Thoughts
Not Time to Worry Yet
I asked myself: Who am I? How would I define myself? What do I stand for?
I answered, first and foremost, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ.
Secondly, I am a professional father.
And thirdly, I am a professional ponderer.
Quick
I am sitting in my living room looking out the window at my swallows. I love those little birds. They’re darting this way and that, swooping, diving, circling, seemingly just for the fun of it. They’re quick. They change directions in an instant. They look happy, and I’m sure they are. They may look like they’re doing these aerobatics for sport, but they’re actually hard at work. They’re sweeping the air clean of mosquitoes and flying insects.
Read MoreRoping the Bear
Each Friday morning we four siblings get together to walk and visit. Today Ellen repeated a story about our father that, surprisingly, neither Tim nor Mac had ever heard.
Read MoreSpiritual Traction
Ulisses Soares used a term in his October 2020 general conference address that arrested my attention. He spoke of “spiritual traction.” I want to explore that term.
“Traction” is defined as “adhesive or rolling friction, as of wheels on a track.”
Time Management
In the just-past general conference Elder Gong told of his wife’s grandmother. The grandmother had a foot pedal installed on her butter churn so that she could make butter,
Read MoreI Wish I Had Said That
Most of us are slow on the repartee. Those of us who have that problem could benefit by storing in our minds appropriate responses to be offered when opportunities present themselves.
Read MorePsychoanalyst Wanted
I need to be psychoanalyzed. No one has dreams like mine. First you need some background concerning my recent thoughts and activities.
Read MoreThinking Outside the Box
Nothing steams me more than shirts with button-down collars. Why anyone would put buttons on a man’s collar is a mystery to me.
Read MoreSunday’s Sermons
First pew, right side, as close to Marjorie and her keyboard as I can get without being up on the stand. That’s where I sit each week in the Luganville, Vanuatu Branch.
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