Excited for Conference
Things have been so busy around here that I have not really had time to look forward at all. In the back of my brain I have known that this was the weekend of General Conference, but this afternoon that…
David
David is the father of 8 children. When he's not busy with that full time occupation he works as a technology professional. He enjoys discussing big issues with informed people, cooking, gardening, vexillology (flag design), and tinkering.
Starting Something New
At Pursuit of Liberty I have issued an invitation to join with me in forming a new group to encourage wider political participation. The group I will be forming will be open to, even encouraging of, participation by people of…
Racing Together
We were discussing Concern for the One today in class and as we talked about how some people get lost because they grow weary one of the class members, Travis Staten, talked about a marathon that he ran recently. He…
Love Waxing Cold
I won’t link to this kind of news article, but suffice it to say that the prophecy in Matthew 24:12 is clearly coming to pass in our day. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because…
I Gave at the Office
When I see people asking for handouts on the street I have faced a quandry about how to react. I can’t give to all of them and I have no desire to give if the gift would be wasted. After…
Done in Wisdom and Order
I have heard this statement from Mosiah 4:27 applied to many things: And see that all these things are done in wisdom and order; for it is not requisite that a man should run faster than he has strength. Somehow…
Meet Zach
Yesterday we got a dog. We’ve been talking about it for a long time and Laura and I had decided by June to get one after the move. Two weeks ago (or even a week ago) we were expecting to…
Living With Differences
In another case of starting to write a comment and discovering that the response would be a full-blown post, Frank wrote this excellent post about how we treat people who do things that run contrary to our values. He speaks…
How Firm a Foundation
I woke up this morning with my brain making up variations on “The wise man built his house upon the rock.” (ex. “The wise man lived his life above reproach” or “The wise man spent his time above the fray.”)…
Cascading Changes
After splitting my political blogging onto another domain I realized that the change in focus here would necessitate some other changes such as a more appropriate set of features and a different theme. I realized that I had taken two…