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When I talk to people, I often ask the question “How’s life.” I hear a lot of different answers, but what I don’t often hear are answers like “slow,” “easy,” or “boring.” More than perhaps ever before, we are packing our lives full. Work, community activities, sporting events, performances, social gatherings, church events, volunteer work…theContinue reading “Shut Up!”

What were you doing when you were 8? Playing with friends, starting school, spending time with family? For young Josiah, 8 years old became the age that he became King. Josiah became King of Judah somewhere around 640 BC. His father and mother had died, leaving the throne to him.Judahhad seen better times –Israel, theContinue reading “Read any good books lately?”

One of my favorite TV personalities is Gordon Ramsay. It’s at least partly because I would like to get away with as much as he does, but it is also because I am constantly impressed with how he does his business – he works with passion, commitment, and an uncompromising focus on excellence. One ofContinue reading “Avoiding the Nightmare”

Hi everyone! So it’s been a little while…how have you been? Good? Have a good Christmas? Still going on those New Year’s resolutions? (For those of you that joined my fitness club on January 2nd, can you not show up at the same time as me so I can have a parking spot again? Thanks.)Continue reading “Lazy Driving”

Ever wish your memory was better? Then you are probably jealous of someone like Carrie Wells, the lead character on the TV show Unforgettable. The character has a real-life condition called hyperthymesia, where an individual has perfect autobiographical recall of his or her life. Basically, that individual can tell you everything they saw, heard, orContinue reading “Forgetable”

Sometimes the way I read my Bible is a little delusional. Take, for example, the story of Hosea. I used to love that story. God tells his prophet Hosea – a spiritual leader, one of those “church guys” – to go out and marry a prostitute. Not a reformed and repentant prostitute either; he isContinue reading “Dirty”

What scares you? Monsters? Clowns? Bugs? Chiropractors? We all have things we are afraid of, whether we like to admit it or not. Sometimes it is for perfectly legitimate reasons: we are afraid of snakes or spiders because we know they could hurt us. Sometimes, our reasons are less legitimate, such as in the casesContinue reading “Be afraid. Be VERY afraid!”

Some days I sit down and have a ton that I want to write about. Some days…not so much. Like today. So, instead of forcing something that I’m not really feeling led to write, I give you this. There are a lot of questions swirling now about Mormonism because of the strong presidential campaign ofContinue reading “Not a blog post about Cults and Mormons”

I enjoy laughing (at) with people. I find it entertaining to watch parents try to teach their kids to share. It’s obviously a long process which takes patience and typically involves a lot of frustration. I find it particularly amusing to see parents that are intervening on a little kiddy-brawl over some toy and eventuallyContinue reading “I Kill Me!”