A BEAUTIFUL LEGACY OF LOVE AND MINISTRY This Chaplaincy Newsletter message is in honor and memory of John Thompson. John was one of our first SCSO Lead Chaplain’s, and he set a noble example and high standard for all who have followed to serve in the Sheriff’s Chaplaincy.      In 2018, John was called home […]

Believe the Best Greetings to everyone and happy January to all, My friends, finding the common ground these days in almost every relationship we have is probably more important than ever. Unfortunately, common sense seems to be more and more scarce in our climate of “selfies” and self-centeredness. Yet common ground can usually be found

Christmas: A Time of Hope Greetings Spokane County Family, This month’s newsletter is offered in honor of a mentor and friend, David Causey, who has gone on to heaven. Noel Regney was deeply discouraged. He had reason to be. His dreams of writing classical music had gone unfulfilled and now, in his fifties, it booked

Greetings to everyone from your Sheriff Chaplaincy Team, I don’t know if you feel this way, but I’m getting fed up with the world telling us that “is complicated.” That is what the world wants us to believe, and it is also what Satan would like us to believe that “it’s complicated”; and oh, by

Philippians 3:7-9 “No Confidence in the Flesh” – 7 But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 8 What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them

“Don’t let unforgiveness grow within you” “I had a partner in the police department that died from suicide in the 1980s. I knew then that I had to do something to help prevent these deaths.” Profiles In Courage – Dr. Robert Douglas Jr. – Vietnam Vet, Retired Police Officer, Pastor and PHD was the guest

“Will Power” Greetings to everyone in (and beyond) our Spokane County Community; The definition of will-power is: The trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior. I ask each of you to pause for a moment and consider this; “how is your will power right now?” Out of all the areas where we must have varying

What should we do when we feel the need to act in haste? Anyone ever rush in and act in haste? Ever move out of fear, anger, or other emotions? How about scams on social media, from telemarketers, or craigslist, that are too good to be true? We have probably all been in situations where

Are you a success? As each of us serve in our careers alongside one another, we can sometimes ask ourselves the question from the title of this message, am i a success?. How we answer this in our heart can have an impact on those around us, for better or for worse, whether we are

Quitting is not an option! My friends, I see our large Spokane County team pushing hard together, and not quitting. 2 Timothy 4:7 tells us this from the Apostle Paul. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. As we think about this, and as we serve