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Better late than never when it comes to doing the will of the Father
The little set of verses in Matthew 21:28-32 reminds me of how patient God is with those who truly seek Him. Even those who make big mistakes will be accepted into the kingdom if they choose to repent and do the will of the Father. In my growing up years I knew a few people…
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Facebook makes us angry with each other
Ok, I’m not sure that Facebook is the root cause of the problem, but it seems that before Facebook became popular it was easier to maintain friendships with people who held differing views. These days the world seems more polarized when it comes to opinions. As people broadcast their thoughts and prejudices on Facebook, relationships…
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Why must we always be choosing the lesser of two evils?
Four days ago someone posted an image on Facebook where a presidential poll shows the leading candidates in North Carolina as follows: Hillary Clinton (D) 38% Donald Trump (R) 40% Deez Nuts (I) 9% The joke is supposed to be “Deez Nuts”, the 3rd-place candidate with 9% who turns out to be a 15-year-old from…
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Sidebar ads in poor taste, and from bad to worse
The pornographic cancer that once lurked in darker parts of the Internet is now coming out of the shadows. It used to be that if you stayed on safe sites you wouldn’t be bothered with offensive content. That has changed. These days, offensive and pornographic ads are showing up on “safe” sites with increasing frequency.…
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The Little Red Hen is so relevant, or, what is greed?
I love the illustrations in Richard Scarry’s “The Little Red Hen”, a surprisingly hard-to-find little board book. When I read it to my daughter, I think I’m the one who enjoys it the most. The characters are cute. The message is strong. The little red hen finds some grains of wheat and tries to get…
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Dogs and neighborly friction
We used to get along really well with our next door neighbor. Then she got a dog. Our apartments share a wall, and we also share a back deck. There is a wooden lattice wall separating her side and ours. The deck is very pleasant and shady, except when the neighbor’s dog is out. It…
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Tolerance and bigotry
Wikipedia: “Bigotry is the state of mind or attitude of a bigot, defined by Merriam-Webster as “a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially: one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance”.[1] Bigotry may be based…
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The epidemic of shallow sharing on Facebook
For weeks, one of my Facebook friends shared only images that had quotes with minions in the background. He would share them in batches of 10 or 15 at a time. I tried blocking the sources of the things he was sharing, but each day more would appear. I eventually just “unfollowed” him since he…
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The armor of the adversary
We had a really nice Stake Conference meeting tonight. Elder Parker talked about his daughter and how, when she was younger, she started to question her beliefs. He and his wife had done all they could to help her. They decided they had to give her over to God. Only He had the power to…
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It’s easy to laugh at a caricature
For members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the idea that we are not considered Christians by so many outside our church is difficult to comprehend. Though our focus is, and always has been, Jesus Christ and His gospel, we somehow don’t fit the rules they have established. When they explain…