The Pope Fixes A Broken Doctrine
All I could think was, “wow, he got that one right,” when I read that the Pope renounced the doctrine of limbo. The idea that infants who die without baptism cannot go to heaven is offensive to common sense if…
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Define “Neighbor”
Reading the parable of the Good Samaritan today I noticed something interesting. The Savior did not answer the same question that the lawyer first posed to Him. The lawyer sought to justify himself by asking who his neighbor was (Luke…
Technology and Gardening
So I could be posting about national news items, but instead I spent my spare time today working on a gardening wiki. Laura wanted to keep notes on the plants that we have planted with some of the more vital…
Curbing Bad Behavior
I was troubled as I read Scott’s post about some of the ridiculous side effects of Zero Tolerance Policies in schools. I thought that served as one more example of thing I would rather not have my kids learn by…
Real Personal Improvement
Laura and I were talking while we were driving today and it got me thinking about a truth that I had recognized a couple of years ago. As I reflected on my own personal growth in a variety of areas,…
Seeking Feedback
As I have been reorganizing my site and evaluating my purposes I have come to realize that one of the goals I have for this endeavor is to get feedback – to bounce my ideas off other people to see…
Easter Season
I have been surprised to see a number of blog posts related to Easter. I had expected this holiday to go largely unmentioned. As I contemplated the approach of Easter I thought of some interesting comparisons between our treatment of…
Myers-Briggs
I am not once to follow these things too often, but when D’Arcy listed his personality type I wanted to go see how I would fare. I already knew my personality type, but it’s always interesting to see if there…
Honorary Eagles
I was at a Boy Scout Eagle court of honor tonight for one of my younger cousins. This is in the same scout troop where I did my scouting as a youth. At the end of the ceremony all the…
Looking at Priorities
I was very impressed when I read The Most Important Thing™ by D’Arcy Norman. I was impressed with his candor and with his top priority – being a good father (it matches my own). I was also impressed at how…