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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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 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/

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/

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/