Author Archives: chuckbjames

I fought a wolf today. A couple of them. So the day starts with a nightmare at 4 am. Walking with friends, run into one wolf. Big black…evil looking. It attacks and I kill it. Not just kill it. Destroy it. Then a second wolf shows up and attacks and I kill it with theContinue reading “Little red riding hood…(or was it little bo peep – only Fletch lovers will know that reference)”

The burden of proof. The reason it’s called the burden of proof is because proof…is a heavy load. It’s a high standard and a heavy load. Burden…is heavy. Secrets can be a burden. Some secrets heavier than others. I remember my friend Steve growing up had a secret. His brother had broken the law andContinue reading “The burden of proof…”

I really hate losing. I hate losing more than I like winning. That makes me very competitive. A friend recently called me the most competitive person he knows. But there is something I’ve lost that I can’t win back. My childhood. I don’t remember anything before 12. But that’s not the hard part. Can’t missContinue reading “I lost something…”

When Mandy was about 5 she asked what it meant to accept Jesus as her savior. She had heard it in church. I explained it to her. “It’s simple honey. We were created by a creator. He loves us so much that he gave us the ability to choose to follow him, or not. WhenContinue reading “Help me be blathe…”

Will see if this one gets any hits… For years I tried to find my birth parents. Started when I was in college. I reached out to the adoption agency and the laws in Missouri prohibited it completely. Tried having doctors write letters because I wanted to know what was wrong with my heart. MaybeContinue reading “Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader…”

Is it just me or is life just a powder keg right now? More on that in a minute. One time I went cross country skiing. Ok, no I didn’t. But I see people do it here in Colorado all the time. Looks miserable. Similar to riding a bike, the people behind the lead haveContinue reading “Powder keg…”

There are times that things go well. Times that things don’t. Troubles without number surround me. I cannot see. They are more than the hairs on my head. My heart fails within me. Psalm 40:12 In this world there will be trouble, but take heart, I have overcome the world. John 16:33 I keep askingContinue reading “Trust…”

The greatest movie of all time! Well….next to Arthur. And Hoosiers. There is a line in the movie when two guys are sword fighting and one of them is losing but smiling and the winning guy says, “Why are you smiling?” And the losing guy says, “I know something you don’t know…I am not leftContinue reading “The Princess Bride…”

Sometimes when I would interview people I want to know if they have the ability to “figure it out”. I have even gone so far as to ask a puzzle question. I don’t care about the answer, I just want to see their process in trying. It went like this: 2 poles are 50 feetContinue reading “FIO Quotient…”

Acknowledgment Acceptance Forgiveness Purpose When you watch kids play t-ball the first thing you’ll notice is that they don’t fall the steps. Once they hit the ball, the order of the bases doesn’t matter. The bases don’t have numbers on them so it’s hard to tell which one comes first, second, etc. But if youContinue reading “Steps…”