A few days prior to writing this I had an encounter with a homeless person that really impacted me. I currently work as a security guard, and one of my duties is patrolling the exterior of the property and making sure there aren’t any trespassers or other problems. On this particular day, I came across […]

(Originally posted to Facebook 28-Aug-2020) Always comply with police, even if you feel they are in the wrong. It is better to sue them for wrongful treatment than to risk your family suing them for wrongful death. Only when all avenues of appeal have been exhausted and the government has become so corrupt that doing […]

(Originally posted to Facebook 27-Nov-2020) Thanksgiving has come and gone. A time to be thankful. But in this time of pandemic and political strife it sometimes seems difficult to find the positive. Everyone seems to have different opinions on the best way to solve the problems. And if you disagree, you’re part of the problem. […]

(Originally posted to Facebook 24-Dec-2020) At this time of year, my mind naturally dwells on what we call “the reason for the season.” Yet so much speculation and sometimes pure fiction exists around the birth of Christ that it sometimes can be distracting from the few truths we do have. As James E. Talmage said: […]

(Originally posted to Facebook. 25-Dec-2020) This scripture touched me, and I felt compelled to share it. Jarom 1:11 ​Wherefore, the prophets, and the priests, and the ​​​teachers​, did labor diligently, exhorting with all long-suffering the people to ​​​diligence​; teaching the ​​​law​ of Moses, and the intent for which it was given; persuading them to ​​​look​ […]

(Originally posted to Facebook 16-Jan-2021) This was bothering me as I was trying to sleep, and I decided I couldn’t rest until I had written down my thoughts. Why I am pro-life: I consider a preborn baby to be of near infinite worth. There is a lot of talk about whether or not a man […]

(Originally posted to Facebook 19-Jan-2021) Often in the scriptures we are told to “be of good cheer.” Of particular note, when Jesus walked on the water during a storm, the apostles were at first afraid, thinking they saw a ghost. “But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be […]

(Originally posted to Facebook 22-Feb-2021) I was reading an inspirational book, when the author revealed a thought provoking question: “Is the world happening to [me] or am [I] happening to the world?” And while I found it to be quite poignant, I thought it could be looked at differently. We might say: “Is the world […]

Setting: Two racially unprejudiced, un-sexist, middle-aged white male businessmen sit across from each other on opposite sides of an artificially marble colored, sanitary, square vinyl table reading the business section of the local newspaper while sipping slowly from their respective cups of designer brand decaffeinated coffee.   Guy#1          Hey did you hear about proposition 1724B? […]

This is not intended to be an exhaustive list. Truly, there are many ways that a person can become trapped, whether real or imagined, in the many forces that exist in today’s complicated and at times unforgiving world.  I also recognize that these issues are far more complex than can be discussed in this treatise.  […]