Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022
Although gratitude and thankfulness are closely related, they are NOT synonymous. Thankfulness is like a warm, fuzzy, comfortable sweater, while gratitude symbolizes a sincere loving heart. Enroute to Jerusalem, our Savior met 10 lepers in a village....
Tuesday, November 15th, 2022
The 2022 midterm elections have now been in our rear-view mirror for eight days. I am always glad when Election Day has come and gone. This round was no exception. Like me, you may have grown sick...
Wednesday, November 9th, 2022
Thanksgiving will be here in just over two weeks. What does that mean to most people in America? Well, if polls can be trusted, most people associate Thanksgiving with a feast, football, and family; not necessarily in...
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022
I remember looking at my dad in amazement when I was a kid. I thought he was the strongest man in the world. Not because he was bigger than anyone else and not just because he was my...
Tuesday, October 25th, 2022
“You make me so mad!” Have you ever heard or maybe muttered that phrase? I don’t want to put too fine a point on it, but it may have been used incorrectly. I understand culturally we may...
Tuesday, October 18th, 2022
I’m writing this article today from my mother’s house in northern California’s Redwood country where my wife, Bonnie and I have been for the last month. We have spent many happy days here in the past, but...
Wednesday, October 12th, 2022
What a conference! I hope you enjoyed the counsel, direction, and insightfulness of our leaders as much as I did. Here are a few random observations I gleaned from the comforts of my bean bag chair of...
Wednesday, September 28th, 2022
We live in very precarious and troubling times; not just economically or in regards to health, but more importantly in regards to morals and ethics. Today, when we should be discovering new ways to help people through...
Tuesday, September 20th, 2022
My favorite part of the day is getting off work. Maybe I should be more specific. It’s not the being done with work so much but the going home. Every day when I get home, my two...
Tuesday, September 13th, 2022
A number of years ago when I was on the pastoral staff of a church in the northern part of the state, I was asked to fill in for a pastor while he was on vacation, even though...