Words have awesome power to build us up or tear us down emotionally. Many people can clearly remember words of praise their parents spoke years ago. Others can remember negative, cutting words--in extraordinary detail. From It Takes Two to Tango by Gary and Norma Smalley.

This morning as I reflected on my goals, my life, and the past I came across a message I did in the past. The message began and ended as presented here. I believe this to be a timely reflection given the current governmental crisis here in America and simply because we all can relate in some fashion. Most of us have experienced--or will experience--our world coming apart at the seams. We have experienced--or will experience--devastating blows that threaten to undo us. Some of those devastatin

Today, I have been reflecting on stillness and silence. Stillness and silence two words that tend to trouble people when it comes to our daily lives. Many equate the two words to laziness and stupidity. But friends I want us to look at these words differently. For often times in the stillness and silence is where we find our next idea, our courage to continue, our love for the game, our passion for what we do. The world is a noisy busy place offering its own explanations of success and valu

I love to officiate football. Yes football at all levels: LL, Middle School, High School, and Post Grad. Working with all of the different levels I recognize the importance of fundamentals. Being a pastor, it is important to build your faith on a solid foundation, on fundamentals. It is no different when you start a business. The fundamental practices of business will provide us direction for our business. I have taught Business Principls at my local community college for the last several y