Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. A few years ago, the Special Olympics were held in Seattle, and a beautiful thing happened. Nine contestants, all with physical or mental disabilities, stood at the starting line for the 100-yard dash. As the gun sounded, they all started out, […]
Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. There is a strange sentence in one of the Psalms: “I will keep a muzzle on my mouth” (Psalm 39:1). These are the words of a man sorely tempted to spread gloom and despair and discouragement. Yet he held himself in […]
Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. A great British preacher of a generation ago told the story of a young servant girl who had no formal education yet was deeply spiritual. She had a strong sense of compassion, a concern for people. When this minister visited her […]
Today’s message was written by my friend Roger Kunkel. There is a true story about a San Francisco hotel that had only one elevator. Soon that elevator couldn’t handle the traffic. When the management began planning for the installation of a new elevator, they realized this would require cutting holes in every floor and making […]
Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. In the novel about life in a mental hospital, entitled One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, these words were uttered by Randall Patrick McMurphy: “That’s the first thing that got me thinking about this place, there wasn’t anybody laughing. I haven’t […]
Today’s message was written by the founder of Dial Hope, the Rev. Roger Kunkel Have you heard the story about the bride who was extremely nervous on her wedding day? She confided to the minister that she was not sure she could make it down the long aisle without shaking or crying. So the minister, […]
Today’s message was written by the founder of Dial Hope, the Rev. Roger Kunkel One of my favorite movies is “Forest Gump” which came to the theaters over 10 years ago. It literally took America by storm! Do you remember these Forest Gump sayings: “Stupid is as stupid does,” and “Life is like a box […]
Today’s message was written by my friend Roger Kunkel. Some time ago, someone placed this ad in a Kansas newspaper. “I will listen to you talk for 30 minutes without comment for $5. We smile at that, maybe laugh. It sounds like a stunt, a hoax. But the person putting the ad in the paper […]
Today’s message was written by the founder of Dial Hope, the Rev. Roger Kunkel Friend of Dial Hope, I have a small calculator on my desk which I use to figure out my finances and store personal data for ready reference. It’s amazing how much information can be typed into the memory factors of this […]
Today’s message was written by the founder of Dial Hope, the Rev. Roger Kunkel One of my favorite subjects is gratitude. Henry David Thoreau wrote, “I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.” Friends of Dial Hope, most of us specialize in periodic outbursts of gratitude. Rather than a continuous […]
