night that I got in attacked by a thug and the man had a knife and badly cut my face. In fact, it was disfigured so much that I didn’t even want to go out in public and merely looking in the mirror made me physically ill. I dreamed this throughout the night, and somewhere along the line during the dream I decided I was going to do something to improve my appearance where I could yet again go out in public and not look like some freak. So, I had a couple of very painful operations including plastic surgery and used various skin creams and was somehow able to get rid of the cuts and scars and right before I awakened, one would be hard pressed to know I had ever been injured . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/cinderella-story/ I dreamed last night that I got in attacked by a thug and the man had a knife and badly cut my face. In fact, it was disfigured so much that I didn’t even want to go out in public and merely looking in the mirror made me physically ill. I dreamed this throughout the night, and somewhere along the line during the dream I decided I was going to do something to improve my appearance where I could yet again go out in public and not look like some freak. So, I had a couple of very painful operations including plastic surgery and used various skin creams and was somehow able to get rid of the cuts and scars and right before I awakened, one would be hard pressed to know I had ever been injured . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/cinderella-story/ Mon, 01 May 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/WFTD-5-1-23.mp3 NO NO 7:29 Years ago, my wife and I saw the Shroud of Turin exhibit in Atlanta that was a replica of the original. The original Shroud resides in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Turin, Italy, as it has for over four centuries. Few artifacts in the world have stirred the imagination, provoked controversy, raised hypotheses – and for some, fortified faith – as has the Shroud of Turin. It is believed by many to be the actual burial cloth of Jesus Christ after the crucifixion . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/enjoy-the-glow/ Years ago, my wife and I saw the Shroud of Turin exhibit in Atlanta that was a replica of the original. The original Shroud resides in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Turin, Italy, as it has for over four centuries. Few artifacts in the world have stirred the imagination, provoked controversy, raised hypotheses – and for some, fortified faith – as has the Shroud of Turin. It is believed by many to be the actual burial cloth of Jesus Christ after the crucifixion . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/enjoy-the-glow/ Tue, 02 May 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/WFTD-5-2-23.mp3 NO NO 6:36 I watched a movie about the Exodus last night. It was far out there. God was depicted as a young boy and the plagues sent by God were explained away as natural occurrences for the most part. Moses was depicted as a troubled person who was torn between his friends in Egypt and his kindred, and he argued with God in their many face-to-face meetings. (The Bible says God hid Moses in a cleft of a rock on the mountain and told Moses not to even look at Him because he would surely die if he looked at the living God) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/navy-drag-queens/ I watched a movie about the Exodus last night. It was far out there. God was depicted as a young boy and the plagues sent by God were explained away as natural occurrences for the most part. Moses was depicted as a troubled person who was torn between his friends in Egypt and his kindred, and he argued with God in their many face-to-face meetings. (The Bible says God hid Moses in a cleft of a rock on the mountain and told Moses not to even look at Him because he would surely die if he looked at the living God) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/navy-drag-queens/ Wed, 03 May 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/WFTD-5-3-23.mp3 NO NO 8:42 Today I go for my last day of physical therapy before I have my torn rotator cuff surgery on the 15th of this month. Then I will endure months of additional physical therapy. It is stupidity at its worst. The insurance company would not allow me to have the surgery until I went through six of weeks of physical therapy for it. They had to pay the expense of it, and I had to endure driving for miles to get there and then go through the pain which I will just have to go through again after surgery. What a waste! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/bring-it/ Today I go for my last day of physical therapy before I have my torn rotator cuff surgery on the 15th of this month. Then I will endure months of additional physical therapy. It is stupidity at its worst. The insurance company would not allow me to have the surgery until I went through six of weeks of physical therapy for it. They had to pay the expense of it, and I had to endure driving for miles to get there and then go through the pain which I will just have to go through again after surgery. What a waste! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/bring-it/ Thu, 04 May 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/WFTD-5-4-23.mp3 NO NO 5:13 I have noticed a small but steady decline in subscribers and am receiving hardly any feedback from Words for the Day posts over the past year and am facing the reality that I may not be relevant anymore. Perhaps I have exhausted what I can add and am merely repeating things said over and again and it is just not that interesting anymore . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/goodbye-bob/ I have noticed a small but steady decline in subscribers and am receiving hardly any feedback from Words for the Day posts over the past year and am facing the reality that I may not be relevant anymore. Perhaps I have exhausted what I can add and am merely repeating things said over and again and it is just not that interesting anymore . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/goodbye-bob/ Fri, 05 May 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/WFTD-5-5-23.mp3 NO NO 8:37 I have never received such a huge volume of heartwarming responses for Words for the Day as I received after Friday’s post. It began within minutes of my post going live and has continued through today. I have heard from folks in most every state in the United States and even in such faraway places as Pakistan, Africa, and China. I had no idea that so many readers cared so much about it. Everyone thanked me and many pled the case for me to continue (and some had very compelling arguments). Incredibly I even had two “haters” write and ask me to continue writing it. LOL . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/thank-you/ I have never received such a huge volume of heartwarming responses for Words for the Day as I received after Friday’s post. It began within minutes of my post going live and has continued through today. I have heard from folks in most every state in the United States and even in such faraway places as Pakistan, Africa, and China. I had no idea that so many readers cared so much about it. Everyone thanked me and many pled the case for me to continue (and some had very compelling arguments). Incredibly I even had two “haters” write and ask me to continue writing it. LOL . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/thank-you/ Mon, 08 May 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/WFTD-5-8-23.mp3 NO NO 10:49 I was discussing the month-long hiatus from writing Words for the Day I’m getting ready to embark on with my good friend Al Cuneo and he offered to send out reruns. He and his son George have helped me with WFTD for over a decade but are so busy with their jobs I hated to ask and thought of another way I could send some out while recovering which I will write in advance. I received so many moving letters asking me to reconsider I thought it might help others in some kind of ministry who have felt like I felt . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/jimmy-galloway/ I was discussing the month-long hiatus from writing Words for the Day I’m getting ready to embark on with my good friend Al Cuneo and he offered to send out reruns. He and his son George have helped me with WFTD for over a decade but are so busy with their jobs I hated to ask and thought of another way I could send some out while recovering which I will write in advance. I received so many moving letters asking me to reconsider I thought it might help others in some kind of ministry who have felt like I felt . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/jimmy-galloway/ Tue, 08 May 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/WFTD-5-9-23.mp3 NO NO 5:55 One common theme among those who mentioned they would miss WFTD was the straightforward way God and His word are presented. The Apostle Paul, one of my all-time favorite Bible heroes, told us to go forth and boldly preach the Gospel. Many of my friends and acquaintances refuse to do so. Perhaps they don’t want to be portrayed as a Jesus freak, or politically incorrect, and choose to remain a “closet Christian” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/go-tell-it-on-the-mountain-2/ One common theme among those who mentioned they would miss WFTD was the straightforward way God and His word are presented. The Apostle Paul, one of my all-time favorite Bible heroes, told us to go forth and boldly preach the Gospel. Many of my friends and acquaintances refuse to do so. Perhaps they don’t want to be portrayed as a Jesus freak, or politically incorrect, and choose to remain a “closet Christian” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/go-tell-it-on-the-mountain-2/ Wed, 10 May 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/WFTD-5-10-23.mp3 NO NO 7:07 I have a very close friend whom I have been trying to convince to do something for the Lord. He has made tremendous strides in the past year in his personal spirituality and is hungry for the Word of God and has been feasting on it. The Lord has rewarded him by blessing him beyond measure in most every area of his life and he is enjoying the peace of God for the first time since I’ve known him. But it has ended there. Now he just basks in God’s sunlight enjoying his personal walk with the Lord . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/useless-tomato-plant/ I have a very close friend whom I have been trying to convince to do something for the Lord. He has made tremendous strides in the past year in his personal spirituality and is hungry for the Word of God and has been feasting on it. The Lord has rewarded him by blessing him beyond measure in most every area of his life and he is enjoying the peace of God for the first time since I’ve known him. But it has ended there. Now he just basks in God’s sunlight enjoying his personal walk with the Lord . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/useless-tomato-plant/ Thu, 11 May 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/WFTD-5-11-23.mp3 NO NO 8:25 Well, Monday morning I go under the knife. I don’t know how long it might be before I can write another WFTD, I’m told at least a month, but we will see. I have mixed emotions about it. On the one hand, I am happy to finally be addressing the problem and on the other, I do not look forward to the pain and rehab to get there. We all know that God allows pain in this life, but He also sends blessings which is the ultimate result of His purpose for those who love Him . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/cursing-is-such-a-pain/ Well, Monday morning I go under the knife. I don’t know how long it might be before I can write another WFTD, I’m told at least a month, but we will see. I have mixed emotions about it. On the one hand, I am happy to finally be addressing the problem and on the other, I do not look forward to the pain and rehab to get there. We all know that God allows pain in this life, but He also sends blessings which is the ultimate result of His purpose for those who love Him . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/cursing-is-such-a-pain/ Fri, 12 May 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/WFTD-5-12-23.mp3 NO NO 7:20 So, the United States is being invaded. We are being overrun as I write these words and they are winning. Migrants from Africa, China, Central America, South America, Mexico, Pakistan, and yes even Afghanistan are pouring over our border with potential terrorists among them and our “clueless” President Biden, is smiling his classic bewildered look as he tries to crack the complex problem of eating an ice cream cone without it dripping on his face . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/god-can-be-found-look-for-the-love/ So, the United States is being invaded. We are being overrun as I write these words and they are winning. Migrants from Africa, China, Central America, South America, Mexico, Pakistan, and yes even Afghanistan are pouring over our border with potential terrorists among them and our “clueless” President Biden, is smiling his classic bewildered look as he tries to crack the complex problem of eating an ice cream cone without it dripping on his face . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/god-can-be-found-look-for-the-love/ Mon, 15 May 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/WFTD-5-15-23.mp3 NO NO 9:58 People often ask me what I did in my career. I answer that I was an entrepreneur and I founded different companies. Invariably I’m asked how I came up with ideas for the different companies that I founded. My response has always been that I looked for a need, something that was needed but was not being done well by other companies, or that there was plenty of room for another company because of the huge demand. Then I would make sure I had the gifts to do a good job with it and that I was confident that I could be passionate about it. Then it was off to the races . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/daggers-or-not-here-it-is/ People often ask me what I did in my career. I answer that I was an entrepreneur and I founded different companies. Invariably I’m asked how I came up with ideas for the different companies that I founded. My response has always been that I looked for a need, something that was needed but was not being done well by other companies, or that there was plenty of room for another company because of the huge demand. Then I would make sure I had the gifts to do a good job with it and that I was confident that I could be passionate about it. Then it was off to the races . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/daggers-or-not-here-it-is/ Wed, 17 May 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/WFTD-5-17-23.mp3 NO NO 4:07 Good morning – I hope this finds you well. I survived my operation and then had a reaction to my medication that had me wondering if I had suffered a stroke. I could not form sentences and was basically talking gibberish for a period approximating an hour. It was a scary, scary time. As I googled stroke symptoms I discovered I was suffering symptoms like several listed for strokes . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/scary-time/ Good morning – I hope this finds you well. I survived my operation and then had a reaction to my medication that had me wondering if I had suffered a stroke. I could not form sentences and was basically talking gibberish for a period approximating an hour. It was a scary, scary time. As I googled stroke symptoms I discovered I was suffering symptoms like several listed for strokes . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/scary-time/ Tue, 23 May 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/WFTD-5-23-23.mp3 NO NO 7:00 Good morning again, and I do mean good morning. It is great to be alive and on the mend. I was thinking yesterday about some of the trials and tragedies I’ve experienced and could have worked myself into tears feeling sorry for myself had I not stopped and asked myself comparatively speaking how many days have I lived completely free of any trials and indeed enjoying the blessings of God showering down on my head like a refreshing tropical shower. It was a humbling experience for me to review the blessings and good times I have lived compared to the relatively few days of darkness . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/count-the-days/ Good morning again, and I do mean good morning. It is great to be alive and on the mend. I was thinking yesterday about some of the trials and tragedies I’ve experienced and could have worked myself into tears feeling sorry for myself had I not stopped and asked myself comparatively speaking how many days have I lived completely free of any trials and indeed enjoying the blessings of God showering down on my head like a refreshing tropical shower. It was a humbling experience for me to review the blessings and good times I have lived compared to the relatively few days of darkness . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/count-the-days/ Wed, 24 May 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/WFTD-5-24-23.mp3 NO NO 6:38 I don’t know at what point during my life I obtained what I call the “God perspective” but it has been with me now for a very long time. Basically, it means that I look at virtually everything concerning my life in terms of God communicating with me. I ask myself numerous times per day what God is trying to teach me about various things going on in my life and the lives of those around me. Jesus taught in parables, and I suppose this story sent to me recently by a reader explains this mystery better than any verbiage I can muster . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/the-god-perspective/ I don’t know at what point during my life I obtained what I call the “God perspective” but it has been with me now for a very long time. Basically, it means that I look at virtually everything concerning my life in terms of God communicating with me. I ask myself numerous times per day what God is trying to teach me about various things going on in my life and the lives of those around me. Jesus taught in parables, and I suppose this story sent to me recently by a reader explains this mystery better than any verbiage I can muster . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/the-god-perspective/ Thu, 25 May 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/WFTD-5-25-23-1.mp3 NO NO 5:33 I was delighted to find a turtle shell that was in pristine condition as I was looking for shed antlers a couple of months ago. It was still completely together. The sun had bleached it out to a beautiful white color inside and out and was a unique conversation piece for sure . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/turtle-shell-home/ I was delighted to find a turtle shell that was in pristine condition as I was looking for shed antlers a couple of months ago. It was still completely together. The sun had bleached it out to a beautiful white color inside and out and was a unique conversation piece for sure . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/turtle-shell-home/ Fri, 26 May 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/WFTD-5-26-23.mp3 NO NO 6:07 A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a beautiful little bird commandeering and subsequently ruining my nifty turtle shell conversation piece to make her nest in. Since then, she has been faithfully sitting on her eggs and they hatched not long ago. So, yesterday morning I walked out on the porch and the little ones were sitting on the edge of the shell with their heads poking out . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/empty-nest-empty-heart/ A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a beautiful little bird commandeering and subsequently ruining my nifty turtle shell conversation piece to make her nest in. Since then, she has been faithfully sitting on her eggs and they hatched not long ago. So, yesterday morning I walked out on the porch and the little ones were sitting on the edge of the shell with their heads poking out . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/empty-nest-empty-heart/ Tue, 30 May 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/WFTD-5-30-23.mp3 NO NO 8:04 Yesterday I was talking to my part-time helper on the farm Willie, who is African American and probably 60 years old. He helps me around the farm now and then and mows my huge yard in the summertime. I greeted him with a booming “Good morning Willie”. He barely acknowledged and I asked how he was doing. He hung his head and started griping about his various ailments and life. I stopped him midsentence and said, “Willie it’s a beautiful morning with a nice little breeze. You are alive and out here splitting wood with a hydraulic wood splitter. So many people cannot even walk or even get out of bed but look at you. You drove a nice truck over here and are enjoying God’s world free of charge. You are blessed, my man!" . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/i-only-care-about-me/ Yesterday I was talking to my part-time helper on the farm Willie, who is African American and probably 60 years old. He helps me around the farm now and then and mows my huge yard in the summertime. I greeted him with a booming “Good morning Willie”. He barely acknowledged and I asked how he was doing. He hung his head and started griping about his various ailments and life. I stopped him midsentence and said, “Willie it’s a beautiful morning with a nice little breeze. You are alive and out here splitting wood with a hydraulic wood splitter. So many people cannot even walk or even get out of bed but look at you. You drove a nice truck over here and are enjoying God’s world free of charge. You are blessed, my man!" . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/05/i-only-care-about-me/ Wed, 31 May 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/WFTD-5-31-23.mp3 NO NO 7:26 One day I was mulling over what I deemed to be the number one sin in the world. I must admit there were many sins from which to choose, but I settled on child rape. It is straight out of hell. It weighed so heavily on my heart that I founded a think tank in Washington D.C. to stop child rape, (trafficking). I did so because God put it on my heart and moved me to do so . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/children-a-gift-from-the-lord/ One day I was mulling over what I deemed to be the number one sin in the world. I must admit there were many sins from which to choose, but I settled on child rape. It is straight out of hell. It weighed so heavily on my heart that I founded a think tank in Washington D.C. to stop child rape, (trafficking). I did so because God put it on my heart and moved me to do so . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/children-a-gift-from-the-lord/ Thu, 01 June 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WFTD-6-1-23.mp3 NO NO 5:39 My recovery from rotator cuff surgery has been nothing short of a miracle. I had no further use of the sling that they told me my arm would be in for six weeks after just 4 or 5 days. I can lift my arms and type with little discomfort. My shoulder still is a little sore, but I don’t experience any “ouch-Pain” anymore. So, I have resumed bush hogging on my tractor and clearing timber with my skid steer and other tasks on my farm. The only thing I cannot do is lift anything that is heavy. I’m slowly gaining in that department but suspect it will be a few more weeks . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/straight-as/ My recovery from rotator cuff surgery has been nothing short of a miracle. I had no further use of the sling that they told me my arm would be in for six weeks after just 4 or 5 days. I can lift my arms and type with little discomfort. My shoulder still is a little sore, but I don’t experience any “ouch-Pain” anymore. So, I have resumed bush hogging on my tractor and clearing timber with my skid steer and other tasks on my farm. The only thing I cannot do is lift anything that is heavy. I’m slowly gaining in that department but suspect it will be a few more weeks . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/straight-as/ Fri, 02 June 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WFTD-6-2-23.mp3 NO NO 5:35 My wife and I visited yet another church yesterday and we arrived 30 minutes early. Yikes! It was a rather large sanctuary, and we had our pick of seats and we decided to sit in the elevated seats towards the back. We always move towards the center of our aisle to allow those who come in late to access the seats near the aisle . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/surrounded-by-widows/ My wife and I visited yet another church yesterday and we arrived 30 minutes early. Yikes! It was a rather large sanctuary, and we had our pick of seats and we decided to sit in the elevated seats towards the back. We always move towards the center of our aisle to allow those who come in late to access the seats near the aisle . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/surrounded-by-widows/ Mon, 05 June 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WFTD-6-5-23.mp3 NO NO 5:45 My neighbors are all telling me I’m nuts because I planted a garden. Their contention is that I can buy what I need at one of the many farmer’s markets located in my area and I won’t have to work in the garden and can buy what I need for a fraction of the cost. I tell them they are right especially after you consider that I had to put up a deer-proof fence 8′ high and buy a rototiller, get a few loads of dirt, and of course buy fertilizer, plants, and irrigation. That is quite the sum of money I spent for my produce . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/4000-tomato-plants/ My neighbors are all telling me I’m nuts because I planted a garden. Their contention is that I can buy what I need at one of the many farmer’s markets located in my area and I won’t have to work in the garden and can buy what I need for a fraction of the cost. I tell them they are right especially after you consider that I had to put up a deer-proof fence 8′ high and buy a rototiller, get a few loads of dirt, and of course buy fertilizer, plants, and irrigation. That is quite the sum of money I spent for my produce . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/4000-tomato-plants/ Tue, 06 June 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WFTD-6-6-23.mp3 NO NO 8:45 I converse with a wide variety of people worldwide about a plethora of issues. I have concluded that many people, including God-fearing followers of Christ, are filled to the brim with anxiety. Big pharma is making out like a champ supplying billions of $ of pills of every description to relieve their torment, but the temporary relief comes at a price which generally entails taking more and stronger “happy pills” that none of it makes anyone happy for very long and can result in addiction all too easily . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/keep-the-faith-baby-keep-the-faith/ I converse with a wide variety of people worldwide about a plethora of issues. I have concluded that many people, including God-fearing followers of Christ, are filled to the brim with anxiety. Big pharma is making out like a champ supplying billions of $ of pills of every description to relieve their torment, but the temporary relief comes at a price which generally entails taking more and stronger “happy pills” that none of it makes anyone happy for very long and can result in addiction all too easily . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/keep-the-faith-baby-keep-the-faith/ Wed, 07 June 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WFTD-6-7-23.mp3 NO NO 7:46 It started night before last. My farm is dark at night – very dark! I got up super early and is my custom I walked out on the porch and stared at the sky. It reminded me of leaving the keys and heading to the Bahamas in my boat long before daylight. The sky on the inky black water was always covered with sparkling reflections of stars and the moon. The waves and currents would make the sparkles twinkle and it almost looked alive as millions of water diamonds danced across the surface of the ocean . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/declaration-of-love-and-glory/ It started night before last. My farm is dark at night – very dark! I got up super early and is my custom I walked out on the porch and stared at the sky. It reminded me of leaving the keys and heading to the Bahamas in my boat long before daylight. The sky on the inky black water was always covered with sparkling reflections of stars and the moon. The waves and currents would make the sparkles twinkle and it almost looked alive as millions of water diamonds danced across the surface of the ocean . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/declaration-of-love-and-glory/ Thu, 08 June 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WFTD-6-8-23.mp3 NO NO 10:03 I had a discussion with the woman who cuts my hair yesterday about marriage and dating. She told me that she divorced the “worthless bum” to whom she had been married and subsequently had not been able to find a suitable replacement. She told me she finally gave up. She is 46 and has not seen anyone in three years and seems content with that, insisting there were no good men left out there that will allow her the independence she desires . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/men-are-men-women-are-women/ I had a discussion with the woman who cuts my hair yesterday about marriage and dating. She told me that she divorced the “worthless bum” to whom she had been married and subsequently had not been able to find a suitable replacement. She told me she finally gave up. She is 46 and has not seen anyone in three years and seems content with that, insisting there were no good men left out there that will allow her the independence she desires . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/men-are-men-women-are-women/ Fri, 09 June 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WFTD-6-9-23.mp3 NO NO 5:58 Is it just me or does anyone else think that it is a sad day in America when the two frontrunners for the Presidency are Joe Biden and Donald Trump? What is the motivation for taking classified documents to their homes? For sure parts of Trump’s persecution is political beyond the pale, but the fact remains that he had boxes and boxes of Top-Secret documents at his home. Joe Biden, Mike Pence, and Hillary Clinton all had classified information too and all of them had carelessly stored them at their homes and in Biden’s case carelessly stored in a garage in plain sight. Are these Top-Secret documents considered trophies to them? Why do they have them? Geez it seems like if they needed trophies they could steal a couple of coffee cups, Whitehouse towels, and a painting of George Washington . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/can-a-righteous-person-be-found/ Is it just me or does anyone else think that it is a sad day in America when the two frontrunners for the Presidency are Joe Biden and Donald Trump? What is the motivation for taking classified documents to their homes? For sure parts of Trump’s persecution is political beyond the pale, but the fact remains that he had boxes and boxes of Top-Secret documents at his home. Joe Biden, Mike Pence, and Hillary Clinton all had classified information too and all of them had carelessly stored them at their homes and in Biden’s case carelessly stored in a garage in plain sight. Are these Top-Secret documents considered trophies to them? Why do they have them? Geez it seems like if they needed trophies they could steal a couple of coffee cups, Whitehouse towels, and a painting of George Washington . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/can-a-righteous-person-be-found/ Mon, 12 June 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WFTD-6-12-23.mp3 NO NO 7:49 I received quite a bit of correspondence about yesterday’s post. A good friend wrote the following: Hey Bob, I pretty much agree with everything you’ve said here, and would like to see DeSantis over Trump for all the reasons you’ve cited. However, in fairness to Trump, despite his many, many, human frailty’s, narcissism, and ego, in my opinion, he governed more conservatively than any president in my memory, including Ronald Reagan, who has been my all-time favorite president . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/the-crux-of-the-matter/ I received quite a bit of correspondence about yesterday’s post. A good friend wrote the following: Hey Bob, I pretty much agree with everything you’ve said here, and would like to see DeSantis over Trump for all the reasons you’ve cited. However, in fairness to Trump, despite his many, many, human frailty’s, narcissism, and ego, in my opinion, he governed more conservatively than any president in my memory, including Ronald Reagan, who has been my all-time favorite president . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/the-crux-of-the-matter/ Tue, 13 June 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WFTD-6-13-23.mp3 NO NO 6:28 I received the following letter from a reader, Don Hubbs, who lives part-time on my former abode, Duck Key: A Remarkable Story of an America Family’s Compassion that must be Shared . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/jesus-and-the-10000000-smile/ I received the following letter from a reader, Don Hubbs, who lives part-time on my former abode, Duck Key: A Remarkable Story of an America Family’s Compassion that must be Shared . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/jesus-and-the-10000000-smile/ Wed, 14 June 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WFTD-6-14-23.mp3 NO NO 6:26 I heard one time that ” Wrinkles will only go where the smiles have been.” I might have added a couple more wrinkles after watching that video I tell you. As I contemplated the smiles provided by this video I mulled over getting old. You know I don’t know about you, but old age just kind of snuck up on me. One day I was in the prime of my life coming and going in the frenzy of a very full life and then the frenzy all but dissipated, my hair turned white, and the wrinkles got deeper . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/old-guy/ I heard one time that ” Wrinkles will only go where the smiles have been.” I might have added a couple more wrinkles after watching that video I tell you. As I contemplated the smiles provided by this video I mulled over getting old. You know I don’t know about you, but old age just kind of snuck up on me. One day I was in the prime of my life coming and going in the frenzy of a very full life and then the frenzy all but dissipated, my hair turned white, and the wrinkles got deeper . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/old-guy/ Thu, 15 June 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WFTD-6-15-23.mp3 NO NO 5:55 Daytime sword fishing is the most complex type of fishing that I have ever done. It is incredibly difficult. Most swordfish are caught at a depth of 1500 feet or more which means here in Florida we must travel 30 miles or so offshore to reach a suitable location . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/victorious-2/ Daytime sword fishing is the most complex type of fishing that I have ever done. It is incredibly difficult. Most swordfish are caught at a depth of 1500 feet or more which means here in Florida we must travel 30 miles or so offshore to reach a suitable location . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/victorious-2/ Fri, 16 June 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WFTD-6-12-20.mp3 NO NO 7:03 Most everyone has heard of the Bermuda Triangle, but most would be surprised to learn that Mississippi has one too. At least that is what I am calling it. Weird weather began last Thursday night with a line of high winds hundreds of miles long that included 70-80 mph wind gusts ripping through the state, lightning, and heavy rain . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/storms-and-sunshine/ Most everyone has heard of the Bermuda Triangle, but most would be surprised to learn that Mississippi has one too. At least that is what I am calling it. Weird weather began last Thursday night with a line of high winds hundreds of miles long that included 70-80 mph wind gusts ripping through the state, lightning, and heavy rain . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/storms-and-sunshine/ Mon, 19 June 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WFTD-6-19-23.mp3 NO NO 11:09 I have a friend who loves Indian artifacts, and he goes and looks for arrowheads at every opportunity. Throughout my many years spent afield I’ve collected quite a few points myself, and whenever I find one in a field or creek, I try to imagine what the Indian who owned it might have been shooting at. Was it an arrow loosed during a fierce battle, or perhaps merely a misspent arrow shot at a whitetail deer or wild turkey? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/trail-of-tears/ I have a friend who loves Indian artifacts, and he goes and looks for arrowheads at every opportunity. Throughout my many years spent afield I’ve collected quite a few points myself, and whenever I find one in a field or creek, I try to imagine what the Indian who owned it might have been shooting at. Was it an arrow loosed during a fierce battle, or perhaps merely a misspent arrow shot at a whitetail deer or wild turkey? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/trail-of-tears/ Tue, 20 June 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WFTD-6-20-23.mp3 NO NO 6:28 So, the President’s son, Hunter Biden, pleads guilty to willfully failing to pay taxes which was downgraded to misdemeanor status, and he is getting probation for possessing a firearm while on illegal drugs and gets a sweetheart deal with no jail time. Instead of receiving a fair and just punishment for his many crimes of laundering money, accepting millions in bribes, committing gun crimes, drug use, and evading taxes and child support, he gets a slap on the wrist. Most any other American would receive jail time, but they are not part of the corrupt legal system. Contrast that with the DOJ targeting a pro-life pastor with a 25-person SWAT team and serious charges who was jailed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/he-made-everything-beautiful/ So, the President’s son, Hunter Biden, pleads guilty to willfully failing to pay taxes which was downgraded to misdemeanor status, and he is getting probation for possessing a firearm while on illegal drugs and gets a sweetheart deal with no jail time. Instead of receiving a fair and just punishment for his many crimes of laundering money, accepting millions in bribes, committing gun crimes, drug use, and evading taxes and child support, he gets a slap on the wrist. Most any other American would receive jail time, but they are not part of the corrupt legal system. Contrast that with the DOJ targeting a pro-life pastor with a 25-person SWAT team and serious charges who was jailed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/he-made-everything-beautiful/ Wed, 21 June 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WFTD-6-21-23.mp3 NO NO 5:49 I often pray for God to come right now – TODAY and eliminate evil once and for all. Yes that is selfish of me. I tell you this hit home with me because I find myself more and more praying for Christ to return. I pray, please dear Lord rapture us and get us out of here to paradise TODAY! But this letter stimulated me to question is that a selfish approach and it is. By praying for that, I am in effect saying Lord I’m all set with my salvation as is my family, to heck with all those lost people, they made their bed, let them lie in it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/attack-dont-retreat/ I often pray for God to come right now – TODAY and eliminate evil once and for all. Yes that is selfish of me. I tell you this hit home with me because I find myself more and more praying for Christ to return. I pray, please dear Lord rapture us and get us out of here to paradise TODAY! But this letter stimulated me to question is that a selfish approach and it is. By praying for that, I am in effect saying Lord I’m all set with my salvation as is my family, to heck with all those lost people, they made their bed, let them lie in it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/attack-dont-retreat/ Thu, 22 June 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WFTD-6-22-23.mp3 NO NO 9:11 “Is Academia Awash in Liberal Bias?” This is one of many recent headlines we see as the world grapples with a question that we’ve been debating for decades: are colleges and universities dominated by liberals? Over the past few years, charges that colleges and universities are “about Radical Left Indoctrination” have come from several quarters, including from the highest echelons of our government, making this a question that merits serious attention. I received the following from a WFTD reader, and it speaks to the two premiere universities in America and indeed the world . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/dont-end-up-like-harvard/ “Is Academia Awash in Liberal Bias?” This is one of many recent headlines we see as the world grapples with a question that we’ve been debating for decades: are colleges and universities dominated by liberals? Over the past few years, charges that colleges and universities are “about Radical Left Indoctrination” have come from several quarters, including from the highest echelons of our government, making this a question that merits serious attention. I received the following from a WFTD reader, and it speaks to the two premiere universities in America and indeed the world . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/dont-end-up-like-harvard/ Fri, 23 June 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WFTD-6-23-23.mp3 NO NO 12:50 I had to visit Dallas for a few days and I’m staying in a hotel just a couple of miles from a site where I had a very traumatic experience. It happened a couple of decades ago yet remains deeply imbedded in my memory. I wrote about it in Words for the Day back then and have reposted it today . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/when-disaster-strikes/ I had to visit Dallas for a few days and I’m staying in a hotel just a couple of miles from a site where I had a very traumatic experience. It happened a couple of decades ago yet remains deeply imbedded in my memory. I wrote about it in Words for the Day back then and have reposted it today . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/when-disaster-strikes/ Mon, 26 June 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WFTD-6-26-23.mp3 NO NO 7:42 At New York’s annual Drag March on Friday, activists chanted “we’re here, we’re queer, we’re coming for your children.” Two years ago, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus released a YouTube video in which 81 of its members sang a song with the refrain: “We’ll convert your children / Happens bit by bit. / Quietly and subtly. / You will barely notice it.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/children-run-and-hide/ At New York’s annual Drag March on Friday, activists chanted “we’re here, we’re queer, we’re coming for your children.” Two years ago, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus released a YouTube video in which 81 of its members sang a song with the refrain: “We’ll convert your children / Happens bit by bit. / Quietly and subtly. / You will barely notice it.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/children-run-and-hide/ Tue, 27 June 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WFTD-6-27-23.mp3 NO NO 12:07 One of the things I enjoy most in life is conversing in virtually any format, (verbally, phone, or e-mail), with intelligent people. I have often counseled junior managers to try and hire the most intelligent team members they can find, and that one can always spot this characteristic by looking into their eyes; I call this phenomenon having “bright eyes” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/bright-eyes/ One of the things I enjoy most in life is conversing in virtually any format, (verbally, phone, or e-mail), with intelligent people. I have often counseled junior managers to try and hire the most intelligent team members they can find, and that one can always spot this characteristic by looking into their eyes; I call this phenomenon having “bright eyes” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/bright-eyes/ Wed, 28 June 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WFTD-6-28-23.mp3 NO NO 9:01 I had my shoes and socks off the other day because my feet were hurting from walking so much. I was looking at the tattoo on the top of my foot and reminiscing as to how it got there. I was about twenty years old in New Orleans and walking through the French Quarter with my girlfriend one night. We were both drunk as skunks and happened to pass a tattoo shop. I told her that I was going in there and get a tattoo and we went into the shop . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/woe-to-the-idiot-me/ I had my shoes and socks off the other day because my feet were hurting from walking so much. I was looking at the tattoo on the top of my foot and reminiscing as to how it got there. I was about twenty years old in New Orleans and walking through the French Quarter with my girlfriend one night. We were both drunk as skunks and happened to pass a tattoo shop. I told her that I was going in there and get a tattoo and we went into the shop . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/woe-to-the-idiot-me/ Thu, 29 June 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WFTD-6-29-23.mp3 NO NO 5:34 Well today is Friday and with all the world’s problems steam rolling us I thought every reader needed to just chill today. Many years ago, an employee and I were driving and saw a man crossing a bridge spanning the expressway. He looked as though he had escaped a mental institution somewhere and was obviously not right in the head, but he had a huge smile on his face as though he didn’t have a care in the world and was loudly singing. I remarked to the employee, “That could be me; not a care in the world, and totally oblivious to the problems in which I’m being body slammed by.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/carefree/ Well today is Friday and with all the world’s problems steam rolling us I thought every reader needed to just chill today. Many years ago, an employee and I were driving and saw a man crossing a bridge spanning the expressway. He looked as though he had escaped a mental institution somewhere and was obviously not right in the head, but he had a huge smile on his face as though he didn’t have a care in the world and was loudly singing. I remarked to the employee, “That could be me; not a care in the world, and totally oblivious to the problems in which I’m being body slammed by.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/06/carefree/ Fri, 30 June 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WFTD-6-30-23.mp3 NO NO 8:09 A lady wrote me yesterday and her letter was near identical to at least 50 others that I’ve received lately. After detailing her many problems she wrote (in part) this series of excerpts: “I believe the Lord will provide for me”. . . “I have lost so much sleep”, I’m very scared” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/poochie-and-his-lies/ A lady wrote me yesterday and her letter was near identical to at least 50 others that I’ve received lately. After detailing her many problems she wrote (in part) this series of excerpts: “I believe the Lord will provide for me”. . . “I have lost so much sleep”, I’m very scared” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/poochie-and-his-lies/ Mon, 03 July 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/WFTD-7-3-23.mp3 NO NO 6:26 I asked a young man (teenager) one time what the Fourth of July means to him. He didn’t hesitate to say, fireworks, hot dogs, hamburgers, watermelons, pool parties, and good times. I asked why we celebrate this holiday, and he couldn’t tell me. He scratched his head and said, “I don’t rightly know” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/freedom-is-not-free/ I asked a young man (teenager) one time what the Fourth of July means to him. He didn’t hesitate to say, fireworks, hot dogs, hamburgers, watermelons, pool parties, and good times. I asked why we celebrate this holiday, and he couldn’t tell me. He scratched his head and said, “I don’t rightly know” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/freedom-is-not-free/ Tue, 04 July 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/WFTD-7-4-23.mp3 NO NO 6:03 I am among the world’s worst at accepting help. Currently I have two very large trees that fell on my fence. I have heavy equipment to remove it, but it is a two or three person job to do so because a chain saw will be required to cut it into smaller, more manageable, pieces with an equipment operator lifting it off the fence . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/dont-break-the-chain/ I am among the world’s worst at accepting help. Currently I have two very large trees that fell on my fence. I have heavy equipment to remove it, but it is a two or three person job to do so because a chain saw will be required to cut it into smaller, more manageable, pieces with an equipment operator lifting it off the fence . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/dont-break-the-chain/ Wed, 05 July 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/WFTD-7-5-23.mp3 NO NO 9:41 One time I bought a new car and my secretary at the time exclaimed that I sure was “lucky”. I told her that it was amazing how luck has worked for me in that the harder I worked the “luckier” I got. Just the other day I had someone exclaim that I was “too blessed” by God. “Huh?” I asked, “Do you suppose God got it wrong?” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/luck-has-nothing-to-do-with-me/ One time I bought a new car and my secretary at the time exclaimed that I sure was “lucky”. I told her that it was amazing how luck has worked for me in that the harder I worked the “luckier” I got. Just the other day I had someone exclaim that I was “too blessed” by God. “Huh?” I asked, “Do you suppose God got it wrong?” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/luck-has-nothing-to-do-with-me/ Thu, 06 July 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/WFTD-7-6-23.mp3 NO NO 6:30 One day my wife decided that she would make some truly homemade biscuits as a special treat for the family. We loved biscuits and gravy with dried beef, and we were all waiting in eager anticipation of this breakfast feast. When she served the biscuits I noticed a clinking sound when I dropped one on my plate. Further investigation revealed that her homemade biscuit was as hard as concrete . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/hard-lessons/ One day my wife decided that she would make some truly homemade biscuits as a special treat for the family. We loved biscuits and gravy with dried beef, and we were all waiting in eager anticipation of this breakfast feast. When she served the biscuits I noticed a clinking sound when I dropped one on my plate. Further investigation revealed that her homemade biscuit was as hard as concrete . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/hard-lessons/ Fri, 07 July 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/WFTD-7-7-23.mp3 NO NO 5:25 I was meeting with my landscape architect the other day and I noticed a beautiful ring he was wearing that was made from sterling silver with a prominent cross engraved in it. I told him I really like it and he told me he bought it in Texas. A week later I was being cared for by a nurse during the pre-op phase of my rotator cuff surgery and noticed she was wearing the exact same cross ring. I told her about seeing an identical ring on my friend and I really like it. She told me she bought it in Texas . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/we-are-one/ I was meeting with my landscape architect the other day and I noticed a beautiful ring he was wearing that was made from sterling silver with a prominent cross engraved in it. I told him I really like it and he told me he bought it in Texas. A week later I was being cared for by a nurse during the pre-op phase of my rotator cuff surgery and noticed she was wearing the exact same cross ring. I told her about seeing an identical ring on my friend and I really like it. She told me she bought it in Texas . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/we-are-one/ Mon, 10 July 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/WFTD-7-10-23.mp3 NO NO 6:58 Well, I received numerous emails about my post yesterday from Texas natives concerning the cross ring I mentioned in the post. Several readers expressed an interest in obtaining one. To find one Google a jewelry store established by James Avery in Kerrville Texas and not Kerr. Apparently it has a museum there as well. Since it was a gift I didn’t ask where it was purchased and my friend mentioned it in passing. I thought I heard Kerr, but he must have meant Kerrville. One woman wrote and said she obtained a woman’s version of the ring there which she wears next to her beloved father’s ring who passed away not long ago . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/gently-whispering/ Well, I received numerous emails about my post yesterday from Texas natives concerning the cross ring I mentioned in the post. Several readers expressed an interest in obtaining one. To find one Google a jewelry store established by James Avery in Kerrville Texas and not Kerr. Apparently it has a museum there as well. Since it was a gift I didn’t ask where it was purchased and my friend mentioned it in passing. I thought I heard Kerr, but he must have meant Kerrville. One woman wrote and said she obtained a woman’s version of the ring there which she wears next to her beloved father’s ring who passed away not long ago . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/gently-whispering/ Tue, 11 July 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/WFTD-7-11-23.mp3 NO NO 8:22 The dam on my pond is eroding and I need to put some rip rap stone on it to halt it. My entire farm is fenced in, and the fence runs so close to the pond down the levee that I can barely drive a small ATV down it much less a tractor or heavy equipment. and yet I own at least 60 feet of property on the other side of my fence which would allow plenty of room. As a solution I decided I would move the fence over to allow more room to get the heavy equipment down the narrow levee to repair it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/hatfield-and-mccoy-battle-royale/ The dam on my pond is eroding and I need to put some rip rap stone on it to halt it. My entire farm is fenced in, and the fence runs so close to the pond down the levee that I can barely drive a small ATV down it much less a tractor or heavy equipment. and yet I own at least 60 feet of property on the other side of my fence which would allow plenty of room. As a solution I decided I would move the fence over to allow more room to get the heavy equipment down the narrow levee to repair it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/hatfield-and-mccoy-battle-royale/ Wed, 12 July 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/WFTD-7-12-23.mp3 NO NO 6:49 Yesterday was one of those steamy, brutally hot Mississippi days. I worked outside for a while but feared that I might end up with heat exhaustion from the unbearable heat and about 2:00 I came in the house to cool off. My wife had gone to run some errands prior to our trip to Oregon today to attend my oldest grandson’s wedding . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/top-gun-maverick-bomb/ Yesterday was one of those steamy, brutally hot Mississippi days. I worked outside for a while but feared that I might end up with heat exhaustion from the unbearable heat and about 2:00 I came in the house to cool off. My wife had gone to run some errands prior to our trip to Oregon today to attend my oldest grandson’s wedding . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/top-gun-maverick-bomb/ Thu, 13 July 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/WFTD-7-13-23.mp3 NO NO 6:54 I arrived in Portland Oregon late yesterday evening. It is beautiful country and to a person everyone with whom I have spoken has been as nice as they can possibly be. This is quite the contrast between the people in the airport at Jackson MS and Atlanta GA. They were sullen and seemed angry at the world and several stared at us like they hated us . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/dont-be-a-hater/ I arrived in Portland Oregon late yesterday evening. It is beautiful country and to a person everyone with whom I have spoken has been as nice as they can possibly be. This is quite the contrast between the people in the airport at Jackson MS and Atlanta GA. They were sullen and seemed angry at the world and several stared at us like they hated us . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/dont-be-a-hater/ Fri, 14 July 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/WFTD-7-14-23.mp3 NO NO 4:07 When we act it is followed by a result. The result can be good or bad dependent upon how we act. Tempt is defined in Webster’s dictionary as follows: “To entice (someone) to commit an unwise or immoral act. Also: “To provoke or risk provoking a fate. All of us are tempted at times and all of us at times yield to temptation and when we do, according to the Bible it provokes God . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/actions-yield-results-2/ When we act it is followed by a result. The result can be good or bad dependent upon how we act. Tempt is defined in Webster’s dictionary as follows: “To entice (someone) to commit an unwise or immoral act. Also: “To provoke or risk provoking a fate. All of us are tempted at times and all of us at times yield to temptation and when we do, according to the Bible it provokes God . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/actions-yield-results-2/ Mon, 17 July 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/WFTD-7-31-18.mp3 NO NO 3:35 I have been attending my grandson’s wedding. It was amazing how he has grown from a little kid into a man. His wedding was beautiful, and a good time was had by all. The next day after the wedding we went salmon fishing and then went crabbing and cod fishing yesterday. We had fresh salmon, Dungeness crabs, and sea bass that was as fresh as it gets for dinner last night and it was dee-licious! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/something-to-strive-for/ I have been attending my grandson’s wedding. It was amazing how he has grown from a little kid into a man. His wedding was beautiful, and a good time was had by all. The next day after the wedding we went salmon fishing and then went crabbing and cod fishing yesterday. We had fresh salmon, Dungeness crabs, and sea bass that was as fresh as it gets for dinner last night and it was dee-licious! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/something-to-strive-for/ Wed, 19 July 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/WFTD-7-19-23.mp3 NO NO 6:25 Several years ago, I walked into my wife’s office and she was on the phone. Her desk was piled high with all kinds of invoices that needed to be paid and other work that needed to be done. It was obvious she was near overwhelmed. She barely looked up at me as she talked on the phone and simultaneously gave me a look that reminded me of the Marine Corps slogan, “Don’t tread on me!” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/angel-in-camo/ Several years ago, I walked into my wife’s office and she was on the phone. Her desk was piled high with all kinds of invoices that needed to be paid and other work that needed to be done. It was obvious she was near overwhelmed. She barely looked up at me as she talked on the phone and simultaneously gave me a look that reminded me of the Marine Corps slogan, “Don’t tread on me!” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/angel-in-camo/ Thu, 20 July 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/WFTD-7-20-23.mp3 NO NO 7:23 Imagine if you had an appointment today at 10:00 with God and He’d agreed beforehand to answer one question. What would you ask Him? Hmmm . . . Stop what you are doing, meditate, and think about this for a moment . . . Selah . . . Would you ask why such a compassionate, loving God allows suffering in this world? Would you ask when He will return for us? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/one-question-for-god/ Imagine if you had an appointment today at 10:00 with God and He’d agreed beforehand to answer one question. What would you ask Him? Hmmm . . . Stop what you are doing, meditate, and think about this for a moment . . . Selah . . . Would you ask why such a compassionate, loving God allows suffering in this world? Would you ask when He will return for us? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/one-question-for-god/ Fri, 21 July 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/WFTD-7-21-23.mp3 NO NO 7:40 Once I disciplined an employee who was caught sleeping at work by his supervisor. When confronted with it, instead of being remorseful and apologetic, this person became openly defiant and blamed it on the supervisor for not giving them enough to do. I angrily told him exactly what I thought of that, and we decided it was in both our best interests for him to find a new career somewhere else . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/we-all-are-in-the-same-boat/ Once I disciplined an employee who was caught sleeping at work by his supervisor. When confronted with it, instead of being remorseful and apologetic, this person became openly defiant and blamed it on the supervisor for not giving them enough to do. I angrily told him exactly what I thought of that, and we decided it was in both our best interests for him to find a new career somewhere else . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/we-all-are-in-the-same-boat/ Mon, 24 July 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/WFTD-7-24-23.mp3 NO NO 6:36 I’m often asked if I think we are living in the end times, or last days. Jesus said that no one knows the exact time that He will return, but we can know it is drawing nigh by the “signs of the times” which he enumerated. Some people reject the End Times, the Rapture, and Jesus coming back. Others think the End Times that Christ was talking about came when the temple was destroyed and references to His return have already occurred. I’ve read the arguments and to be honest I am somewhat puzzled by some verses; however, when taken in context I believe without a doubt that we are living in the end times now . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/just-do-the-right-thing-2/ I’m often asked if I think we are living in the end times, or last days. Jesus said that no one knows the exact time that He will return, but we can know it is drawing nigh by the “signs of the times” which he enumerated. Some people reject the End Times, the Rapture, and Jesus coming back. Others think the End Times that Christ was talking about came when the temple was destroyed and references to His return have already occurred. I’ve read the arguments and to be honest I am somewhat puzzled by some verses; however, when taken in context I believe without a doubt that we are living in the end times now . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/just-do-the-right-thing-2/ Tue, 25 July 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/WFTD-8-16-18.mp3 NO NO 6:42 Vidalia onions have made Vidalia Georgia a household name because of the fertile land around that community that arguably produces the best flavored onions in the country. What Vidalia onions are to Georgia, Smith County watermelons are to Smith County Mississippi. They are as sweet as they come, and this time of the year vendors line up and down the highways surrounding Smith County selling them out of their trailers. I bought a big one yesterday and it is chilling right now. Oh yeah! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/onions-and-watermelons/ Vidalia onions have made Vidalia Georgia a household name because of the fertile land around that community that arguably produces the best flavored onions in the country. What Vidalia onions are to Georgia, Smith County watermelons are to Smith County Mississippi. They are as sweet as they come, and this time of the year vendors line up and down the highways surrounding Smith County selling them out of their trailers. I bought a big one yesterday and it is chilling right now. Oh yeah! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/onions-and-watermelons/ Wed, 26 July 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/WFTD-7-26-23.mp3 NO NO 8:14 I recently drove down to Tallahassee with a friend to buy some specialty Cypress lumber for my new home and while in the area took my friend over to my former home, Honey Lake Plantation. I met a former employee, and he arranged a tour of the entire grounds for us. The place looked awesome, and I could not believe how well it had been maintained. For those of you who have never been there it is stunning in its beauty . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/go-with-the-flow-2/ I recently drove down to Tallahassee with a friend to buy some specialty Cypress lumber for my new home and while in the area took my friend over to my former home, Honey Lake Plantation. I met a former employee, and he arranged a tour of the entire grounds for us. The place looked awesome, and I could not believe how well it had been maintained. For those of you who have never been there it is stunning in its beauty . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/go-with-the-flow-2/ Thu, 27 July 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/WFTD-7-27-23.mp3 NO NO 6:01 I was really bummed out yesterday to learn of the death of a close friend’s sister yesterday. She was just 40 years old. My friend is devastated, and I have been praying for her and ask you to do likewise. This news comes on the heels of discovering on my trip to Honey Lake that a good friend and neighbor who was close to my age and a longtime hunting buddy at Honey Lake has died . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/use-your-time/ I was really bummed out yesterday to learn of the death of a close friend’s sister yesterday. She was just 40 years old. My friend is devastated, and I have been praying for her and ask you to do likewise. This news comes on the heels of discovering on my trip to Honey Lake that a good friend and neighbor who was close to my age and a longtime hunting buddy at Honey Lake has died . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/use-your-time/ Fri, 28 July 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/WFTD-7-28-23.mp3 NO NO 7:03 Yesterday a friend came over and we planted Japanese millet adjacent to my farm ponds. Waterfowl love to dine on it and hopefully by duck season they will be feasting on it in big numbers. We have had a brutal heat wave here and have not had any rain in many weeks with none forecast in the foreseeable future. The ground was as hard as concrete, and I had to attach my big disc to break it up prior to using my no till drill disc/cultivator machine to plant . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/timely-blessing/ Yesterday a friend came over and we planted Japanese millet adjacent to my farm ponds. Waterfowl love to dine on it and hopefully by duck season they will be feasting on it in big numbers. We have had a brutal heat wave here and have not had any rain in many weeks with none forecast in the foreseeable future. The ground was as hard as concrete, and I had to attach my big disc to break it up prior to using my no till drill disc/cultivator machine to plant . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/07/timely-blessing/ Mon, 31 July 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/WFTD-7-31-23.mp3 NO NO 5:34 I got a short email from a friend yesterday whom I haven’t seen or spoken with in perhaps 15 or so years. She is a world class photographer and has done photo shoots of numerous celebrities including musicians such as the Rolling Stones, governors, professional sports figures, and the like. She was photographing the winners of the Business Person of the Year award in Atlanta which I was the recipient when I got to know her . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/hold-on-let-go/ I got a short email from a friend yesterday whom I haven’t seen or spoken with in perhaps 15 or so years. She is a world class photographer and has done photo shoots of numerous celebrities including musicians such as the Rolling Stones, governors, professional sports figures, and the like. She was photographing the winners of the Business Person of the Year award in Atlanta which I was the recipient when I got to know her . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/hold-on-let-go/ Tue, 01 August 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WFTD-8-1-23.mp3 NO NO 5:26 There is an old expression that’s often ignored, “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you”. I know a man and his family that suffered several significant calamities in a short period of time, and when those tragedies struck I was right there to help them get through it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/lick-dont-bite/ There is an old expression that’s often ignored, “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you”. I know a man and his family that suffered several significant calamities in a short period of time, and when those tragedies struck I was right there to help them get through it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/lick-dont-bite/ Wed, 02 August 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WFTD-8-2-23.mp3 NO NO 6:16 Yesterday my wife and I went to the movie Sound of Freedom. It is a thought provoking incredible true story of a former government agent, Tim Ballard, turned vigilante who embarks on a dangerous mission to rescue hundreds of children from sex traffickers . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/sound-of-freedom/ Yesterday my wife and I went to the movie Sound of Freedom. It is a thought provoking incredible true story of a former government agent, Tim Ballard, turned vigilante who embarks on a dangerous mission to rescue hundreds of children from sex traffickers . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/sound-of-freedom/ Thu, 03 August 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WFTD-8-3-23.mp3 NO NO 7:06 My Bible study partner got married this week and he and His bride are heading to Alaska for a nice weeklong cruise and then on to Hawaii (Maui) for another week for their honeymoon. As I contemplate another sweltering hot Mississippi day I must admit I’m somewhat envious of the better climate they will soon enjoy . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/should-we-feel-entitled/ My Bible study partner got married this week and he and His bride are heading to Alaska for a nice weeklong cruise and then on to Hawaii (Maui) for another week for their honeymoon. As I contemplate another sweltering hot Mississippi day I must admit I’m somewhat envious of the better climate they will soon enjoy . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/should-we-feel-entitled/ Fri, 04 August 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WFTD-8-4-23.mp3 NO NO 7:30 Lately I have been inundated with calls and emails concerning folks who are suffering from anxiety about one thing or another. One of the sweetest people I’ve ever met tragically just lost her sister who was a mere 40 years old. Another friend and mother lost her young son and afterwards her marriage. Others have written and expressed they are suffering from various forms of cancer and other life-threatening diseases, one friend lost most of his life savings on the stock market and cyber currency. Many are living in pressure cooker conditions and are afraid, worried, sad, filled with anxiety, and without hope . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/the-big-problem-with-planet-earth/ Lately I have been inundated with calls and emails concerning folks who are suffering from anxiety about one thing or another. One of the sweetest people I’ve ever met tragically just lost her sister who was a mere 40 years old. Another friend and mother lost her young son and afterwards her marriage. Others have written and expressed they are suffering from various forms of cancer and other life-threatening diseases, one friend lost most of his life savings on the stock market and cyber currency. Many are living in pressure cooker conditions and are afraid, worried, sad, filled with anxiety, and without hope . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/the-big-problem-with-planet-earth/ Mon, 07 August 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WFTD-8-7-23.mp3 NO NO 10:12 A friend and reader sent me an article that weighed the modern church of today against the early church and he asked me to comment on it. The writer of this article had built his theory on four basic tenants: How we view other Christians, How to spend the churches money, Supporting military operations, Bible study . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/early-church-vs-todays-church/ A friend and reader sent me an article that weighed the modern church of today against the early church and he asked me to comment on it. The writer of this article had built his theory on four basic tenants: How we view other Christians, How to spend the churches money, Supporting military operations, Bible study . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/early-church-vs-todays-church/ Tue, 08 August 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WFTD-8-8-23.mp3 NO NO 3:22 Are you in the mood for a little poetry this morning? This was written by a teen in Baghdad, Arizona – Check it out . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/nuff-said/ Are you in the mood for a little poetry this morning? This was written by a teen in Baghdad, Arizona – Check it out . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/nuff-said/ Wed, 09 August 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WFTD-8-9-23.mp3 NO NO 8:16 I have no idea why a friend of mine sent the Words for the Day post below. I sent it out back in 2020 in response to a question he posed and had long forgotten it. He sent the post with no explanation and when I sent him a text and asked why he sent it he wrote: “Aged well” (whatever that is supposed to mean). At any rate I read it and was amazed at the prophetic events I mentioned that have come to pass. Give it a read and see what you think . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/aged-well/ I have no idea why a friend of mine sent the Words for the Day post below. I sent it out back in 2020 in response to a question he posed and had long forgotten it. He sent the post with no explanation and when I sent him a text and asked why he sent it he wrote: “Aged well” (whatever that is supposed to mean). At any rate I read it and was amazed at the prophetic events I mentioned that have come to pass. Give it a read and see what you think . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/aged-well/ Thu, 10 August 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WFTD-8-10-23.mp3 NO NO 5:02 My prayers go out to some of the nicest and most wonderful people that I’ve ever met as a devasting fire has burned the coastal city Lahaina Maui to the ground. This morning the governor warns the death toll will be ‘significantly worse’ than the 1960 tsunami that killed 61: Cadaver dogs search for 1,000 missing, with 55 dead and counting. Neighborhoods and businesses have been razed to the ground, and vehicles burned to a crisp across the western side of the island as the wildfires cut off most roads out of Lahaina . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/tragic-paradise/ My prayers go out to some of the nicest and most wonderful people that I’ve ever met as a devasting fire has burned the coastal city Lahaina Maui to the ground. This morning the governor warns the death toll will be ‘significantly worse’ than the 1960 tsunami that killed 61: Cadaver dogs search for 1,000 missing, with 55 dead and counting. Neighborhoods and businesses have been razed to the ground, and vehicles burned to a crisp across the western side of the island as the wildfires cut off most roads out of Lahaina . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/tragic-paradise/ Fri, 11 August 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WFTD-8-11-23.mp3 NO NO 15:17 The condensed version of the long article she sent is that the latest heat wave is being caused by an underwater volcano in the vicinity of the island of Tonga in the South Pacific. Volcanoes can cause changes in climate due primarily to the ash partially blocking the sun . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/is-our-climate-changing/ The condensed version of the long article she sent is that the latest heat wave is being caused by an underwater volcano in the vicinity of the island of Tonga in the South Pacific. Volcanoes can cause changes in climate due primarily to the ash partially blocking the sun . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/is-our-climate-changing/ Mon, 14 August 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WFTD-8-14-23.mp3 NO NO 5:10 I’ve been studying 1 Thessalonians this week and it presents a concept that has been puzzling me for some time. We are told in the Bible, to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord, and Jesus said to the thief on the cross, this day you will be in paradise with Me, and there are many other similar verses in the Bible. Now comes Paul Chapter 4 telling us that we “sleep” when we die and when Christ comes back we shall rise first and those Christians alive will follow . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/so-do-we-sleep-or-remain-alive/ I’ve been studying 1 Thessalonians this week and it presents a concept that has been puzzling me for some time. We are told in the Bible, to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord, and Jesus said to the thief on the cross, this day you will be in paradise with Me, and there are many other similar verses in the Bible. Now comes Paul Chapter 4 telling us that we “sleep” when we die and when Christ comes back we shall rise first and those Christians alive will follow . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/so-do-we-sleep-or-remain-alive/ Tue, 15 August 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WFTD-8-15-23.mp3 NO NO 5:43 Since my shoulder surgery I’ve lost 26 pounds in two months with no end in sight. This morning I stepped on the scales and sure enough had lost another pound. It reminded me of Groundhog Day as this was a repeat from yesterday and the day before. The weight loss is not from too much exercise or weight loss drugs, it is because I have lost my appetite and am at the point of almost force feeding myself at this juncture. I have no idea why, but I have lost my appetite and when I am hungry, I fill up after taking a few bites . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/hope-springs-eternal/ Since my shoulder surgery I’ve lost 26 pounds in two months with no end in sight. This morning I stepped on the scales and sure enough had lost another pound. It reminded me of Groundhog Day as this was a repeat from yesterday and the day before. The weight loss is not from too much exercise or weight loss drugs, it is because I have lost my appetite and am at the point of almost force feeding myself at this juncture. I have no idea why, but I have lost my appetite and when I am hungry, I fill up after taking a few bites . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/hope-springs-eternal/ Wed, 16 August 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WFTD-8-16-23.mp3 NO NO 7:03 Several years ago, I spoke at Teen Challenge in Lancaster PA. The director put me on his mailing list and for months I received numerous e-mails concerning their center’s effort to purchase some property for a badly needed induction center for addicted teenagers. The one they have now is badly overcrowded and they are daily turning away people who desperately need help . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/be-a-part-of-your-miracle/ Several years ago, I spoke at Teen Challenge in Lancaster PA. The director put me on his mailing list and for months I received numerous e-mails concerning their center’s effort to purchase some property for a badly needed induction center for addicted teenagers. The one they have now is badly overcrowded and they are daily turning away people who desperately need help . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/be-a-part-of-your-miracle/ Thu, 17 August 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WFTD-8-17-23.mp3 NO NO 7:52 Several years ago, I counseled a friend about his business and was surprised to hear some of his comments. As we discussed his product offering, every other word out of his mouth seemed to dwell on what was important to “HIM”. I finally interrupted him and politely informed him that in business it is not what is important to “him”. What is important to the “CUSTOMER” who pays for his products and services. I told him that if he hopes to sell to the masses, he better start getting his arms around that concept and very soon . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/mullet-pink-hot-pants-and-earrings/ Several years ago, I counseled a friend about his business and was surprised to hear some of his comments. As we discussed his product offering, every other word out of his mouth seemed to dwell on what was important to “HIM”. I finally interrupted him and politely informed him that in business it is not what is important to “him”. What is important to the “CUSTOMER” who pays for his products and services. I told him that if he hopes to sell to the masses, he better start getting his arms around that concept and very soon . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/mullet-pink-hot-pants-and-earrings/ Fri, 18 August 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WFTD-8-18-23.mp3 NO NO 7:42 One time I went to a prison event and was getting prepared before I went into the prison and was praying about it. I was tasked with going into a special unit which is a separate facility reserved for sex offenders, and snitches that would be killed if they went into general population. I knew there were guys in there who had raped little kids, some as young as one year old. I had to pray fervently in order to help these guys find their way to Jesus. My flesh wanted to pound them into oblivion . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/he-is-a-reprobate-his-feet-stink-and-he-doesnt-believe-in-god-do-you-love-him/ One time I went to a prison event and was getting prepared before I went into the prison and was praying about it. I was tasked with going into a special unit which is a separate facility reserved for sex offenders, and snitches that would be killed if they went into general population. I knew there were guys in there who had raped little kids, some as young as one year old. I had to pray fervently in order to help these guys find their way to Jesus. My flesh wanted to pound them into oblivion . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/he-is-a-reprobate-his-feet-stink-and-he-doesnt-believe-in-god-do-you-love-him/ Mon, 21 August 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WFTD-8-21-23.mp3 NO NO 7:49 Recently a song came out entitled, “Rich men north of Richmond”. It struck a nerve with me and many others with tens of millions of views across the country, the writer and singer is a man who was raised in Appalachia. He did not finish high school but is being hailed as a musical genius who writes and sings about the ordinary man with some saying it is on the level of Hank Williams . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/the-rich-men-north-of-richmond/ Recently a song came out entitled, “Rich men north of Richmond”. It struck a nerve with me and many others with tens of millions of views across the country, the writer and singer is a man who was raised in Appalachia. He did not finish high school but is being hailed as a musical genius who writes and sings about the ordinary man with some saying it is on the level of Hank Williams . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/the-rich-men-north-of-richmond/ Tue, 22 August 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WFTD-8-22-23.mp3 NO NO 4:20 I received the following email entitled, “Life from the seat of a tractor” and entails an old Farmer’s Words of Wisdom that we could all live by… It is directed to how we should live our daily lives and I think you will recognize much of it as coming directly from the Bible, (particularly Proverbs), only it is presented in a more homespun practical way. Most of these tidbits have a far deeper meaning than first meets the eye. Read it slowly and think about it . . . Selah . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/old-man-wisdom/ I received the following email entitled, “Life from the seat of a tractor” and entails an old Farmer’s Words of Wisdom that we could all live by… It is directed to how we should live our daily lives and I think you will recognize much of it as coming directly from the Bible, (particularly Proverbs), only it is presented in a more homespun practical way. Most of these tidbits have a far deeper meaning than first meets the eye. Read it slowly and think about it . . . Selah . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/old-man-wisdom/ Wed, 23 August 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WFTD-8-23-23.mp3 NO NO 5:12 I along with millions of other folks watched the Republican debates last night. It reminded me of a bunch of grade school kids trying to shout each other down. The highlight for me was when they showed a clip of Rich Men North of Richmond. Today’s reviews of who won and lost were comical. Fox news stated that Ramasway was the biggest loser and Daily Mail had him as the biggest winner. Both news organizations are owned by Rupert Murdoch, go figure . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/be-of-one-mind/ I along with millions of other folks watched the Republican debates last night. It reminded me of a bunch of grade school kids trying to shout each other down. The highlight for me was when they showed a clip of Rich Men North of Richmond. Today’s reviews of who won and lost were comical. Fox news stated that Ramasway was the biggest loser and Daily Mail had him as the biggest winner. Both news organizations are owned by Rupert Murdoch, go figure . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/be-of-one-mind/ Thu, 24 August 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WFTD-8-24-23.mp3 NO NO 8:49 As anticipated I got some mail from Trump lovers yesterday after my post. One long time reader remembered that when Trump ran the first time that I supported him and wanted to know why I changed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/divided-states-of-america/ As anticipated I got some mail from Trump lovers yesterday after my post. One long time reader remembered that when Trump ran the first time that I supported him and wanted to know why I changed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/divided-states-of-america/ Fri, 25 August 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WFTD-8-25-23.mp3 NO NO 10:39 After 25 years of writing this post five times per week I have learned a thing or two about expressing my opinion about politics. Through the years I have done my share of speaking out against abortion, homosexuality, unchecked violence, trafficking, stupid wars, burgeoning crime, immigrants here illegally, welfare, pedophiles immorality, lack of civility, and so on; savagely ravaging the likes of the Clintons, Obama, Both father and son of the Bush family, Biden, and yes Trump. My posts are always met by rabid fans with some death threats, foul language, and idiotic ranting . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/rabid-fans/ After 25 years of writing this post five times per week I have learned a thing or two about expressing my opinion about politics. Through the years I have done my share of speaking out against abortion, homosexuality, unchecked violence, trafficking, stupid wars, burgeoning crime, immigrants here illegally, welfare, pedophiles immorality, lack of civility, and so on; savagely ravaging the likes of the Clintons, Obama, Both father and son of the Bush family, Biden, and yes Trump. My posts are always met by rabid fans with some death threats, foul language, and idiotic ranting . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/rabid-fans/ Mon, 28 August 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WFTD-8-28-23.mp3 NO NO 6:38 A few weeks back I wrote about my complete loss of appetite and severe weight loss. Actually I lost 27 pounds in about 60 days and in the last weeks have been losing 1-2 lbs. per day. I was not overweight at 6 feet tall and weighing in at 209 so the loss of 27 pounds had a noticeable effect on me. I lost much muscle mass and was so fatigued I was sleeping much of the day, (something I have never experienced) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/mystery-solved/ A few weeks back I wrote about my complete loss of appetite and severe weight loss. Actually I lost 27 pounds in about 60 days and in the last weeks have been losing 1-2 lbs. per day. I was not overweight at 6 feet tall and weighing in at 209 so the loss of 27 pounds had a noticeable effect on me. I lost much muscle mass and was so fatigued I was sleeping much of the day, (something I have never experienced) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/mystery-solved/ Tue, 29 August 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WFTD-8-29-23.mp3 NO NO 4:20 I went to church with a neighbor last Sunday and when the singing was over and just prior to the pastor taking over. I looked at my buddy and out of the blue whispered, “Thanks!” He looked at me bewildered and said, “For what?” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/singing/ I went to church with a neighbor last Sunday and when the singing was over and just prior to the pastor taking over. I looked at my buddy and out of the blue whispered, “Thanks!” He looked at me bewildered and said, “For what?” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/singing/ Wed, 30 August 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WFTD-8-30-23.mp3 NO NO 6:03 I received the following video from a reader. It is a must-watch for you. I know many of you like to listen versus reading Words for the Day, but today would be a good day to read beginning right now . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/bear-in-tennessee/ I received the following video from a reader. It is a must-watch for you. I know many of you like to listen versus reading Words for the Day, but today would be a good day to read beginning right now . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/bear-in-tennessee/ Thu, 31 August 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WFTD-8-31-23.mp3 NO NO 4:22 One of my hobbies is training my lab. I enjoy it immensely as does he. I was looking for my next challenge in training him. I’ve taught him to come, retrieve, sit, heel, lay down, roll over, stay, crawl, load up into my truck bed, and point my fingers at him like I’m holding a pistol and say BANG! and have him play dead complete with first rolling around as though wounded before “dying” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/grin-boy-grin/ One of my hobbies is training my lab. I enjoy it immensely as does he. I was looking for my next challenge in training him. I’ve taught him to come, retrieve, sit, heel, lay down, roll over, stay, crawl, load up into my truck bed, and point my fingers at him like I’m holding a pistol and say BANG! and have him play dead complete with first rolling around as though wounded before “dying” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/grin-boy-grin/ Fri, 01 September 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WFTD-9-1-23.mp3 NO NO 4:45 I’m beginning to hear the Covid war drums beating night and day. Does this mean we are being reinfected? Studies like the Cochrane study have pointed to masks as being ineffective against Covid and in fact are likely entirely useless. But many establishments and government institutions are already establishing mandatory requirements for wearing masks as a primary tool against preventing infection? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/political-machine-extraordinaire/ I’m beginning to hear the Covid war drums beating night and day. Does this mean we are being reinfected? Studies like the Cochrane study have pointed to masks as being ineffective against Covid and in fact are likely entirely useless. But many establishments and government institutions are already establishing mandatory requirements for wearing masks as a primary tool against preventing infection? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/political-machine-extraordinaire/ Mon, 04 September 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WFTD-9-4-23.mp3 NO NO 4:23 Recently I’ve had dozens of long talks with various friends of mine who seem scattered all over the country. Some I haven’t talked to in many years and lo and behold I get a call from one almost on a weekly basis. I’ve also called a few myself as the Lord put them on my heart, but most just came out of the blue and were initiated by them. Many of the calls were over an hour or more long. It was great to talk to them and laugh about the good times we’ve had together . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/friends-galore-2/ Recently I’ve had dozens of long talks with various friends of mine who seem scattered all over the country. Some I haven’t talked to in many years and lo and behold I get a call from one almost on a weekly basis. I’ve also called a few myself as the Lord put them on my heart, but most just came out of the blue and were initiated by them. Many of the calls were over an hour or more long. It was great to talk to them and laugh about the good times we’ve had together . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/friends-galore-2/ Tue, 05 September 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WFTD-9-5-23-1.mp3 NO NO 10:30 Welcome to the latest battle for our souls launched by ChatGPT Microsoft’s version of AI – (Artificial intelligence). This battle concerns AI changing the Bible. According to statistics most folks have not read the Bible and know little about it. Now comes the WOKE brigade using AI to change it and the obvious result will be, “Well the Bible says it, so it must be true." . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/soul-battle/ Welcome to the latest battle for our souls launched by ChatGPT Microsoft’s version of AI – (Artificial intelligence). This battle concerns AI changing the Bible. According to statistics most folks have not read the Bible and know little about it. Now comes the WOKE brigade using AI to change it and the obvious result will be, “Well the Bible says it, so it must be true." . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/soul-battle/ Wed, 06 September 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WFTD-9-6-23.mp3 NO NO 4:46 I was playing a crucially important high school football game and as luck would have it I got kicked solidly in the groin. I was lying on the ground writhing around in excruciating pain and the trainer came running out on the field to check on me. I could hear a chant coming from the stands that went like this, “That’s OK – That’s all right – Come on Generals, Fight! Fight! Fight!” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/fight-fight-fight/ I was playing a crucially important high school football game and as luck would have it I got kicked solidly in the groin. I was lying on the ground writhing around in excruciating pain and the trainer came running out on the field to check on me. I could hear a chant coming from the stands that went like this, “That’s OK – That’s all right – Come on Generals, Fight! Fight! Fight!” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/fight-fight-fight/ Thu, 07 September 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WFTD-9-7-23.mp3 NO NO 5:05 I did a mass mailing to thousands of my readers one time, and I received a return notice that two of the people on my list had died. One of them had this autoreply on his e-mail: “I Have Passed on to My Heavenly Reward. God does not have an email server so your message will never be seen." . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/watching-grasshoppers-with-jesus/ I did a mass mailing to thousands of my readers one time, and I received a return notice that two of the people on my list had died. One of them had this autoreply on his e-mail: “I Have Passed on to My Heavenly Reward. God does not have an email server so your message will never be seen." . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/watching-grasshoppers-with-jesus/ Fri, 08 September 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WFTD-9-8-23.mp3 NO NO 5:36 I used to own a printed magazine and eventually added a video magazine whereby folks could watch as well as read it.. It was a very popular magazine and even today is still the number one magazine of its kind in the world. At the end I would throw a stick into the pond in my backyard and my lab Bear would retrieve it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/lighten-up-henreee/ I used to own a printed magazine and eventually added a video magazine whereby folks could watch as well as read it.. It was a very popular magazine and even today is still the number one magazine of its kind in the world. At the end I would throw a stick into the pond in my backyard and my lab Bear would retrieve it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/lighten-up-henreee/ Mon, 11 September 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WFTD-9-11-23.mp3 NO NO 5:16 My neighbor’s mother died yesterday. It was a long time coming and she lived a very full life. A friend and I were discussing this situation and he made the remark that she had had traveled a long way during her long life, but nothing compared to the journey to heaven she is on now . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/a-long-way-to-go/ My neighbor’s mother died yesterday. It was a long time coming and she lived a very full life. A friend and I were discussing this situation and he made the remark that she had had traveled a long way during her long life, but nothing compared to the journey to heaven she is on now . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/a-long-way-to-go/ Tue, 12 September 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WFTD-9-12-23.mp3 NO NO 6:23 Have you stirred up the gift given to you? Stir up the gift is a phrase written by the apostle Paul to Timothy, his young disciple in the faith: “Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you . . . The Greek word translated “stir up” denotes the kindling of a fire, as by bellows. Anyone who has ever tended a campfire knows that stirring up the glowing embers of a dying fire can cause those embers to flame up again and burn more brightly . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/can-do-day/ Have you stirred up the gift given to you? Stir up the gift is a phrase written by the apostle Paul to Timothy, his young disciple in the faith: “Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you . . . The Greek word translated “stir up” denotes the kindling of a fire, as by bellows. Anyone who has ever tended a campfire knows that stirring up the glowing embers of a dying fire can cause those embers to flame up again and burn more brightly . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/can-do-day/ Wed, 13 September 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WFTD-9-13-23.mp3 NO NO 8:27 Most everyone has heard of and appreciates the work of the genius Albert Einstein. American Minute posted daily by William J. Federer recently did a piece on him and it was fascinating. He taught himself calculus at the age of 14. In 1921, Albert Einstein earned his doctorate from the University of Zurich, and wrote papers on electromagnetic energy, relativity, and statistical mechanics. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/einstein-was-no-atheist/ Most everyone has heard of and appreciates the work of the genius Albert Einstein. American Minute posted daily by William J. Federer recently did a piece on him and it was fascinating. He taught himself calculus at the age of 14. In 1921, Albert Einstein earned his doctorate from the University of Zurich, and wrote papers on electromagnetic energy, relativity, and statistical mechanics. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/einstein-was-no-atheist/ Thu, 14 September 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WFTD-9-14-23.mp3 NO NO 6:26 One of my readers whose conversations are always fascinating wrote and told me he retired but took a part-time job as a deliveryman so he would have something to do and remain mentally acute. He told me he didn’t need the extra money but having something to do during the week helped him mentally as compared to sitting around doing nothing. He also has a cool ministry that he and his wife run . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/bored-bwhahahaha/ One of my readers whose conversations are always fascinating wrote and told me he retired but took a part-time job as a deliveryman so he would have something to do and remain mentally acute. He told me he didn’t need the extra money but having something to do during the week helped him mentally as compared to sitting around doing nothing. He also has a cool ministry that he and his wife run . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/bored-bwhahahaha/ Fri, 15 September 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WFTD-9-15-23.mp3 NO NO 6:35 I read about a website for beautiful people only, that recently removed approximately 10,000 people from their site for not being beautiful enough. The company claimed that a disgruntled employee had hacked into their software, (that culls ugly people and rejects their applications) and manipulated the software to accept virtually anyone (which allowed ugly folks to join the club) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/are-you-beautiful/ I read about a website for beautiful people only, that recently removed approximately 10,000 people from their site for not being beautiful enough. The company claimed that a disgruntled employee had hacked into their software, (that culls ugly people and rejects their applications) and manipulated the software to accept virtually anyone (which allowed ugly folks to join the club) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/are-you-beautiful/ Mon, 18 September 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WFTD-9-18-23.mp3 NO NO 8:08 Anyone who follows sports, especially football or baseball is familiar with flamboyant Deion Sanders. Deion was drafted as a first-rounder in 1989 by the Atlanta Falcons out of Florida State and played in the league for 14 seasons with several franchises. He was an integral part of the teams that won two Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame in 2011 . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/prime-time/ Anyone who follows sports, especially football or baseball is familiar with flamboyant Deion Sanders. Deion was drafted as a first-rounder in 1989 by the Atlanta Falcons out of Florida State and played in the league for 14 seasons with several franchises. He was an integral part of the teams that won two Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame in 2011 . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/prime-time/ Tue, 19 September 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WFTD-9-19-23.mp3 NO NO 5:31 As most readers of this column know I am a big admirer of the famed intellectual and former atheist turned devout Christian C.S. Lewis. Recently I read his take on forgiveness . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/john-waynes-conditional-forgiveness/ As most readers of this column know I am a big admirer of the famed intellectual and former atheist turned devout Christian C.S. Lewis. Recently I read his take on forgiveness . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/john-waynes-conditional-forgiveness/ Wed, 20 September 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WFTD-9-20-23.mp3 NO NO 4:41 Recently I taught my old farm helper how to drive my tractor. He caught on rather quickly and plowed fields for several hours and when through was limping around like a stiff-legged old dog’. He slowly got down off the tractor and held his back and grimaced . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/youve-paid-your-dues/ Recently I taught my old farm helper how to drive my tractor. He caught on rather quickly and plowed fields for several hours and when through was limping around like a stiff-legged old dog’. He slowly got down off the tractor and held his back and grimaced . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/youve-paid-your-dues/ Thu, 21 September 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WFTD-9-21-23.mp3 NO NO 5:02 Yesterday I received an email from a good friend of mine, Jack Parker. It seems the post I wrote this week was timely for him. I thought his response might encourage some of you as it did me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/two-children-two-years-old-and-60-years-old/ Yesterday I received an email from a good friend of mine, Jack Parker. It seems the post I wrote this week was timely for him. I thought his response might encourage some of you as it did me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/two-children-two-years-old-and-60-years-old/ Fri, 22 September 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WFTD-9-22-23.mp3 NO NO 5:16 I watched a documentary of Roy Orbison’s life yesterday afternoon. For those of you who don’t know who he was he was one of the foremost musicians of his day. He had one of the most beautiful voices I’ve ever heard. He got a guitar when he was just 6 years old and became a talented guitar player, and song writer, but was perhaps best known for his operatic voice and his somber rock and roll songs. He had no formal musical training but was widely acclaimed for his song writing abilities, impassioned singing style, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/lonely-and-sad/ I watched a documentary of Roy Orbison’s life yesterday afternoon. For those of you who don’t know who he was he was one of the foremost musicians of his day. He had one of the most beautiful voices I’ve ever heard. He got a guitar when he was just 6 years old and became a talented guitar player, and song writer, but was perhaps best known for his operatic voice and his somber rock and roll songs. He had no formal musical training but was widely acclaimed for his song writing abilities, impassioned singing style, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/lonely-and-sad/ Mon, 25 September 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WFTD-9-25-23.mp3 NO NO 6:57 My wife and I went out to eat with another couple the other night. The subject of enjoying the golden years of our lives before we run out of time came up. I mentioned that time was not the only issue, but also having good health to enjoy our senior years was significant. That unleashed a firestorm. My buddy then proceeded to tell me of all his ailments . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/one-issue-and-it-is-not-time/ My wife and I went out to eat with another couple the other night. The subject of enjoying the golden years of our lives before we run out of time came up. I mentioned that time was not the only issue, but also having good health to enjoy our senior years was significant. That unleashed a firestorm. My buddy then proceeded to tell me of all his ailments . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/one-issue-and-it-is-not-time/ Tue, 26 September 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WFTD-9-26-23.mp3 NO NO 6:09 My new house is nearly finished, and I was telling a few of my friends of the feeling of satisfaction I was experiencing from finishing my latest project. It has been a difficult task at my age to build it and deal with all the problems and I’m glad it is nearly completed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/dont-stop/ My new house is nearly finished, and I was telling a few of my friends of the feeling of satisfaction I was experiencing from finishing my latest project. It has been a difficult task at my age to build it and deal with all the problems and I’m glad it is nearly completed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/dont-stop/ Wed, 27 September 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WFTD-9-27-23.mp3 NO NO 3:02 This morning I saw two videos about young children. One showed a man’s very young son on a Ring camera frantically running down the driveway in his pajamas trying to catch up with his father so he could give him a big hug before he left for work . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/a-hug/ This morning I saw two videos about young children. One showed a man’s very young son on a Ring camera frantically running down the driveway in his pajamas trying to catch up with his father so he could give him a big hug before he left for work . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/a-hug/ Thu, 28 September 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WFTD-9-28-23.mp3 NO NO 6:46 A friend of mine sent the message below. It is something that we should all reflect upon this morning. "One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/take-a-few-minutes/ A friend of mine sent the message below. It is something that we should all reflect upon this morning. "One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/take-a-few-minutes/ Tue, 03 October 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WFTD-10-3-23.mp3 NO NO 5:02 Some 1000 Israelis were slaughtered and killed this weekend with another 2000 wounded. Backed by Iran using Hamas and Hezbollah as proxies a sneak attack was launched upon the tiny country with devastating fury. It took awhile but Israel is fighting back with its own brand of fury with a full-scale siege which includes cutting off water, fuel, and food. They have declared war and are launching full scale reprisals with jets and deadly weapons of war as this is written . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/blood-lust-2/ Some 1000 Israelis were slaughtered and killed this weekend with another 2000 wounded. Backed by Iran using Hamas and Hezbollah as proxies a sneak attack was launched upon the tiny country with devastating fury. It took awhile but Israel is fighting back with its own brand of fury with a full-scale siege which includes cutting off water, fuel, and food. They have declared war and are launching full scale reprisals with jets and deadly weapons of war as this is written . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/blood-lust-2/ Mon, 09 October 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WFTD-10-9-23.mp3 NO NO 5:35 Yesterday I went to get an MRI. My father had Parkinson’s and due to the tremors in my lip it was feared that I might have it too. Last night the nurse called me with a report of my test, and it seems that I am experiencing symptoms that are caused by my age. I am awaiting another neurological test that I should receive today that should provide more insight concerning whether or not I have Parkinson’s and if there is cause for concern of a neurological nature . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/salvation-is-through-the-jews/ Yesterday I went to get an MRI. My father had Parkinson’s and due to the tremors in my lip it was feared that I might have it too. Last night the nurse called me with a report of my test, and it seems that I am experiencing symptoms that are caused by my age. I am awaiting another neurological test that I should receive today that should provide more insight concerning whether or not I have Parkinson’s and if there is cause for concern of a neurological nature . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/salvation-is-through-the-jews/ Tue, 10 October 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WFTD-10-10-23.mp3 NO NO 4:28 My brother called me one time and he was as down as I’d ever encountered him. He was at the end of his third marriage; his kid’s lives were a mess; drugs, alcohol, and all that goes with it were his nemesis; his job was not going well and due to his bad behavior his boss disliked him intensely. He was miserable and his life was a disaster . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/easy-solution-to-lifes-toughest-problems-2/ My brother called me one time and he was as down as I’d ever encountered him. He was at the end of his third marriage; his kid’s lives were a mess; drugs, alcohol, and all that goes with it were his nemesis; his job was not going well and due to his bad behavior his boss disliked him intensely. He was miserable and his life was a disaster . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/easy-solution-to-lifes-toughest-problems-2/ Wed, 11 October 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/WFTD-10-30-15.mp3 NO NO 7:51 One time I met with the leader of one of the best ministries in the world. Out of the blue he contacted me and said he would be in the southeast and wanted to meet with me. His organization has planted churches all over the world and so many people have come to know the Lord through their efforts it is amazing. It was so encouraging to be around him . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/no-match-for-god/ One time I met with the leader of one of the best ministries in the world. Out of the blue he contacted me and said he would be in the southeast and wanted to meet with me. His organization has planted churches all over the world and so many people have come to know the Lord through their efforts it is amazing. It was so encouraging to be around him . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/no-match-for-god/ Thu, 12 October 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WFTD-10-12-23.mp3 NO NO 6:11 I’ve been studying the Old Testament for a couple of months now. One thing sure the Lord expects to be obeyed. They have not always done so and unfortunately this situation remains today. God would tell them not to intermarry, but they did it anyway. He would tell them not to worship idols, but they did it anyway. He gave them the Ten commandments but in many cases they merely ignored them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/no-carte-blanche/ I’ve been studying the Old Testament for a couple of months now. One thing sure the Lord expects to be obeyed. They have not always done so and unfortunately this situation remains today. God would tell them not to intermarry, but they did it anyway. He would tell them not to worship idols, but they did it anyway. He gave them the Ten commandments but in many cases they merely ignored them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/no-carte-blanche/ Fri, 13 October 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WFTD-10-13-23.mp3 NO NO 4:42 I went hunting last week and harvested a couple of does. I saw two big bucks later that week but let them live for another day because even though they were big, they weren’t quite big enough to harvest. The first one that appeared had a large high rack, but it wasn’t heavy, and I judged him to be about 2 ½ years old. Almost instantly another appeared, and he was bigger and much heavier, and I estimated him to be four and a half years old. I watched them for a good 30 minutes from about 35 yards and finally decided to let them both go for another year before harvesting them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/will-we-make-it/ I went hunting last week and harvested a couple of does. I saw two big bucks later that week but let them live for another day because even though they were big, they weren’t quite big enough to harvest. The first one that appeared had a large high rack, but it wasn’t heavy, and I judged him to be about 2 ½ years old. Almost instantly another appeared, and he was bigger and much heavier, and I estimated him to be four and a half years old. I watched them for a good 30 minutes from about 35 yards and finally decided to let them both go for another year before harvesting them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/will-we-make-it/ Mon, 16 October 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WFTD-10-15-23.mp3 NO NO 6:15 A couple of years back I was recording Words for the Day for the audio feature and my radio segment and unbeknownst to me my little granddaughter had gotten up early and come downstairs and overheard me recording it. Later she reported to her mother that, “Papaw was in his office talking to his computer about God.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/talking-to-god-on-the-computer/ A couple of years back I was recording Words for the Day for the audio feature and my radio segment and unbeknownst to me my little granddaughter had gotten up early and come downstairs and overheard me recording it. Later she reported to her mother that, “Papaw was in his office talking to his computer about God.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/talking-to-god-on-the-computer/ Tue, 17 October 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WFTD-10-17-23.mp3 NO NO 3:30 My doctor diagnosed me with non-alcoholic cirrhosis. It is not caused from drinking alcohol, but is even more dangerous. There’s no cure. Apparently, it permeates the healthy cells of the liver and wreaks all kinds of havoc. The liver controls, some 4000 bodily functions, so it is an understatement to say that it is vital. Questions are not if I’m going to die, but how and when? But isn’t that the prognosis of us all? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/slip-in-sideways/ My doctor diagnosed me with non-alcoholic cirrhosis. It is not caused from drinking alcohol, but is even more dangerous. There’s no cure. Apparently, it permeates the healthy cells of the liver and wreaks all kinds of havoc. The liver controls, some 4000 bodily functions, so it is an understatement to say that it is vital. Questions are not if I’m going to die, but how and when? But isn’t that the prognosis of us all? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/slip-in-sideways/ Wed, 18 October 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WFTD-10-18-23.mp3 NO NO 5:37 I was reading 1 Thessalonians, and it presents a concept that seems puzzling. We are told in the Bible that “to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord,” and Jesus said to the thief on the cross, “this day you will be in paradise with Me” and there are many other similar verses in the Bible. Now comes Paul Chapter 4 telling us that we “sleep” when we die and when Christ comes back, we shall rise first and those Christians alive will follow . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/soul-sleep/ I was reading 1 Thessalonians, and it presents a concept that seems puzzling. We are told in the Bible that “to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord,” and Jesus said to the thief on the cross, “this day you will be in paradise with Me” and there are many other similar verses in the Bible. Now comes Paul Chapter 4 telling us that we “sleep” when we die and when Christ comes back, we shall rise first and those Christians alive will follow . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/soul-sleep/ Thu, 19 October 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WFTD-10-19-23.mp3 NO NO 3:53 I was surprised yesterday to receive a call from an editor in Colorado. I used to get hundreds of such calls and had over 1000 articles posted about me through the years. I have a big box of them somewhere in my memorabilia. I still have a copy of one article that made its way to the front page of the main newspaper in Athens Greece. I now know where the term “It’s all Greek to me” came from because I couldn’t understand a word of it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/its-all-greek-to-me/ I was surprised yesterday to receive a call from an editor in Colorado. I used to get hundreds of such calls and had over 1000 articles posted about me through the years. I have a big box of them somewhere in my memorabilia. I still have a copy of one article that made its way to the front page of the main newspaper in Athens Greece. I now know where the term “It’s all Greek to me” came from because I couldn’t understand a word of it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/its-all-greek-to-me/ Mon, 23 October 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WFTD-10-23-23.mp3 NO NO 4:28 I got an email from my Bible study partner that went as follows: Any word from the MD on the biopsy? As a friend . . . your WFTD today sounds like you’re an old broken down plough horse . . . giving up? . . . as you’ve told me . . . suck it up buttercup! It ain’t over until I start singing!!! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/plough-horse/ I got an email from my Bible study partner that went as follows: Any word from the MD on the biopsy? As a friend . . . your WFTD today sounds like you’re an old broken down plough horse . . . giving up? . . . as you’ve told me . . . suck it up buttercup! It ain’t over until I start singing!!! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/plough-horse/ Tue, 24 October 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WFTD-10-24-23.mp3 NO NO 6:55 I find it bizarre that so many “celebrities” , media people, liberal s, and others support Hamas especially after their sneak attack on Israel. They murdered babies, elderly, women, and children and brazenly bragged about it. One man is still bragging that he killed ten with his bare hands. Another called the parents of victims on the telephone and laughed about killing their children to them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/where-evil-lurks/ I find it bizarre that so many “celebrities” , media people, liberal s, and others support Hamas especially after their sneak attack on Israel. They murdered babies, elderly, women, and children and brazenly bragged about it. One man is still bragging that he killed ten with his bare hands. Another called the parents of victims on the telephone and laughed about killing their children to them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/where-evil-lurks/ Wed, 25 October 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WFTD-10-25-23.mp3 NO NO 3:18 So, my Bible study partner recently told me that I was like an “old broken-down plough horse” due to getting old, having various ailments, and being ready to . . . well . . . go to the glue factory. I write about it today in Words for the Day because I received so much correspondence from various friends and readers who are feeling like an old broken down plough horse themselves and need some encouragement and hope . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/broken-down-plough-horse/ So, my Bible study partner recently told me that I was like an “old broken-down plough horse” due to getting old, having various ailments, and being ready to . . . well . . . go to the glue factory. I write about it today in Words for the Day because I received so much correspondence from various friends and readers who are feeling like an old broken down plough horse themselves and need some encouragement and hope . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/broken-down-plough-horse/ Thu, 26 October 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WFTD-10-26-23.mp3 NO NO 4:26 For several weeks the Speaker of the House election has ensued in congress. The election is finally over, and the victor is Mike Johnson, (R LA). I do not think a finer choice could have been made. He said Wednesday there are no coincidences in life. In other words, he acknowledges that providence played a key role in his speakership victory. Simply put, he believes that God is playing a protective and spiritual role in his life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/what-we-need-the-most/ For several weeks the Speaker of the House election has ensued in congress. The election is finally over, and the victor is Mike Johnson, (R LA). I do not think a finer choice could have been made. He said Wednesday there are no coincidences in life. In other words, he acknowledges that providence played a key role in his speakership victory. Simply put, he believes that God is playing a protective and spiritual role in his life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/what-we-need-the-most/ Fri, 27 October 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WFTD-10-27-23.mp3 NO NO 4:15 I am one of the worst when it comes to bringing all the stuff I need when I go hunting. For example, several times I have worn my bedroom slippers instead of my boots. So, one morning I went turkey hunting in my bedroom slippers. I didn’t even notice until I was halfway to where I intended to hunt. I didn’t have time to go back and change and just forged ahead in my slippers in the dark, hoping I didn’t step on a snake on my way there . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/rejoice-2/ I am one of the worst when it comes to bringing all the stuff I need when I go hunting. For example, several times I have worn my bedroom slippers instead of my boots. So, one morning I went turkey hunting in my bedroom slippers. I didn’t even notice until I was halfway to where I intended to hunt. I didn’t have time to go back and change and just forged ahead in my slippers in the dark, hoping I didn’t step on a snake on my way there . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/rejoice-2/ Mon, 30 October 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WFTD-10-30-23.mp3 NO NO 4:03 So, I have been trying since October 4th to get the results of my liver biopsy back. I’ve been getting the runaround all this time. The quack doctor I have been seeing told me I had Cirrhosis, and it was only a matter of time until I went on to be with Jesus. I went to see my regular doctor and he told me there is no way that prognosis could be correct. He had looked at several scans himself and though I did have fatty liver disease, and there was some fibrosis scar tissue, it is nowhere near cirrhosis . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/worried-sick/ So, I have been trying since October 4th to get the results of my liver biopsy back. I’ve been getting the runaround all this time. The quack doctor I have been seeing told me I had Cirrhosis, and it was only a matter of time until I went on to be with Jesus. I went to see my regular doctor and he told me there is no way that prognosis could be correct. He had looked at several scans himself and though I did have fatty liver disease, and there was some fibrosis scar tissue, it is nowhere near cirrhosis . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/10/worried-sick/ Tue, 31 October 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WFTD-10-31-23.mp3 NO NO 8:35 A good friend of mine and I had been working on a significant project for the Lord. We believed that it would result in a mighty work for the Lord and of course were excited about it. We both thought about our God given talents and how we have been blessed with resources and how best to use them for whatever time the Lord allows us to remain on this earth to glorify God. We prayed that God would reveal whether He approved of this plan, and we knew that the only way the project would succeed is if it is according to God’s will and He agrees . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/what-will-you-be-taking/ A good friend of mine and I had been working on a significant project for the Lord. We believed that it would result in a mighty work for the Lord and of course were excited about it. We both thought about our God given talents and how we have been blessed with resources and how best to use them for whatever time the Lord allows us to remain on this earth to glorify God. We prayed that God would reveal whether He approved of this plan, and we knew that the only way the project would succeed is if it is according to God’s will and He agrees . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/what-will-you-be-taking/ Wed, 01 November 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/WFTD-11-1-23.mp3 NO NO 6:23 In the past few weeks, I’ve had several friends and acquaintances who have asked me about the new ministry I am founding . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/standing-in-the-gap/ In the past few weeks, I’ve had several friends and acquaintances who have asked me about the new ministry I am founding . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/standing-in-the-gap/ Thu, 02 November 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/WFTD-11-2-23.mp3 NO NO 5:49 A very good friend Elizabeth Peregrine asked me yesterday if all the turmoil going on in Israel is a sign that the END was near. She is not alone. Every time there is a conflict in or around Israel, many see it as a sign of the quickly approaching END times. Conflict in Israel could be but is not necessarily a sign of the end times . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/israel-is-this-the-end/ A very good friend Elizabeth Peregrine asked me yesterday if all the turmoil going on in Israel is a sign that the END was near. She is not alone. Every time there is a conflict in or around Israel, many see it as a sign of the quickly approaching END times. Conflict in Israel could be but is not necessarily a sign of the end times . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/israel-is-this-the-end/ Fri, 03 November 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/WFTD-11-3-23.mp3 NO NO 5:49 A very good friend Elizabeth Peregrine asked me yesterday if all the turmoil going on in Israel is a sign that the END was near. She is not alone. Every time there is a conflict in or around Israel, many see it as a sign of the quickly approaching END times. Conflict in Israel could be but is not necessarily a sign of the end times . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/israel-is-this-the-end/ A very good friend Elizabeth Peregrine asked me yesterday if all the turmoil going on in Israel is a sign that the END was near. She is not alone. Every time there is a conflict in or around Israel, many see it as a sign of the quickly approaching END times. Conflict in Israel could be but is not necessarily a sign of the end times . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/israel-is-this-the-end/ Fri, 03 November 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/WFTD-11-3-23.mp3 NO NO 5:00 Muslims, with Hamas currently at the forefront, and a MYRIAD of others hate the Jewish people and yet according to the Bible God chose the Israelis as His chosen people to receive our Messiah and be a nation of priests, prophets, and missionaries to the world. It seems to be an oxymoron eh . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/why-does-the-world-hate-jews/ Muslims, with Hamas currently at the forefront, and a MYRIAD of others hate the Jewish people and yet according to the Bible God chose the Israelis as His chosen people to receive our Messiah and be a nation of priests, prophets, and missionaries to the world. It seems to be an oxymoron eh . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/why-does-the-world-hate-jews/ Mon, 06 November 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/WFTD-11-6-23.mp3 NO NO 4:42 Lately Muslim members of congress and others have adopted the phrase “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free”. This is an antisemitic slogan commonly featured in anti-Israel campaigns and chanted at demonstrations . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/from-the-river-to-the-sea/ Lately Muslim members of congress and others have adopted the phrase “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free”. This is an antisemitic slogan commonly featured in anti-Israel campaigns and chanted at demonstrations . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/from-the-river-to-the-sea/ Tue, 07 November 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/WFTD-11-7-23.mp3 NO NO 5:18 A good friend of mine ran for a local election yesterday. Before his campaign was finally over last night he had traveled from one end of the county to the other and had shaken nearly 4000 hands which is almost the entire population base for the county job to which he was trying to get elected. He worked as hard as anyone I’ve ever seen, beginning his campaign way back in the summer, but alas he lost by a little less than 200 votes . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/election-night-blues/ A good friend of mine ran for a local election yesterday. Before his campaign was finally over last night he had traveled from one end of the county to the other and had shaken nearly 4000 hands which is almost the entire population base for the county job to which he was trying to get elected. He worked as hard as anyone I’ve ever seen, beginning his campaign way back in the summer, but alas he lost by a little less than 200 votes . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/election-night-blues/ Wed, 08 November 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/WFTD-11-8-23.mp3 NO NO 4:46 Our country outspends other countries by a large margin on medical care; however, death rates have spiraled down and life expectancy in the U.S. is at a 30 year low. With a current average of 76.4 years, the United States has now been eclipsed by nearly every other developed nation. This is despite the many billions of dollars being spent . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/temple-of-doom-4/ Our country outspends other countries by a large margin on medical care; however, death rates have spiraled down and life expectancy in the U.S. is at a 30 year low. With a current average of 76.4 years, the United States has now been eclipsed by nearly every other developed nation. This is despite the many billions of dollars being spent . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/temple-of-doom-4/ Thu, 09 November 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/WFTD-11-9-23.mp3 NO NO 4:45 After several months we finally got some rain on the farm. Farmers around here are rejoicing. Though most of you have never been on a tractor I received the following email from someone who has, and it is entitled, “Life from the seat of a tractor”. It entails an old Farmer’s Words of Wisdom that we could all live by . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/skunks-and-bankers/ After several months we finally got some rain on the farm. Farmers around here are rejoicing. Though most of you have never been on a tractor I received the following email from someone who has, and it is entitled, “Life from the seat of a tractor”. It entails an old Farmer’s Words of Wisdom that we could all live by . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/skunks-and-bankers/ Fri, 10 November 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/WFTD-11-10-23.mp3 NO NO 7:24 There is a defense used in football that is called “the prevent defense”. It is a football defense in which linebackers and backs play deeper than usual in order to prevent the completion of a long pass. I like the concept of doing something to PREVENT DISASTER . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/prevent-defense/ There is a defense used in football that is called “the prevent defense”. It is a football defense in which linebackers and backs play deeper than usual in order to prevent the completion of a long pass. I like the concept of doing something to PREVENT DISASTER . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/prevent-defense/ Mon, 13 November 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/WFTD-11-13-23.mp3 NO NO 6:19 The verse in the Bible that is generally acknowledged as being the shortest is, John 11:35, Jesus wept. The question in my mind has always been is why He wept. He knew that He would raise Lazarus from the tomb shortly, so why should He weep over it? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/short-but-sweet/ The verse in the Bible that is generally acknowledged as being the shortest is, John 11:35, Jesus wept. The question in my mind has always been is why He wept. He knew that He would raise Lazarus from the tomb shortly, so why should He weep over it? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/short-but-sweet/ Tue, 14 November 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/WFTD-11-14-23.mp3 NO NO 7:48 My wife and I had dinner with some friends not long ago. The host couple’s home was beautifully decorated, and they were gracious in their hospitality. We were joined by some other friends and the conversation was engaging and intellectually stimulating and the five-course meal was simply incredible. We had an awesome time, and it was a thoroughly enjoyable dinner party . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/feast-or-famine/ My wife and I had dinner with some friends not long ago. The host couple’s home was beautifully decorated, and they were gracious in their hospitality. We were joined by some other friends and the conversation was engaging and intellectually stimulating and the five-course meal was simply incredible. We had an awesome time, and it was a thoroughly enjoyable dinner party . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/feast-or-famine/ Wed, 15 November 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/WFTD-11-15-23.mp3 NO NO 5:35 My wife and I took a late evening flight to Atlanta. Prior to departure I bought some Gummy Bears and gave them to her to store in her purse for me until we got on the plane. We couldn’t sit together due to our last-minute booking, and she ended up sitting in the seat directly behind me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/costly-charade/ My wife and I took a late evening flight to Atlanta. Prior to departure I bought some Gummy Bears and gave them to her to store in her purse for me until we got on the plane. We couldn’t sit together due to our last-minute booking, and she ended up sitting in the seat directly behind me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/costly-charade/ Thu, 16 November 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/WFTD-11-16-23.mp3 NO NO 8:09 Yesterday I got an e-mail and the writer wondered how I felt about the Sabbath being observed on Sunday instead of Saturday, (which according to historians is the more proper day because it is the first day of the week according to ancient calendars) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/no-way-jose-2/ Yesterday I got an e-mail and the writer wondered how I felt about the Sabbath being observed on Sunday instead of Saturday, (which according to historians is the more proper day because it is the first day of the week according to ancient calendars) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/no-way-jose-2/ Fri, 17 November 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/WFTD-11-17-23.mp3 NO NO 4:24 It is odd to me that so many different denominations have sprung up. I wonder how many people actually know why they are a Baptist, Methodist, Catholic etc. Is it because their parents were that denomination? Upon what do you base your faith? I base mine upon the Bible. I believe it to be the unerring Holy Word of God. Most people when surveyed say they believe in the Bible, yet I have not personally met very many who have taken the time to personally read it, much less study it. This means that they must rely upon others to tell them what is in it and what to believe . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/upon-what-do-you-base-your-faith-3/ It is odd to me that so many different denominations have sprung up. I wonder how many people actually know why they are a Baptist, Methodist, Catholic etc. Is it because their parents were that denomination? Upon what do you base your faith? I base mine upon the Bible. I believe it to be the unerring Holy Word of God. Most people when surveyed say they believe in the Bible, yet I have not personally met very many who have taken the time to personally read it, much less study it. This means that they must rely upon others to tell them what is in it and what to believe . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/upon-what-do-you-base-your-faith-3/ Mon, 20 November 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/WFTD-2-11-15.mp3 NO NO 10:30 I don’t know about having the respect of intelligent men and women, but at least I qualify for success in the second half of the equation, because children love me as evidenced by my twin granddaughters. Especially when they were very young they followed me around, sat in my lap, sang and played the piano for me, came in my office and stood there staring at me working until I “had” to stop what I was doing and talk to them; they counted to ten in Spanish for me, and wrote love letters and left them for me to find on my desk, bed, and living room . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/explaining-the-unexplainable/ I don’t know about having the respect of intelligent men and women, but at least I qualify for success in the second half of the equation, because children love me as evidenced by my twin granddaughters. Especially when they were very young they followed me around, sat in my lap, sang and played the piano for me, came in my office and stood there staring at me working until I “had” to stop what I was doing and talk to them; they counted to ten in Spanish for me, and wrote love letters and left them for me to find on my desk, bed, and living room . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/explaining-the-unexplainable/ Tue, 21 November 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/WFTD-11-21-23.mp3 NO NO 4:48 His name is Bill. He has wild hair, wears a T-shirt with holes in it, jeans, and no shoes. This was literally his wardrobe for his entire four years of college. He is brilliant. Kind of esoteric and very, very bright. He became a Christian while attending college. Across the street from the campus is a well-dressed, ultra- conservative church. They want to develop a ministry to the students but aren’t sure how to go about it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/the-deacon/ His name is Bill. He has wild hair, wears a T-shirt with holes in it, jeans, and no shoes. This was literally his wardrobe for his entire four years of college. He is brilliant. Kind of esoteric and very, very bright. He became a Christian while attending college. Across the street from the campus is a well-dressed, ultra- conservative church. They want to develop a ministry to the students but aren’t sure how to go about it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/the-deacon/ Wed, 22 November 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/WFTD-11-22-23.mp3 NO NO 7:02 What do you think of when the Thanksgiving holiday rolls around? Turkey and dressing, family gatherings, time off from work, deer hunting, vacations? That is usually what comes to my mind . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/thanks-for-the-push/ What do you think of when the Thanksgiving holiday rolls around? Turkey and dressing, family gatherings, time off from work, deer hunting, vacations? That is usually what comes to my mind . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/thanks-for-the-push/ Thu, 23 November 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/WFTD-11-23-23.mp3 NO NO 5:53 Recently a few of my friends have told me that they are worried sick about the condition of the world. It is full of violence, wars, immorality, cold-hearted people, and mayhem. So what are folks so worried about? It is the time when Jesus returns to earth to take us out of the mess we got ourselves into. What is not to like about that? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/ahhh-peace/ Recently a few of my friends have told me that they are worried sick about the condition of the world. It is full of violence, wars, immorality, cold-hearted people, and mayhem. So what are folks so worried about? It is the time when Jesus returns to earth to take us out of the mess we got ourselves into. What is not to like about that? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/ahhh-peace/ Fri, 24 November 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/WFTD-11-24-23.mp3 NO NO 3:13 Well today is my birthday. I’m 77 years old and I find it very hard to believe. I did not think I would live to be 25, but I made it over three times that age. And it goes so quickly, I’m amazed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/happy-birthday/ Well today is my birthday. I’m 77 years old and I find it very hard to believe. I did not think I would live to be 25, but I made it over three times that age. And it goes so quickly, I’m amazed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/happy-birthday/ Mon, 27 November 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/WFTD-11-27-23.mp3 NO NO 4:04 I have a friend who used to talk to me about his aging mother in a disparaging manner. In fact, I’ve had bird dogs that would break on point that didn’t get maligned as badly as he talked about his mom. Sometimes in listening to him I wondered if he might consider buying a shock collar for her for Christmas . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/mean-nasty-old-mom/ I have a friend who used to talk to me about his aging mother in a disparaging manner. In fact, I’ve had bird dogs that would break on point that didn’t get maligned as badly as he talked about his mom. Sometimes in listening to him I wondered if he might consider buying a shock collar for her for Christmas . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/mean-nasty-old-mom/ Tue, 28 November 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/WFTD-11-28-23.mp3 NO NO 3:43 A good friend of mine had to euthanize his cat yesterday. He loved that old cat and vice versa and it is heart breaking to hear him trying to choke back tears and try to describe how much he will miss it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/goodbye-feline/ A good friend of mine had to euthanize his cat yesterday. He loved that old cat and vice versa and it is heart breaking to hear him trying to choke back tears and try to describe how much he will miss it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/goodbye-feline/ Wed, 29 November 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/WFTD-11-29-23.mp3 NO NO 6:42 A friend of mine was killed on a motorcycle while riding to a Bill Glass Prison Ministry event. The last time I saw him, he and I were visiting inmates on death row together in Huntsville Texas. We were accompanied by a lady from Colorado and her husband. She sang songs to the inmates and my friend, the director of Texas prisons, and I spoke to the inmates about Jesus and eternity. Nine inmates with dates already set for their executions made decisions for the Lord that day . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/wouldnt-you-want-to-know/ A friend of mine was killed on a motorcycle while riding to a Bill Glass Prison Ministry event. The last time I saw him, he and I were visiting inmates on death row together in Huntsville Texas. We were accompanied by a lady from Colorado and her husband. She sang songs to the inmates and my friend, the director of Texas prisons, and I spoke to the inmates about Jesus and eternity. Nine inmates with dates already set for their executions made decisions for the Lord that day . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/11/wouldnt-you-want-to-know/ Thu, 30 November 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/WFTD-11-30-23.mp3 NO NO 6:55 Like a dimwit I watched part of the debate with DeSantis and Newsome last night. It is amazing to me that statistics are put on the screen and Newsome simply said they are all a lie. I mean the sales tax is recorded for all to see just like the number of people leaving the state, or state income tax comparisons. These are just facts and yet the politicians just pretend like they don’t exist. I wasn’t going to watch the debate. I figured it would be exactly as it was, a pack of lies, but my Bible study partner had convinced me to watch it. I cannot believe I fell for it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/12/give-me-a-break-3/ Like a dimwit I watched part of the debate with DeSantis and Newsome last night. It is amazing to me that statistics are put on the screen and Newsome simply said they are all a lie. I mean the sales tax is recorded for all to see just like the number of people leaving the state, or state income tax comparisons. These are just facts and yet the politicians just pretend like they don’t exist. I wasn’t going to watch the debate. I figured it would be exactly as it was, a pack of lies, but my Bible study partner had convinced me to watch it. I cannot believe I fell for it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/12/give-me-a-break-3/ Fri, 01 December 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/WFTD-12-1-23.mp3 NO NO 6:44 I’m most concerned about the influx of Muslim’s into our country. The open border allows anyone to easily cross our border and with no controls, checks, or monitoring it is only a matter of time until there is a car bomb or other similar attack. In NYC they already are shutting down the Christmas parade and lighting, major throughways, Grand Central station, closing classes at institutions of higher learning, and so on. For the most part these people hate Christians and most especially Jewish people or anyone who does not adhere to their belief system . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/12/muslim-hate/ I’m most concerned about the influx of Muslim’s into our country. The open border allows anyone to easily cross our border and with no controls, checks, or monitoring it is only a matter of time until there is a car bomb or other similar attack. In NYC they already are shutting down the Christmas parade and lighting, major throughways, Grand Central station, closing classes at institutions of higher learning, and so on. For the most part these people hate Christians and most especially Jewish people or anyone who does not adhere to their belief system . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/12/muslim-hate/ Mon, 04 December 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/WFTD-12-4-23.mp3 NO NO 3:22 I used to ride my horse for hours exploring the land on my farm and looking for whitetail deer sign or just exploring. I had one fine horse named Dusty that I rode most often. He was a pleasure to ride, and his Tennessee Walker gait was as smooth as they come. One day we rode for almost the entire day, and after an hour or two he seemed bored silly. I noticed he looked drowsy, and his eyes were half closed as he walked along. This went on for a while and suddenly he tripped and almost fell and and when he did, he took off running like the wind . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/12/lazy-bones/ I used to ride my horse for hours exploring the land on my farm and looking for whitetail deer sign or just exploring. I had one fine horse named Dusty that I rode most often. He was a pleasure to ride, and his Tennessee Walker gait was as smooth as they come. One day we rode for almost the entire day, and after an hour or two he seemed bored silly. I noticed he looked drowsy, and his eyes were half closed as he walked along. This went on for a while and suddenly he tripped and almost fell and and when he did, he took off running like the wind . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/12/lazy-bones/ Tue, 05 December 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/WFTD-12-5-23.mp3 NO NO 2:43 When you were in school or if you are currently in school, wouldn’t it be wonderful to receive an advance copy of your final exam. Well you are in school and I’m going to furnish you with some questions that will be on it. Check it out . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/12/final-exam-revealed-2/ When you were in school or if you are currently in school, wouldn’t it be wonderful to receive an advance copy of your final exam. Well you are in school and I’m going to furnish you with some questions that will be on it. Check it out . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/12/final-exam-revealed-2/ Wed, 06 December 2023 07:30:00 EDT http://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/WFTD-12-16-16.mp3 NO NO 5:28 Several years ago, I Got home rather late due to going wild hog hunting that day. My wife had supper ready, and it was perfect timing. I was tired and hungry and soon was enjoying a nice hot meal in the kitchen. It was just what I needed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/12/glad-for-the-miss/ Several years ago, I Got home rather late due to going wild hog hunting that day. My wife had supper ready, and it was perfect timing. I was tired and hungry and soon was enjoying a nice hot meal in the kitchen. It was just what I needed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/12/glad-for-the-miss/ Thu, 07 December 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/WFTD-12-7-23.mp3 NO NO 3:43 I’ve been reading some material on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelse. Unless you live on another planet you are familiar with the power couple. I have been enthralled by Taylor Swift and have felt she was beautiful, talented, and intelligent. Not only that but she has amassed a fortune that exceeds a billion dollars. Her boyfriend is one of the top NFL players in the league and they seemed to be the perfect couple and great role models . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/12/not-what-it-seems/ I’ve been reading some material on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelse. Unless you live on another planet you are familiar with the power couple. I have been enthralled by Taylor Swift and have felt she was beautiful, talented, and intelligent. Not only that but she has amassed a fortune that exceeds a billion dollars. Her boyfriend is one of the top NFL players in the league and they seemed to be the perfect couple and great role models . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/12/not-what-it-seems/ Fri, 08 December 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/WFTD-12-8-23.mp3 NO NO 5:45 Many people are afraid of the dark. In fact, I read the following: “Achluophobia, or the fear of the dark, often tops the list of the most common phobias.” I think the fear of the unknown is part of the problem. People don’t like to live in confusion or uncertainty, and the darkness can put us right in the middle of those feelings. Without light, we are disoriented and can feel helpless, confused, and overwhelmed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/12/terror-of-the-black/ Many people are afraid of the dark. In fact, I read the following: “Achluophobia, or the fear of the dark, often tops the list of the most common phobias.” I think the fear of the unknown is part of the problem. People don’t like to live in confusion or uncertainty, and the darkness can put us right in the middle of those feelings. Without light, we are disoriented and can feel helpless, confused, and overwhelmed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/12/terror-of-the-black/ Mon, 11 December 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/WFTD-12-11-23.mp3 NO NO 3:56 Today is my anniversary. We have been married 53 years. Aside from my relationship with Jesus I credit my wife Teresa with keeping me out of the pig sty. I have always thought of myself as a wild horse bucking, snorting, wild eyed, and kicking my stall until I broke through the boards and gained my freedom. I immediately went thundering across the plain until I felt the sharp burn of a rope around my neck. My anchor Teresa had lassoed me, and I came to a screeching halt. “Boy you get back over here right now!” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/12/bad-seed-bad-grass/ Today is my anniversary. We have been married 53 years. Aside from my relationship with Jesus I credit my wife Teresa with keeping me out of the pig sty. I have always thought of myself as a wild horse bucking, snorting, wild eyed, and kicking my stall until I broke through the boards and gained my freedom. I immediately went thundering across the plain until I felt the sharp burn of a rope around my neck. My anchor Teresa had lassoed me, and I came to a screeching halt. “Boy you get back over here right now!” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/12/bad-seed-bad-grass/ Tue, 12 December 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/WFTD-12-12-23.mp3 NO NO 6:11 Good morning – Last May I had rotator cuff surgery and decided to stop writing Words for the Day. It seemed to be lacking the spark that had driven it the many years I had been writing it. I got a ton of correspondence of readers asking me to keep writing, so I did. One of the reasons I decided to stop was it just did not seem fresh nor relevant. Sadly, that has not changed, and therefore I have decided once again to make a change . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/12/fresher/ Good morning – Last May I had rotator cuff surgery and decided to stop writing Words for the Day. It seemed to be lacking the spark that had driven it the many years I had been writing it. I got a ton of correspondence of readers asking me to keep writing, so I did. One of the reasons I decided to stop was it just did not seem fresh nor relevant. Sadly, that has not changed, and therefore I have decided once again to make a change . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/12/fresher/ Wed, 13 December 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/WFTD-12-13-23.mp3 NO NO 8:07 I received the following email after announcing I was reducing Words for the Day down to just two entries per week. “I accept what you say, and at the same time, I don’t like it. There are probably many others like me who have, only in the last couple of years, started reading your daily words. This–because we only recently read your book and became aware of you. Your words to us are NOT stale and repeating, they are immensely helpful. so–do what you must , but we will miss your daily words” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/12/lord-of-the-flies/ I received the following email after announcing I was reducing Words for the Day down to just two entries per week. “I accept what you say, and at the same time, I don’t like it. There are probably many others like me who have, only in the last couple of years, started reading your daily words. This–because we only recently read your book and became aware of you. Your words to us are NOT stale and repeating, they are immensely helpful. so–do what you must , but we will miss your daily words” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/12/lord-of-the-flies/ Mon, 18 December 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/WFTD-12-18-23.mp3 NO NO 9:16 I have been led to write a Christmas message. Renowned intellect and author C. S. Lewis sent a Christmas message a few decades back that warned of a world that no longer knew right from wrong. I can think of nothing that is more poignant this Christmas than his words. They are just as relevant today as when they were originally penned if not more so . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/12/christmas-message/ I have been led to write a Christmas message. Renowned intellect and author C. S. Lewis sent a Christmas message a few decades back that warned of a world that no longer knew right from wrong. I can think of nothing that is more poignant this Christmas than his words. They are just as relevant today as when they were originally penned if not more so . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/12/christmas-message/ Tue, 26 December 2023 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/WFTD-12-26-23.mp3 NO NO 3:44 Well, it is officially a new year. What will it bring? My Bible study partner wrote and said the following: ‘My wife and I spent some time yesterday talking about the next year, and things we hope to accomplish – Spent time talking about my discernment . . . I welcome your prayers . . . since I’m a little hardheaded (like you) I need a smack around the head to give me direction” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/01/the-blue-planet/ Well, it is officially a new year. What will it bring? My Bible study partner wrote and said the following: ‘My wife and I spent some time yesterday talking about the next year, and things we hope to accomplish – Spent time talking about my discernment . . . I welcome your prayers . . . since I’m a little hardheaded (like you) I need a smack around the head to give me direction” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/01/the-blue-planet/ Tue, 02 January 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WFTD-1-2-24.mp3 NO NO 3:56 My kids and grandkids and their four dogs left after the holiday, and it has been mighty quiet without them. My grandson bagged his first deer with an excellent shot of 125 yards. Pretty amazing since this was the first time he ever shot a gun . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/01/establish-peace-o-lord/ My kids and grandkids and their four dogs left after the holiday, and it has been mighty quiet without them. My grandson bagged his first deer with an excellent shot of 125 yards. Pretty amazing since this was the first time he ever shot a gun . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/01/establish-peace-o-lord/ Wed, 03 January 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WFTD-1-3-24.mp3 NO NO 3:54 I thought with the advent of the New Year my wife and I had turned the corner on the health situation in our lives. But both of us were diagnosed with COVID last week and it has taken a toll. Last year was not kind to us health wise with rotator cuff surgery, 17 ulcers in my stomach, and liver problems; Teresa had vascular problems and various arthritic ailments, but it all seemed to go away right before the first of the year . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/01/now-i-have-covid/ I thought with the advent of the New Year my wife and I had turned the corner on the health situation in our lives. But both of us were diagnosed with COVID last week and it has taken a toll. Last year was not kind to us health wise with rotator cuff surgery, 17 ulcers in my stomach, and liver problems; Teresa had vascular problems and various arthritic ailments, but it all seemed to go away right before the first of the year . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/01/now-i-have-covid/ Mon, 08 January 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WFTD-1-8-23.mp3 NO NO 4:20 By bye COVID it seems my wife and I are recovering faster than a speeding bullet from COVID. So thank you Jesus and thank you readers for your prayers. Now for that rest I forecast for 2024 . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/01/bye-bye/ By bye COVID it seems my wife and I are recovering faster than a speeding bullet from COVID. So thank you Jesus and thank you readers for your prayers. Now for that rest I forecast for 2024 . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/01/bye-bye/ Tue, 09 January 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WFTD-1-9-24.mp3 NO NO 6:40 I was conversing with one of my sons the other day and I told him I was trying to get an appointment for my wife with a hearing center and audiologist. I told him our entire family had ridiculed me for my hearing impairment but not even a peep is said concerning her when she can’t hear as well as me. He told me he didn’t know anyone with hearing as bad as mine and it was so bad no one could even communicate with me unless they used sign language . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/01/it-is-even-greater-than-i-imagined/ I was conversing with one of my sons the other day and I told him I was trying to get an appointment for my wife with a hearing center and audiologist. I told him our entire family had ridiculed me for my hearing impairment but not even a peep is said concerning her when she can’t hear as well as me. He told me he didn’t know anyone with hearing as bad as mine and it was so bad no one could even communicate with me unless they used sign language . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/01/it-is-even-greater-than-i-imagined/ Tue, 16 January 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WFTD-1-16-24.mp3 NO NO 5:40 So, it looks like Trump triumphed over all his opponents in Iowa. I wonder if he will be reelected. He is really getting the shaft from the NYC and Georgia Democrat prosecutorial staffs. Yesterday he needed to attend his mother-in-law’s funeral and the judge wouldn’t let him. It was only for one day and the trial could have resumed the following day, but he hates Trump so bad he wouldn’t allow it. It is just a wicked thing. Trump went anyway and vowed not to let some two-bit judge appointed by Clinton to deny allowing him to attend the funeral of his mother-in-law and be with his wife who is devasted by the passing of her mother. I say bravo! Surely there will be no peace for the wicked . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/01/no-peace-for-the-wicked/ So, it looks like Trump triumphed over all his opponents in Iowa. I wonder if he will be reelected. He is really getting the shaft from the NYC and Georgia Democrat prosecutorial staffs. Yesterday he needed to attend his mother-in-law’s funeral and the judge wouldn’t let him. It was only for one day and the trial could have resumed the following day, but he hates Trump so bad he wouldn’t allow it. It is just a wicked thing. Trump went anyway and vowed not to let some two-bit judge appointed by Clinton to deny allowing him to attend the funeral of his mother-in-law and be with his wife who is devasted by the passing of her mother. I say bravo! Surely there will be no peace for the wicked . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/01/no-peace-for-the-wicked/ Fri, 19 January 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WFTD-1-19-24.mp3 NO NO 8:13 Yesterday I did some work on the roads on my farm. It had reached a point of one of my main roads being impassable due to huge washouts. So, I got my lone worker, Willie an elderly black fellow, and I loaded up a dump trailer full of dirt and he hauled it to our first washout with my pickup. I drove the skid steer (Bobcat) to spread the dirt and fill the holes and he drove the truck pulling the dump trailer loaded with dirt . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/01/pain-and-reward/ Yesterday I did some work on the roads on my farm. It had reached a point of one of my main roads being impassable due to huge washouts. So, I got my lone worker, Willie an elderly black fellow, and I loaded up a dump trailer full of dirt and he hauled it to our first washout with my pickup. I drove the skid steer (Bobcat) to spread the dirt and fill the holes and he drove the truck pulling the dump trailer loaded with dirt . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/01/pain-and-reward/ Mon, 22 January 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WFTD-1-22-24.mp3 NO NO 4:14 Yesterday I decided to keep working on filling the large potholes in my roads throughout my farm, this despite the near-death experience on Saturday.. Somehow I convinced my farmhand Willie to help me again yesterday and he told me he spent most of the day on Sunday at church praying and thanking God for keeping him from plunging into the ravine. He then spent much of the night on his knees praying and thanking God some more . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/01/not-laughing-now/ Yesterday I decided to keep working on filling the large potholes in my roads throughout my farm, this despite the near-death experience on Saturday.. Somehow I convinced my farmhand Willie to help me again yesterday and he told me he spent most of the day on Sunday at church praying and thanking God for keeping him from plunging into the ravine. He then spent much of the night on his knees praying and thanking God some more . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/01/not-laughing-now/ Tue, 23 January 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WFTD-1-23-24.mp3 NO NO 2:38 A good friend that I have known for many years came by the house to see me yesterday. We had a good time catching up. I’ve known him since my Islamorada Florida Keys days. Though prior to that I didn’t know him he was a hippie like me at about the same time I was, and we both lived in Atlanta and New Orleans at about the same time . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/01/shot-in-the-back-and-saved/ A good friend that I have known for many years came by the house to see me yesterday. We had a good time catching up. I’ve known him since my Islamorada Florida Keys days. Though prior to that I didn’t know him he was a hippie like me at about the same time I was, and we both lived in Atlanta and New Orleans at about the same time . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/01/shot-in-the-back-and-saved/ Thu, 25 January 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WFTD-1-25-24.mp3 NO NO 4:29 So, a close relative of mine OD’d last night. He is in critical condition, and I don’t know if he will make it or not. He has been a heroin addict for some time and I’m sure he is taking fentanyl and anything else he can get his hands on . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/01/satans-tool/ So, a close relative of mine OD’d last night. He is in critical condition, and I don’t know if he will make it or not. He has been a heroin addict for some time and I’m sure he is taking fentanyl and anything else he can get his hands on . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/01/satans-tool/ Fri, 26 January 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WFTD-1-26-24.mp3 NO NO 3:50 I’m heading down to Costa Rica for a while, so I got a friend to keep my lab for me while I’m gone. I already really miss him, and he misses me. When I left he was crying and whining, and trying to get out of the pen to go with me and it was hard to leave him there. We have not been separated in almost a year and a half . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/01/be-like-a-dog/ I’m heading down to Costa Rica for a while, so I got a friend to keep my lab for me while I’m gone. I already really miss him, and he misses me. When I left he was crying and whining, and trying to get out of the pen to go with me and it was hard to leave him there. We have not been separated in almost a year and a half . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/01/be-like-a-dog/ Tue, 30 January 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WFTD-1-30-24.mp3 NO NO 6:51 Well, my nephew seems to have lived through his overdose. So, he is good to go until the next time which could come at any minute. His life is all about finding his next hit of drugs. I was told he was taking enough Xanax to kill two horses and Lord knows what else he was taking . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/02/the-saga-continues/ Well, my nephew seems to have lived through his overdose. So, he is good to go until the next time which could come at any minute. His life is all about finding his next hit of drugs. I was told he was taking enough Xanax to kill two horses and Lord knows what else he was taking . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/02/the-saga-continues/ Thu, 01 February 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WFTD-2-1-24.mp3 NO NO 3:34 I just got home from the hospital. Praise God for sparing me. I was trying to go through heaven’s door when I heard, “Go back and do some more!” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/03/yes-im-alive/ I just got home from the hospital. Praise God for sparing me. I was trying to go through heaven’s door when I heard, “Go back and do some more!” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/03/yes-im-alive/ Mon, 25 March 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WFTD-3-25-24.mp3 NO NO 4:33 Ah, it feels good to be back on the farm in Mississippi. I didn’t realize how much I missed this place. I’m recuperating here and the doctor says it will take about six months to get back to where I was before my accident, provided I can continue to progress as I’m doing now. I don’t think it will not take that long, but he has all the fancy titles and certifications after his name . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/03/howdy/ Ah, it feels good to be back on the farm in Mississippi. I didn’t realize how much I missed this place. I’m recuperating here and the doctor says it will take about six months to get back to where I was before my accident, provided I can continue to progress as I’m doing now. I don’t think it will not take that long, but he has all the fancy titles and certifications after his name . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/03/howdy/ Thu, 28 March 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WFTD-3-27-24.mp3 NO NO 3:21 Many have written to me about having anxiety. Indeed, billions of dollars are spent on trying to lead a normal life when they are experiencing it. Anyone who is a Christ follower doesn’t need to take tranquilizers and other drugs to mask their fear, it is all so unnecessary. Jesus told us repeatedly not to worry, (some 75 times). He told us how foolish it is to worry and told us to trust in Him and not to be anxious about tomorrow as tomorrow would take care of itself. We should turn our worries over to Him and let Him resolve them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/03/anxiety/ Many have written to me about having anxiety. Indeed, billions of dollars are spent on trying to lead a normal life when they are experiencing it. Anyone who is a Christ follower doesn’t need to take tranquilizers and other drugs to mask their fear, it is all so unnecessary. Jesus told us repeatedly not to worry, (some 75 times). He told us how foolish it is to worry and told us to trust in Him and not to be anxious about tomorrow as tomorrow would take care of itself. We should turn our worries over to Him and let Him resolve them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/03/anxiety/ Fri, 29 March 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WFTD-3-29-24.mp3 NO NO 3:53 And on the 3rd day the entire world was changed. Death was defeated on an old rugged cross by none other than Jesus. He revealed to the world He was the son of God and He had given His life so we might have it thereby defeating death once and for all. . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/03/third-day-easter/ And on the 3rd day the entire world was changed. Death was defeated on an old rugged cross by none other than Jesus. He revealed to the world He was the son of God and He had given His life so we might have it thereby defeating death once and for all. . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/03/third-day-easter/ Sun, 31 March 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WFTD-3-31-24.mp3 NO NO 4:28 I trust you had a good Easter Sunday. My wife and I went to church for the first time since my head banging incident two and a half months ago and I was thankful to be alive and in that congregation. The preacher preached an extraordinary message and then we went to a neighbor’s house and ate some lunch with his family . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/easter-sunday/ I trust you had a good Easter Sunday. My wife and I went to church for the first time since my head banging incident two and a half months ago and I was thankful to be alive and in that congregation. The preacher preached an extraordinary message and then we went to a neighbor’s house and ate some lunch with his family . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/easter-sunday/ Mon, 01 April 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WFTD-4-1-24.mp3 NO NO 4:56 Through the years the most frequently asked question centers around why someone should forgive another who is not in their eyes deserving of it. Admittedly it is difficult to do. Especially if they reject your offer right out of the chute. Perhaps you were beaten as a child, or spouse or otherwise physically or sexually abused as a child or some other heinous act. The list is long and I don’t have room to list all the depravity of the world here, but you get the drift . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/to-forgive-or-not-to-forgive-2/ Through the years the most frequently asked question centers around why someone should forgive another who is not in their eyes deserving of it. Admittedly it is difficult to do. Especially if they reject your offer right out of the chute. Perhaps you were beaten as a child, or spouse or otherwise physically or sexually abused as a child or some other heinous act. The list is long and I don’t have room to list all the depravity of the world here, but you get the drift . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/to-forgive-or-not-to-forgive-2/ Tue, 02 April 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WFTD-4-2-24.mp3 NO NO 3:27 I often read in the Bible where it states God showed mercy. What does that mean from God’s perspective? Mercy can be defined as, Compassion or forgiveness toward someone whom it is within one’s power to punish or harm . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/golf-or-god/ I often read in the Bible where it states God showed mercy. What does that mean from God’s perspective? Mercy can be defined as, Compassion or forgiveness toward someone whom it is within one’s power to punish or harm . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/golf-or-god/ Wed, 03 April 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WFTD-4-3-24.mp3 NO NO 3:21 I get many questions from readers concerning a desire to increase their faith. Well, my first suggestion would be pull out your Bible and read what it says about how to do it. Put God’s Word into your mind. A key verse can be found in Romans 10:17: “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” If we’re not constantly putting the Bible into our minds, we’re not going to have much faith or grow in faith! It’s as simple as that . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/increase-your-faith/ I get many questions from readers concerning a desire to increase their faith. Well, my first suggestion would be pull out your Bible and read what it says about how to do it. Put God’s Word into your mind. A key verse can be found in Romans 10:17: “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” If we’re not constantly putting the Bible into our minds, we’re not going to have much faith or grow in faith! It’s as simple as that . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/increase-your-faith/ Thu, 04 April 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WFTD-4-4-24.mp3 NO NO 3:35 A pair of bald eagles have been visiting my fishing pond in the last couple of weeks. They circle high above it and when they spot a fish with their keen eyes they swoop down at blazing speed and most of the time procure breakfast. It is fascinating to watch them hunting. They are truly one of God’s most efficient creatures . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/eagles-in-heaven/ A pair of bald eagles have been visiting my fishing pond in the last couple of weeks. They circle high above it and when they spot a fish with their keen eyes they swoop down at blazing speed and most of the time procure breakfast. It is fascinating to watch them hunting. They are truly one of God’s most efficient creatures . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/eagles-in-heaven/ Fri, 05 April 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WFTD-4-5-24.mp3 NO NO 4:50 At some point you will undoubtedly encounter a challenge. Perhaps even today you are facing one or more. Different people react differently to challenges. Some get flustered and don’t know what they should do, others are somewhat confident they can meet the challenge, and still others think they can resolve it straight away. There are big problems and small. Health problems can be huge. Financial problems can wear you out too . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/challenges-large-and-small/ At some point you will undoubtedly encounter a challenge. Perhaps even today you are facing one or more. Different people react differently to challenges. Some get flustered and don’t know what they should do, others are somewhat confident they can meet the challenge, and still others think they can resolve it straight away. There are big problems and small. Health problems can be huge. Financial problems can wear you out too . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/challenges-large-and-small/ Mon, 08 April 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WFTD-4-8-24.mp3 NO NO 4:26 It’s stormy looking today here in Mississippi and I always wonder if a tornado isn’t out there somewhere. Storms can be a gift of God if an area needs rain. It can be a curse if rain has eluded the area for a while and a drought has ensued. Most of us want the weather to be perfect all the time. The garden of Eden comes to mind with its daily soaking by mist. So why do you think the Lord changes it up? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/storms-2/ It’s stormy looking today here in Mississippi and I always wonder if a tornado isn’t out there somewhere. Storms can be a gift of God if an area needs rain. It can be a curse if rain has eluded the area for a while and a drought has ensued. Most of us want the weather to be perfect all the time. The garden of Eden comes to mind with its daily soaking by mist. So why do you think the Lord changes it up? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/storms-2/ Tue, 09 April 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WFTD-4-9-24.mp3 NO NO 4:56 Many readers have wondered why I resumed writing WFTD five days a week. Well, it is because I fear the Lord and every indication is that He does not want me to retire just yet. Fear in the bible could be translated respect rather than being afraid. I respect the Lord God my Savior 100%. I know that He has the power over life and death, and He wanted to demonstrate it with me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/modern-day-revelation/ Many readers have wondered why I resumed writing WFTD five days a week. Well, it is because I fear the Lord and every indication is that He does not want me to retire just yet. Fear in the bible could be translated respect rather than being afraid. I respect the Lord God my Savior 100%. I know that He has the power over life and death, and He wanted to demonstrate it with me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/modern-day-revelation/ Thu, 11 April 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WFTD-4-11-24.mp3 NO NO 4:29 I’ve been studying the Old Testament with my Bible study partner. Today’s read is indicative of how God views our spirit for following his commands. Elijah was hiding from the wicked Queen Jezebel who was scouring the country looking for him so she could kill him. He had prophesied that they would not receive any rain and then he beat it out of town and went into hiding . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/follow/ I’ve been studying the Old Testament with my Bible study partner. Today’s read is indicative of how God views our spirit for following his commands. Elijah was hiding from the wicked Queen Jezebel who was scouring the country looking for him so she could kill him. He had prophesied that they would not receive any rain and then he beat it out of town and went into hiding . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/follow/ Mon, 15 April 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WFTD-4-15-24.mp3 NO NO 6:16 Some women will get angry when they read this, just please take a look at Scripture to know how God feels about the subject. Our pastor preached an entire sermon on it, and I couldn’t agree more. The Bible says women should not go overboard in their attire. Go to any beach and that notion shall perish. Thongs and for that matter Speedos abound. Belly rings, nose rings, bones through the nose, nothing is spared in today’s culture. LOL . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/womens-dress-code/ Some women will get angry when they read this, just please take a look at Scripture to know how God feels about the subject. Our pastor preached an entire sermon on it, and I couldn’t agree more. The Bible says women should not go overboard in their attire. Go to any beach and that notion shall perish. Thongs and for that matter Speedos abound. Belly rings, nose rings, bones through the nose, nothing is spared in today’s culture. LOL . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/womens-dress-code/ Tue, 16 April 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WFTD-4-16-24.mp3 NO NO 4:39 One thing is certain the Bible declares that Israel is central to Last Days prophecy. That tiny nation is the key to unlocking the mystery concerning the Last Days. God’s covenant with the nation’s forefather Abraham is central to understanding what is going on over there . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/israel-2/ One thing is certain the Bible declares that Israel is central to Last Days prophecy. That tiny nation is the key to unlocking the mystery concerning the Last Days. God’s covenant with the nation’s forefather Abraham is central to understanding what is going on over there . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/israel-2/ Wed, 17 April 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WFTD-4-17-24.mp3 NO NO 6:54 How would you define love? The dictionary defines it as, “Love is “an intense feeling of deep affection.” Meanwhile, Urban Dictionary defines love as, “The act of caring and giving to someone else. Having someone’s best interest and wellbeing as a priority in your life. To truly love is a very selfless act.” Love is “an intense feeling of deep affection.” The word love is mentioned 551 times in the Bible. The Greeks use several different words to translate God’s love for us. My favorite and the translation that best describes God’s love for us is “Agape” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/godlove/ How would you define love? The dictionary defines it as, “Love is “an intense feeling of deep affection.” Meanwhile, Urban Dictionary defines love as, “The act of caring and giving to someone else. Having someone’s best interest and wellbeing as a priority in your life. To truly love is a very selfless act.” Love is “an intense feeling of deep affection.” The word love is mentioned 551 times in the Bible. The Greeks use several different words to translate God’s love for us. My favorite and the translation that best describes God’s love for us is “Agape” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/godlove/ Thu, 18 April 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WFTD-4-18-24.mp3 NO NO 2:37 It is amazing to me how diamonds and gold are valued. They are simply rocks albeit they are very difficult to find. There have been other things of high value in the world and they have one thing in common, there is a limited supply and thus a high price. I’m told that diamond dealers and gold dealers keep prices low by withholding inventory. Prices skyrocket when they do because of their “supposed” scarcity . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/diamonds-and-gold/ It is amazing to me how diamonds and gold are valued. They are simply rocks albeit they are very difficult to find. There have been other things of high value in the world and they have one thing in common, there is a limited supply and thus a high price. I’m told that diamond dealers and gold dealers keep prices low by withholding inventory. Prices skyrocket when they do because of their “supposed” scarcity . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/diamonds-and-gold/ Fri, 19 April 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WFTD-4-19-24.mp3 NO NO 3:20 I was reading the Bible this morning and happened to come across a passage that intrigued me because I see that same thinking going on today. It is a story of two kings, one was over Judah and the other Israel. They discussed a city which the king of Israel said belonged to him, but the Syrians controlled it. He convinced the king of Judah to join their respective forces and take it back and he agreed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/stand-your-ground/ I was reading the Bible this morning and happened to come across a passage that intrigued me because I see that same thinking going on today. It is a story of two kings, one was over Judah and the other Israel. They discussed a city which the king of Israel said belonged to him, but the Syrians controlled it. He convinced the king of Judah to join their respective forces and take it back and he agreed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/stand-your-ground/ Mon, 22 April 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WFTD-4-22-24.mp3 NO NO 3:33 I awoke this morning to a gorgeous sunny day. Lately it has been cloudy and by afternoon the rains begin. Last year we had a drought and this year floods. It is much easier to maintain a positive attitude when it is sunny rather than rainy. Here in Mississippi the weather is not good. We endure extremes in both directions. Seemingly when the sun is shining it is better, until it brings unbearable heat. Here in Mississippi, it gets so hot as to be unbearable and dust is everywhere. When it rains as I am slogging through the mud I get to thinking maybe it is time to build an ark . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/sunny-day/ I awoke this morning to a gorgeous sunny day. Lately it has been cloudy and by afternoon the rains begin. Last year we had a drought and this year floods. It is much easier to maintain a positive attitude when it is sunny rather than rainy. Here in Mississippi the weather is not good. We endure extremes in both directions. Seemingly when the sun is shining it is better, until it brings unbearable heat. Here in Mississippi, it gets so hot as to be unbearable and dust is everywhere. When it rains as I am slogging through the mud I get to thinking maybe it is time to build an ark . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/sunny-day/ Tue, 23 April 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WFTD-4-23-24.mp3 NO NO 2:55 I am saddened by the plight of native Americans in this country. People who come here legally or illegally from all over the world are given food stamps, money, education, immunization and so on, but Native Americans receive little to nothing. They were here before white men came and stole their land and herded them to reservations. There they live in run down house trailers and abject poverty and with few exceptions have limited opportunity to go to good schools. Many are total alcoholics or drug addicts. Most have turned to casinos for their money which encourages them to gamble and engage in all the evil associated with it including prostitution, excessive alcohol use, and drugs . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/forgotten-nation/ I am saddened by the plight of native Americans in this country. People who come here legally or illegally from all over the world are given food stamps, money, education, immunization and so on, but Native Americans receive little to nothing. They were here before white men came and stole their land and herded them to reservations. There they live in run down house trailers and abject poverty and with few exceptions have limited opportunity to go to good schools. Many are total alcoholics or drug addicts. Most have turned to casinos for their money which encourages them to gamble and engage in all the evil associated with it including prostitution, excessive alcohol use, and drugs . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/forgotten-nation/ Wed, 24 April 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WFTD-4-24-24.mp3 NO NO 3:01 I think that being humble is difficult for some people. All one must do is look at Jesus Christ to picture humbleness. The Creator of the world came down and was born in a manger. His three years of ministry paint a picture of how we should act. He walked everywhere He went, kings and queens and royalty rode in chariots or on horses and He could have done so, but He chose to humble Himself. He didn’t wear a crown or dress flashy or live in a big mansion. He ate with sinners despite Pharisees looking down on them. He loved the poor and He had compassion on them and others who were downtrodden . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/humble/ I think that being humble is difficult for some people. All one must do is look at Jesus Christ to picture humbleness. The Creator of the world came down and was born in a manger. His three years of ministry paint a picture of how we should act. He walked everywhere He went, kings and queens and royalty rode in chariots or on horses and He could have done so, but He chose to humble Himself. He didn’t wear a crown or dress flashy or live in a big mansion. He ate with sinners despite Pharisees looking down on them. He loved the poor and He had compassion on them and others who were downtrodden . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/humble/ Thu, 25 April 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WFTD-4-25-24.mp3 NO NO 2:49 We’ve all heard the expression that someone is scared of his own shadow. The Bible teaches that when a person dwells in the shelter of the Most High, they will abide in the shadow of the Almighty and thus, they will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day Psalm 91:1 . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/shadow/ We’ve all heard the expression that someone is scared of his own shadow. The Bible teaches that when a person dwells in the shelter of the Most High, they will abide in the shadow of the Almighty and thus, they will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day Psalm 91:1 . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/shadow/ Fri, 26 April 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WFTD-4-26-24.mp3 NO NO 4:42 Have you ever had a strong feeling to avoid doing something that could harm you. You might be considering making friends with someone that does not meet your moral standards but otherwise is cool to hang out with; however, intuition tells you that it would be wrong. The word intuition can be defined as, ” the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning”. Where does it come from? I believe that intuition comes from the Holy Spirit. If somehow we instantly know that something is wrong about a situation without thinking it through, how else can it be explained? So, if you “smell a rat” when presented with what appears to be a good opportunity, be extra careful . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/perfect-combination/ Have you ever had a strong feeling to avoid doing something that could harm you. You might be considering making friends with someone that does not meet your moral standards but otherwise is cool to hang out with; however, intuition tells you that it would be wrong. The word intuition can be defined as, ” the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning”. Where does it come from? I believe that intuition comes from the Holy Spirit. If somehow we instantly know that something is wrong about a situation without thinking it through, how else can it be explained? So, if you “smell a rat” when presented with what appears to be a good opportunity, be extra careful . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/perfect-combination/ Mon, 29 April 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WFTD-4-29-24.mp3 NO NO 4:37 I’m sickened by the national news. I’m talking about physically distressed. It is beyond the pale that anyone watches it and believes anything published. And yet they continue writing crummy story after crummy story. Most are outright lies and they are strategic to the bias of the writer(s) which invariably is fanatically liberal . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/the-decline-of-america/ I’m sickened by the national news. I’m talking about physically distressed. It is beyond the pale that anyone watches it and believes anything published. And yet they continue writing crummy story after crummy story. Most are outright lies and they are strategic to the bias of the writer(s) which invariably is fanatically liberal . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/04/the-decline-of-america/ Tue, 30 April 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WFTD-4-30-24.mp3 NO NO 4:17 I have watched with interest the ongoing protests at colleges and universities with dismay. It is not so much the protests, after all I was a product of the ’60’s, it is more what they are protesting. None of these students were around when the holocaust occurred. I was born just as WWII ended. I watched the Nuremburg trials on a black and white television set, I saw the film footage of stacks of corpses slaughtered by the Nazis in their quest to wipe them off the face of the earth . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/dysfunction-and-chaos/ I have watched with interest the ongoing protests at colleges and universities with dismay. It is not so much the protests, after all I was a product of the ’60’s, it is more what they are protesting. None of these students were around when the holocaust occurred. I was born just as WWII ended. I watched the Nuremburg trials on a black and white television set, I saw the film footage of stacks of corpses slaughtered by the Nazis in their quest to wipe them off the face of the earth . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/dysfunction-and-chaos/ Wed, 01 May 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WFTD-5-1-24.mp3 NO NO 2:45 I was reading about King Ahab and his wife Jezebel’s fate today. The prophesy from God was that the King and his entire household would be killed to include Jezebel, his wife. She experienced a particularly gruesome death, and her body was predicted to be desecrated by being thrown into a field whereby dogs ate everything but her skull, hands, and feet . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/god-doesnt-forget/ I was reading about King Ahab and his wife Jezebel’s fate today. The prophesy from God was that the King and his entire household would be killed to include Jezebel, his wife. She experienced a particularly gruesome death, and her body was predicted to be desecrated by being thrown into a field whereby dogs ate everything but her skull, hands, and feet . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/god-doesnt-forget/ Thu, 02 May 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WFTD-5-2-24.mp3 NO NO 3:13 My twin granddaughters just turned 18. What a shock that was I tell you. I’ve caught largemouth bass bigger than they were when they were born, now they are almost as tall as me. Time is flying by at a breathless pace. Many of my close friends have gone on to be with the Lord including T.K. Wetherell, Murf the Surf, and far too many others. Music groups like “The Band” have been ravaged by the passage of time with all but one having died. When I watch a performance I can’t help but see they all have passed away and reflect on it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/life-is-like-a-meteor/ My twin granddaughters just turned 18. What a shock that was I tell you. I’ve caught largemouth bass bigger than they were when they were born, now they are almost as tall as me. Time is flying by at a breathless pace. Many of my close friends have gone on to be with the Lord including T.K. Wetherell, Murf the Surf, and far too many others. Music groups like “The Band” have been ravaged by the passage of time with all but one having died. When I watch a performance I can’t help but see they all have passed away and reflect on it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/life-is-like-a-meteor/ Fri, 03 May 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WFTD-5-3-24.mp3 NO NO 3:03 I was in the eye, ear, and nose doctor’s office the other day and there was a chart on the wall showing the ear inside and out. I marveled at the sheer depth of detail that God put into designing the human ear. In a word it is astounding. It is intricate, delicate and the design is simply out of this world . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/out-of-this-world-2/ I was in the eye, ear, and nose doctor’s office the other day and there was a chart on the wall showing the ear inside and out. I marveled at the sheer depth of detail that God put into designing the human ear. In a word it is astounding. It is intricate, delicate and the design is simply out of this world . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/out-of-this-world-2/ Mon, 06 May 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WFTD-5-6-24.mp3 NO NO 3:32 Yesterday I wrote about the design prowess of God’s creation. So today I read in a Christianity Report’s post of an actor, Brian Cox, who railed against the Bible and made the statement that people who believe it are stupid, especially the book of Genesis. I shook my head when I read it and cannot do anything but pray for this man that he will come to know Jesus, but he is 77 years old, and it is doubtful . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/are-you-stupid/ Yesterday I wrote about the design prowess of God’s creation. So today I read in a Christianity Report’s post of an actor, Brian Cox, who railed against the Bible and made the statement that people who believe it are stupid, especially the book of Genesis. I shook my head when I read it and cannot do anything but pray for this man that he will come to know Jesus, but he is 77 years old, and it is doubtful . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/are-you-stupid/ Tue, 07 May 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WFTD-5-7-24.mp3 NO NO 3:56 I have quit watching the news but occasionally I scan the headlines just to see whether we are in WWIII or something. I am appalled at the headlines that report on mean-spirited people who publicly demean their fellow citizens. I am of the persuasion that disagreements should be handled privately, but a quick look at any of the major news outlets show a multitude of people attacking others with words . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/civility/ I have quit watching the news but occasionally I scan the headlines just to see whether we are in WWIII or something. I am appalled at the headlines that report on mean-spirited people who publicly demean their fellow citizens. I am of the persuasion that disagreements should be handled privately, but a quick look at any of the major news outlets show a multitude of people attacking others with words . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/civility/ Wed, 08 May 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WFTD-5-8-24.mp3 NO NO 3:51 I get more emails asking for advice on how to forgive and forget than any other subject. It’s obvious to me that it is nearly impossible for many folks to forgive much less forgive. Everyone wants to avenge, but the Lord said leave it to Him. To be honest I don’t think I can turn the other cheek if someone slaps me there. I can however let some things go that twenty years ago I would have fought to the death over . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/forgive-and-forget/ I get more emails asking for advice on how to forgive and forget than any other subject. It’s obvious to me that it is nearly impossible for many folks to forgive much less forgive. Everyone wants to avenge, but the Lord said leave it to Him. To be honest I don’t think I can turn the other cheek if someone slaps me there. I can however let some things go that twenty years ago I would have fought to the death over . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/forgive-and-forget/ Thu, 09 May 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WFTD-5-9-24.mp3 NO NO 5:00 I watched the roast of football’s legendary quarterback Tom Brady last night on Netflix. I was nauseous at the amount of cursing and filthy jokes that were not funny that were espoused. Funny or not the audience roared their approval with applause and hysterical laughing. I wanted to watch it because Kim Kardashian and Ben Affleck were both in the news all week, being savaged because of their comments at the roast. They were not any worse than the rest . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/tom-brady-roast/ I watched the roast of football’s legendary quarterback Tom Brady last night on Netflix. I was nauseous at the amount of cursing and filthy jokes that were not funny that were espoused. Funny or not the audience roared their approval with applause and hysterical laughing. I wanted to watch it because Kim Kardashian and Ben Affleck were both in the news all week, being savaged because of their comments at the roast. They were not any worse than the rest . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/tom-brady-roast/ Fri, 10 May 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WFTD-5-10-24.mp3 NO NO 7:12 My passion used to be hunting wild hogs. I really had the fever and went nearly every weekend for twelve years. The concept is simple you have several bulldogs that walk along with you through the woods. They are called, “catch dogs, and most were a mix of pit bulldog and English bulldogs. They were fearless. We also had a couple of cur dogs that would “bay” the hogs up. They would not bark until they saw a hog . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/hog-hunting-blues/ My passion used to be hunting wild hogs. I really had the fever and went nearly every weekend for twelve years. The concept is simple you have several bulldogs that walk along with you through the woods. They are called, “catch dogs, and most were a mix of pit bulldog and English bulldogs. They were fearless. We also had a couple of cur dogs that would “bay” the hogs up. They would not bark until they saw a hog . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/hog-hunting-blues/ Mon, 13 May 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WFTD-5-13-24.mp3 NO NO 3:40 Every now and then I slip into a funk where I feel sorry for myself. I have a condition known as macular degeneration which if you live long enough ends in blindness. Last night I was trying to pour my coke into a glass and I couldn’t see and it ended up spilling all over me and our couch. It was dark and I couldn’t see the glass and had no depth perception. I promptly pitched a little PLOM party (Poor little old me) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/feeling-sorry-for-yourself/ Every now and then I slip into a funk where I feel sorry for myself. I have a condition known as macular degeneration which if you live long enough ends in blindness. Last night I was trying to pour my coke into a glass and I couldn’t see and it ended up spilling all over me and our couch. It was dark and I couldn’t see the glass and had no depth perception. I promptly pitched a little PLOM party (Poor little old me) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/feeling-sorry-for-yourself/ Tue, 14 May 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WFTD-5-14-24.mp3 NO NO 3:30 Sheep are mentioned throughout the Bible. Jesus is called a good shepherd and the lamb of God. So I decided to read up on sheep. I found that they cannot survive without a shepherd. For one thing they will not drink from moving waters, it must be still waters. The shepherd drove them to still waters where they could drink . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/sheep/ Sheep are mentioned throughout the Bible. Jesus is called a good shepherd and the lamb of God. So I decided to read up on sheep. I found that they cannot survive without a shepherd. For one thing they will not drink from moving waters, it must be still waters. The shepherd drove them to still waters where they could drink . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/sheep/ Wed, 15 May 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WFTD-5-15-24.mp3 NO NO 6:24 Way back in the sixties I delved into black magic and soon became known around the French Quarter of New Orleans as a warlock, (male witch). I cast numerous spells, and it was exhilarating to see them work. Casting spells is real, and it is achieved by reciting certain phrases, most of which are antichrist in nature. At the time I was not a Christian and had been an atheist for some time. When I saw the first spell that I cast work, I knew that there was an unseen world. I knew that Satan was evil, and I assumed there had to be God . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/black-magic-and-witchcraft/ Way back in the sixties I delved into black magic and soon became known around the French Quarter of New Orleans as a warlock, (male witch). I cast numerous spells, and it was exhilarating to see them work. Casting spells is real, and it is achieved by reciting certain phrases, most of which are antichrist in nature. At the time I was not a Christian and had been an atheist for some time. When I saw the first spell that I cast work, I knew that there was an unseen world. I knew that Satan was evil, and I assumed there had to be God . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/black-magic-and-witchcraft/ Thu, 16 May 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WFTD-5-16-24.mp3 NO NO 3:02 It took courage for NFL field goal kicker Harrison Butker to give a powerful faith-based commencement speech at Benedictine College recently. He pointed out the obvious and with clarity that Biden’s behavior has been wicked. Butker’s bold proclamation of his desire for a pro-family, pro-God, and pro-life worldview resonated deeply, reminding us of the enduring strength found in our foundational beliefs . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/harrison-butker/ It took courage for NFL field goal kicker Harrison Butker to give a powerful faith-based commencement speech at Benedictine College recently. He pointed out the obvious and with clarity that Biden’s behavior has been wicked. Butker’s bold proclamation of his desire for a pro-family, pro-God, and pro-life worldview resonated deeply, reminding us of the enduring strength found in our foundational beliefs . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/harrison-butker/ Fri, 17 May 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WFTD-5-17-24.mp3 NO NO 3:49 Our pastor gave a sermon yesterday about how one should live. He made the point that many Christ followers simply do not know how they should live due to their never opening a Bible. He maintained that it would be impossible to know how we should live without actually reading and studying His word (the Bible). He mentioned that our bodies are in reality temples of God inhabited by the Holy Spirit. I believe that He is our conscience and it is to warn us about bad behavior. Some seem to think this is innate, but I am of the opinion that God is reaching out to us and trying to modify our behavior through the Holy Spirit . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/how-to-live/ Our pastor gave a sermon yesterday about how one should live. He made the point that many Christ followers simply do not know how they should live due to their never opening a Bible. He maintained that it would be impossible to know how we should live without actually reading and studying His word (the Bible). He mentioned that our bodies are in reality temples of God inhabited by the Holy Spirit. I believe that He is our conscience and it is to warn us about bad behavior. Some seem to think this is innate, but I am of the opinion that God is reaching out to us and trying to modify our behavior through the Holy Spirit . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/how-to-live/ Mon, 20 May 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WFTD-5-20-24.mp3 NO NO 3:56 George Harrison recorded a song , My Sweet Lord”, that became a big hit. He was a former member of the Beatles, and the album was well received. If anyone listens to it, they are struck by the melody and the fantastic guitar playing. Eric Clapton played the part where he sings “My guitar gently weeps”. He makes it sound just like a weeping guitar to me. I never tire of hearing it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/guitar-weeps/ George Harrison recorded a song , My Sweet Lord”, that became a big hit. He was a former member of the Beatles, and the album was well received. If anyone listens to it, they are struck by the melody and the fantastic guitar playing. Eric Clapton played the part where he sings “My guitar gently weeps”. He makes it sound just like a weeping guitar to me. I never tire of hearing it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/guitar-weeps/ Tue, 21 May 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WFTD-5-21-24.mp3 NO NO 3:33 I once had a coon dog that in his youth was as good as they come, however, when Poochie got old and tired he would not hunt but merely follow us through the woods. It used to bother the heck out of me, and I would scowl at him, and he would run off into the woods just out of sight and start barking his treed bark. I could tell he was lying to me because he would bark a half-hearted treed bark and then look at me to see if I was going to buy it. I would say, “Are you lying to me”. And he would lower his tail and ears and slink away. He knew he had been caught in a lie and was ashamed of himself . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/poochie-was-a-liar/ I once had a coon dog that in his youth was as good as they come, however, when Poochie got old and tired he would not hunt but merely follow us through the woods. It used to bother the heck out of me, and I would scowl at him, and he would run off into the woods just out of sight and start barking his treed bark. I could tell he was lying to me because he would bark a half-hearted treed bark and then look at me to see if I was going to buy it. I would say, “Are you lying to me”. And he would lower his tail and ears and slink away. He knew he had been caught in a lie and was ashamed of himself . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/poochie-was-a-liar/ Wed, 22 May 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WFTD-5-22-24.mp3 NO NO 3:41 Elvis Presley was a fabulous singer, but my grandchildren have never even heard of him. He sold over a billion dollars of albums with his beautiful voice. Truly it was a gift from God, but he didn’t give God the glory. Unfortunately, he died of an overdose at a young age and his heirs squandered that money away . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/elvis-is-no-longer-king/ Elvis Presley was a fabulous singer, but my grandchildren have never even heard of him. He sold over a billion dollars of albums with his beautiful voice. Truly it was a gift from God, but he didn’t give God the glory. Unfortunately, he died of an overdose at a young age and his heirs squandered that money away . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/elvis-is-no-longer-king/ Thu, 23 May 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WFTD-5-23-24.mp3 NO NO 2:38 It is easy for Satan to get someone in a funk. They worry and work themselves into a depressed state. This morning my wife and I were discussing Parkinson’s disease and I told her that it was in my family, and I might get it some day as well. She was concerned and I told her that I didn’t care if I got it or not. It was determined before I was ever born when I would be born how long I would live, and in which manner I would die. God can and will intervene as he did with my brain surgery, but even His intervention has been determined . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/ahead-of-every-shadow-there-is-light/ It is easy for Satan to get someone in a funk. They worry and work themselves into a depressed state. This morning my wife and I were discussing Parkinson’s disease and I told her that it was in my family, and I might get it some day as well. She was concerned and I told her that I didn’t care if I got it or not. It was determined before I was ever born when I would be born how long I would live, and in which manner I would die. God can and will intervene as he did with my brain surgery, but even His intervention has been determined . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/ahead-of-every-shadow-there-is-light/ Fri, 24 May 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WFTD-5-24-24.mp3 NO NO 2:55 Does anyone think that President Trump got a fair trial? Please write to me because I have some land I want to sell you that is all swamp! I have been following the trial and have never been so disgusted in my life. Forget about fairness. They were out to get him and even a complete moron can easily see that . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/new-york-justice/ Does anyone think that President Trump got a fair trial? Please write to me because I have some land I want to sell you that is all swamp! I have been following the trial and have never been so disgusted in my life. Forget about fairness. They were out to get him and even a complete moron can easily see that . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/new-york-justice/ Mon, 27 May 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WFTD-5-27-24.mp3 NO NO 3:37 I’m still burning about the Trump (trial’s). I just cannot let it go. I suppose I should just stop and not let my emotions run wild, but I cannot. It infuriates me and there is no relief in sight. Personally, I used to think Obama was the cause of it because most of these issues are ones he championed, but I believe he is just a mouthpiece for the Rothchild family and like kind. They are all satanists and we know that Satan desires the worst for us . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/still-burning/ I’m still burning about the Trump (trial’s). I just cannot let it go. I suppose I should just stop and not let my emotions run wild, but I cannot. It infuriates me and there is no relief in sight. Personally, I used to think Obama was the cause of it because most of these issues are ones he championed, but I believe he is just a mouthpiece for the Rothchild family and like kind. They are all satanists and we know that Satan desires the worst for us . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/still-burning/ Tue, 28 May 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WFTD-5-28-24.mp3 NO NO 3:02 Recently a reader sent the following treatise written by Reverend Billy Graham as a reminder for me in these difficult times that God is still on the throne. I believe that the last two posts I’ve made were me venting and the Holy Spirit rebuked me and I’m thankful for my friend . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/deflect-despair/ Recently a reader sent the following treatise written by Reverend Billy Graham as a reminder for me in these difficult times that God is still on the throne. I believe that the last two posts I’ve made were me venting and the Holy Spirit rebuked me and I’m thankful for my friend . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/deflect-despair/ Wed, 29 May 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WFTD-5-29-24.mp3 NO NO 3:39 I’ve had my share of being short tempered but have not benefitted from those experiences much at all because I continue to do it. It seems if someone disagrees with me I lash out and try to belittle them and their point of view. This is definitely not coming from anyone other than Satan . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/temper-temper-2/ I’ve had my share of being short tempered but have not benefitted from those experiences much at all because I continue to do it. It seems if someone disagrees with me I lash out and try to belittle them and their point of view. This is definitely not coming from anyone other than Satan . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/temper-temper-2/ Thu, 30 May 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WFTD-5-30-24.mp3 NO NO 4:15 Liberals are celebrating, conservatives are clinching their teeth. As expected Trump was found guilty on 34 counts in his recent trial. The verdict will most certainly be appealed and likely overturned, but the important thing about this trial is that it marks the beginning of political partisanship in our judicial system of fair trials. Trump’s case was a sham and shame on the Democrats for launching it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/miscarriage-of-justice/ Liberals are celebrating, conservatives are clinching their teeth. As expected Trump was found guilty on 34 counts in his recent trial. The verdict will most certainly be appealed and likely overturned, but the important thing about this trial is that it marks the beginning of political partisanship in our judicial system of fair trials. Trump’s case was a sham and shame on the Democrats for launching it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/05/miscarriage-of-justice/ Fri, 31 May 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WFTD-5-31-24.mp3 NO NO 4:33 Recently I hung some hummingbird feeders on my back porch, and it wasn’t long before the nifty little birds started draining them of the sugar water that I had placed inside of them. I live on a rural farm located far out in the country and cannot understand how in the world these tiny birds found the two feeders that I placed, but much to our delight one showed up on the very first day. And soon multitudes of the beautiful little birds were swarming the feeders with multiple visits . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/birds-of-paradise/ Recently I hung some hummingbird feeders on my back porch, and it wasn’t long before the nifty little birds started draining them of the sugar water that I had placed inside of them. I live on a rural farm located far out in the country and cannot understand how in the world these tiny birds found the two feeders that I placed, but much to our delight one showed up on the very first day. And soon multitudes of the beautiful little birds were swarming the feeders with multiple visits . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/birds-of-paradise/ Mon, 03 June 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/WFTD-6-3-24.mp3 NO NO 3:06 I sometimes get discouraged and when I do, it shows up in Words for then Day. This site was built to help others cope with this life which is often dark. It doesn’t encourage many if the writer is himself discouraged. How can you write about bright sunny days when it’s pouring down rain . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/discouraged-2/ I sometimes get discouraged and when I do, it shows up in Words for then Day. This site was built to help others cope with this life which is often dark. It doesn’t encourage many if the writer is himself discouraged. How can you write about bright sunny days when it’s pouring down rain . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/discouraged-2/ Tue, 04 June 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/WFTD-6-4-24.mp3 NO NO 4:22 I went fishing on my pond the other day and caught a few bass, but it was getting kind of hot, so I was thinking about just hanging it up for the day. The very next cast I caught and landed a huge largemouth bass that weighed in at a little over nine pounds on my little scales. That fish fought for its freedom with a vengeance, going under the boat several times and the drag was screaming almost the entire time as the big fish stripped line off seemingly like there was nothing to it. He performed acrobatics jumping every now and then and shaking its massive head . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/lunker-bass/ I went fishing on my pond the other day and caught a few bass, but it was getting kind of hot, so I was thinking about just hanging it up for the day. The very next cast I caught and landed a huge largemouth bass that weighed in at a little over nine pounds on my little scales. That fish fought for its freedom with a vengeance, going under the boat several times and the drag was screaming almost the entire time as the big fish stripped line off seemingly like there was nothing to it. He performed acrobatics jumping every now and then and shaking its massive head . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/lunker-bass/ Wed, 05 June 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/WFTD-6-5-24.mp3 NO NO 3:24 It appears that next week I wll join a couple of buddies to fish an offshore tournament. It will be my first excursion since fishing in Costa Rico after my accident. I’m hopeful that I have enough stamina to make it an entire day. My wife and I will go a day early so I can be well rested . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/ask-and-you-will-receive/ It appears that next week I wll join a couple of buddies to fish an offshore tournament. It will be my first excursion since fishing in Costa Rico after my accident. I’m hopeful that I have enough stamina to make it an entire day. My wife and I will go a day early so I can be well rested . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/ask-and-you-will-receive/ Thu, 06 June 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/WFTD-6-6-24.mp3 NO NO 2:46 I tell you what, it is hot and humid in Mississippi! I went for my walk and nearly passed out from the scorching heat. Heck just a few weeks ago I was praying for some warm weather. God obliged but didn’t have mercy on quitting with it. I guess we will never get things quite the way we want, so I am resolved just to take the hot with the cold. In fact, days like today make me want to see winter ushered in ASAP . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/hot-time-summer-in-the-city/ I tell you what, it is hot and humid in Mississippi! I went for my walk and nearly passed out from the scorching heat. Heck just a few weeks ago I was praying for some warm weather. God obliged but didn’t have mercy on quitting with it. I guess we will never get things quite the way we want, so I am resolved just to take the hot with the cold. In fact, days like today make me want to see winter ushered in ASAP . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/hot-time-summer-in-the-city/ Mon, 10 June 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/WFTD-6-10-24.mp3 NO NO 4:44 I was playing a crucially important high school football game and as luck would have it I got kicked solidly in the groin. I was lying on the ground writhing around in excruciating pain and the trainer came running out on the field to check on me. I could hear a chant coming from the stands that went like this, “That’s OK – That’s all right – Come on Generals, Fight! Fight! Fight!"" . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/fight-fight-fight-2/ I was playing a crucially important high school football game and as luck would have it I got kicked solidly in the groin. I was lying on the ground writhing around in excruciating pain and the trainer came running out on the field to check on me. I could hear a chant coming from the stands that went like this, “That’s OK – That’s all right – Come on Generals, Fight! Fight! Fight!"" . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/fight-fight-fight-2/ Tue, 11 June 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/WFTD-6-11-24.mp3 NO NO 6:22 I received a strange letter from someone who simply signed his name “Peter” a few years back. It appears Peter had problems with me. He wanted to know what role I played in the selection of John Thrasher as the new FSU president. He said that Mr. Thrasher sat on the board of trustees that nominated a friend of mine, (T.K. Wetherell), to become president of FSU and it all made sense because T.K., attended my Bible study class. In the same sentence, he mentioned that I announced it was my intention to target 30 democratic states . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/what-is-a-prepper/ I received a strange letter from someone who simply signed his name “Peter” a few years back. It appears Peter had problems with me. He wanted to know what role I played in the selection of John Thrasher as the new FSU president. He said that Mr. Thrasher sat on the board of trustees that nominated a friend of mine, (T.K. Wetherell), to become president of FSU and it all made sense because T.K., attended my Bible study class. In the same sentence, he mentioned that I announced it was my intention to target 30 democratic states . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/what-is-a-prepper/ Wed, 12 June 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/WFTD-6-12-24.mp3 NO NO 6:34 I met with a man the other day who is quite the adventurer. He’s narrowly escaped death numerous times, (as have I), and we compared notes to decide which of us has had the most near-death experiences . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/fear-nothing-2/ I met with a man the other day who is quite the adventurer. He’s narrowly escaped death numerous times, (as have I), and we compared notes to decide which of us has had the most near-death experiences . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/fear-nothing-2/ Thu, 13 June 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/WFTD-6-13-24.mp3 NO NO 5:07 It has been said that there is nothing more important than how we spend our time. Time is generally acknowledged to be our most treasured commodity. It is irreplaceable, meaning lost time cannot ever be replaced. I used to tell my employees to get there fifteen minutes early to be on time and anything after that , meant you were late and I enforced it! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/no-more-time/ It has been said that there is nothing more important than how we spend our time. Time is generally acknowledged to be our most treasured commodity. It is irreplaceable, meaning lost time cannot ever be replaced. I used to tell my employees to get there fifteen minutes early to be on time and anything after that , meant you were late and I enforced it! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/no-more-time/ Fri, 14 June 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/WFTD-6-14-24.mp3 NO NO 4:19 A buddy pretty much lives for the day and tries to get the maximum out of it. He doesn’t seem to even consider the future. This seems unsettling to me, but I have come around somewhat to his way of thinking . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/living-for-the-day-2/ A buddy pretty much lives for the day and tries to get the maximum out of it. He doesn’t seem to even consider the future. This seems unsettling to me, but I have come around somewhat to his way of thinking . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/living-for-the-day-2/ Mon, 17 June 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/WFTD-7-10-19.mp3 NO NO 2:15 I spent Saturday fishing a tournament with a friend. It was a very frustrating time for me. We were fishing on the bottom for Snapper in about 120 feet of water. Suddenly my friend would yell, You got a bite, you got a bite, Get Him By the time I remembered where the button was located with which to reel it in, it was too little and too late and the fish got off. My brain surgery has slowed my mind down to a crawl, (I tried this for over an hour with no success) and finally told him I would drive the boat and he could fish . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/fishing-trip/ I spent Saturday fishing a tournament with a friend. It was a very frustrating time for me. We were fishing on the bottom for Snapper in about 120 feet of water. Suddenly my friend would yell, You got a bite, you got a bite, Get Him By the time I remembered where the button was located with which to reel it in, it was too little and too late and the fish got off. My brain surgery has slowed my mind down to a crawl, (I tried this for over an hour with no success) and finally told him I would drive the boat and he could fish . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/fishing-trip/ Tue, 18 June 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/WFTD-6-18-24.mp3 NO NO 6:28 One time I was writing a song and was having tremendous difficulty with finding words for the chorus. The name of the song is, The Love of God. Everything I used seemed totally inadequate to describe God’s love for us. One would think that writing a chorus line about the love of God would not be such a difficult project; however, if you reflect on it, finding one phrase that sums up the love of God in one chorus line seems all but insurmountable . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/chorus-of-perfection-2/ One time I was writing a song and was having tremendous difficulty with finding words for the chorus. The name of the song is, The Love of God. Everything I used seemed totally inadequate to describe God’s love for us. One would think that writing a chorus line about the love of God would not be such a difficult project; however, if you reflect on it, finding one phrase that sums up the love of God in one chorus line seems all but insurmountable . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/chorus-of-perfection-2/ Wed, 19 June 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/WFTD-7-26-18.mp3 NO NO 3:33 It is my humble opinion that nothing in this life can take the place of a good friendship. It is difficult to maintain a friendship however, especially when one or both parties allow pride to get in the way. when it does friendship is doomed. It might prove helpful to memorize this verse: Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/friendship/ It is my humble opinion that nothing in this life can take the place of a good friendship. It is difficult to maintain a friendship however, especially when one or both parties allow pride to get in the way. when it does friendship is doomed. It might prove helpful to memorize this verse: Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/friendship/ Thu, 20 June 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/WFTD-6-20-24.mp3 NO NO 4:03 One of my best friends forever was TK Wetherell. We hunted, fished, and vacationed together for the years I knew him. I awoke this morning and he was on my mind and I cannot seem to quit thinking about him. I wonder what he is doing today. Since there is no time as we know it in heaven, I would imagine he is doing the Lord’s business at his own pace . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/strange-duck/ One of my best friends forever was TK Wetherell. We hunted, fished, and vacationed together for the years I knew him. I awoke this morning and he was on my mind and I cannot seem to quit thinking about him. I wonder what he is doing today. Since there is no time as we know it in heaven, I would imagine he is doing the Lord’s business at his own pace . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/strange-duck/ Fri, 21 June 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/WFTD-6-21-24.mp3 NO NO 3:12 Have you ever encountered a troublemaker? I know that churches are full of them, but not just churches but pretty much wherever people are assembled. I had a stepmother who actually got kicked out of her church because she could not be happy unless she was wagging her tongue and stirring the pot. She did the same in my home and it finally reached a point where I called her out for it and refused to allow her to so much as the right to set foot in my home . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/contentment/ Have you ever encountered a troublemaker? I know that churches are full of them, but not just churches but pretty much wherever people are assembled. I had a stepmother who actually got kicked out of her church because she could not be happy unless she was wagging her tongue and stirring the pot. She did the same in my home and it finally reached a point where I called her out for it and refused to allow her to so much as the right to set foot in my home . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/contentment/ Mon, 24 June 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/WFTD-6-24-24.mp3 NO NO 3:31 I’m having trouble finding a movie that doesn’t contain an inordinate amount of cursing in it. Even avowed Christian actors play their parts and curse when they are told to do so.. It is unnecessary, tiresome, and sickening hearing it over and again. At the very least we will hear “Jesus Christ” as a sign of exasperation and at its worst we hear G—D— exclaimed . . . Repeatedly! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/cursing-is-a-huge-problem/ I’m having trouble finding a movie that doesn’t contain an inordinate amount of cursing in it. Even avowed Christian actors play their parts and curse when they are told to do so.. It is unnecessary, tiresome, and sickening hearing it over and again. At the very least we will hear “Jesus Christ” as a sign of exasperation and at its worst we hear G—D— exclaimed . . . Repeatedly! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/cursing-is-a-huge-problem/ Tue, 25 June 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/WFTD-6-25-24.mp3 NO NO 4:02 The big CNN debate is scheduled for tomorrow night, and it reminds me of David walking into the lion’s den. Three of CNN’s most vile “supposed” journalists will be conducting the debate for CNN (Is CNN an acronym for Communist National Network? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/lions-den/ The big CNN debate is scheduled for tomorrow night, and it reminds me of David walking into the lion’s den. Three of CNN’s most vile “supposed” journalists will be conducting the debate for CNN (Is CNN an acronym for Communist National Network? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/lions-den/ Wed, 26 June 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/WFTD-6-26-24.mp3 NO NO 3:27 It is so hot in Mississippi I have been forced to stay inside. Thus, I have been watching more than my share of television to avoid boredom. I like to watch documentaries primarily and have discovered first-hand how evolution is being pushed by folks around the country . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/evolution-revolution/ It is so hot in Mississippi I have been forced to stay inside. Thus, I have been watching more than my share of television to avoid boredom. I like to watch documentaries primarily and have discovered first-hand how evolution is being pushed by folks around the country . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/evolution-revolution/ Thu, 27 June 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/WFTD-6-27-24.mp3 NO NO 2:57 Republicans should be celebrating in the streets if they watched the debate last night. Trump easily destroyed his opponent and to his credit did so without using profanity or calling Biden names. I believe he used decorum; plus, he was sharp, well versed on the issues, and well prepared. He looked and acted like the President for which I have longed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/fight-night/ Republicans should be celebrating in the streets if they watched the debate last night. Trump easily destroyed his opponent and to his credit did so without using profanity or calling Biden names. I believe he used decorum; plus, he was sharp, well versed on the issues, and well prepared. He looked and acted like the President for which I have longed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/06/fight-night/ Fri, 28 June 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/WFTD-6-28-24.mp3 NO NO 4:28 I often hear the expression of someone being a good and Godly man or woman. I heard a sermon this morning whereby our pastor quoted some verses written by the Apostle Paul when he was in prison awaiting his execution . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/good-and-godly/ I often hear the expression of someone being a good and Godly man or woman. I heard a sermon this morning whereby our pastor quoted some verses written by the Apostle Paul when he was in prison awaiting his execution . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/good-and-godly/ Mon, 01 July 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WFTD-7-1-24.mp3 NO NO 3:46 I was on a plane one time and was sitting next to a man who had been selected to go on a space mission as an astronaut to conduct experiments in outer space. In outer space pure crystals can be grown because of zero gravity and that is what his experiment was designed to do. He was naturally excited and was talking it up like a jaybird. He was a fascinating conversationalist, and I was totally engrossed from the time we took off and until we landed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/birds-eye-view/ I was on a plane one time and was sitting next to a man who had been selected to go on a space mission as an astronaut to conduct experiments in outer space. In outer space pure crystals can be grown because of zero gravity and that is what his experiment was designed to do. He was naturally excited and was talking it up like a jaybird. He was a fascinating conversationalist, and I was totally engrossed from the time we took off and until we landed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/birds-eye-view/ Tue, 02 July 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WFTD-7-2-24.mp3 NO NO 3:20 My wife Teresa sometimes cries when she prays. I told her not to be embarrassed because the Bible tells us in Psalm 56:8 that God catches all our tears in a bottle and writes them down. If it is that important to God, then don’t worry about it. I don’t know if this is intended to be a metaphor, or if God physically catches them and puts them in a bottle and writes them down. I suspect it is a metaphor . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/tears-in-the-hand/ My wife Teresa sometimes cries when she prays. I told her not to be embarrassed because the Bible tells us in Psalm 56:8 that God catches all our tears in a bottle and writes them down. If it is that important to God, then don’t worry about it. I don’t know if this is intended to be a metaphor, or if God physically catches them and puts them in a bottle and writes them down. I suspect it is a metaphor . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/tears-in-the-hand/ Mon, 08 July 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WFTD-7-8-24.mp3 NO NO 3:03 A family of chimney sweeps has taken up residence in my chimneys. I can hear the noisy critters as they call each other and I suppose that is their language. It is disturbing to my wife and I and I tried lighting a fire to get them to move. Boink! It didn’t work . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/chimney-sweeps/ A family of chimney sweeps has taken up residence in my chimneys. I can hear the noisy critters as they call each other and I suppose that is their language. It is disturbing to my wife and I and I tried lighting a fire to get them to move. Boink! It didn’t work . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/chimney-sweeps/ Tue, 09 July 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WFTD-7-9-24.mp3 NO NO 2:47 I read something that was very meaningful to me, Hope is praying for rain – faith is bringing an umbrella. How can I increase my faith is a popular question among many people who are worried about their faith especially during times of grief, and stress . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/umbrella-for-dark-days/ I read something that was very meaningful to me, Hope is praying for rain – faith is bringing an umbrella. How can I increase my faith is a popular question among many people who are worried about their faith especially during times of grief, and stress . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/umbrella-for-dark-days/ Wed, 10 July 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WFTD-7-10-24.mp3 NO NO 2:13 One rainy afternoon I was driving along one of the main streets of Atlanta, taking those extra precautions necessary when the roads are wet and slick. Suddenly, my young son, Michael, spoke up from his relaxed position in his seat. “Dad, I’m thinking of something.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/the-rain/ One rainy afternoon I was driving along one of the main streets of Atlanta, taking those extra precautions necessary when the roads are wet and slick. Suddenly, my young son, Michael, spoke up from his relaxed position in his seat. “Dad, I’m thinking of something.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/the-rain/ Thu, 11 July 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WFTD-7-11-24.mp3 NO NO 3:25 I am really perturbed about the polls I have seen in the past few weeks, that the “truth” is nowhere to be found in them and they are an insult to the electoral process and anyone’s intelligence to quote them. It is as though Satan, the “Father of all lies” authored them himself . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/useless-polls/ I am really perturbed about the polls I have seen in the past few weeks, that the “truth” is nowhere to be found in them and they are an insult to the electoral process and anyone’s intelligence to quote them. It is as though Satan, the “Father of all lies” authored them himself . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/useless-polls/ Fri, 12 July 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WFTD-7-12-24.mp3 NO NO 3:15 Donald Trump was nearly assassinated over the weekend. He attributed it to a miracle of God, and I believe that. The Democratic ultra-liberals were already claiming it was staged, he had it coming, he is a Nazi, a Fascist, and other nonsense. I watched the video of the shooting that came within a couple of millimeters of killing him and it was not “staged.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/seeing-is-not-believing-2/ Donald Trump was nearly assassinated over the weekend. He attributed it to a miracle of God, and I believe that. The Democratic ultra-liberals were already claiming it was staged, he had it coming, he is a Nazi, a Fascist, and other nonsense. I watched the video of the shooting that came within a couple of millimeters of killing him and it was not “staged.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/seeing-is-not-believing-2/ Mon, 15 July 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WFTD-7-15-24.mp3 NO NO 2:40 My computer has seen its last days. Sigh . . . I point the mouse at the location I want to go and it ignores it and goes everywhere but there. It is like it has a mind of its own. I get angry at it but it does not seem to care. Nothing seems to affect it aside from repeatedly banging it on my desk and even that doesn’t work half the time . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/huge-problem/ My computer has seen its last days. Sigh . . . I point the mouse at the location I want to go and it ignores it and goes everywhere but there. It is like it has a mind of its own. I get angry at it but it does not seem to care. Nothing seems to affect it aside from repeatedly banging it on my desk and even that doesn’t work half the time . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/huge-problem/ Tue, 16 July 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WFTD-7-16-24.mp3 NO NO 4:10 I watched the Republican convention last night and was duly impressed. One thing that speaker Nickie Hailey had to say was she had been telling her unconvinced friends that although she didn’t agree with Trump on every single issue, she did agree with him on more issues than not. and she gave him her wholehearted support . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/fear-not-3/ I watched the Republican convention last night and was duly impressed. One thing that speaker Nickie Hailey had to say was she had been telling her unconvinced friends that although she didn’t agree with Trump on every single issue, she did agree with him on more issues than not. and she gave him her wholehearted support . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/fear-not-3/ Wed, 17 July 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WFTD-7-17-24.mp3 NO NO 6:55 I recently visited a friend in the hospital at Duke in North Carolina. As I was walking down the corridor located inside the hospital, I happened to notice a large American flag. As I got closer I saw that the red and the blue on the flags were comprised of names. Upon closer inspection I noted that the flag contained all the names of those who lost their lives on September 11th in the World Trade Center attack. I silently stood before it for some length of time reading thousands of names that were listed in alphabetical order, I looked to see if there were any Williamsons listed and sure enough I found one . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/the-earth-a-region-of-hell-2/ I recently visited a friend in the hospital at Duke in North Carolina. As I was walking down the corridor located inside the hospital, I happened to notice a large American flag. As I got closer I saw that the red and the blue on the flags were comprised of names. Upon closer inspection I noted that the flag contained all the names of those who lost their lives on September 11th in the World Trade Center attack. I silently stood before it for some length of time reading thousands of names that were listed in alphabetical order, I looked to see if there were any Williamsons listed and sure enough I found one . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/the-earth-a-region-of-hell-2/ Thu, 18 July 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WFTD-7-18-24.mp3 NO NO 5:05 I had a weird dream the other night and I cannot get it out of my mind. I dreamed I was given entrance to a small room and there were stacks of little white boxes in the room. The boxes were about the size that a necktie would come in. I was told that the boxes contained ghosts and then I was given a large amount of silver bullets, and I was told how to kill the ghosts was to let them out of the little white boxes and then shoot them with the silver bullets. I got the impression that the ghosts needed to be killed as they were evil. “Cool”, I thought, “I will blast a few of them” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/dream-on-3/ I had a weird dream the other night and I cannot get it out of my mind. I dreamed I was given entrance to a small room and there were stacks of little white boxes in the room. The boxes were about the size that a necktie would come in. I was told that the boxes contained ghosts and then I was given a large amount of silver bullets, and I was told how to kill the ghosts was to let them out of the little white boxes and then shoot them with the silver bullets. I got the impression that the ghosts needed to be killed as they were evil. “Cool”, I thought, “I will blast a few of them” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/dream-on-3/ Fri, 19 July 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WFTD-7-19-24.mp3 NO NO 4:48 Reverend Billy Graham was once asked what had been the most surprising thing about life? He didn’t hesitate and responded the brevity of it. Hmmm . . . I can relate. Time seems to be going by at a supersonic speed. Just yesterday I was a young man and now I have grandchildren that age . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/brevity-2/ Reverend Billy Graham was once asked what had been the most surprising thing about life? He didn’t hesitate and responded the brevity of it. Hmmm . . . I can relate. Time seems to be going by at a supersonic speed. Just yesterday I was a young man and now I have grandchildren that age . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/brevity-2/ Mon, 22 July 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WFTD-7-22-24.mp3 NO NO 4:32 Recently I spoke favorably of someone that I consider to be a friend. Another friend pointed out to me things that this person has done that are sinful. I asked if this person believed in grace. He said, “Well of course”. I just looked at him without saying a word until he slowly turned away . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/judge-at-your-own-peril/ Recently I spoke favorably of someone that I consider to be a friend. Another friend pointed out to me things that this person has done that are sinful. I asked if this person believed in grace. He said, “Well of course”. I just looked at him without saying a word until he slowly turned away . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/judge-at-your-own-peril/ Tue, 23 July 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WFTD-7-23-24.mp3 NO NO 6:08 Many years ago, a friend asked if he could leave his motorcycle at my house for a few weeks until he got moved. I told him sure thing and then he told me just to treat it like it was mine and ride it whenever I wanted. This was a Kawasaki 1000 and was akin to a rocket ship. So, a few days later I decided to take it for a spin. This bike would burn rubber in three gears and was blazing fast. I lived far out in the country and there was a long stretch of very straight road right around the corner from my house and I decided to see what that baby would do . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/fools-and-vomit-2/ Many years ago, a friend asked if he could leave his motorcycle at my house for a few weeks until he got moved. I told him sure thing and then he told me just to treat it like it was mine and ride it whenever I wanted. This was a Kawasaki 1000 and was akin to a rocket ship. So, a few days later I decided to take it for a spin. This bike would burn rubber in three gears and was blazing fast. I lived far out in the country and there was a long stretch of very straight road right around the corner from my house and I decided to see what that baby would do . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/fools-and-vomit-2/ Wed, 24 July 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WFTD-7-24-24.mp3 NO NO 4:00 I thought this was just beautiful. We never know how some small kindness will affect someone, especially those who are lonely and searching for more in their lives, but we should know that people are watching our actions, and the good name of Christian is always at stake . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/sometimes-we-just-to-get-to-sit-with-someone/ I thought this was just beautiful. We never know how some small kindness will affect someone, especially those who are lonely and searching for more in their lives, but we should know that people are watching our actions, and the good name of Christian is always at stake . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/sometimes-we-just-to-get-to-sit-with-someone/ Thu, 25 July 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WFTD-7-25-24.mp3 NO NO 5:09 I watched the biographies of the Bee Gees with interest the other night. Even though some turn up their noses at what they sneeringly call their “disco” music I really enjoy it. Actually, their record sales have been estimated at over 200 million making them some of the best-selling artists of all time; so I’m not alone . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/despicable-behavior-but-loved/ I watched the biographies of the Bee Gees with interest the other night. Even though some turn up their noses at what they sneeringly call their “disco” music I really enjoy it. Actually, their record sales have been estimated at over 200 million making them some of the best-selling artists of all time; so I’m not alone . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/despicable-behavior-but-loved/ Fri, 26 July 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WFTD-7-26-24.mp3 NO NO 8:10 After enduring ridicule for as long as I can remember, I became convinced at a very young age that I was never going to amount to anything and finally I just gave up trying. The only thing I seemed to excel in was being a bad boy, so I embraced it. It led to alcoholism, drug addiction, violent antisocial criminal behavior, bitterness and hatred which led to even lower self-esteem and abject failure in every area of my life. It was no small wonder that I wanted to die and was strongly considering suicide as a viable solution to ending my pain . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/tearing-down-does-not-build-up-duh-2/ After enduring ridicule for as long as I can remember, I became convinced at a very young age that I was never going to amount to anything and finally I just gave up trying. The only thing I seemed to excel in was being a bad boy, so I embraced it. It led to alcoholism, drug addiction, violent antisocial criminal behavior, bitterness and hatred which led to even lower self-esteem and abject failure in every area of my life. It was no small wonder that I wanted to die and was strongly considering suicide as a viable solution to ending my pain . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/tearing-down-does-not-build-up-duh-2/ Mon, 29 July 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WFTD-7-29-24.mp3 NO NO 5:13 I went to a prison ministry event several years ago. It was blazing hot, but hundreds of inmates made decisions for Christ. I was talking to one of the guys and he told me about the crime he committed. I never ask what someone did to get locked up, but he volunteered it, so I listened intently. He got really zonked out smoking marijuana and then thought of a man who owed him some money but wouldn’t pay . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/you-cant-make-it-up-2/ I went to a prison ministry event several years ago. It was blazing hot, but hundreds of inmates made decisions for Christ. I was talking to one of the guys and he told me about the crime he committed. I never ask what someone did to get locked up, but he volunteered it, so I listened intently. He got really zonked out smoking marijuana and then thought of a man who owed him some money but wouldn’t pay . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/you-cant-make-it-up-2/ Tue, 30 July 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WFTD-7-30-24.mp3 NO NO 5:43 Someone has sagely observed that about the time you start getting your head together your body starts to fall apart. My hair is turning greyer, my eyesight is fading and all but gone, I cannot hear very well, and my body has begun its downhill descent, yet wisdom has slowly begun to replace my foolish impulsiveness. I cannot remember how many times I have wistfully stated that I wish I had it all to do over again knowing what I know now. Unfortunately, this is no dress rehearsal, and it is all we will ever get on this earth . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/mature-christians/ Someone has sagely observed that about the time you start getting your head together your body starts to fall apart. My hair is turning greyer, my eyesight is fading and all but gone, I cannot hear very well, and my body has begun its downhill descent, yet wisdom has slowly begun to replace my foolish impulsiveness. I cannot remember how many times I have wistfully stated that I wish I had it all to do over again knowing what I know now. Unfortunately, this is no dress rehearsal, and it is all we will ever get on this earth . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/07/mature-christians/ Wed, 31 July 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WFTD-7-31-24.mp3 NO NO 7:11 I got on a plane and took my seat next to a guy and when I sat down beside him, he acted like he was irked at being subjected to my mere presence. During the flight he complained about nearly everything and the poor flight attendant appeared as though ready to cry. He was obviously full of himself and maybe something else too, so I immersed myself in my work for the flight . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/i-dont-watch-much-tv-2/ I got on a plane and took my seat next to a guy and when I sat down beside him, he acted like he was irked at being subjected to my mere presence. During the flight he complained about nearly everything and the poor flight attendant appeared as though ready to cry. He was obviously full of himself and maybe something else too, so I immersed myself in my work for the flight . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/i-dont-watch-much-tv-2/ Thu, 01 August 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/WFTD-8-1-24.mp3 NO NO 4:00 A couple of days ago the Yes/No vote was conducted on our dry county, and it passed in convincing fashion. Both sides had been railing about the subject for months and then came the vote . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/too-many-peacocks/ A couple of days ago the Yes/No vote was conducted on our dry county, and it passed in convincing fashion. Both sides had been railing about the subject for months and then came the vote . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/too-many-peacocks/ Fri, 02 August 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/WFTD-8-2-24.mp3 NO NO 4:43 I have long been an advocate of the death penalty, but recently I have changed my mind. It just doesn’t make sense to me anymore to take a life to get even for taking a life. To me it is nothing more than trying to achieve vengeance and God instructed us to leave that to Him. Timothy McVeigh’s death did nothing to bring back any of the 168 people that he murdered several years ago. I doubt if the surviving family members got much satisfaction or closure from his death. I’m sure they will continue to mourn their losses just as if nothing has happened. I cannot get this thing off my mind. I agonized over it the weekend, and dreaded writing about it today . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/death-penalty-2/ I have long been an advocate of the death penalty, but recently I have changed my mind. It just doesn’t make sense to me anymore to take a life to get even for taking a life. To me it is nothing more than trying to achieve vengeance and God instructed us to leave that to Him. Timothy McVeigh’s death did nothing to bring back any of the 168 people that he murdered several years ago. I doubt if the surviving family members got much satisfaction or closure from his death. I’m sure they will continue to mourn their losses just as if nothing has happened. I cannot get this thing off my mind. I agonized over it the weekend, and dreaded writing about it today . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/death-penalty-2/ Mon, 05 August 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/WFTD-8-5-24.mp3 NO NO 3:12 I was showing my newly remodeled home with its majestic ocean view to someone the other day and he told me that I was “lucky”. I looked at him and told him that the harder that I work the “luckier” I get. After thinking it through, I have decided it is more than hard work, but it is definitely not luck. I have combined hard work with blessings from God . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/just-lucky-no-way/ I was showing my newly remodeled home with its majestic ocean view to someone the other day and he told me that I was “lucky”. I looked at him and told him that the harder that I work the “luckier” I get. After thinking it through, I have decided it is more than hard work, but it is definitely not luck. I have combined hard work with blessings from God . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/just-lucky-no-way/ Tue, 06 August 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/WFTD-8-6-24.mp3 NO NO 5:04 A friend of mine recently told me that the archery hunting season for deer had already begun in the zone in which I live. I challenged him on that because I had seen an article in a magazine that said otherwise. We argued briefly about it, and then I asked him if he would like to bet dinner on it. In there is a tradition whereby vast numbers of people, (who are otherwise smart and sane), actually eat mullet. My friend absolutely loves to eat mullet, and he knows that I would not eat one for love or money . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/mullet-sickos-2/ A friend of mine recently told me that the archery hunting season for deer had already begun in the zone in which I live. I challenged him on that because I had seen an article in a magazine that said otherwise. We argued briefly about it, and then I asked him if he would like to bet dinner on it. In there is a tradition whereby vast numbers of people, (who are otherwise smart and sane), actually eat mullet. My friend absolutely loves to eat mullet, and he knows that I would not eat one for love or money . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/mullet-sickos-2/ Wed, 07 August 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/WFTD-8-7-24.mp3 NO NO 10:10 One time I went duck hunting on the last for duck hunting season in our area. A friend and I went, and I showed up wearing waders. He looked at me and asked why I wasn’t going to sit in one of the nice dry blinds on the side of the pond, and I smiled at him with one of my wizened macho-man looks and replied, “Because unlike you my friend, I’m going to wade out amongst ’em where the action is fast and furious. I intend to hunt the supreme ‘honey hole; you just sit over there on the sidelines and watch me go, (and while you’re at it, you might want to take some notes)” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/wizened-macho-man-taking-notes-folly/ One time I went duck hunting on the last for duck hunting season in our area. A friend and I went, and I showed up wearing waders. He looked at me and asked why I wasn’t going to sit in one of the nice dry blinds on the side of the pond, and I smiled at him with one of my wizened macho-man looks and replied, “Because unlike you my friend, I’m going to wade out amongst ’em where the action is fast and furious. I intend to hunt the supreme ‘honey hole; you just sit over there on the sidelines and watch me go, (and while you’re at it, you might want to take some notes)” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/wizened-macho-man-taking-notes-folly/ Thu, 08 August 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/WFTD-8-8-24.mp3 NO NO 8:23 I heard a sermon on why the Lord allows evil to exist this Sunday. I was very curious to hear the answer. Unfortunately, I was disappointed; the answer is that no one really knows, and that is pretty much what our pastor said. The Bible teaches that the Lord is omnipotent, meaning that there is nothing beyond His absolute power and authority . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/why-would-you-allow-it-lord-2/ I heard a sermon on why the Lord allows evil to exist this Sunday. I was very curious to hear the answer. Unfortunately, I was disappointed; the answer is that no one really knows, and that is pretty much what our pastor said. The Bible teaches that the Lord is omnipotent, meaning that there is nothing beyond His absolute power and authority . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/why-would-you-allow-it-lord-2/ Fri, 09 August 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/WFTD-8-9-24.mp3 NO NO 4:28 I heard an interesting song recently. Its lyrics alluded to those throughout history who at one time or other had been derided for their beliefs and later were ultimately vindicated and finally had the last laugh. People were mentioned in the song like Christopher Columbus who went against the prevailing opinion and believed that the world was round and not flat. “Who has the last laugh now?” is the chorus in this song. It made me think of an argument/debate that I had with an atheist on a plane . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/the-majority-2/ I heard an interesting song recently. Its lyrics alluded to those throughout history who at one time or other had been derided for their beliefs and later were ultimately vindicated and finally had the last laugh. People were mentioned in the song like Christopher Columbus who went against the prevailing opinion and believed that the world was round and not flat. “Who has the last laugh now?” is the chorus in this song. It made me think of an argument/debate that I had with an atheist on a plane . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/the-majority-2/ Mon, 12 August 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/WFTD-8-12-24.mp3 NO NO 5:14 Can there ever be peace in Israel? Yes indeed, according to the Bible there will be peace in the Holy Land, but it will not be brought about by a world leader. There may be occasional cease-fires now and then, including an abbreviated stint whereby the antichrist will bring about a short-lived halt to the fighting, but none of it will last very long. Real peace will not come until Jesus returns to rule on earth for 1000 years. Until then you can expect that despite everyone’s best efforts to see more of the same, namely war, bloodshed and hate in this land. It lifts the hair on my neck to see Israel on the news every night and to see the predictions of the Bible clearly manifesting themselves before our eyes . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/israel-3/ Can there ever be peace in Israel? Yes indeed, according to the Bible there will be peace in the Holy Land, but it will not be brought about by a world leader. There may be occasional cease-fires now and then, including an abbreviated stint whereby the antichrist will bring about a short-lived halt to the fighting, but none of it will last very long. Real peace will not come until Jesus returns to rule on earth for 1000 years. Until then you can expect that despite everyone’s best efforts to see more of the same, namely war, bloodshed and hate in this land. It lifts the hair on my neck to see Israel on the news every night and to see the predictions of the Bible clearly manifesting themselves before our eyes . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/israel-3/ Tue, 13 August 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/WFTD-8-13-24.mp3 NO NO 4:13 I was talking with a friend of mine yesterday and he was marveling at the fact that his wife actually saw something in him that made her want to marry him. He’d risen to the very top of the world but fallen like a meteor to the utter bottom. She didn’t know him when he was flying high; she met him when he was buried 3 feet beneath the barrel . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/the-impossible-is-possible-2/ I was talking with a friend of mine yesterday and he was marveling at the fact that his wife actually saw something in him that made her want to marry him. He’d risen to the very top of the world but fallen like a meteor to the utter bottom. She didn’t know him when he was flying high; she met him when he was buried 3 feet beneath the barrel . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/the-impossible-is-possible-2/ Wed, 14 August 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/WFTD-8-14-24.mp3 NO NO 7:28 Several years ago, I met a fabulously wealthy man while on vacation in Boca Grande Florida. I would run on the beach every morning with him and then we would stop at a little cafe, drink a bottle of water, and discuss various things. He was one of the most interesting people that I ever met. One thing that he advised me to do is to make a list of 100 significant things that I want to do before I die and then work hard to accomplish them. He said that he did it many years ago and working his list through the years had kept him young and vibrant . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/soar-on-wings-like-an-eagle-2/ Several years ago, I met a fabulously wealthy man while on vacation in Boca Grande Florida. I would run on the beach every morning with him and then we would stop at a little cafe, drink a bottle of water, and discuss various things. He was one of the most interesting people that I ever met. One thing that he advised me to do is to make a list of 100 significant things that I want to do before I die and then work hard to accomplish them. He said that he did it many years ago and working his list through the years had kept him young and vibrant . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/soar-on-wings-like-an-eagle-2/ Thu, 15 August 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/WFTD-8-15-24.mp3 NO NO 5:54 I went to a meeting the other day that was attended by some very powerful – world renowned attendees. We all went to lunch together and I sat down at one end of the table with the leadership. I saw another attendee, whom I’d invited to the meeting, come in and sheepishly take a seat all of the way at the other end of the table, (as far as he could get away from the leadership of the meeting which included me) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/eyes-cant-eat-gummy-bears-2/ I went to a meeting the other day that was attended by some very powerful – world renowned attendees. We all went to lunch together and I sat down at one end of the table with the leadership. I saw another attendee, whom I’d invited to the meeting, come in and sheepishly take a seat all of the way at the other end of the table, (as far as he could get away from the leadership of the meeting which included me) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/eyes-cant-eat-gummy-bears-2/ Mon, 19 August 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/WFTD-8-19-24.mp3 NO NO 3:46 One of the things I enjoy the most about going offshore fishing is leaving the dock early in the morning right at the crack of dawn. As we head offshore through the turquoise water to the deep blue I enjoy looking back at the foamy wake and the trail that the powerful engines leave. The spray literally glistens as the boat glides along pushing neat rows of white water aside . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/sagging-faces-no-more/ One of the things I enjoy the most about going offshore fishing is leaving the dock early in the morning right at the crack of dawn. As we head offshore through the turquoise water to the deep blue I enjoy looking back at the foamy wake and the trail that the powerful engines leave. The spray literally glistens as the boat glides along pushing neat rows of white water aside . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/sagging-faces-no-more/ Tue, 20 August 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/WFTD-8-20-24.mp3 NO NO 3:59 A very good friend of mine has entered his final days and has been moved to hospice. He is walking in the shadow of death and his end could come at any moment. The family has been called in and he is in grave condition. This is a Godly man who has a Godly family and tons of Godly friends, all of whom have been fervently praying for a miraculous recovery. He is young, intelligent, likeable, and he has a beautiful wife and two adorable daughters . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/no-3/ A very good friend of mine has entered his final days and has been moved to hospice. He is walking in the shadow of death and his end could come at any moment. The family has been called in and he is in grave condition. This is a Godly man who has a Godly family and tons of Godly friends, all of whom have been fervently praying for a miraculous recovery. He is young, intelligent, likeable, and he has a beautiful wife and two adorable daughters . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/no-3/ Wed, 21 August 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/WFTD-8-21-24.mp3 NO NO 7:38 One time I was asked along with 40 or so other people to write an article about the Power of Prayer for the Washington Times newspaper. The contributors were very well known Christian leaders. The Times is the 14th most read newspaper in the world and this special prayer section was presented in a 42 page insert and widely distributed across the country and around the world . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/god-doesnt-answer-all-prayers-2/ One time I was asked along with 40 or so other people to write an article about the Power of Prayer for the Washington Times newspaper. The contributors were very well known Christian leaders. The Times is the 14th most read newspaper in the world and this special prayer section was presented in a 42 page insert and widely distributed across the country and around the world . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/god-doesnt-answer-all-prayers-2/ Thu, 22 August 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/WFTD-8-22-24.mp3 NO NO 7:16 I was on a plane to Minnesota a few years ago and experienced the most dangerous situation that I have ever encountered while flying. I had been flying for more years than I care to remember. I was a platinum medallion status having flown millions of miles and hundreds of flights through all sorts of weather. During my lifetime, I have flown through blizzards, thunderstorms, air turbulence of practically every magnitude, fog, sleet, you name it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/this-is-it-3/ I was on a plane to Minnesota a few years ago and experienced the most dangerous situation that I have ever encountered while flying. I had been flying for more years than I care to remember. I was a platinum medallion status having flown millions of miles and hundreds of flights through all sorts of weather. During my lifetime, I have flown through blizzards, thunderstorms, air turbulence of practically every magnitude, fog, sleet, you name it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/this-is-it-3/ Fri, 23 August 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/WFTD-8-23-24.mp3 NO NO 5:50 Albert Einstein once said: “A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.” Just think about this very wise man’s application of his own wisdom; he completely avoided ever having the problem of a bad hair day by always having bad hair. LOL I suppose that was unkind, but one must admit it is kind of funny. All kidding aside, the man was a genius, and much can be learned from him . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/biblical-wisdom/ Albert Einstein once said: “A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.” Just think about this very wise man’s application of his own wisdom; he completely avoided ever having the problem of a bad hair day by always having bad hair. LOL I suppose that was unkind, but one must admit it is kind of funny. All kidding aside, the man was a genius, and much can be learned from him . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/biblical-wisdom/ Mon, 26 August 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/WFTD-8-26-24.mp3 NO NO 3:58 Early in his career, famous evangelist Billy Graham was actively encouraged by a top scientist to keep an open mind about alternatives to his faith and actively investigate scientific alternatives to the Bible, “After all” there are many difficult questions that go unanswered in the Bible”. After much prayer, Mr. Graham decided instead, to rely on his faith and simply not worry about finding an answer that seems reasonable and logical for every tough situation. Basically, he put his trust in God and steadfastly maintained unswerving faith . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/faith-4/ Early in his career, famous evangelist Billy Graham was actively encouraged by a top scientist to keep an open mind about alternatives to his faith and actively investigate scientific alternatives to the Bible, “After all” there are many difficult questions that go unanswered in the Bible”. After much prayer, Mr. Graham decided instead, to rely on his faith and simply not worry about finding an answer that seems reasonable and logical for every tough situation. Basically, he put his trust in God and steadfastly maintained unswerving faith . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/faith-4/ Tue, 27 August 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/WFTD-8-27-24.mp3 NO NO 3:35 I was talking with my father one time about a tough decision that I was facing. He said rather casually that what I needed to do was to put it in the Lord’s hands and let Him tell me what to do. I impatiently responded that it is easier said than done. That is exactly what I have been trying to do. I have prayed and prayed over this decision and one minute I think the Lord wants me to do “X” and the next minute “Y” and the next time “Z”. I said, like I have said one thousand times before, that I wish the Lord would just come down and sit beside me and say, “Son this is what I want you to do.” Or he could just shout it out from heaven for all I care; I want to know the will of God . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/decisions-2/ I was talking with my father one time about a tough decision that I was facing. He said rather casually that what I needed to do was to put it in the Lord’s hands and let Him tell me what to do. I impatiently responded that it is easier said than done. That is exactly what I have been trying to do. I have prayed and prayed over this decision and one minute I think the Lord wants me to do “X” and the next minute “Y” and the next time “Z”. I said, like I have said one thousand times before, that I wish the Lord would just come down and sit beside me and say, “Son this is what I want you to do.” Or he could just shout it out from heaven for all I care; I want to know the will of God . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/decisions-2/ Wed, 28 August 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/WFTD-8-28-24.mp3 NO NO 5:49 There is an old hymn that has lyrics stating in part: When we all get to heaven what a blessing that will be. I suppose the question is: Will we all get to heaven. A friend wrote this morning and yet again I was asked about those folks in remote lands who have never heard about Jesus and what would happen regarding their eternal destiny . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/when-we-all-get-to-heaven/ There is an old hymn that has lyrics stating in part: When we all get to heaven what a blessing that will be. I suppose the question is: Will we all get to heaven. A friend wrote this morning and yet again I was asked about those folks in remote lands who have never heard about Jesus and what would happen regarding their eternal destiny . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/when-we-all-get-to-heaven/ Thu, 29 August 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/WFTD-8-29-24.mp3 NO NO 2:36 I asked God to take away my pain. God said, No. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up. I asked God to make my handicapped child whole. God said, No. Her spirit was whole, her body was only temporary. I asked God to grant me patience. God said, No. Patience is a by-product of tribulations; it isn’t granted, it is earned . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/words-of-wisdom/ I asked God to take away my pain. God said, No. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up. I asked God to make my handicapped child whole. God said, No. Her spirit was whole, her body was only temporary. I asked God to grant me patience. God said, No. Patience is a by-product of tribulations; it isn’t granted, it is earned . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/08/words-of-wisdom/ Fri, 30 August 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/WFTD-8-30-24.mp3 NO NO 2:30 I recently I read a quote that was rather interesting. It was written by Mae West and is as follows: “You only live once but if you do right, once, is enough), Hmmm – Interesting concept . . . So how do you live your life right? It does not go unnoticed that “if you do it right” has the word “right” ingrained in it, ( that is a short version of righteous) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/mae-west/ I recently I read a quote that was rather interesting. It was written by Mae West and is as follows: “You only live once but if you do right, once, is enough), Hmmm – Interesting concept . . . So how do you live your life right? It does not go unnoticed that “if you do it right” has the word “right” ingrained in it, ( that is a short version of righteous) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/mae-west/ Mon, 02 September 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/WFTD-9-2-24.mp3 NO NO 8:47 I was at the airport in Orlando not so long ago and I was preparing to go through the security line. A large family was ahead of me in line, (Mom, Dad, and three or four little rug rats’). All the small children had on tennis shoes. The father was telling all the cute little kids to take off their shoes, (and Mickey Mouse ears), in order to go through security . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/stinking-feet/ I was at the airport in Orlando not so long ago and I was preparing to go through the security line. A large family was ahead of me in line, (Mom, Dad, and three or four little rug rats’). All the small children had on tennis shoes. The father was telling all the cute little kids to take off their shoes, (and Mickey Mouse ears), in order to go through security . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/stinking-feet/ Tue, 03 September 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/WFTD-9-3-24.mp3 NO NO 8:31 Margaret Sanger is credited with helping to found Planned Parenthood. In fact, it was over 100 years ago – on Oct. 16, 1916 – that Margaret Sanger opened the first birth-control clinic in the United States. She was an advocate for women’s reproductive rights who was also a highly vocal eugenics enthusiast. If you don’t know what that word means: It is the study of, or belief in the possibility of improving the qualities of the human species or a human population, especially by such means as discouraging reproduction by persons having genetic defects or presumed to have inheritable undesirable traits (negative eugenics) or encouraging reproduction by persons presumed to have inheritable desirable traits (positive eugenics) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/kill-them-and-let-god-sort-them-out/ Margaret Sanger is credited with helping to found Planned Parenthood. In fact, it was over 100 years ago – on Oct. 16, 1916 – that Margaret Sanger opened the first birth-control clinic in the United States. She was an advocate for women’s reproductive rights who was also a highly vocal eugenics enthusiast. If you don’t know what that word means: It is the study of, or belief in the possibility of improving the qualities of the human species or a human population, especially by such means as discouraging reproduction by persons having genetic defects or presumed to have inheritable undesirable traits (negative eugenics) or encouraging reproduction by persons presumed to have inheritable desirable traits (positive eugenics) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/kill-them-and-let-god-sort-them-out/ Wed, 04 September 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/WFTD-9-4-24.mp3 NO NO 4:04 I was fishing offshore with some friends not too long ago and a little canary about two inches high lit on the back of the boat. You might not think that odd, but we were nearly forty miles out. A friend told me they come from the Bahamas and migrate to the Keys for whatever purpose and then go back. I see flocks of these little guys every year darting up and down as they cross the Gulf Stream and fly towards the Keys . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/low-self-esteem/ I was fishing offshore with some friends not too long ago and a little canary about two inches high lit on the back of the boat. You might not think that odd, but we were nearly forty miles out. A friend told me they come from the Bahamas and migrate to the Keys for whatever purpose and then go back. I see flocks of these little guys every year darting up and down as they cross the Gulf Stream and fly towards the Keys . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/low-self-esteem/ Thu, 05 September 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/WFTD-9-5-24.mp3 NO NO 7:06 It’s not surprising that so much hatred exists when we are pounded 24/7 with inflammatory rhetoric by a press eager to accuse police of racism and attributing every arrest they make as an assault on innocent men and women of a different color. Sadly our presidential election and other influnces have also fanned those flames, all too often before the facts of the cases were even known . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/long-hot-summer/ It’s not surprising that so much hatred exists when we are pounded 24/7 with inflammatory rhetoric by a press eager to accuse police of racism and attributing every arrest they make as an assault on innocent men and women of a different color. Sadly our presidential election and other influnces have also fanned those flames, all too often before the facts of the cases were even known . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/long-hot-summer/ Fri, 06 September 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/WFTD-9-6-24.mp3 NO NO 3:02 Someone told me the other day that I needed to retire before “I work myself to death”. I replied that I’d never actually heard of anyone “working themselves to death”. He of course went on to tell me of various people he has known who dropped dead while hard at work!. I asked if the doctors had listed those people’s causes of death as “overwork”. His response was “I don’t know but that’s what caused it” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/atrophy/ Someone told me the other day that I needed to retire before “I work myself to death”. I replied that I’d never actually heard of anyone “working themselves to death”. He of course went on to tell me of various people he has known who dropped dead while hard at work!. I asked if the doctors had listed those people’s causes of death as “overwork”. His response was “I don’t know but that’s what caused it” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/atrophy/ Mon, 09 September 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/WFTD-9-9-24.mp3 NO NO 2:56 Good morning! I have some good news to report. I am halfway through my recovery process. I am reporting a miracle today. First and foremost, the majority of folks who have had this procedure people die from the brain bleed itself. Second there is almost always paralysis on one side of the body. I had neither . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/miracle-update/ Good morning! I have some good news to report. I am halfway through my recovery process. I am reporting a miracle today. First and foremost, the majority of folks who have had this procedure people die from the brain bleed itself. Second there is almost always paralysis on one side of the body. I had neither . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/miracle-update/ Tue, 10 September 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/WFTD-9-10-24.mp3 NO NO 5:39 I remember one of my sons coming down from Atlanta while Honey Lake Plantation was still under construction, and we rode around checking on our various projects together. I was most interested to see the look on his face when we walked inside Honey Lake Chapel. We had just installed the last of our stained-glass windows, (the oldest in the state of Florida), and they were gorgeous. The guys had also completed about 90% of the tongue and groove pine that adorned the walls and coffered ceilings . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/gracious-giving/ I remember one of my sons coming down from Atlanta while Honey Lake Plantation was still under construction, and we rode around checking on our various projects together. I was most interested to see the look on his face when we walked inside Honey Lake Chapel. We had just installed the last of our stained-glass windows, (the oldest in the state of Florida), and they were gorgeous. The guys had also completed about 90% of the tongue and groove pine that adorned the walls and coffered ceilings . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/gracious-giving/ Wed, 11 September 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/WFTD-9-11-24.mp3 NO NO 4:40 A very close friend of mine, Spike Crawford, dropped dead with a “widow maker” heart attack this week. He had as good of a Christian witness as I’ve ever seen. Today he is with Jesus walking the streets of gold I would imagine. From what I know of this man he was as good as they come. He lived his life to a point where people respected him and wanted to be like him. This is perhaps the greatest witness of all, don’t talk the talk but walk the walk. He of course will be missed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/spike-crawford/ A very close friend of mine, Spike Crawford, dropped dead with a “widow maker” heart attack this week. He had as good of a Christian witness as I’ve ever seen. Today he is with Jesus walking the streets of gold I would imagine. From what I know of this man he was as good as they come. He lived his life to a point where people respected him and wanted to be like him. This is perhaps the greatest witness of all, don’t talk the talk but walk the walk. He of course will be missed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/spike-crawford/ Thu, 12 September 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/WFTD-9-12-24.mp3 NO NO 6:01 I went pheasant hunting in Iowa one time and we had a great time. Prior to taking to the fields and our first hunt, we decided to shoot some clay targets to warm up. One of my friends owned the farm and recounted a hilarious story about a guy that went hunting with them who was very arrogant. He could not say enough about how great a shot he was and on and on ad nauseam . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/blanks-and-buckets-2/ I went pheasant hunting in Iowa one time and we had a great time. Prior to taking to the fields and our first hunt, we decided to shoot some clay targets to warm up. One of my friends owned the farm and recounted a hilarious story about a guy that went hunting with them who was very arrogant. He could not say enough about how great a shot he was and on and on ad nauseam . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/blanks-and-buckets-2/ Fri, 13 September 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/WFTD-9-13-24.mp3 NO NO 2:58 I was looking through some old correspondence this morning and came across the following letter listed below. I don’t recall ever receiving it, but the words of encouragement were enough to make my day for sure. But it is also a reminder of the more somber note of facing God Himself which for all of us could come at any time . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/barge-to-paradise/ I was looking through some old correspondence this morning and came across the following letter listed below. I don’t recall ever receiving it, but the words of encouragement were enough to make my day for sure. But it is also a reminder of the more somber note of facing God Himself which for all of us could come at any time . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/barge-to-paradise/ Mon, 16 September 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/WFTD-9-16-24.mp3 NO NO 2:52 Yesterday I was going through my Bible which is filled with notes and scribblings and I noticed a little note I had written, Stop trying to calm the storms in life and instead calm myself . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/stormy-weather/ Yesterday I was going through my Bible which is filled with notes and scribblings and I noticed a little note I had written, Stop trying to calm the storms in life and instead calm myself . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/stormy-weather/ Tue, 17 September 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/WFTD-9-17-24.mp3 NO NO 4:32 Are you under the assumption that there is no other God but the one that we know and love – Yahweh? Please explain the Ten Commandants when God said you will have no other Gods before me. I would interpret that verse describing several Gods. The plural literally means there are multiple Gods. We must just ensure we worship the only true God as it is He who reigns supreme over all of these false gods and desires for us to worship Him accordingly . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/ten-commandments/ Are you under the assumption that there is no other God but the one that we know and love – Yahweh? Please explain the Ten Commandants when God said you will have no other Gods before me. I would interpret that verse describing several Gods. The plural literally means there are multiple Gods. We must just ensure we worship the only true God as it is He who reigns supreme over all of these false gods and desires for us to worship Him accordingly . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/ten-commandments/ Wed, 18 September 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/WFTD-9-18-24.mp3 NO NO 5:38 The book of Revelation is known as “the blessing book” because it’s the only book out of the 66 books in the Bible that promises in chapter 1, verse 3, a blessing to those who study it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/12-minutes/ The book of Revelation is known as “the blessing book” because it’s the only book out of the 66 books in the Bible that promises in chapter 1, verse 3, a blessing to those who study it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/12-minutes/ Thu, 19 September 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/WFTD-9-19-24.mp3 NO NO 9:09 I know a guy who tells me that he is an atheist. He states that if God were to write His name in the sky He would believe in Him. I just laughed and told him that CNN would just explain it away as some type of natural phenomenon like a plane leaving a vapor trail and he would blow it off like he does everything else. God has done plenty more than just writing his name in the sky, but he refuses to believe, and this relatively minor feat would be no different . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/writing-in-the-sky/ I know a guy who tells me that he is an atheist. He states that if God were to write His name in the sky He would believe in Him. I just laughed and told him that CNN would just explain it away as some type of natural phenomenon like a plane leaving a vapor trail and he would blow it off like he does everything else. God has done plenty more than just writing his name in the sky, but he refuses to believe, and this relatively minor feat would be no different . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/writing-in-the-sky/ Fri, 20 September 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/WFTD-9-20-24.mp3 NO NO 2:40 Tomorrow I will board a plane and head for Fiji. It is a 24 – hour flight so you might have some interruption in Words for the Day. I will do the best I can but there are many time zones and the International Date line with which to contend. I am worn out with doctor appointments, MRI’s, CT scans, cardiology tests, and Tuesday I had a 3 1/2 hr operation on my nose . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/fiji-bound/ Tomorrow I will board a plane and head for Fiji. It is a 24 – hour flight so you might have some interruption in Words for the Day. I will do the best I can but there are many time zones and the International Date line with which to contend. I am worn out with doctor appointments, MRI’s, CT scans, cardiology tests, and Tuesday I had a 3 1/2 hr operation on my nose . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/fiji-bound/ Mon, 23 September 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/WFTD-9-23-24.mp3 NO NO 7:14 I’ve had the seven deadly sins on my mind lately. For some strange reason I’ve heard that expression all my Christian life, but really didn’t know from whence it came. I’ve never read it in the Bible, and I wasn’t sure how one sin is worse than another, (save blasphemy of the Holy Spirit,) which is called out in Scripture as being unforgivable. Basically, my Bible study indicates that no sin aside from blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is any more “deadly” than any other sin . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/dante-was-a-dreamer-2/ I’ve had the seven deadly sins on my mind lately. For some strange reason I’ve heard that expression all my Christian life, but really didn’t know from whence it came. I’ve never read it in the Bible, and I wasn’t sure how one sin is worse than another, (save blasphemy of the Holy Spirit,) which is called out in Scripture as being unforgivable. Basically, my Bible study indicates that no sin aside from blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is any more “deadly” than any other sin . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/dante-was-a-dreamer-2/ Tue, 24 September 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WFTD-10-16-19.mp3 NO NO 7:14 I’ve had the seven deadly sins on my mind lately. For some strange reason I’ve heard that expression all my Christian life, but really didn’t know from whence it came. I’ve never read it in the Bible, and I wasn’t sure how one sin is worse than another, (save blasphemy of the Holy Spirit,) which is called out in Scripture as being unforgivable. Basically, my Bible study indicates that no sin aside from blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is any more “deadly” than any other sin . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/dante-was-a-dreamer-2/ I’ve had the seven deadly sins on my mind lately. For some strange reason I’ve heard that expression all my Christian life, but really didn’t know from whence it came. I’ve never read it in the Bible, and I wasn’t sure how one sin is worse than another, (save blasphemy of the Holy Spirit,) which is called out in Scripture as being unforgivable. Basically, my Bible study indicates that no sin aside from blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is any more “deadly” than any other sin . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/dante-was-a-dreamer-2/ Tue, 24 September 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WFTD-10-16-19.mp3 NO NO 6:12 A friend recently sent me a collection of sayings that were mostly written decades and even centuries ago, but have remained timeless. In fact, it gave me some comfort in knowing that we are not the first to face our nation’s current problems. Importantly former governments and their societies were shaped and ruled by miscreants too. Read this and see if it sounds familiar . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/been-there-done-that-2/ A friend recently sent me a collection of sayings that were mostly written decades and even centuries ago, but have remained timeless. In fact, it gave me some comfort in knowing that we are not the first to face our nation’s current problems. Importantly former governments and their societies were shaped and ruled by miscreants too. Read this and see if it sounds familiar . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/09/been-there-done-that-2/ Mon, 30 September 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WFTD-9-30-19.mp3 NO NO 6:46 I receive a wealth of requests to explain different passages from the Bible almost on a daily basis from folks I don’t even know. I’ve always felt uncomfortable about this because my education has not been formal but came through decades of reading and studying the Bible and various commentaries on my own. I feel the same sometimes about attempting to write books, especially on difficult passages . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/quit-holding-back-2/ I receive a wealth of requests to explain different passages from the Bible almost on a daily basis from folks I don’t even know. I’ve always felt uncomfortable about this because my education has not been formal but came through decades of reading and studying the Bible and various commentaries on my own. I feel the same sometimes about attempting to write books, especially on difficult passages . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/quit-holding-back-2/ Tue, 01 October 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/WFTD-8-23-19.mp3 NO NO 3:49 I have struggled for years trying to discern what God wants of me. I wish He would just come sit on the couch with me one day and say, “Okay listen up, here is what I want you to do . . . I tend to think in terms of projects or things that He wants me to accomplish before I go toe up and depart this planet for good . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2019/03/what-does-god-want-from-me/ I have struggled for years trying to discern what God wants of me. I wish He would just come sit on the couch with me one day and say, “Okay listen up, here is what I want you to do . . . I tend to think in terms of projects or things that He wants me to accomplish before I go toe up and depart this planet for good . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2019/03/what-does-god-want-from-me/ Wed, 02 October 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/WFTD-3-18-19.mp3 NO NO 3:51 I was on a plane one time and had just settled into my seat. An elderly man and his wife came up and she was seated in the window seat next to my aisle seat. He was seated several rows up towards the front of the airplane. I had already put my carry-on luggage up; however, I knew that he and his wife would want to sit together . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/stop-messing-with-my-mind-2/ I was on a plane one time and had just settled into my seat. An elderly man and his wife came up and she was seated in the window seat next to my aisle seat. He was seated several rows up towards the front of the airplane. I had already put my carry-on luggage up; however, I knew that he and his wife would want to sit together . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/stop-messing-with-my-mind-2/ Thu, 03 October 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/WFTD-12-28-18.mp3 NO NO 5:24 Recently I was talking to a friend and some of my other friends asked him if he went to church. He launched into a verbal assault of the church that was downright nasty. He went on and on about hypocrites and priests molesting boys, and preachers having affairs with secretaries and choir members, those preaching for mega bucks, and so on, and then he said that he was not going to stand shoulder to shoulder with them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/what-about-you-2/ Recently I was talking to a friend and some of my other friends asked him if he went to church. He launched into a verbal assault of the church that was downright nasty. He went on and on about hypocrites and priests molesting boys, and preachers having affairs with secretaries and choir members, those preaching for mega bucks, and so on, and then he said that he was not going to stand shoulder to shoulder with them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/what-about-you-2/ Fri, 04 October 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/WFTD-5-8-19.mp3 NO NO 6:03 One of the things I detest the most in life is being around someone who is bursting with pride. Arghhh! It is nauseating. I had not been around anyone like that in a while, but recently have had more than my share of witnessing a good dose of it first-hand. It reminds me of football season when some player achieves something like scoring a touchdown and then they strut around like a spring turkey gobbler all puffed up for all to see. It was a wise coach who instructed his young player who was putting on just such an exhibition to “try and act like you been there before son”. No doubt the coach was as embarrassed and nauseated by it as all of the fans . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/strutting-like-a-turkey-2/ One of the things I detest the most in life is being around someone who is bursting with pride. Arghhh! It is nauseating. I had not been around anyone like that in a while, but recently have had more than my share of witnessing a good dose of it first-hand. It reminds me of football season when some player achieves something like scoring a touchdown and then they strut around like a spring turkey gobbler all puffed up for all to see. It was a wise coach who instructed his young player who was putting on just such an exhibition to “try and act like you been there before son”. No doubt the coach was as embarrassed and nauseated by it as all of the fans . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/strutting-like-a-turkey-2/ Mon, 07 October 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/WFTD-5-13-19.mp3 NO NO 3:07 I am safely back home and while it is great to be at home I will miss those whom I met in Fiji. The people there are the friendliest and most joy-filled folks I’ve ever been around. I’ve had some time to think about this phenomenon and I truly believe the entire kingdom has been blessed by almighty God. The people there are very conservative and ask those who visit to adhere to their dress code which means that there aren’t any girls wearing thongs at least on Sunday. They also ask those who visit to dress conservatively. God is very important in their society and Sunday is a sacred day and that means to set it aside for worship of God . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/happiness/ I am safely back home and while it is great to be at home I will miss those whom I met in Fiji. The people there are the friendliest and most joy-filled folks I’ve ever been around. I’ve had some time to think about this phenomenon and I truly believe the entire kingdom has been blessed by almighty God. The people there are very conservative and ask those who visit to adhere to their dress code which means that there aren’t any girls wearing thongs at least on Sunday. They also ask those who visit to dress conservatively. God is very important in their society and Sunday is a sacred day and that means to set it aside for worship of God . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/happiness/ Tue, 08 October 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WFTD-10-8-24.mp3 NO NO 3:11 Good morning folks – I don’t know about you, but this is my favorite time of year. The mornings are cool and yesterday evening I caught myself rubbing my head against a tree, (in anticipation of the rut). LOL Seriously though life does seem to be going good now and I want to take advantage of every single minute of it for however long it lasts. There is college football and the UGA Bulldogs to watch, and of course as mentioned deer season is nearly upon us. My twin girls are cheering for the last time of their high school years and soon will be off to college. My younger grandsons will soon be driving a car and all of the tribe out west are getting married off. Life is good . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/all-is-well/ Good morning folks – I don’t know about you, but this is my favorite time of year. The mornings are cool and yesterday evening I caught myself rubbing my head against a tree, (in anticipation of the rut). LOL Seriously though life does seem to be going good now and I want to take advantage of every single minute of it for however long it lasts. There is college football and the UGA Bulldogs to watch, and of course as mentioned deer season is nearly upon us. My twin girls are cheering for the last time of their high school years and soon will be off to college. My younger grandsons will soon be driving a car and all of the tribe out west are getting married off. Life is good . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/all-is-well/ Wed, 09 October 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WFTD-10-9-24.mp3 NO NO 5:53 One of my readers whose conversations are always fascinating wrote and told me he retired but took a part-time job as a deliveryman so he would have something to do and remain mentally acute. He told me he didn’t need the extra money but having something to do during the week helped him mentally as compared to sitting around doing nothing. He also has a cool ministry that he and his wife run . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/im-too-busy-to-be-bored/ One of my readers whose conversations are always fascinating wrote and told me he retired but took a part-time job as a deliveryman so he would have something to do and remain mentally acute. He told me he didn’t need the extra money but having something to do during the week helped him mentally as compared to sitting around doing nothing. He also has a cool ministry that he and his wife run . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/im-too-busy-to-be-bored/ Thu, 10 October 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WFTD-10-10-24.mp3 NO NO 7:33 Not too long go I witnessed one of the most beautiful sunrises that I’ve seen in a very long time. It was one of those fiery orange-red sunrises that reflects on clouds making them ten shades of orange and even the river was reflecting orange with beautiful violet-blue layers surrounding it. I walked out on my deck and took several photos of it, but the photos don’t do it justice . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/untold-beauty-2/ Not too long go I witnessed one of the most beautiful sunrises that I’ve seen in a very long time. It was one of those fiery orange-red sunrises that reflects on clouds making them ten shades of orange and even the river was reflecting orange with beautiful violet-blue layers surrounding it. I walked out on my deck and took several photos of it, but the photos don’t do it justice . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/untold-beauty-2/ Fri, 11 October 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WFTD-10-11-24.mp3 NO NO 3:47 As of late, I have been practically lamenting life itself, and concentrating almost solely on the ugly things of life. A daily bombardment of bad news from the media tends to make us focus on the dark side of life. I was wondering yesterday why Satan gets all the press. I was talking to someone about painting and how much I enjoy art, and it made me think of how beautiful the world really is. Artists are really tuned in to this phenomenon as they really appreciate things like sunsets, flowers, tropical fish, you name it and try their best to emulate some small resemblance of the beauty that is displayed by the master artist, Almighty God . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/good-is-all-around-us/ As of late, I have been practically lamenting life itself, and concentrating almost solely on the ugly things of life. A daily bombardment of bad news from the media tends to make us focus on the dark side of life. I was wondering yesterday why Satan gets all the press. I was talking to someone about painting and how much I enjoy art, and it made me think of how beautiful the world really is. Artists are really tuned in to this phenomenon as they really appreciate things like sunsets, flowers, tropical fish, you name it and try their best to emulate some small resemblance of the beauty that is displayed by the master artist, Almighty God . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/good-is-all-around-us/ Mon, 14 October 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WFTD-10-14-24.mp3 NO NO 9:13 One time a neighbor brought some collard greens over and told me to try them out and see if I liked them. He told me that they were different than most collard greens. I asked, “How so?” And his reply was that he didn’t know, but they were different and that I should try some . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/collard-greens/ One time a neighbor brought some collard greens over and told me to try them out and see if I liked them. He told me that they were different than most collard greens. I asked, “How so?” And his reply was that he didn’t know, but they were different and that I should try some . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/collard-greens/ Tue, 15 October 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WFTD-10-15-24.mp3 NO NO 4:05 Twenty years ago, I made this post. It seems to fit right into this year of troubles, gangs taking over apartments, fires, hurricanes, election rage, and riots, and forms an antidote to the poison. Is your world getting you down? Are you unhappy with your current status-quo? Norman Vincent Peale once said, “Change your thoughts and you change your world.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/finding-peace-on-earth/ Twenty years ago, I made this post. It seems to fit right into this year of troubles, gangs taking over apartments, fires, hurricanes, election rage, and riots, and forms an antidote to the poison. Is your world getting you down? Are you unhappy with your current status-quo? Norman Vincent Peale once said, “Change your thoughts and you change your world.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/finding-peace-on-earth/ Wed, 16 October 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WFTD-10-16-24.mp3 NO NO 6:25 One time I was out on vacation and I was eating lunch in a small restaurant in the tiny community, (population 90) of Escarpment Wyoming. This establishment could have been right out of the movie set for Jeremiah Johnson and the owner fit the part. He could have played the part of any of the mountain men in the movie and he did not need a costume or coaching. He was a big man and rough looking. He had on dirty blue jeans, cowboy boots, a dirty tee shirt with the sleeves having been ripped out revealing giant tattoos all over his huge arms; (even though it was 40 degrees outside) and long shaggy hair . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/tarzan-reborn/ One time I was out on vacation and I was eating lunch in a small restaurant in the tiny community, (population 90) of Escarpment Wyoming. This establishment could have been right out of the movie set for Jeremiah Johnson and the owner fit the part. He could have played the part of any of the mountain men in the movie and he did not need a costume or coaching. He was a big man and rough looking. He had on dirty blue jeans, cowboy boots, a dirty tee shirt with the sleeves having been ripped out revealing giant tattoos all over his huge arms; (even though it was 40 degrees outside) and long shaggy hair . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/tarzan-reborn/ Thu, 17 October 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WFTD-10-17-24.mp3 NO NO 6:25 Yesterday I saw a large number of police cars with lights flashing at a rundown shack near Bentonia MS. I thought that possibly they got caught for selling drugs but when I bought some boiled peanuts down the road a little ways the guy selling them told me that a 12 year old boy had committed suicide. As I prayed for the youngster I couldn’t help but wonder what his reasons were for taking this tragic action . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/suicide-is-so-sad/ Yesterday I saw a large number of police cars with lights flashing at a rundown shack near Bentonia MS. I thought that possibly they got caught for selling drugs but when I bought some boiled peanuts down the road a little ways the guy selling them told me that a 12 year old boy had committed suicide. As I prayed for the youngster I couldn’t help but wonder what his reasons were for taking this tragic action . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/suicide-is-so-sad/ Fri, 18 October 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WFTD-10-18-24.mp3 NO NO 5:08 Over twenty years ago I was building a software development company. When I wrote Words for the Day on this day, I wrote this message to my followers: Several of my acquaintances of late have been criticizing my ambition and goal for desiring to make Horizon Software International the number one food service technology company in the WORLD . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/the-arena-of-life/ Over twenty years ago I was building a software development company. When I wrote Words for the Day on this day, I wrote this message to my followers: Several of my acquaintances of late have been criticizing my ambition and goal for desiring to make Horizon Software International the number one food service technology company in the WORLD . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/the-arena-of-life/ Mon, 21 October 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WFTD-10-21-24.mp3 NO NO 7:32 One day a friend and I went to the Bahamas in my boat. We’d heard reports that yellowfin tuna were located around the uppermost part and we wanted in on the action. The weather was predicted to be fairly good with 3–4-foot seas and 10-15 knot winds . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/my-poor-angel-2/ One day a friend and I went to the Bahamas in my boat. We’d heard reports that yellowfin tuna were located around the uppermost part and we wanted in on the action. The weather was predicted to be fairly good with 3–4-foot seas and 10-15 knot winds . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/my-poor-angel-2/ Tue, 22 October 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WFTD-10-22-24.mp3 NO NO 3:19 A friend responded to a Words for the Day one time and sent me the following: A famous writer was in his study. He picked up his pen and began writing: Last year, my gallbladder was removed. I was stuck in bed due to this surgery for a long time. The same year I reached the age of 60 and had to give up my favorite job. I had spent 30 years of my life with this publishing company. The same year I experienced the death of my father . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/perspective-is-weird-2/ A friend responded to a Words for the Day one time and sent me the following: A famous writer was in his study. He picked up his pen and began writing: Last year, my gallbladder was removed. I was stuck in bed due to this surgery for a long time. The same year I reached the age of 60 and had to give up my favorite job. I had spent 30 years of my life with this publishing company. The same year I experienced the death of my father . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/perspective-is-weird-2/ Wed, 23 October 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/WFTD-6-4-19.mp3 NO NO 2:45 Last night I attended a Trump rally in Duluth Georgia. There were many speakers but clearly when Donald Trump got on the stage greatness prevailed. We tend to forget all the accomplishments of this man, but he did it all from moving our embassy to Jerusalem to building a robust economy and so much more. He had a graph that showed where our country was when he left the presidency before the years of Democrats ruling. Had it been a fight they would have stopped it. Every category of bad things happened after he left office . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/trump/ Last night I attended a Trump rally in Duluth Georgia. There were many speakers but clearly when Donald Trump got on the stage greatness prevailed. We tend to forget all the accomplishments of this man, but he did it all from moving our embassy to Jerusalem to building a robust economy and so much more. He had a graph that showed where our country was when he left the presidency before the years of Democrats ruling. Had it been a fight they would have stopped it. Every category of bad things happened after he left office . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/trump/ Thu, 24 October 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WFTD-10-24-24.mp3 NO NO 10:57 I had an epiphany the other day about how our country can return to its core values. As you may or may not be aware, our country is ruled by the almighty dollar and not Republicans, Democrats, liberal elites, conservatives, or business tycoons. Just look what happened when the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Discrimination (GLAAD) and professional racist Jesse Jackson joined together against the Duck Commander and temporarily had his participation in Duck Dynasty suspended on A&E and merchandise removed from the Cracker Barrel Restaurant chain . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/are-we-helpless/ I had an epiphany the other day about how our country can return to its core values. As you may or may not be aware, our country is ruled by the almighty dollar and not Republicans, Democrats, liberal elites, conservatives, or business tycoons. Just look what happened when the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Discrimination (GLAAD) and professional racist Jesse Jackson joined together against the Duck Commander and temporarily had his participation in Duck Dynasty suspended on A&E and merchandise removed from the Cracker Barrel Restaurant chain . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/are-we-helpless/ Fri, 25 October 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WFTD-10-25-24.mp3 NO NO 8:37 Most everyone has heard of and appreciates the work of the genius Albert Einstein. American Minute posted daily by William J. Federer recently did a piece on him and it was fascinating. He taught himself calculus at the age of 14. In 1921, Albert Einstein earned his doctorate from the University of Zurich, and wrote papers on electromagnetic energy, relativity, and statistical mechanics. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics. Einstein was a Jewish immigrant who taught at Princeton and ended up staying in the United States, becoming a citizen in 1940. His theory of relativity, E=MC2, is the basis for applying atomic energy . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/genius-2/ Most everyone has heard of and appreciates the work of the genius Albert Einstein. American Minute posted daily by William J. Federer recently did a piece on him and it was fascinating. He taught himself calculus at the age of 14. In 1921, Albert Einstein earned his doctorate from the University of Zurich, and wrote papers on electromagnetic energy, relativity, and statistical mechanics. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics. Einstein was a Jewish immigrant who taught at Princeton and ended up staying in the United States, becoming a citizen in 1940. His theory of relativity, E=MC2, is the basis for applying atomic energy . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/genius-2/ Mon, 28 October 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WFTD-10-28-24.mp3 NO NO 4:14 I read this morning where the liberal universe is burning up the Internet on Twitter denouncing calls for prayer for those in North Carolina and Florida. These posts are so disgusting and vile that I cannot even give you examples of what these lost people are writing . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/saints-and-sinners-2/ I read this morning where the liberal universe is burning up the Internet on Twitter denouncing calls for prayer for those in North Carolina and Florida. These posts are so disgusting and vile that I cannot even give you examples of what these lost people are writing . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/saints-and-sinners-2/ Tue, 29 October 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WFTD-10-29-24.mp3 NO NO 4:14 Well, if one were to follow the media on any given issue. chances are it would be a sad experience. Jeff Bezos, owner of the yet Washington Post whose paper along with many other newspapers recently failed to endorse Kamala Harris. Elites were madder than hornets and conservatives were overjoyed. Bezos in his follow up op-ed admitted the other day that the media is ranked below politics and politicians which was heretofore the worst and this was the first step in righting a sinking ship . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/elite-media/ Well, if one were to follow the media on any given issue. chances are it would be a sad experience. Jeff Bezos, owner of the yet Washington Post whose paper along with many other newspapers recently failed to endorse Kamala Harris. Elites were madder than hornets and conservatives were overjoyed. Bezos in his follow up op-ed admitted the other day that the media is ranked below politics and politicians which was heretofore the worst and this was the first step in righting a sinking ship . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/elite-media/ Wed, 30 October 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WFTD-10-30-24.mp3 NO NO 5:16 I studied 1 Thessalonians one time and it presented a concept that has been puzzling me for some time. We are told elsewhere in the Bible, to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord, and Jesus said to the thief on the cross, this day you will be in paradise with Me, and there are many other similar verses in the Bible. Now comes Paul Chapter 4 telling us that we “sleep” when we die and when Christ comes back we shall rise first and those Christians alive will follow . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/wet-kiss/ I studied 1 Thessalonians one time and it presented a concept that has been puzzling me for some time. We are told elsewhere in the Bible, to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord, and Jesus said to the thief on the cross, this day you will be in paradise with Me, and there are many other similar verses in the Bible. Now comes Paul Chapter 4 telling us that we “sleep” when we die and when Christ comes back we shall rise first and those Christians alive will follow . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/10/wet-kiss/ Thu, 31 October 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WFTD-10-31-24.mp3 NO NO 5:12 Not long ago someone that I know got very discouraged with his group of friends primarily because they did not agree with him on some issues. So what does he do about it? He cuts ties with everyone and he and his wife went off into seclusion. Boy he showed everyone, didn’t he . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/pride-is-it-worth-it/ Not long ago someone that I know got very discouraged with his group of friends primarily because they did not agree with him on some issues. So what does he do about it? He cuts ties with everyone and he and his wife went off into seclusion. Boy he showed everyone, didn’t he . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/pride-is-it-worth-it/ Fri, 01 November 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/WFTD-11-1-24.mp3 NO NO 8:21 I’ve been reading about the many Democrats who are anti-Semitic and how Kamala and Biden lash out at this tiny country daily. That led me to wonder about people all over the world that hate Israel and act similarly. To me Israel is one of the greatest proofs of Bible truth that exists today. Consider the size of Israel. It is about 473 times smaller than the United States. Israel is just 263 mi long from north to south, and its width ranges from 71 miles to, at its narrowest point, 9.3 miles. Can you imagine a country just 9.3 miles wide? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/tread-lightly/ I’ve been reading about the many Democrats who are anti-Semitic and how Kamala and Biden lash out at this tiny country daily. That led me to wonder about people all over the world that hate Israel and act similarly. To me Israel is one of the greatest proofs of Bible truth that exists today. Consider the size of Israel. It is about 473 times smaller than the United States. Israel is just 263 mi long from north to south, and its width ranges from 71 miles to, at its narrowest point, 9.3 miles. Can you imagine a country just 9.3 miles wide? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/tread-lightly/ Mon, 04 November 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/WFTD-11-4-24.mp3 NO NO 2:01 I am praying hard that Trump wins the vote today. I view it as a total disaster if Kamala and her demons were to win. It will soon be in the capable hands of the Lord. Know this, Trump and his supporters have given it their all. They even tried to assassinate him twice. I understand that our Bible tells us that society must turn eviler and eviler until the Lord returns. I will view her being elected as the beginning of the end for righteousness and evil shall begin to ruin our hopes and joy . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/pray/ I am praying hard that Trump wins the vote today. I view it as a total disaster if Kamala and her demons were to win. It will soon be in the capable hands of the Lord. Know this, Trump and his supporters have given it their all. They even tried to assassinate him twice. I understand that our Bible tells us that society must turn eviler and eviler until the Lord returns. I will view her being elected as the beginning of the end for righteousness and evil shall begin to ruin our hopes and joy . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/pray/ Tue, 05 November 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/WFTD-11-5-24.mp3 NO NO 4:56 You sit enthroned in the heavens, unmoved as nations rage, peoples plot, and rulers set themselves against you. You have declared your king on Zion, granting him the nations as his inheritance, and all authority in heaven and on earth. On this election day, we come before you on behalf of our nation, the United States, a land founded by your will, illuminated by your truth as no other, yet now distant from you . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/trump-was-victorious/ You sit enthroned in the heavens, unmoved as nations rage, peoples plot, and rulers set themselves against you. You have declared your king on Zion, granting him the nations as his inheritance, and all authority in heaven and on earth. On this election day, we come before you on behalf of our nation, the United States, a land founded by your will, illuminated by your truth as no other, yet now distant from you . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/trump-was-victorious/ Wed, 06 November 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/WFTD-11-6-24.mp3 NO NO 7:08 One time I watched the Belmont horse race with a buddy. A horse named California Chrome was vying for the first triple crown win since Seattle Slew did it way back in 1978. Only eleven horses have won the elusive Triple Crown since it began. The grueling schedule of three races in 5 weeks at longer distances than most have run previously in their careers is probably the most difficult task any horse will face in his racing career . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/gypsy/ One time I watched the Belmont horse race with a buddy. A horse named California Chrome was vying for the first triple crown win since Seattle Slew did it way back in 1978. Only eleven horses have won the elusive Triple Crown since it began. The grueling schedule of three races in 5 weeks at longer distances than most have run previously in their careers is probably the most difficult task any horse will face in his racing career . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/gypsy/ Mon, 11 November 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/WFTD-11-11-24.mp3 NO NO 5:06 Billy Graham remarked once that the thing that amazed him most about life was its brevity. As I look at actuarial data and see the average life span is close to 80 now I couldn’t agree more. Yesterday someone called and asked if I knew what day it was. I replied that it was Wednesday. She went on to tell me that the date happened to be her 29th anniversary of coming to work for me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/life/ Billy Graham remarked once that the thing that amazed him most about life was its brevity. As I look at actuarial data and see the average life span is close to 80 now I couldn’t agree more. Yesterday someone called and asked if I knew what day it was. I replied that it was Wednesday. She went on to tell me that the date happened to be her 29th anniversary of coming to work for me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/life/ Tue, 12 November 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/WFTD-11-12-24.mp3 NO NO 3:38 Early in his career, famous evangelist Billy Graham was actively encouraged by a top scientist to keep an open mind about alternatives to his faith and actively investigate scientific alternatives to the Bible, “After all” he said, “there are many difficult questions that go unanswered in the Bible”. After much prayer, Mr. Graham decided instead, to rely on his faith and simply not worry about finding an answer that seems reasonable and logical for every tough situation. Basically he has put his trust in God and steadfastly maintain unswerving faith . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/confusion-3/ Early in his career, famous evangelist Billy Graham was actively encouraged by a top scientist to keep an open mind about alternatives to his faith and actively investigate scientific alternatives to the Bible, “After all” he said, “there are many difficult questions that go unanswered in the Bible”. After much prayer, Mr. Graham decided instead, to rely on his faith and simply not worry about finding an answer that seems reasonable and logical for every tough situation. Basically he has put his trust in God and steadfastly maintain unswerving faith . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/confusion-3/ Wed, 13 November 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/WFTD-11-13-24.mp3 NO NO 7:24 Sorrow is a monster! Worry is its companion. Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it compounds it. I experienced incredible sorrow and was grief-stricken when my brother committed suicide. I’ve never gotten over it. As I look back on it and try to discern its purpose, I did learn many things from it. The most important was I found that the only way to take sorrow out of death is to think long term. I think of heaven every day of my life and that this life is but a vapor compared to eternity. It gives me hope where there was none . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/sorrow-is-a-monster-2/ Sorrow is a monster! Worry is its companion. Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it compounds it. I experienced incredible sorrow and was grief-stricken when my brother committed suicide. I’ve never gotten over it. As I look back on it and try to discern its purpose, I did learn many things from it. The most important was I found that the only way to take sorrow out of death is to think long term. I think of heaven every day of my life and that this life is but a vapor compared to eternity. It gives me hope where there was none . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/sorrow-is-a-monster-2/ Thu, 14 November 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/WFTD-11-14-24.mp3 NO NO 7:17 A few years back I witnessed one of the most beautiful sunrises that I’ve seen. It was one of those fiery orange-red sunrises that reflects on clouds making them ten shades of orange and even the river was reflecting orange with beautiful violet-blue layers surrounding it. I walked out on my deck and took several photos of it, but the photos don’t do it justice . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/justice/ A few years back I witnessed one of the most beautiful sunrises that I’ve seen. It was one of those fiery orange-red sunrises that reflects on clouds making them ten shades of orange and even the river was reflecting orange with beautiful violet-blue layers surrounding it. I walked out on my deck and took several photos of it, but the photos don’t do it justice . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/justice/ Fri, 15 November 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/WFTD-11-15-24.mp3 NO NO 8:22 I was recently reunited with someone who made it really big in Hollywood. When I originally met this person she was just getting started and was a writer/editor for a very small Tennessee Valley authority magazine and her tiny little salary was, well, pitiful. To her credit she worked hard and became a very successful screen writer and later producer of television shows. You would easily recognize the many successful television shows that she has created. Although I have never watched any of them, I am aware of how popular they are and that she has reached the top of her profession. She has made some “serious” money and received numerous awards for her excellent skills and creativity; a nice combination . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/big-head/ I was recently reunited with someone who made it really big in Hollywood. When I originally met this person she was just getting started and was a writer/editor for a very small Tennessee Valley authority magazine and her tiny little salary was, well, pitiful. To her credit she worked hard and became a very successful screen writer and later producer of television shows. You would easily recognize the many successful television shows that she has created. Although I have never watched any of them, I am aware of how popular they are and that she has reached the top of her profession. She has made some “serious” money and received numerous awards for her excellent skills and creativity; a nice combination . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/big-head/ Mon, 18 November 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/WFTD-11-15-24.mp3 NO NO 6:24 Imagine if you knew someone who had very few possessions, (practically nothing). Suppose you felt compassion for them, and you took this person to the spa and got them a bubble bath, a massage, a haircut and then took them to the best clothing store and outfitted them with a fine wardrobe of elegant clothes. Next you went to the automobile dealership and bought them a shiny new luxury car. Finally, you gave them a bank account filled with money and sent them on their way . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/thankful-yields-compassion-or-at-least-should/ Imagine if you knew someone who had very few possessions, (practically nothing). Suppose you felt compassion for them, and you took this person to the spa and got them a bubble bath, a massage, a haircut and then took them to the best clothing store and outfitted them with a fine wardrobe of elegant clothes. Next you went to the automobile dealership and bought them a shiny new luxury car. Finally, you gave them a bank account filled with money and sent them on their way . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/thankful-yields-compassion-or-at-least-should/ Tue, 19 November 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/WFTD-11-19-24.mp3 NO NO 7:58 Elvis Presley was a redneck who began his early life “Mississippi poor”. He was good looking and talented with a voice straight out of heaven. He went from pauper to prince in a short period of time. I have always been fascinated with his fairy tale life where he rose to the top and then the tragic ending. Satan battled Elvis using his most powerful weapons, beautiful women, drugs, power and fame; he won that “battle” when Elvis died from a drug overdose at a relatively young age. My prayer is that Satan did not win the “war” for his soul and when I enter heaven I will once again hear that awesome voice singing Amazing Grace . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/being-nice/ Elvis Presley was a redneck who began his early life “Mississippi poor”. He was good looking and talented with a voice straight out of heaven. He went from pauper to prince in a short period of time. I have always been fascinated with his fairy tale life where he rose to the top and then the tragic ending. Satan battled Elvis using his most powerful weapons, beautiful women, drugs, power and fame; he won that “battle” when Elvis died from a drug overdose at a relatively young age. My prayer is that Satan did not win the “war” for his soul and when I enter heaven I will once again hear that awesome voice singing Amazing Grace . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/being-nice/ Wed, 20 November 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/WFTD-11-20-24.mp3 NO NO 7:12 Yesterday I received a letter from an inmate who is serving a thirty year sentence. He read my book and wrote to tell me that he was inspired by it, but then told me that although he had tried “everything”, nothing ever seemed to go his way. He just didn’t have a change of life experience like I wrote about in my book and nothing good ever happened to him . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/no-peace/ Yesterday I received a letter from an inmate who is serving a thirty year sentence. He read my book and wrote to tell me that he was inspired by it, but then told me that although he had tried “everything”, nothing ever seemed to go his way. He just didn’t have a change of life experience like I wrote about in my book and nothing good ever happened to him . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/no-peace/ Thu, 21 November 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/WFTD-11-21-24.mp3 NO NO 5:16 One of my all time favorite football players was Dick Butkus, all pro linebacker who played on the Chicago Bears. He was big, he was mean, he was nasty! He was everything one might want as a linebacker. In an interview he was asked an interesting question. The guy conducting the interview related to him that there is a common saying among fans when rooting for their defensive heroes, “Knock his head off”. The announcer asked Butkus how he would feel if he actually hit another player so hard that he actually did knock his opponent’s head completely off and it went rolling down the field. Butkus thought about it for quite a long time and then told the announcer, “Well if it was a good clean hit I don’t think I would mind that much” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/knock-his-head-off-3/ One of my all time favorite football players was Dick Butkus, all pro linebacker who played on the Chicago Bears. He was big, he was mean, he was nasty! He was everything one might want as a linebacker. In an interview he was asked an interesting question. The guy conducting the interview related to him that there is a common saying among fans when rooting for their defensive heroes, “Knock his head off”. The announcer asked Butkus how he would feel if he actually hit another player so hard that he actually did knock his opponent’s head completely off and it went rolling down the field. Butkus thought about it for quite a long time and then told the announcer, “Well if it was a good clean hit I don’t think I would mind that much” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/knock-his-head-off-3/ Fri, 22 November 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/WFTD-11-22-24.mp3 NO NO 7:23 I heard an interesting (true) story the other day about an atheist who debated a believer in an apologetic slugfest. Each person had 45 minutes to make their case and the atheist went first. He was eloquent, polished, well prepared and delivered a strong presentation, ending at precisely 45 minutes. He winked at some of his cohorts, and sat down with a little smirk on his face, which evolved into a wide smile as he listened to the applause of the college students who were attending . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/the-three-minute-circle/ I heard an interesting (true) story the other day about an atheist who debated a believer in an apologetic slugfest. Each person had 45 minutes to make their case and the atheist went first. He was eloquent, polished, well prepared and delivered a strong presentation, ending at precisely 45 minutes. He winked at some of his cohorts, and sat down with a little smirk on his face, which evolved into a wide smile as he listened to the applause of the college students who were attending . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/the-three-minute-circle/ Mon, 25 November 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/WFTD-11-25-24.mp3 NO NO 9:29 Since the dawn of time mankind has marveled at how the Universe and everything that has been revealed to us works in perfect harmony according to specific immutable laws set in place by God . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/immutable-law/ Since the dawn of time mankind has marveled at how the Universe and everything that has been revealed to us works in perfect harmony according to specific immutable laws set in place by God . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/immutable-law/ Tue, 26 November 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/WFTD-11-26-24.mp3 NO NO 2:08 I could not help but see the little girl who is just two years old who is an illegal immigrant. She did not seem scared as she was interviewed, albeit she was stopped at the border. I think most of us would be fearful, but she was almost nonchalant as she was being interviewed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/2-year-old/ I could not help but see the little girl who is just two years old who is an illegal immigrant. She did not seem scared as she was interviewed, albeit she was stopped at the border. I think most of us would be fearful, but she was almost nonchalant as she was being interviewed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/2-year-old/ Wed, 27 November 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/WFTD-11-27-24.mp3 NO NO 5:07 Happy Thanksgiving! Today we get the opportunity to thank God almighty for all He has blessed us with. I don’t know about you, but I have much for which to be thankful! Today is a super good day to get down on our knees and thank our Father for all that He has done . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/thanksgiving-2/ Happy Thanksgiving! Today we get the opportunity to thank God almighty for all He has blessed us with. I don’t know about you, but I have much for which to be thankful! Today is a super good day to get down on our knees and thank our Father for all that He has done . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/thanksgiving-2/ Thu, 28 November 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/WFTD-11-28-24.mp3 NO NO 6:47 The following story (author unknown) illustrates why. “One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all of his books. I thought to myself, “Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday? He must really be a nerd.” I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon),so I shrugged my shoulders and went on . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/dont-underestimate-your-ability-to-have-an-impact/ The following story (author unknown) illustrates why. “One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all of his books. I thought to myself, “Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday? He must really be a nerd.” I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon),so I shrugged my shoulders and went on . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/11/dont-underestimate-your-ability-to-have-an-impact/ Fri, 29 November 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/WFTD-11-29-24.mp3 NO NO 5:13 One time I was watching a pair of Ospreys, “sea eagles”, as they flew around the river in my backyard. One day they soared so high that I could barely see them with my worn out old eyes. I did notice that they weren’t even flapping their wings, but instead gracefully soaring and catching updrafts as they circled and circled being lifted higher and higher. This was not being done to hunt, though they do circle when they look for unsuspecting fish that make the mistake of swimming too close to the surface of the river, but they do not have near the altitude when hunting. I believe they were soaring and circling for the sheer joy of it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/rejoice-3/ One time I was watching a pair of Ospreys, “sea eagles”, as they flew around the river in my backyard. One day they soared so high that I could barely see them with my worn out old eyes. I did notice that they weren’t even flapping their wings, but instead gracefully soaring and catching updrafts as they circled and circled being lifted higher and higher. This was not being done to hunt, though they do circle when they look for unsuspecting fish that make the mistake of swimming too close to the surface of the river, but they do not have near the altitude when hunting. I believe they were soaring and circling for the sheer joy of it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/rejoice-3/ Mon, 02 December 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WFTD-12-2-24.mp3 NO NO 6:50 Our world is filled with incredibly serious and seemingly unsolvable problems such as: wars, violence, strife, worldwide economic turmoil, dishonesty, lies, jealousies, addictions, homelessness, poverty, divorce, hunger, anger, bitterness, disease, sickness, death, grief, anxiety, hopelessness, and suicide; but instead of turning to our churches to find comfort, puzzling statistics reveal that people are turning away from organized religion in alarming numbers. It’s an enigma . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/church/ Our world is filled with incredibly serious and seemingly unsolvable problems such as: wars, violence, strife, worldwide economic turmoil, dishonesty, lies, jealousies, addictions, homelessness, poverty, divorce, hunger, anger, bitterness, disease, sickness, death, grief, anxiety, hopelessness, and suicide; but instead of turning to our churches to find comfort, puzzling statistics reveal that people are turning away from organized religion in alarming numbers. It’s an enigma . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/church/ Tue, 03 December 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WFTD-12-3-24.mp3 NO NO 3:23 By now everyone knows that Biden has pardoned his son, this after telling everyone he wouldn’t do it literally for years. The old song tell me lies – tell me sweet lies – rings hollow and there is nothing sweet about them. Last night I watched a video of Hunter Biden and was amazed at how he got away with His crimes. I would be buried in a nasty prison never to be seen again had I done all of the things for which he pleaded guilty . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/tell-me-lies-tell-me-sweet-lies/ By now everyone knows that Biden has pardoned his son, this after telling everyone he wouldn’t do it literally for years. The old song tell me lies – tell me sweet lies – rings hollow and there is nothing sweet about them. Last night I watched a video of Hunter Biden and was amazed at how he got away with His crimes. I would be buried in a nasty prison never to be seen again had I done all of the things for which he pleaded guilty . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/tell-me-lies-tell-me-sweet-lies/ Wed, 04 December 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WFTD-12-4-24.mp3 NO NO 6:23 Twenty years ago, I drove a cab for a living. When I arrived at 2:30 a.m. to make a pickup, the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window. Under these circumstances, many drivers would just honk once or twice, wait a minute, and then drive away . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/the-last-cab-ride/ Twenty years ago, I drove a cab for a living. When I arrived at 2:30 a.m. to make a pickup, the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window. Under these circumstances, many drivers would just honk once or twice, wait a minute, and then drive away . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/the-last-cab-ride/ Thu, 05 December 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WFTD-12-5-24.mp3 NO NO 8:10 Lately I feel as though I’ve lost my sense of direction. It is an unusual place for me to be; it seems as though God has withdrawn to a faraway place. Generally I set numerous goals in virtually every area of my life. I prioritize them, and work diligently to achieve them. But I just cannot seem to get on a track that feels comfortable. I cannot decide what to work on first . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/where-are-you-lord/ Lately I feel as though I’ve lost my sense of direction. It is an unusual place for me to be; it seems as though God has withdrawn to a faraway place. Generally I set numerous goals in virtually every area of my life. I prioritize them, and work diligently to achieve them. But I just cannot seem to get on a track that feels comfortable. I cannot decide what to work on first . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/where-are-you-lord/ Fri, 06 December 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WFTD-12-6-24.mp3 NO NO 3:24 I bought a White Tennessee Walking horse one time. The guy who sold it to me, a well-seasoned cowboy and knowledgeable horseman in the “horse whisperer” tradition, kept referring to my horse as a “gray” “Huh? He is a white horse, why do you keep calling him a gray?” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/the-way-it-is-2/ I bought a White Tennessee Walking horse one time. The guy who sold it to me, a well-seasoned cowboy and knowledgeable horseman in the “horse whisperer” tradition, kept referring to my horse as a “gray” “Huh? He is a white horse, why do you keep calling him a gray?” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/the-way-it-is-2/ Mon, 09 December 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WFTD-12-9-24.mp3 NO NO 4:08 I heard about a university philosophy professor who was mean as the dickens. Practically every person who took his class got poor grades. Rumor had it that only one person ever made an A in his class. The student that received the A would have been voted most likely not to succeed. He never turned in homework, rarely attended class, and when he did, all he did was flirt with the girls. How did he get an A under this tough professor who was a sadistic tyrant? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/why-4/ I heard about a university philosophy professor who was mean as the dickens. Practically every person who took his class got poor grades. Rumor had it that only one person ever made an A in his class. The student that received the A would have been voted most likely not to succeed. He never turned in homework, rarely attended class, and when he did, all he did was flirt with the girls. How did he get an A under this tough professor who was a sadistic tyrant? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/why-4/ Tue, 10 December 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WFTD-12-10-24.mp3 NO NO 9:50 I read an interesting passage that a reader sent me from The American Minute – Valentine’s Day that helps explain what is occurring in our country. “The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre occurred in 1929 during the Prohibition era. Al Capone’s Chicago mob murdered seven members of Bugs Moran’s Irish gang. Accompanying Al Capone’s hitman Frank Nitti as he terrorized neighborhoods was the young Saul Alinsky, who later adapted this technique into the political tactic of community organizing . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/bloody-nose/ I read an interesting passage that a reader sent me from The American Minute – Valentine’s Day that helps explain what is occurring in our country. “The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre occurred in 1929 during the Prohibition era. Al Capone’s Chicago mob murdered seven members of Bugs Moran’s Irish gang. Accompanying Al Capone’s hitman Frank Nitti as he terrorized neighborhoods was the young Saul Alinsky, who later adapted this technique into the political tactic of community organizing . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/bloody-nose/ Wed, 11 December 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WFTD-12-11-24.mp3 NO NO 4:35 My next-door neighbor, Mike, died last week. The last time I saw him alive I brought my battery charger over and hooked it up to his car. He’d left the lights on all night. He invited me in and he recounted a recent outing in his boat. He’d hit a big wave going entirely too fast, and his wife Barbara got knocked down and broke her leg in three places. Mike was hurrying to get her to a hospital and then ran aground badly damaging the bottom of his boat. Tow Boat USA had to dig a trench in order to tow his boat off the sandbar and back to his home . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/pray-for-one-and-all/ My next-door neighbor, Mike, died last week. The last time I saw him alive I brought my battery charger over and hooked it up to his car. He’d left the lights on all night. He invited me in and he recounted a recent outing in his boat. He’d hit a big wave going entirely too fast, and his wife Barbara got knocked down and broke her leg in three places. Mike was hurrying to get her to a hospital and then ran aground badly damaging the bottom of his boat. Tow Boat USA had to dig a trench in order to tow his boat off the sandbar and back to his home . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/pray-for-one-and-all/ Thu, 12 December 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WFTD-12-12-24.mp3 NO NO 6:40 Jesus said one time that you can recognize someone from the fruit that they produce. Have you ever thought about that statement? Hmmm. Probably not. I on the other hand am a complete insomniac who lies awake hour after hour thinking about all kinds of things like this while normal people are soundly sleeping . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/teach-the-bible/ Jesus said one time that you can recognize someone from the fruit that they produce. Have you ever thought about that statement? Hmmm. Probably not. I on the other hand am a complete insomniac who lies awake hour after hour thinking about all kinds of things like this while normal people are soundly sleeping . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/teach-the-bible/ Fri, 13 December 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WFTD-12-13-24.mp3 NO NO 9:23 I distinctly remember the last game of golf I shot. Just the day before I’d shot an 88, (which for me was outstanding). I was in fact so thrilled with my improved ability, I decided to take the next day off and play the same course. The weather was great; I was spending quality time with one of my sons; and I was in a terrific mood when we teed off . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/losing-isnt-that-bad-gulp/ I distinctly remember the last game of golf I shot. Just the day before I’d shot an 88, (which for me was outstanding). I was in fact so thrilled with my improved ability, I decided to take the next day off and play the same course. The weather was great; I was spending quality time with one of my sons; and I was in a terrific mood when we teed off . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/losing-isnt-that-bad-gulp/ Mon, 16 December 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WFTD-12-16-24.mp3 NO NO 7:21 During the waning years of the depression in a small southeastern Idaho community, I used to stop by Mr. Miller’s roadside stand for farm-fresh produce as the season made it available. Food and money were still extremely scarce and bartering was used, extensively . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/red-marble/ During the waning years of the depression in a small southeastern Idaho community, I used to stop by Mr. Miller’s roadside stand for farm-fresh produce as the season made it available. Food and money were still extremely scarce and bartering was used, extensively . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/red-marble/ Tue, 17 December 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WFTD-12-17-24.mp3 NO NO 5:46 Recently I’ve been introduced to a spate of new babies. It’s an interesting process to view a baby; everyone stands around oohing and ahhing and making remarks like, “How precious”; “How cute”; “How beautiful”. Most often I feel like truthfully declaring: “That baby is Walmart ugly” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/iguana-ugly/ Recently I’ve been introduced to a spate of new babies. It’s an interesting process to view a baby; everyone stands around oohing and ahhing and making remarks like, “How precious”; “How cute”; “How beautiful”. Most often I feel like truthfully declaring: “That baby is Walmart ugly” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/iguana-ugly/ Wed, 18 December 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WFTD-12-18-24.mp3 NO NO 5:15 I once owned a black Labrador retriever, (or he owned me I’m not really sure; I’m sure in his mind he owned me), for fourteen years. This dog was very smart, and he was extremely well-trained if I do say so myself. I had a two and one half acre lake in my backyard and I could take him to the backside of the lake and instruct him to stay. I would walk all of the way around the lake back to my house, go inside and fix a glass of tea and go out on my deck and he would still be sitting there waiting for his next command . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/avoiding-consequences/ I once owned a black Labrador retriever, (or he owned me I’m not really sure; I’m sure in his mind he owned me), for fourteen years. This dog was very smart, and he was extremely well-trained if I do say so myself. I had a two and one half acre lake in my backyard and I could take him to the backside of the lake and instruct him to stay. I would walk all of the way around the lake back to my house, go inside and fix a glass of tea and go out on my deck and he would still be sitting there waiting for his next command . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/avoiding-consequences/ Thu, 19 December 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WFTD-12-19-24.mp3 NO NO 4:28 Some years ago on a hot summer day in South Florida a young lad decided to go for a swim in the pond behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He jumped into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the pond an alligator had found his way into the pond . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/scars/ Some years ago on a hot summer day in South Florida a young lad decided to go for a swim in the pond behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He jumped into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the pond an alligator had found his way into the pond . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/scars/ Fri, 20 December 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WFTD-12-20-24.mp3 NO NO 3:23 I have been watching with interest the killer in NYC. He seems proud that he shot an innocent man in the back killing him and depriving his family of Christmas joy among other things. He did not even know the guy; he just knew that he represented healthcare insurance . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/chaos-and-mayhem/ I have been watching with interest the killer in NYC. He seems proud that he shot an innocent man in the back killing him and depriving his family of Christmas joy among other things. He did not even know the guy; he just knew that he represented healthcare insurance . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/chaos-and-mayhem/ Mon, 23 December 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WFTD-12-23-24.mp3 NO NO 7:20 One time I participated in an interview for Revelation Television in the UK; (I’m told that it is similar to the 700 Club in this country). The 26 minute interview was plagued with problems. The technicians had enormous difficulty getting the lighting adjusted to their satisfaction, but finally the cameras started rolling. About 6 minutes into the interview, POOF! – A breaker was tripped and all of the lights went off . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/horde-of-angels/ One time I participated in an interview for Revelation Television in the UK; (I’m told that it is similar to the 700 Club in this country). The 26 minute interview was plagued with problems. The technicians had enormous difficulty getting the lighting adjusted to their satisfaction, but finally the cameras started rolling. About 6 minutes into the interview, POOF! – A breaker was tripped and all of the lights went off . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/horde-of-angels/ Thu, 26 December 2024 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WFTD-12-26-24.mp3 NO NO 2:52 Good morning – well my beloved DAWGS got whipped yesterday by Notre Dame. I believe we set the record for the most dropped passes in a season. Oh well there is always next year . . . Onward! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/nation-continues-to-rage/ Good morning – well my beloved DAWGS got whipped yesterday by Notre Dame. I believe we set the record for the most dropped passes in a season. Oh well there is always next year . . . Onward! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/nation-continues-to-rage/ Fri, 03 January 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WFTD-1-3-25.mp3 NO NO 2:29 Just a few more days and Trump will ascend to the highest office in the land. He has triumphed through lawfare, two assassination attempts and unbridled hatred yet through it all he came out on top. I expect that his first day in office will be like shock and awe as he undoes Bidens vitriolic mess. Some things he will not be able to fix like his son’s pardon, awarding the highest honor to Hillary and Soros, and the border wall that was largely sold off for pennies on the dollar . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/trump-takes-the-throne/ Just a few more days and Trump will ascend to the highest office in the land. He has triumphed through lawfare, two assassination attempts and unbridled hatred yet through it all he came out on top. I expect that his first day in office will be like shock and awe as he undoes Bidens vitriolic mess. Some things he will not be able to fix like his son’s pardon, awarding the highest honor to Hillary and Soros, and the border wall that was largely sold off for pennies on the dollar . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/trump-takes-the-throne/ Mon, 06 January 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WFTD-1-6-25.mp3 NO NO 6:47 I was reading a passage from famed intellectual atheist turned born-again-Christian C.S. Lewis’ From The World’s Last Night and came across his view of prayer that I thought was inciteful . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/i-believe-in-the-power-of-prayer/ I was reading a passage from famed intellectual atheist turned born-again-Christian C.S. Lewis’ From The World’s Last Night and came across his view of prayer that I thought was inciteful . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/i-believe-in-the-power-of-prayer/ Tue, 07 January 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WFTD-1-7-25.mp3 NO NO 4:43 One morning I was making my way to the Bahamas in my boat. The wahoo bite was supposed to be red hot and tasty yellow eye snapper abounded. Three of us crossed the gulf stream and hoped to reach our destination by 9:00 a.m. . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/bahama-bound-i-think-2/ One morning I was making my way to the Bahamas in my boat. The wahoo bite was supposed to be red hot and tasty yellow eye snapper abounded. Three of us crossed the gulf stream and hoped to reach our destination by 9:00 a.m. . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/bahama-bound-i-think-2/ Wed, 08 January 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WFTD-1-8-25.mp3 NO NO 2:47 I watched much of the coverage on the monster fires yesterday and my heart goes out to those folks. It was sad watching them evacuate, especially those who abandoned their cars and took off walking/running for their lives. I wonder if it was just a quirk weather phenomenon or if was ordered up by God . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/california-fires/ I watched much of the coverage on the monster fires yesterday and my heart goes out to those folks. It was sad watching them evacuate, especially those who abandoned their cars and took off walking/running for their lives. I wonder if it was just a quirk weather phenomenon or if was ordered up by God . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/california-fires/ Thu, 09 January 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WFTD-1-9-25.mp3 NO NO 14:06 Recently I was on a television talk show and shared my testimony. The producer sent me a web link to the segment. and I happened to notice several comments that had been posted. Most were positive and praised God for changing my life, but one guy wrote and said that there is no God . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/lecturing-einstein/ Recently I was on a television talk show and shared my testimony. The producer sent me a web link to the segment. and I happened to notice several comments that had been posted. Most were positive and praised God for changing my life, but one guy wrote and said that there is no God . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/lecturing-einstein/ Fri, 10 January 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WFTD-1-10-25.mp3 NO NO 6:17 Sometimes good times can come out of bad times as demonstrated by the following: Consumed by my loss, I didn’t notice the hardness of the pew where I sat. I was at the funeral of my dearest friend – my mother. She finally had lost her long battle with cancer. The hurt was so intense, I found it hard to breathe at times . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/wrong-funeral/ Sometimes good times can come out of bad times as demonstrated by the following: Consumed by my loss, I didn’t notice the hardness of the pew where I sat. I was at the funeral of my dearest friend – my mother. She finally had lost her long battle with cancer. The hurt was so intense, I found it hard to breathe at times . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/wrong-funeral/ Mon, 13 January 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WFTD-1-13-25.mp3 NO NO 5:08 Unfortunately very few people escape discouragement. I heard a story the other day about a baseball game. The score was 14 to nothing. The players on the losing team understandably appeared dejected and somber, except for one player. He was sitting on the bench with a big wide grin on his face. When asked if he wasn’t discouraged, he replied, “Heck no, we haven’t even been to bat yet”. You gotta love it! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/keep-the-faith-3/ Unfortunately very few people escape discouragement. I heard a story the other day about a baseball game. The score was 14 to nothing. The players on the losing team understandably appeared dejected and somber, except for one player. He was sitting on the bench with a big wide grin on his face. When asked if he wasn’t discouraged, he replied, “Heck no, we haven’t even been to bat yet”. You gotta love it! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/keep-the-faith-3/ Tue, 14 January 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WFTD-1-14-25.mp3 NO NO 7:26 I get feedback letters from Words for the Day most every day, I’ve received many positive but plenty of negative letters too, particularly when I write something controversial. Some of them are extreme and I’ve received stacks of threatening letters including a few that were death threats. So, I’ve reached a point where I’m not surprised by most anything people say . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/ugh/ I get feedback letters from Words for the Day most every day, I’ve received many positive but plenty of negative letters too, particularly when I write something controversial. Some of them are extreme and I’ve received stacks of threatening letters including a few that were death threats. So, I’ve reached a point where I’m not surprised by most anything people say . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/ugh/ Wed, 15 January 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WFTD-1-15-25.mp3 NO NO 6:31 Paul talked about God’s greatest gift in 1 Corinthians chapter 13. He mentioned many gifts such as the gift of prophecy, understanding tongues of angels and men, understanding of life’s mysteries, hope, knowledge of life, and faith. He indicated that they were all as nothing compared to God’s greatest gift, Love! Does this make you uncomfortable? Or are you a very loving person? God is love. In order to have a relationship with Him, He expects us to love Him and to love each other. Before you declare yourself a loving person however, read on . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/love-god-with-your-tithe/ Paul talked about God’s greatest gift in 1 Corinthians chapter 13. He mentioned many gifts such as the gift of prophecy, understanding tongues of angels and men, understanding of life’s mysteries, hope, knowledge of life, and faith. He indicated that they were all as nothing compared to God’s greatest gift, Love! Does this make you uncomfortable? Or are you a very loving person? God is love. In order to have a relationship with Him, He expects us to love Him and to love each other. Before you declare yourself a loving person however, read on . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/love-god-with-your-tithe/ Thu, 16 January 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WFTD-1-16-25.mp3 NO NO 6:02 One time my wife and I took a late evening flight to Atlanta. Prior to departure I bought some Gummy Bears and gave them to her to store in her purse for me until we got on the plane. We couldn’t sit together due to our last minute booking and she ended up sitting in the seat directly behind me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/gummy-bear-dilemma/ One time my wife and I took a late evening flight to Atlanta. Prior to departure I bought some Gummy Bears and gave them to her to store in her purse for me until we got on the plane. We couldn’t sit together due to our last minute booking and she ended up sitting in the seat directly behind me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/gummy-bear-dilemma/ Fri, 17 January 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WFTD-1-17-25.mp3 NO NO 3:07 Well inauguration day is finally here. Trump will undo all of Biden’s mistakes and replace them with commonsense executive orders, beginning with the border dilemma. It will be shock and awe as he will issue some 200 executive orders on day one . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/election-2/ Well inauguration day is finally here. Trump will undo all of Biden’s mistakes and replace them with commonsense executive orders, beginning with the border dilemma. It will be shock and awe as he will issue some 200 executive orders on day one . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/election-2/ Mon, 20 January 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WFTD-1-20-25.mp3 NO NO 6:27 A gentleman wrote and asked, “How did you know that what you wrote about in Words for the Day today was exactly what I needed to hear this morning?” Huh? I didn’t, but he should feel very good about the fact that God did! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/compassion/ A gentleman wrote and asked, “How did you know that what you wrote about in Words for the Day today was exactly what I needed to hear this morning?” Huh? I didn’t, but he should feel very good about the fact that God did! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/compassion/ Tue, 21 January 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WFTD-1-21-25.mp3 NO NO 9:28 As of the early 21st century, Christianity has approximately 2.2 billion adherents. (We are not alone, or even a minority, or weird, or strange, as some in our government and society would have us to believe.) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/what-is-a-christian-2/ As of the early 21st century, Christianity has approximately 2.2 billion adherents. (We are not alone, or even a minority, or weird, or strange, as some in our government and society would have us to believe.) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/what-is-a-christian-2/ Wed, 22 January 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WFTD-1-22-25.mp3 NO NO 10:54 I went fishing the other day which is not unusual in itself, but this trip was very special. I went to Cay Sal which is a small island chain in the Bahamas. I cannot go to Cay Sal whenever I desire to go. The weather has to cooperate and the fishing conditions must be good in order to justify making the long run over there. I can leave my dock in the Florida Keys and the boat ride is approximately two and one half hours one way . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/taxi-may-never-come/ I went fishing the other day which is not unusual in itself, but this trip was very special. I went to Cay Sal which is a small island chain in the Bahamas. I cannot go to Cay Sal whenever I desire to go. The weather has to cooperate and the fishing conditions must be good in order to justify making the long run over there. I can leave my dock in the Florida Keys and the boat ride is approximately two and one half hours one way . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/taxi-may-never-come/ Thu, 23 January 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WFTD-1-23-25.mp3 NO NO 2:28 A good friend called me this week and just wanted to thank me for writing Words for the Day all these 25 years. He remarked that somehow I always end each one with asking folks to come to the Lord . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/friends-forever/ A good friend called me this week and just wanted to thank me for writing Words for the Day all these 25 years. He remarked that somehow I always end each one with asking folks to come to the Lord . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/friends-forever/ Fri, 24 January 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WFTD-1-24-25.mp3 NO NO 7:07 I read recently that over 100 billion emails are sent each day. (That’s more than ten times the population of the whole world.) Each day 5000 new books are published. This year the number of text messages will exceed 6 trillion . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/communication-2/ I read recently that over 100 billion emails are sent each day. (That’s more than ten times the population of the whole world.) Each day 5000 new books are published. This year the number of text messages will exceed 6 trillion . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/communication-2/ Mon, 27 January 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WFTD-1-27-25.mp3 NO NO 7:54 God created mankind for His purposes not ours. I believe He wanted a relationship unlike any other that He had created. He wanted a relationship with someone that far exceeded any creature that He had created, (including angels). He desired fellowship and mutual love . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/thinking-of-god/ God created mankind for His purposes not ours. I believe He wanted a relationship unlike any other that He had created. He wanted a relationship with someone that far exceeded any creature that He had created, (including angels). He desired fellowship and mutual love . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/thinking-of-god/ Tue, 28 January 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WFTD-1-28-25.mp3 NO NO 8:04 Recently I offered some advice to someone who is going through a very difficult time in their life and is suffering terribly from anxiety and depression. Anyone who has read my book Miracle on Luckie Street knows that, while I’m no psychologist, I’m well qualified to offer some advice on this subject. Make no mistake, I’ve faced more than my fair share of adversity, anxiety, and depression to a suicidal state, and yet I overcame it to the point that I literally NEVER worry . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/ping-pong/ Recently I offered some advice to someone who is going through a very difficult time in their life and is suffering terribly from anxiety and depression. Anyone who has read my book Miracle on Luckie Street knows that, while I’m no psychologist, I’m well qualified to offer some advice on this subject. Make no mistake, I’ve faced more than my fair share of adversity, anxiety, and depression to a suicidal state, and yet I overcame it to the point that I literally NEVER worry . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/ping-pong/ Wed, 29 January 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WFTD-1-29-25.mp3 NO NO 3:41 One time I had a reader write me a series of letters and started it by saying that I was full of *%$! concerning the Bible. He went on to say that the Bible was not true and anyone espousing it was a liar. I rarely respond to such but this time I did. I asked him what he based His belief system on. He quickly responded that he did not have one and that he was an atheist . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/hard-case/ One time I had a reader write me a series of letters and started it by saying that I was full of *%$! concerning the Bible. He went on to say that the Bible was not true and anyone espousing it was a liar. I rarely respond to such but this time I did. I asked him what he based His belief system on. He quickly responded that he did not have one and that he was an atheist . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/hard-case/ Thu, 30 January 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WFTD-1-30-25.mp3 NO NO 6:01 I know that you are familiar with this 16th century man. People are looking at some of “his predications” at a time like this. Massive emails are circulating about him. Many employees here are getting “scared” about this. I know that you have great knowledge of the scripture. If you can, could you give us all some leadership in reference to believing false prophets? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/nostradamus-2/ I know that you are familiar with this 16th century man. People are looking at some of “his predications” at a time like this. Massive emails are circulating about him. Many employees here are getting “scared” about this. I know that you have great knowledge of the scripture. If you can, could you give us all some leadership in reference to believing false prophets? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/01/nostradamus-2/ Fri, 31 January 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WFTD-1-31-25.mp3 NO NO 5:29 I had a weird dream the other night and I cannot get it out of my mind. I dreamed I was given entrance to a small room and there were stacks of little white boxes in the room. The boxes were about the size that a necktie would come in. I was told that the boxes contained ghosts and then I was given a large amount of silver bullets, and I was told that the way to kill the ghosts was to let them out of the little white boxes and then shoot them with the silver bullets. I got the impression that the ghosts needed to be killed as they were evil. “Cool”, I thought, “I’ll blast a few of them” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/ghosts/ I had a weird dream the other night and I cannot get it out of my mind. I dreamed I was given entrance to a small room and there were stacks of little white boxes in the room. The boxes were about the size that a necktie would come in. I was told that the boxes contained ghosts and then I was given a large amount of silver bullets, and I was told that the way to kill the ghosts was to let them out of the little white boxes and then shoot them with the silver bullets. I got the impression that the ghosts needed to be killed as they were evil. “Cool”, I thought, “I’ll blast a few of them” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/ghosts/ Mon, 03 February 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WFTD-2-3-25.mp3 NO NO 11:16 The Bible is “God breathed” and was authored and inspired in its entirety by the Holy Spirit. It has 66 books that were written over a period believed to be 1500 or more years and is commonly believed to have had 40 divinely inspired authors who penned it. And yet amazingly no one can disprove a word of it. An astonishing 668 prophecies have been fulfilled and none have ever been proven false (three are unconfirmed) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/the-bible-2/ The Bible is “God breathed” and was authored and inspired in its entirety by the Holy Spirit. It has 66 books that were written over a period believed to be 1500 or more years and is commonly believed to have had 40 divinely inspired authors who penned it. And yet amazingly no one can disprove a word of it. An astonishing 668 prophecies have been fulfilled and none have ever been proven false (three are unconfirmed) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/the-bible-2/ Tue, 04 February 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WFTD-2-4-25.mp3 NO NO 4:08 Bernard Levin once said: “Countries like ours are full of people who have all of the material comforts they desire, yet lead lives of quiet (and at times noisy) desperation, understanding nothing but the fact that there is a hole inside them and that however much food and drink they pour into it, however many motorcars and television sets they stuff it with, however many well balanced children and loyal friends they parade around the edges of it . . . it aches!” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/aching/ Bernard Levin once said: “Countries like ours are full of people who have all of the material comforts they desire, yet lead lives of quiet (and at times noisy) desperation, understanding nothing but the fact that there is a hole inside them and that however much food and drink they pour into it, however many motorcars and television sets they stuff it with, however many well balanced children and loyal friends they parade around the edges of it . . . it aches!” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/aching/ Wed, 05 February 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WFTD-2-5-25.mp3 NO NO 3:31 I was watching You Tube TV the other night and a moment of Zen appeared on the screen. It was in fact the Northern Lights. They moved around eerily and displayed a greenish yellow color that was just beautiful. The lights were whipping around all over the screen and rose to great heights. Suddenly a red glow appeared at the bottom of the screen and moved eerily along it as if to say There is no God but me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/northern-lights/ I was watching You Tube TV the other night and a moment of Zen appeared on the screen. It was in fact the Northern Lights. They moved around eerily and displayed a greenish yellow color that was just beautiful. The lights were whipping around all over the screen and rose to great heights. Suddenly a red glow appeared at the bottom of the screen and moved eerily along it as if to say There is no God but me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/northern-lights/ Thu, 06 February 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WFTD-2-6-25.mp3 NO NO 5:40 It is very interesting watching the news these days and seeing prophecies that were foretold two thousand years ago and longer, unfold before our very eyes. Jesus said that in the end there would be wars and rumors of wars – yep we have that. He said that there would be pestilence – HIV, anthrax, smallpox, yep we have that. He said that towards the end it would be a time of great learning – yep. He said that many nations would arise against Israel– oh yeah that one is happening . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/mother-of-all-wars/ It is very interesting watching the news these days and seeing prophecies that were foretold two thousand years ago and longer, unfold before our very eyes. Jesus said that in the end there would be wars and rumors of wars – yep we have that. He said that there would be pestilence – HIV, anthrax, smallpox, yep we have that. He said that towards the end it would be a time of great learning – yep. He said that many nations would arise against Israel– oh yeah that one is happening . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/mother-of-all-wars/ Mon, 10 February 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WFTD-2-10-25.mp3 NO NO 11:24 One day when I was a young man I was relaxing around the swimming pool at the apartments where I was living and a little boy about 12 years old fell in the deep end of the pool and sank like a rock. He didn’t even flutter. I quickly dove in and swam to the bottom and retrieved him and brought him to the surface. Just as we emerged, his screaming 250 lb. mother jumped right on my head and back, (nearly breaking my neck in the process) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/250-lb-bobcat/ One day when I was a young man I was relaxing around the swimming pool at the apartments where I was living and a little boy about 12 years old fell in the deep end of the pool and sank like a rock. He didn’t even flutter. I quickly dove in and swam to the bottom and retrieved him and brought him to the surface. Just as we emerged, his screaming 250 lb. mother jumped right on my head and back, (nearly breaking my neck in the process) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/250-lb-bobcat/ Tue, 11 February 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WFTD-2-11-25.mp3 NO NO 14:13 Lately I’ve run into more and more people who are discouraged. I decided to send out a rerun of a Words for the Day that I first sent out nearly two decades ago that should instill some confidence in you that things can and will turn around, even when things may seem their worst . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/sky-is-falling/ Lately I’ve run into more and more people who are discouraged. I decided to send out a rerun of a Words for the Day that I first sent out nearly two decades ago that should instill some confidence in you that things can and will turn around, even when things may seem their worst . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/sky-is-falling/ Wed, 12 February 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WFTD-2-12-25.mp3 NO NO 3:16 I recently had my 54th anniversary. I wonder how I accomplished such a feat. Hmmm . . . For one thing I enjoy my wife’s company. She has a heart of gold, or she never would have put up with me for so many years. Our marriage was never “perfect,” but we remained resolute that we would never get a divorce. Guns, knives, clubs, or water pistols, we vowed to use rather than mention the word divorce. I have said it a couple of times but immediately regretted it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/divorce/ I recently had my 54th anniversary. I wonder how I accomplished such a feat. Hmmm . . . For one thing I enjoy my wife’s company. She has a heart of gold, or she never would have put up with me for so many years. Our marriage was never “perfect,” but we remained resolute that we would never get a divorce. Guns, knives, clubs, or water pistols, we vowed to use rather than mention the word divorce. I have said it a couple of times but immediately regretted it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/divorce/ Thu, 13 February 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WFTD-2-13-25.mp3 NO NO 9:35 When I began my first business it was truly a step of faith on my part. At the time I had a good job and made a high salary and benefits, but I did not have any savings. Leaving all of that and starting my own business without adequate funding meant that it would necessitate that I hit the ground running and would need to make money as soon as I came out of the gate or face financial disaster. I was confident that I could do it, but no one else thought it was a good idea. My wife was livid about it and did not want me to quit my high paying job as a plant manager. In fact when I resigned she would not speak to me for two weeks . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/faith-5/ When I began my first business it was truly a step of faith on my part. At the time I had a good job and made a high salary and benefits, but I did not have any savings. Leaving all of that and starting my own business without adequate funding meant that it would necessitate that I hit the ground running and would need to make money as soon as I came out of the gate or face financial disaster. I was confident that I could do it, but no one else thought it was a good idea. My wife was livid about it and did not want me to quit my high paying job as a plant manager. In fact when I resigned she would not speak to me for two weeks . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/faith-5/ Fri, 14 February 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WFTD-2-14-25.mp3 NO NO 9:49 I had an uncle who was a classic binge alcoholic. He would not drink during the week but started drinking heavily beginning Friday afternoon after he got off work. He would continue to drink literally until late Sunday night. This uncle raised bees for a hobby . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/the-dog-that-bites-back/ I had an uncle who was a classic binge alcoholic. He would not drink during the week but started drinking heavily beginning Friday afternoon after he got off work. He would continue to drink literally until late Sunday night. This uncle raised bees for a hobby . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/the-dog-that-bites-back/ Mon, 17 February 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WFTD-2-17-25.mp3 NO NO 7:56 Friday I had a nerve study conducted. I walked in and the doc told me he had heard me speak one time. I felt good that my doctor wouldn’t be a complete stranger and would be extra careful with me. The test consisted of him attaching some electrode clips to various places on my fingers and then he brought out a cattle prod looking device, and he began jabbing me with both prongs and shocking me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/painful/ Friday I had a nerve study conducted. I walked in and the doc told me he had heard me speak one time. I felt good that my doctor wouldn’t be a complete stranger and would be extra careful with me. The test consisted of him attaching some electrode clips to various places on my fingers and then he brought out a cattle prod looking device, and he began jabbing me with both prongs and shocking me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/painful/ Tue, 18 February 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WFTD-2-18-25.mp3 NO NO 5:06 I was watching the DVD, “The Last Waltz” with the Band yesterday and Bob Dylan sang the song, “Forever Young”. He looked really young in the video and I couldn’t help but muse that the aging process has not been kind to him; he’s as ugly as an iguana nowadays. Too bad he couldn’t have stayed forever young . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/staying-young/ I was watching the DVD, “The Last Waltz” with the Band yesterday and Bob Dylan sang the song, “Forever Young”. He looked really young in the video and I couldn’t help but muse that the aging process has not been kind to him; he’s as ugly as an iguana nowadays. Too bad he couldn’t have stayed forever young . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/staying-young/ Wed, 19 February 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WFTD-2-19-25.mp3 NO NO 7:56 One time I tried to help a disillusioned young man who was working on my house with a construction crew. He’d broken up with his girlfriend, quit his job, started drinking and (of all things) had begun smoking cigarettes. He’d moved to the Florida Keys (which is about as far south as someone who is trying to escape their problems can go and still remain in the United States) and was all alone. He was very clean cut and seemed out of place with the other workers and looked as if he should be working on Wall Street instead of on a construction site . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/you-cant-get-there-alone/ One time I tried to help a disillusioned young man who was working on my house with a construction crew. He’d broken up with his girlfriend, quit his job, started drinking and (of all things) had begun smoking cigarettes. He’d moved to the Florida Keys (which is about as far south as someone who is trying to escape their problems can go and still remain in the United States) and was all alone. He was very clean cut and seemed out of place with the other workers and looked as if he should be working on Wall Street instead of on a construction site . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/you-cant-get-there-alone/ Thu, 20 February 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WFTD-2-20-25.mp3 NO NO 5:28 A reader sent the following colorful email the other day regarding forgiveness written by one of my heroes John Wayne. Mr. Williamson, someone recently sent me what he said was a quote from John Wayne that might fit your stress in your recent Word for the Day entry. “You should forgive your enemy but never forget the bastard’s name!” Hopefully it should bring laughter to you to reduce your stress. I did get a chuckle out of it but fear the “Duke” was wrong about this one . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/wat-john-wayne-was-wrong-2/ A reader sent the following colorful email the other day regarding forgiveness written by one of my heroes John Wayne. Mr. Williamson, someone recently sent me what he said was a quote from John Wayne that might fit your stress in your recent Word for the Day entry. “You should forgive your enemy but never forget the bastard’s name!” Hopefully it should bring laughter to you to reduce your stress. I did get a chuckle out of it but fear the “Duke” was wrong about this one . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/wat-john-wayne-was-wrong-2/ Fri, 21 February 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/WFTD-7-29-19.mp3 NO NO 8:45 In that place between wakefulness and dreams, I found myself in the room. There were no distinguishing features except for the one wall covered with small index card files. They were like the ones in libraries that list titles by author o subject in alphabetical order. But these files, which stretched from floor to ceiling and seemingly endlessly in either direction, had very different headings . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/genuine-tears/ In that place between wakefulness and dreams, I found myself in the room. There were no distinguishing features except for the one wall covered with small index card files. They were like the ones in libraries that list titles by author o subject in alphabetical order. But these files, which stretched from floor to ceiling and seemingly endlessly in either direction, had very different headings . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/genuine-tears/ Wed, 26 February 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WFTD-2-26-25.mp3 NO NO 10:00 Back in the ancient days when I was young, I worked offshore on an oil rig derrick barge as a “rigger” for a while. These giant barges would float pre-constructed oil rigs far out to sea and then would anchor them in place by driving huge pipes hundreds of feet into the ocean floor through openings in each of the four legs of the rig . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/swept-away/ Back in the ancient days when I was young, I worked offshore on an oil rig derrick barge as a “rigger” for a while. These giant barges would float pre-constructed oil rigs far out to sea and then would anchor them in place by driving huge pipes hundreds of feet into the ocean floor through openings in each of the four legs of the rig . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/swept-away/ Thu, 27 February 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WFTD-2-27-25.mp3 NO NO 6:36 My beloved brother Jim tragically took his own life several years ago, but it seems like only yesterday to me and it still grieves me and leaves me with a broken heart even today. I was going through his Bible this morning and reading his hand-written notes and saw one that read: “When on the edge, what would Jesus do?” Below it he had written: “Forgive – Don’t talk about others – Jesus wouldn’t.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/forgetting/ My beloved brother Jim tragically took his own life several years ago, but it seems like only yesterday to me and it still grieves me and leaves me with a broken heart even today. I was going through his Bible this morning and reading his hand-written notes and saw one that read: “When on the edge, what would Jesus do?” Below it he had written: “Forgive – Don’t talk about others – Jesus wouldn’t.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/02/forgetting/ Fri, 28 February 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WFTD-2-28-25.mp3 NO NO 2:11 My wife and I have a bad case of the flu. We almost never go anywhere that we might contract it anymore, but we both got it on the flight back on our last trip. In a word it’s miserable I told her that I would have get better to die . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/flu/ My wife and I have a bad case of the flu. We almost never go anywhere that we might contract it anymore, but we both got it on the flight back on our last trip. In a word it’s miserable I told her that I would have get better to die . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/flu/ Mon, 03 March 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WFTD-3-3-25.mp3 NO NO 10:59 Well my bout with the flu is over. I like to think that prayer, yours and mine, were responsible for it. Do you believe in prayer? Most people just casually answer to the affirmative, but I’m not sure that they really believe it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/gods-healing/ Well my bout with the flu is over. I like to think that prayer, yours and mine, were responsible for it. Do you believe in prayer? Most people just casually answer to the affirmative, but I’m not sure that they really believe it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/gods-healing/ Tue, 04 March 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WFTD-3-4-25.mp3 NO NO 7:05 I recently read one of my good friend George Barna’s surveys that indicates: Four out of ten Christians (40%) strongly agreed that Satan “is not a living being but is a symbol of evil.” Much like their perceptions of Satan, most Christians do not believe that the Holy Spirit is a living force, either. Overall, 38% strongly agreed and 20% agreed somewhat that the Holy Spirit is “a symbol of God’s power or presence but is not a living entity.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/seeds-of-doubt/ I recently read one of my good friend George Barna’s surveys that indicates: Four out of ten Christians (40%) strongly agreed that Satan “is not a living being but is a symbol of evil.” Much like their perceptions of Satan, most Christians do not believe that the Holy Spirit is a living force, either. Overall, 38% strongly agreed and 20% agreed somewhat that the Holy Spirit is “a symbol of God’s power or presence but is not a living entity.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/seeds-of-doubt/ Wed, 05 March 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WFTD-3-5-25.mp3 NO NO 6:43 According to societal benchmarks, life does seem unfair at times and bad things undoubtedly do happen to seemingly good people. Paul Harvey’s sage advice to those graduating seniors as to what to do about it seems sound to me. Since we cannot change life, we might as well get used to it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/get-used-to-it-2/ According to societal benchmarks, life does seem unfair at times and bad things undoubtedly do happen to seemingly good people. Paul Harvey’s sage advice to those graduating seniors as to what to do about it seems sound to me. Since we cannot change life, we might as well get used to it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/get-used-to-it-2/ Thu, 06 March 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WFTD-3-6-25.mp3 NO NO 8:11 I was telling a friend of mine not so long ago about being incarcerated and how I found a way to partially escape the harshness of being imprisoned, (if only for a moment or two). I discovered that if I jumped up and grabbed onto the bars of the small window in my cell, that I could raise myself up and see a little patch of blue sky peeking through a corner of another tiny window located outside my cell and approximately 20 feet high up above me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/hope-2/ I was telling a friend of mine not so long ago about being incarcerated and how I found a way to partially escape the harshness of being imprisoned, (if only for a moment or two). I discovered that if I jumped up and grabbed onto the bars of the small window in my cell, that I could raise myself up and see a little patch of blue sky peeking through a corner of another tiny window located outside my cell and approximately 20 feet high up above me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/hope-2/ Fri, 07 March 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WFTD-3-7-25.mp3 NO NO 3:13 I saw a video of one of my favorite musicians the other day, (Israel Kamakawiwo’ole – IZ), and he said something that was very profound. When referring to his music, he said that it yielded maximum pleasure with minimum effort. He went on to state that this was the Hawaiian way “Bro”, and then he laughed heartily. When watching a video of him singing, it is obvious that he is thoroughly enjoying himself and it does seem as if it is effortless for him to produce the most beautiful of songs. Undoubtedly he received maximum pleasure from producing his music . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/chill/ I saw a video of one of my favorite musicians the other day, (Israel Kamakawiwo’ole – IZ), and he said something that was very profound. When referring to his music, he said that it yielded maximum pleasure with minimum effort. He went on to state that this was the Hawaiian way “Bro”, and then he laughed heartily. When watching a video of him singing, it is obvious that he is thoroughly enjoying himself and it does seem as if it is effortless for him to produce the most beautiful of songs. Undoubtedly he received maximum pleasure from producing his music . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/chill/ Mon, 10 March 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WFTD-3-10-25.mp3 NO NO 3:14 Do you have any enemies? I, for one, don’t want enemies, but I know there are some folks out there who probably consider themselves to be enemies of mine. I don’t waste any time thinking about them much. Personally, I don’t consider anyone an enemy and just live my life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/friends-of-enemies-2/ Do you have any enemies? I, for one, don’t want enemies, but I know there are some folks out there who probably consider themselves to be enemies of mine. I don’t waste any time thinking about them much. Personally, I don’t consider anyone an enemy and just live my life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/friends-of-enemies-2/ Tue, 11 March 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WFTD-9-29-20.mp3 NO NO 6:13 Every time I am faced with those tough decisions in life, invariably I go to the Lord in prayer; not just once, but often. I will pray several times a day and sometimes for days, weeks and even months. I wish the Lord would allow me to meet with him every morning and just say, “OK Bob this is what I want you to do today”. He has decided not to communicate in such a fashion and therefore we must search for the answers in other ways . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/decision-time-what-should-i-do-2/ Every time I am faced with those tough decisions in life, invariably I go to the Lord in prayer; not just once, but often. I will pray several times a day and sometimes for days, weeks and even months. I wish the Lord would allow me to meet with him every morning and just say, “OK Bob this is what I want you to do today”. He has decided not to communicate in such a fashion and therefore we must search for the answers in other ways . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/decision-time-what-should-i-do-2/ Wed, 12 March 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/WFTD-5-31-19.mp3 NO NO 4:45 I enjoy reading C.S. Lewis. He was a very smart man and a deep thinker. Early in life he was an avowed atheist but became a devoted follower of Jesus and a prolific writer who attempted answering a variety of Christian questions. I particularly enjoyed hearing his take on what we should consider the highest of virtues . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/mud-pies-in-a-slum-2/ I enjoy reading C.S. Lewis. He was a very smart man and a deep thinker. Early in life he was an avowed atheist but became a devoted follower of Jesus and a prolific writer who attempted answering a variety of Christian questions. I particularly enjoyed hearing his take on what we should consider the highest of virtues . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/mud-pies-in-a-slum-2/ Thu, 13 March 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WFTD-3-5-20.mp3 NO NO 9:27 A buddy was telling me of a relative that is very unhappy and when an attempt was made to witness to them my friend received an agnostic response. Part of it went something like this: “I don’t believe all that Christian stuff. How could a good God send someone who isn’t all that bad to hell for eternity? I just don’t believe it! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/light-switch-that-cannot-be-turned-off-2/ A buddy was telling me of a relative that is very unhappy and when an attempt was made to witness to them my friend received an agnostic response. Part of it went something like this: “I don’t believe all that Christian stuff. How could a good God send someone who isn’t all that bad to hell for eternity? I just don’t believe it! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/light-switch-that-cannot-be-turned-off-2/ Fri, 14 March 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WFTD-3-14-25.mp3 NO NO 6:36 Recently a friend of mine sent me the following excerpt from a book he had read entitled, “The Happiness Project” by Gretchen Rubin. It’s a memoir about a woman who spent a year of her life doing all kinds of things to try to make herself happier. The process led her to create two lists. The first she called her Twelve Commandments . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/profound/ Recently a friend of mine sent me the following excerpt from a book he had read entitled, “The Happiness Project” by Gretchen Rubin. It’s a memoir about a woman who spent a year of her life doing all kinds of things to try to make herself happier. The process led her to create two lists. The first she called her Twelve Commandments . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/profound/ Mon, 17 March 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WFTD-3-17-25.mp3 NO NO 8:39 I heard an interesting song recently. Its lyrics alluded to those throughout history who at one time or other had been derided for their beliefs and later were ultimately vindicated and finally had the last laugh . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/majority/ I heard an interesting song recently. Its lyrics alluded to those throughout history who at one time or other had been derided for their beliefs and later were ultimately vindicated and finally had the last laugh . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/majority/ Wed, 19 March 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WFTD-3-19-25.mp3 NO NO 5:09 I read the other day that 3 people die every second; that is 180/minute, 260 thousand/day 95 million/year. Several have died while you read this sentence. Although death is common to us all, it is feared and dreaded by most people. How about you? Are you afraid to die? I am not afraid of death; however if the Lord sees fit to delay it for a while, I’m in no hurry. Christians believe that death is not a period, but a comma in their life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/minute-by-minute/ I read the other day that 3 people die every second; that is 180/minute, 260 thousand/day 95 million/year. Several have died while you read this sentence. Although death is common to us all, it is feared and dreaded by most people. How about you? Are you afraid to die? I am not afraid of death; however if the Lord sees fit to delay it for a while, I’m in no hurry. Christians believe that death is not a period, but a comma in their life . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/minute-by-minute/ Thu, 20 March 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WFTD-3-20-25.mp3 NO NO 8:57 One thing that I love about America is the First Amendment. Among other important things it guarantees free speech. Frankly it sometimes goes overboard, as in allowing people to burn our flag, display pornography on television, and say some of the most outrageous vile things, but Americans are free to say pretty much anything they like and overall that is just swell with me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/free-speech/ One thing that I love about America is the First Amendment. Among other important things it guarantees free speech. Frankly it sometimes goes overboard, as in allowing people to burn our flag, display pornography on television, and say some of the most outrageous vile things, but Americans are free to say pretty much anything they like and overall that is just swell with me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/free-speech/ Fri, 21 March 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WFTD-3-21-25.mp3 NO NO 4:14 I generally stay away from politics anymore, preferring to write about nicer things that have to do with salvation and such. But lately the Tesla burning terrorism is driving me batty. I cannot understand the mindset of those who are intent on destruction . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/tesla/ I generally stay away from politics anymore, preferring to write about nicer things that have to do with salvation and such. But lately the Tesla burning terrorism is driving me batty. I cannot understand the mindset of those who are intent on destruction . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/tesla/ Mon, 24 March 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WFTD-3-24-25.mp3 NO NO 6:23 One of the most rewarding things I’ve done in quite some time is to go through the Bible reading and studying one chapter per day 5 days per week. On the face of it that sounds excessive and some of you might question that there should be some time for a day off here and there. I suppose that depends upon one’s perspective. I’m not studying the Bible out of duty or to get brownie points. I am actively seeking God’s wisdom, advice, and help with living a joyful, loving, peaceful existence or better put attempting to enjoy God’s rest in a world filled with the opposite . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/rest-for-the-weary-2/ One of the most rewarding things I’ve done in quite some time is to go through the Bible reading and studying one chapter per day 5 days per week. On the face of it that sounds excessive and some of you might question that there should be some time for a day off here and there. I suppose that depends upon one’s perspective. I’m not studying the Bible out of duty or to get brownie points. I am actively seeking God’s wisdom, advice, and help with living a joyful, loving, peaceful existence or better put attempting to enjoy God’s rest in a world filled with the opposite . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/rest-for-the-weary-2/ Wed, 26 March 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WFTD-3-26-25.mp3 NO NO 8:23 I began writing Words for the Day many years ago, because so many of my employees, friends, and acquaintances were experiencing dark trials and tribulation in their lives (just like I was) and I deduced that they needed some encouragement. Many did not seem to study the Bible daily as I did every morning and I decided to begin detailing my daily experiences, thoughts, questions, discouragements, encouragements, etc. as they related to the answers that I found in the Bible . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/finding-light-when-darkness-comes-2/ I began writing Words for the Day many years ago, because so many of my employees, friends, and acquaintances were experiencing dark trials and tribulation in their lives (just like I was) and I deduced that they needed some encouragement. Many did not seem to study the Bible daily as I did every morning and I decided to begin detailing my daily experiences, thoughts, questions, discouragements, encouragements, etc. as they related to the answers that I found in the Bible . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/finding-light-when-darkness-comes-2/ Thu, 27 March 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WFTD-3-27-25.mp3 NO NO 5:16 It is a well-known fact that it is easier to forgive than forget. As the old adage states: “Once burned, twice shy.” Often those who wrong us take the position that because we are Christians we must as part of our faith necessarily forgive them just as though the event never occurred. This sounds as though some arrogant punk who knows the Bible reveling in slapping the other cheek indefinitely . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/forgiveness-2/ It is a well-known fact that it is easier to forgive than forget. As the old adage states: “Once burned, twice shy.” Often those who wrong us take the position that because we are Christians we must as part of our faith necessarily forgive them just as though the event never occurred. This sounds as though some arrogant punk who knows the Bible reveling in slapping the other cheek indefinitely . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/forgiveness-2/ Fri, 28 March 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WFTD-3-28-25.mp3 NO NO 6:15 Through the years many people have expressed their viewpoint about Jesus Christ. Most scholars, historians, and major religions acknowledge the existence of Jesus. For someone who only lived for 33 years He sure made an impact on this world. Even our time is marked by His birth and death, BC/AD. The Muslims acknowledge that He was a prophet in their Koran as do the Buddhists, (At least I had a Buddhist tell me that one time). Christians of course believe that he was God incarnate sent to earth to save humanity . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/destiny-2/ Through the years many people have expressed their viewpoint about Jesus Christ. Most scholars, historians, and major religions acknowledge the existence of Jesus. For someone who only lived for 33 years He sure made an impact on this world. Even our time is marked by His birth and death, BC/AD. The Muslims acknowledge that He was a prophet in their Koran as do the Buddhists, (At least I had a Buddhist tell me that one time). Christians of course believe that he was God incarnate sent to earth to save humanity . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/03/destiny-2/ Mon, 31 March 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WFTD-3-31-25.mp3 NO NO 11:10 I have a friend who talks up a storm. Once you get him started, just sit back and get yourself a cup of coffee, kick off your shoes, and make yourself comfortable because you are going to be there for a “while”. If you ask him what time it is, he will tell you how to build a clock, a watch, (including wind up and battery operated), a sun dial, and the origin of clocks. (My wife seems to think that I am cut out of the same mold and when you get the two of us together it is like releasing water out of the Hoover Dam She is so wrong about so many things!) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/chatter-box-silenced-2/ I have a friend who talks up a storm. Once you get him started, just sit back and get yourself a cup of coffee, kick off your shoes, and make yourself comfortable because you are going to be there for a “while”. If you ask him what time it is, he will tell you how to build a clock, a watch, (including wind up and battery operated), a sun dial, and the origin of clocks. (My wife seems to think that I am cut out of the same mold and when you get the two of us together it is like releasing water out of the Hoover Dam She is so wrong about so many things!) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/chatter-box-silenced-2/ Tue, 01 April 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WFTD-4-1-25.mp3 NO NO 8:30 Lately I feel as though I’ve lost my sense of direction. It is an unusual place for me to be; it seems as though God has withdrawn to a faraway place. Generally I set numerous goals in virtually every area of my life. I prioritize them, and work diligently to achieve them. But I just cannot seem to get on a track that feels comfortable. I cannot decide what to work on first . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/god-drawing-away/ Lately I feel as though I’ve lost my sense of direction. It is an unusual place for me to be; it seems as though God has withdrawn to a faraway place. Generally I set numerous goals in virtually every area of my life. I prioritize them, and work diligently to achieve them. But I just cannot seem to get on a track that feels comfortable. I cannot decide what to work on first . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/god-drawing-away/ Wed, 02 April 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WFTD-4-2-25.mp3 NO NO 22:15 A friend sent this to me the other day and it seemed to fit right in with the mood I’ve been in as I have been focusing on Jesus and His trip to the cross on our behalf. Easter is not about bunnies; it is about the broken body and blood Jesus shed on our behalves . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/no-easter-bunnies/ A friend sent this to me the other day and it seemed to fit right in with the mood I’ve been in as I have been focusing on Jesus and His trip to the cross on our behalf. Easter is not about bunnies; it is about the broken body and blood Jesus shed on our behalves . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/no-easter-bunnies/ Thu, 03 April 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WFTD-4-3-25.mp3 NO NO 4:37 Christians are often accused by the world of being narrow minded and exclusionary. The reason for this is we believe that there is but one way to get to heaven and that is through Jesus Christ. Why do we believe that? Because we think that we are better than everyone in the world? Because we think that we are holier than everyone else in the world? Certainly not! We believe it because Jesus Himself tells us that is His plan in the Bible and we believe the Bible to be the holy Word of God. Jesus said that there is but one way to get to heaven and that is through Him . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/narrow-minded-3/ Christians are often accused by the world of being narrow minded and exclusionary. The reason for this is we believe that there is but one way to get to heaven and that is through Jesus Christ. Why do we believe that? Because we think that we are better than everyone in the world? Because we think that we are holier than everyone else in the world? Certainly not! We believe it because Jesus Himself tells us that is His plan in the Bible and we believe the Bible to be the holy Word of God. Jesus said that there is but one way to get to heaven and that is through Him . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/narrow-minded-3/ Fri, 04 April 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WFTD-4-4-25.mp3 NO NO 4:34 We’re fast approaching the best and holiest time of the year and it has absolutely nothing to do with Easter Bunnies. This celebration is about Jesus Christ being crucified and three days later arising from the grave and death being defeated forever which made reunification with almighty God reality . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/easter/ We’re fast approaching the best and holiest time of the year and it has absolutely nothing to do with Easter Bunnies. This celebration is about Jesus Christ being crucified and three days later arising from the grave and death being defeated forever which made reunification with almighty God reality . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/easter/ Mon, 07 April 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WFTD-4-7-25.mp3 NO NO 5:38 I once lived next door to a guy who owned every kind of tool known to mankind. He had bench saws, miter saws, jig saws, band saws, thousands of wrenches metric and otherwise, ratchets, extensions, sockets, electricians tools, lathe, drills, ladders, screwdrivers, welders, magnets, mirrors, grinders, clamps, glass cutters, voltage meters, you name it. He could have built the sixth fleet, an entire subdivision, and the Trump Casino with all that stuff . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/tools/ I once lived next door to a guy who owned every kind of tool known to mankind. He had bench saws, miter saws, jig saws, band saws, thousands of wrenches metric and otherwise, ratchets, extensions, sockets, electricians tools, lathe, drills, ladders, screwdrivers, welders, magnets, mirrors, grinders, clamps, glass cutters, voltage meters, you name it. He could have built the sixth fleet, an entire subdivision, and the Trump Casino with all that stuff . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/tools/ Tue, 08 April 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WFTD-4-8-25.mp3 NO NO 4:28 Bernard Levin once said: “Countries like ours are full of people who have all of the material comforts they desire, yet lead lives of quiet (and at times noisy) desperation, understanding nothing but the fact that there is a hole inside them and that however much food and drink they pour into it, however many motorcars and television sets they stuff it with, however many well balanced children and loyal friends they parade around the edges of it . . . it aches!” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/anxiety-ensured/ Bernard Levin once said: “Countries like ours are full of people who have all of the material comforts they desire, yet lead lives of quiet (and at times noisy) desperation, understanding nothing but the fact that there is a hole inside them and that however much food and drink they pour into it, however many motorcars and television sets they stuff it with, however many well balanced children and loyal friends they parade around the edges of it . . . it aches!” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/anxiety-ensured/ Wed, 09 April 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WFTD-4-9-25.mp3 NO NO 8:14 I was in Mexico City one time and had no idea how cold it gets there. It’s located at a higher altitude and at night it is freezing cold. I’d gone to a restaurant and after eating dinner was walking through a market and a little girl perhaps five years old came up to me and tugged on my pants leg. I looked down and was struck by her angelic beauty. She had large almond shaped brown eyes and was dressed in shabby clothes and her feet were wrapped in newspapers because she had no shoes. She looked up at me and held out her tiny hand for money and pointed to her little belly indicating she was hungry. She was alone on this dimly lit crowded street at approximately 10 p.m. . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/poor/ I was in Mexico City one time and had no idea how cold it gets there. It’s located at a higher altitude and at night it is freezing cold. I’d gone to a restaurant and after eating dinner was walking through a market and a little girl perhaps five years old came up to me and tugged on my pants leg. I looked down and was struck by her angelic beauty. She had large almond shaped brown eyes and was dressed in shabby clothes and her feet were wrapped in newspapers because she had no shoes. She looked up at me and held out her tiny hand for money and pointed to her little belly indicating she was hungry. She was alone on this dimly lit crowded street at approximately 10 p.m. . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/poor/ Thu, 10 April 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WFTD-4-10-25.mp3 NO NO 4:36 I was praying this morning and thanking God for all He has done for me and my family. I was thinking about the Lords Prayer during this process. As you will remember this prayer was given by Jesus Himself when instructing His followers how to pray . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/prayer-basics-2/ I was praying this morning and thanking God for all He has done for me and my family. I was thinking about the Lords Prayer during this process. As you will remember this prayer was given by Jesus Himself when instructing His followers how to pray . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/prayer-basics-2/ Fri, 11 April 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WFTD-4-11-25.mp3 NO NO 4:44 I visited Israel a couple of years ago and it was the most inspiring event of my life. Unlike here in the good old USA, people of all faiths in that country take God very seriously. There are more religious sites and holy places throughout their cities than fast food restaurants here. It is uplifting and spiritual just to be in that country and to see so many people totally dedicated to worshipping God . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/holy-land/ I visited Israel a couple of years ago and it was the most inspiring event of my life. Unlike here in the good old USA, people of all faiths in that country take God very seriously. There are more religious sites and holy places throughout their cities than fast food restaurants here. It is uplifting and spiritual just to be in that country and to see so many people totally dedicated to worshipping God . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/holy-land/ Mon, 14 April 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WFTD-4-14-25.mp3 NO NO 4:25 I was praying yesterday, and asking God to forgive my mistakes of last year and to give me a quiet spirit of peace and determination to do better this year. I received a feeling of comfort about it and felt His warm loving Spirit engulf me and remind me of something that I often say, but perhaps don’t think about enough . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/father-bob/ I was praying yesterday, and asking God to forgive my mistakes of last year and to give me a quiet spirit of peace and determination to do better this year. I received a feeling of comfort about it and felt His warm loving Spirit engulf me and remind me of something that I often say, but perhaps don’t think about enough . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/father-bob/ Tue, 15 April 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WFTD-4-15-25.mp3 NO NO 6:51 One night my son and I and about fifty other people were invited to the Governor’s mansion for a reception with Governor Rick Scott and First Lady Ann Scott. The place was filled with important businessmen and women; (and then there was my son and me. And before you ask we have no idea how, or why, we ended up in the mix). So what does one do at a gala event with such important people? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/gods-realm/ One night my son and I and about fifty other people were invited to the Governor’s mansion for a reception with Governor Rick Scott and First Lady Ann Scott. The place was filled with important businessmen and women; (and then there was my son and me. And before you ask we have no idea how, or why, we ended up in the mix). So what does one do at a gala event with such important people? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/gods-realm/ Wed, 16 April 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WFTD-4-16-25.mp3 NO NO 3:16 I thought about what Easter means to me. And invariably Christ’s face appeared in my mind. One should know that I have a Jesus image in my mind that has been cultivated over fifty some odd years. As I study it I am amazed. Now one (Jonhny-come-lately) version of the Jesus imprint has more recently been identified as Jesus who was wrapped in the linen cloth of the Shroud of Turin when He was crucified . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/easter-2/ I thought about what Easter means to me. And invariably Christ’s face appeared in my mind. One should know that I have a Jesus image in my mind that has been cultivated over fifty some odd years. As I study it I am amazed. Now one (Jonhny-come-lately) version of the Jesus imprint has more recently been identified as Jesus who was wrapped in the linen cloth of the Shroud of Turin when He was crucified . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/easter-2/ Thu, 17 April 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WFTD-4-17-25.mp3 NO NO 6:54 I have a friend who has excelled in many areas of his life. He played college football and obtained a scholarship to a major University; he ran for office in state politics, became a congressman, and assumed the top job in the House where he served several years. He changed professions and entered the academic world and assumed the top job at a major University . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/you-can-keep-your-blasted-flowers-2/ I have a friend who has excelled in many areas of his life. He played college football and obtained a scholarship to a major University; he ran for office in state politics, became a congressman, and assumed the top job in the House where he served several years. He changed professions and entered the academic world and assumed the top job at a major University . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/you-can-keep-your-blasted-flowers-2/ Mon, 21 April 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WFTD-4-21-25.mp3 NO NO 8:08 I’ve been studying the four Gospels as of late and have found it incredulous that the Jews would not accept Jesus as the Messiah. I just finished Josh McDowell’s book, More than a Carpenter. If you have not read it, you are truly missing out. It is a must read! Josh was an agonistic/atheist and was one of those of us who tried to disprove the Bible. He went the extra mile and after extensive research including going abroad to study ended up devoting his life to Christ . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/texas-awash-in-silver-dollars-2/ I’ve been studying the four Gospels as of late and have found it incredulous that the Jews would not accept Jesus as the Messiah. I just finished Josh McDowell’s book, More than a Carpenter. If you have not read it, you are truly missing out. It is a must read! Josh was an agonistic/atheist and was one of those of us who tried to disprove the Bible. He went the extra mile and after extensive research including going abroad to study ended up devoting his life to Christ . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/texas-awash-in-silver-dollars-2/ Tue, 22 April 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WFTD-4-22-25.mp3 NO NO 3:54 The story is told of an old man who lived on a farm in the mountains of eastern Kentucky with his young grandson. Each morning, Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading from his old worn-out Bible. His grandson who wanted to be just like him tried to imitate him in any way he could . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/try-it-youll-like-it/ The story is told of an old man who lived on a farm in the mountains of eastern Kentucky with his young grandson. Each morning, Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading from his old worn-out Bible. His grandson who wanted to be just like him tried to imitate him in any way he could . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/try-it-youll-like-it/ Thu, 24 April 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/WFTD-3-24-15.mp3 NO NO 8:35 I was talking with a lady the other day about her strategy to lead others to Christ and she was adamant that she would not call herself a Christian or mention Jesus during the process of initially trying to convince a pre-believer to become a believer. Additionally she would not proclaim the gospel . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/secret-agent-2/ I was talking with a lady the other day about her strategy to lead others to Christ and she was adamant that she would not call herself a Christian or mention Jesus during the process of initially trying to convince a pre-believer to become a believer. Additionally she would not proclaim the gospel . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/secret-agent-2/ Fri, 25 April 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/WFTD-6-9-16.mp3 NO NO 2:19 Hi, this is Bob Williamson. Well, it’s with a heavy heart I have to tell you this, but I can’t see you well enough to write Words for the Day anymore . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/thanks-for-a-great-25-years/ Hi, this is Bob Williamson. Well, it’s with a heavy heart I have to tell you this, but I can’t see you well enough to write Words for the Day anymore . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2025/04/thanks-for-a-great-25-years/ Mon, 28 April 2025 07:30:00 EDT https://www.wordsfortheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WFTD-4-28-25.mp3 NO NO