Wednesday, July 19th, 2023
“No, Daddy! I don’t want you to look at it,” my son said as he gripped tightly to his leg, trying not to think about the blood dripping down it. For whatever reason, he didn’t want to...
Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
I noted recently that loneliness is not just the subject of romantic dramas or music lyrics, but in fact has become a world health issue; the subject of significant scientific research. Depending on who you ask there are...
Wednesday, July 5th, 2023
A few weeks ago, I had severe pain in my right kidney area. I thought it might be another kidney stone, even though I had recently had stones removed and received the “all clear” diagnosis a few months...
Wednesday, June 28th, 2023
Increasing news reports of road rage violence these past few weeks ought to give us cause to examine our fidelity to Christian living. Surely, we can do better and be better. What causes violence and what can...
Tuesday, June 20th, 2023
Hidden behind the fence line in the back of our home is a strip of land no one wants to claim. Weeds seem to grow there more than the typical neglected lawn and the sidewalk is slowly...
Wednesday, June 14th, 2023
A few months ago, Janna and I attended a fireside where the Utah Area Presidency of our church informed us of an eye-opening fact. There were about 250,000 temple-worthy members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
Wednesday, June 7th, 2023
The other day my wife and I did a first. We went to IKEA. Yes, as amazing as it may sound, that was the first time we have ever gone to IKEA. It was a very interesting...
Tuesday, May 30th, 2023
Revenge. That was the only thought on my mind if I had any thoughts at all. You don’t tend to think very clearly when your body is surging with a sudden adrenaline dump. All I knew was...
Wednesday, May 24th, 2023
True or false? “Friends are friends forever, if the Lord’s the Lord of them.” (from the chorus of the song “Friends” by Michael W. Smith) By way of background, Michael W. Smith tells us he and his...
Wednesday, May 17th, 2023
Have you ever been wounded so badly you couldn’t bear to look at yourself in the mirror? When I was young, my family and I were in our back yard, my great-grandpa was sitting on a bench...