Author Archives: Dr. Mike Courtney

What Difference Does That Make?

Are you ready for a good cry? It may not be what you think. Join me and my good friend, Jeff Harvey, Auctioneer, extraordinaire, on the podcast, “What Difference Does That Make?” https://what-difference-does-that-make-with-dr-mike-courtney.simplecast.com/episodes/the-art-of-crying-2N3M3Yqt   Continue Reading

Be Who You Is!

Be Who You Is!

A few years ago, Rev. Frances Davis was the commencement speaker at the University of Utah. Rev. Davis was the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Salt Lake City, a well-respected civil rights advocate in Utah who spent his life trying to make the world a better place. He ended his address with these words,… Continue Reading

Turn It Up!

Turn It Up!

It happened so quickly. Doris and I had one of those conversations the other day that we both swore would never happen. We were sitting in the family room, watching the 9 o’clock news so that we could be in bed by 9:30. I stood to go into the kitchen and I said, “While I’m… Continue Reading

2021: Where To Begin?

Here are 7 reflective questions to help you prepare for goal setting/resolution-making for the new year. What do I want to leave behind? What do I want to take with me? What do I want to start? What do I want to finish? What do I want to see? Who do I want to help?… Continue Reading

43rd

43rd

Do you mind if I just unload for a minute? One of my real gripes is that people ask all of the time how I ever managed to get (and keep) a wife like Doris. The implication in that question is that she is perfect and I am, well, less than perfect, and so it… Continue Reading

Running Out of Green Ink

Running Out of Green Ink

I started an annual tradition several years ago. I read through the Bible with one of my children or grandchildren in mind. Each morning, as I do my Bible reading for the day, I ask God to show me things, verses, thoughts, messages, for that particular kid. I finished Josh’s Bible in 2015, Jacob’s in… Continue Reading