Podcast This morning as I walked out onto the dock and looked down into the bay, I caught myself saying aloud, “I’ve never seen the bay so still.” Settling in on a bench with Teddy in my lap, coffee in my hand, and dawn breaking before me I noticed something. I...
Podcast My friend Dan Murphy is an awesome radio announcer. His golden voice has been gracing Seattle’s airwaves for four decades but a commonly held belief almost prevented Dan from his success. You see, Dan was born blind and the “common wisdom” 60 years ago was to...
Podcast Decades ago, I heard the wise Earl Nightingale say in one of his recordings that, “Superlatives are diminutives” and his words are even more true today than back then. Seriously, have you noticed how polarized our speech has changed over the years? ...
Podcast If you’re finding it difficult to relax, try my little secret. Engage 2 of your senses in something relaxing simultaneously. For example, listen to Baroque classical music while burning incense. Drink mint tea while taking a bath. There seems to be a...
Podcast Where were you on the morning of September 11, 2021? You remember, right? Of course you remember, we all do. I was sitting in a prayer class in ministerial school. After the news was broken to us that a plane had just crashed into the world trade center and we...