Right now we are locked in a situation that is full of danger. The Ukraine is in the middle of a tug of war between Russia and the west. If Russia wins the west loses if the west wins the Russians lose. The problem is that the Russians are never going to leave . After … More Magic In Ukraine

When I was CEO of the Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles my work was busy and sometimes hard emotionally. I often walked two blocks down Main Street to a mall to have a coffee break. The mall was open sky and one floor level beneath LA street level. There were lots of trees and … More Fire Hose Love

“And that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth”. “Oh, say! does that star-spangled banner yet waveO’er the land of the free and the home of the brave”? I am seeing that Francis Scott Key and Abraham Lincoln both realized that the survival of our nation … More Manners

Once a man was walking through the woods. He saw a bear taking a nap Next to the bear was a pile of berries. The man being kindhearted decided he would take the berries and plant them beside beside a stream, He thought that would give the bear lots of berries in years to come. … More Good Bad Jokes

Being gentle with myself means accepting myself as I am and not waiting to be gentle with myself when and if I reach my impossible dream. I am learning to be gentle with the crushed and severely wounded little boy that is within me. I call the little boy within me Georgie because I was … More Gentleness

God as I Understand her/him…..God As I understand Her/HimPosted on November 20, 2017 by George Caywood– In the Genesis creation story God says that he was going to create us In Her/His image, male and female. For me that means that God is both Male and female. The problem is that until a few years … More God As I Know Him/Her

 A Dream Of Heaven…..I have had several dreams given to me from time that have helped me. One of them was about Heaven. In this vision, I was just outside a structure about the size and dimensions of a high school gymnasium. The building was my heavenly home. It was being prepared for my arrival … More A Heavenly Dream

At a recent meeting I attended, a speaker made a distinction between pain and suffering. According to her, pain is a part of the ordinary living of life. It is the common experience of all human beings. We have no ability to order our existence so that pain is excluded. Suffering on the other hand … More Pain Vs Suffering

When my oldest daughters was a little girl I once gave her a compliment. She said “Is that real or is it just Daddy talk.” I told her it was straight from the heart. When I was raising my girls I with full sincerity admired them and enjoyed them.I remember that when we brought JoAnna … More The Joy Of My Girls.

The alley behind the mission used to be a dead end. It went just beyond the mission and then widened into a turn around for cars. There were benches along the alley. Men gathered there for conversation and to smoke. The men talked about the things men usually talk about. things like woman, sports, gossip, … More A Vote Of Thanks ForChickVin