5 Minutes of Hope with Rick McNary

I wrote this after I landed in America after a trip to Africa a few years ago.

I learned in carpentry that not matter how skilled the craftsman, using the right tools is key to success. When I get frustrated I often ask myself, "Am I using the right tools?"

Have the fires gone out in your fireplace and you've lost your passion for life? Here is a different approach to identify why you've lost it and how you might restore it.

Nature deprivation (often referred to as nature-deficitdisorder ) is a non-medical term describing the behavioral and psychological changes that occur when humans—especially children—spend less time outdoors. One remedy is to go outside for a better inside!

Sometimes, we need to remember who we are and to talk in that!

A simple questions from a granddaughter caused me to think about how I must learn to narrate my own story.

All of creation moves in mysterious harmonies and God loves it when we join in!

Learn how to create a more positive impact on the people, situations and organizations in your sphere of influence by using the acronym, A.I.M. A - Add value I - Inspire M- Mentor

A 3x cancer survivor has a recipe for joy that is really quite simple: the way you get joy is by giving it way.

What does it mean to stir up good in others? Here are at least five ways people stir up good in each other like a barista uses a swizzle stick to stir up the good stuff in our coffee.

I love farmers and ranchers! But right now is a really tough time for them so I offer this prayer on their behalf. We literally can't live without them.

A friend recently asked me why I started this podcast. There are three main reasons I explain in this episode.

Mike Lemke got me again, dadgum it. He's been gone forthe better part of four years but somehow managed to plant a big ol' smackaroo right on my heart today.

Archaeologists knew the second largest Native American populations lived somewhere near the confluence of the Arkansas River and Walnut River in Kansas, but the four hundred year old map was of no help. Until....

Ron Betzen was sick with worry; 9-year-old Pearl and the new pup, Bonnie, had been missing for five days. He feared the worst as the fired up the motor on his boat and coursed up Fall River in Kansas. This was rugged country full of coyotes and the occasional mountain lion. Would he find them? Would they be alive?

Who are your cheerleaders? To whom are you a cheerleader? Based on an interview with Don Landoll of Landoll Manufacturing, I share with you one of his most important reasons for his success - "Cheerleaders Up and Down the Street!"

Would you like someone to pray for you? Either on the phone or in person? I'd be happy too! My contact info is as the end of this podcast.

Like America's Got Talent Golden Buzzer award, God and all the hosts of heaven love to gives us Golden Buzzers!

Viet Nam hero, Stan Greene, saved numerous lives by risking his own. He is known for living by the motto, "Whatever it takes." In the garden, Jesus, pretty much said the same when staring down the coming agony of the cross; he was willing to do whatever it takes.

The Last Supper is one of the most well-known paintings in the world and, while it is a masterpiece from a master artist, it doesn't quite portray what was going on in the real upper room in Jerusalem on the Thursday evening before Easter. Known also as "Maunday (Mandate) Thursday", Jesus issues a new commandment that blows the disciples away.

Why would Jesus, knowing the suffering He would have to endure through the crucifixion, still be willing to go through hell? You. And me. We were the "joy that was set before him."

When you think that all is lost, remember, the King always has one more move!

Everyone loves a good treasure hunt! But sometimes you have to dig to get the greatest treasure and God promises that those who dig for an understanding of Him will be rewarded.

Beginning another woodworking project in my shop reminds me that I am created to be creative. In the life-long processes of increasing skills to meet challenges and finding new challenges that require me to increase my skills, creates a sense of unparalleled satisfaction.

What are the qualities of a good friendship between people? How can we apply those same qualities to be God's best friend, forever?