“Then the Lord said to me, ‘The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I have not sent them or appointed them or spoken to them. They are prophesying to you ...
I realized this week that I have had my fill of mindless garbage and I find that my capacity for polite conversation with morons who propagate it has dwindled s...
…but, so is accepting the status quo when things aren’t going well.
Sometimes the most difficult thing to decide is whether or not change will give us the re...
Negative Prediction
Unfortunately, every negative prediction I have made with others over the last few years have come, or are coming, to fruition. The militan...
I turned 60 years old the other day…60 years!
I am now 6 years older than my father was when he passed away. A life of smoking cigarettes and cancer took him...
Hello, yeah, it's been a while.
Not much, how 'bout you?
I'm not sure why I called,
I guess I really just wanted to talk to you.
(I’d Really Love to Se...
Recently, I have been told that people might be more interested in this column if I was more optimistic in my approach. Close associates have told me, “You’re a...
I once read that Colin Powell said, “Optimism is a force multiplier.” He meant that it enhances all the assets at your disposal…for war or for basic living. Opt...
“So this is Christmas
And what have you done,
Another year over
And a new one just begun…”
(Happy Xmas (War is Over), John Lennon & Yoko Ono, 1971)
...
It’s bad enough to lose a close friend to cancer. Losing two in one year is…well, really painful. To lose three in a period of a couple years is just beyond wor...
Another mass shooting and more innocent victims sacrificed on the altar of a broken culture. What can be said that has not been expressed already in so many art...
Persistence and tenacity are considered virtues and mandatory for successful diplomacy. I have heard it preached over and over, “Never give up…never stop talkin...
Michael P. Kelly is a retired police sergeant from the Huntington Beach Police Department in southern California, with 30+ years of law enforcement experience. He served in a variety of assignments in uniform, administration, and supervision. He developed expertise in training personnel with an emphasis in defensive tactics, officer survival, and critical incident management. He served several years in media and intergovernmental relations. At the time of his retirement, he was assigned to the department’s Professional Standards Unit (otherwise known as Internal Affairs). Two years before retirement, Mike was diagnosed with cancer. Thanks to the Lord's blessings and a team of good doctors, he survived the ordeal after major surgery and a battery of chemo and radiation treatments. Subsequent to retirement, he taught academy classes at the Golden West Community College Criminal Justice Training Center in Huntington Beach, CA, and worked for the California Commission on Police Officer Standards and Training as a course evaluator. Mike has done volunteer ministry work for his local Catholic parish, as a teacher of adult and school-age formation classes, and as a member of the Pastoral Council. He has also conducted public speaking presentations about his spiritual life as a police officer and cancer survivor. He authored a suspense novel entitled For Sake of the Son, which was published in 2013 and is well received by readers who have responded with five star reviews posted by online retailers. He is working on another project for future publication. Mike resides in southern California where he celebrates a successful family life as a husband, father of two successful sons, and grandfather to two rambunctious boys…all of whom he considers his greatest blessings.
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