Inspiration and hope Build a Better Brain at Any Age plus Practical Tips to Offset Dementia Ian PalmerJul 26, 2022Jul 26, 20221 Comment on Build a Better Brain at Any Age plus Practical Tips to Offset Dementia I picked up a book in Costco called Keep Sharp by Sanjay Gupta, who is a brain surgeon. Written in... Read More
Inspiration and hope Where can we find authentic Christian faith? In a church service? In an Amazon-Prime Series? Ian PalmerJun 4, 2022Jun 4, 2022 I’ve been interested in spiritual experience since I was a young man and became a Jesus follower. I’ve been interested... Read More
Inspiration and hope Signs of depression and helpful ways to deal with it. Ian PalmerMay 3, 2022May 4, 20221 Comment on Signs of depression and helpful ways to deal with it. Some people have shared with me how lonely and depressed they have been during and after the Covid pandemic. Symptoms... Read More
Inspiration and hope The war in Ukraine: How it started and how it will likely end. Ian PalmerMar 29, 2022Mar 29, 20222 Comments on The war in Ukraine: How it started and how it will likely end. Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. But they have failed to capture any major cities. Near... Read More
Inspiration and hope Twenty-one scientists dig up evidence from 3,600 years ago for the city of Sodom — and how it was destroyed by a meteor. Ian PalmerFeb 25, 2022Feb 25, 20222 Comments on Twenty-one scientists dig up evidence from 3,600 years ago for the city of Sodom — and how it was destroyed by a meteor. Original study. In 2013 a book called Discovering the City of Sodom told the story about an archeologist from Albuquerque... Read More
Inspiration and hope Is it possible to be good, without doing any good? Ian PalmerFeb 5, 2022Feb 5, 20224 Comments on Is it possible to be good, without doing any good? What Andy Stanley said.I listened to Andy Stanley last Sunday and was jolted by an interpretation he gave on Jesus’... Read More
Inspiration and hope The first monkey in space – a true story – and a children’s book that made me cry. Ian PalmerNov 6, 2021Nov 6, 2021 Independence, Kansas is where she called home. Her habitat was an island with a castle, this much was known. Miss... Read More
Inspiration and hope How to have non-judgmental conversations Ian PalmerSep 12, 2021Sep 12, 2021 Recently, I talked separately with a few people who surprised me with their positions — positions which did not make... Read More
Inspiration and hope Yogi Berra and other coaches’ sayings – a good laugh. Ian PalmerAug 24, 2021Aug 24, 20211 Comment on Yogi Berra and other coaches’ sayings – a good laugh. While in Australia, I gave a graduation address at my old high school. A little town of only 1500 people,... Read More
Inspiration and hope A personal encounter with two different economic worlds in the USA. Ian PalmerJun 7, 2021Jun 7, 20212 Comments on A personal encounter with two different economic worlds in the USA. Its Sunday, and I’m in a small country town called Independence, Kansas – about 10,000 people. In my car I... Read More