I write about living life well
There is little in the world that sobers my mind as powerfully as attending the funeral of a friend. Today I attended a pleasant and short remembering of a dearly beloved community member who was a relative of my wife. She was 90, and so were most of those in attendance. The scripture reading and…
I have always longed for the day we would have Hazel from the Jetsons running around cleaning and maintaining our homes. Sadly, the “house of the future” that I read about in magazines as a child was more myth than reality. In 2007 we bought our first Roomba on Yahoo’s campus in Sunnyvale at a…
I really don’t hate Fridays, but if I entitled this, “My afternoon thoughts and musings” only about five of you would have read it. If I entitled this, “The logical absence of theological fortitude among Sovereign Grace believers” it would have blown up. Or better yet, “You might be reprobate, read this and take the…
I have always hidden behind humor as a way of mitigating anxiety and social insecurity. That said, in one-on-one interaction, there is little time where comedic infusion takes place. In this, it is needless to say that when my bride and I were dating, I was a riot, especially when we were out with friends….
Learning to listen requires intention. It is possible, when it is our turn to hear someone else, we have everything but the intention of listening. This small essay looks at listening in relation to dialog or interaction with another person. I’ll write a bit about listening to lectures and teachings another day. Intention. This means…
My entire life I was taught that the United States of America was founded on the Gospel of Jesus Christ and that the Founders of our Constitution were men of great faith. In my twenties, I started doing academic research and learned the necessity of getting to the source of any topic in order to…
I typically take a few hours on Saturday morning to rapidly scroll through emails, messages, and social feeds to see if I catch anything I need to see. This morning I noticed a common thread relating to the nature of what constitutes what we call a “Gospel” proclamation. Several messages related to my views on…
Some of my social media posts are personal notes for future thoughts and writings. When those get certain types of responses I will post them here as shorts called, “The Point”. This one is from 10/13/22 Facebook post. Thinking requires practice. Practice requires right discipline. Practice makes permanent, not perfect. People typically respond out of…
There are few things in life that feel as devastating as being rejected. Not getting picked for red rover or getting back the NO box checked on your love letter has the same effect. However, these small rejections can help prepare us for the same pattern in the future, but we are never prepared for…
Yesterday I wrote about some things that I have decided to keep in my “ignorance” category. Today, I list a few things that I believe are useful and pure that will not only help me but also those around me. To be ignorant in some areas of life is blistering. It can actually hurt you….