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Give Thanks… But to Whom?
A lot of us are gathering around tables with family today to eat lots of food and talk about how thankful we are. But who are we thanking? We got all this stuff from somewhere. I can be thankful all I want, but if I'm thankful to no one and nothing, then what's the...
There’s Always a Reason to Be Thankful
In Sunday School yesterday I was in two classes: the elementary grades to play piano, and the two and three year olds to help teach. Both had some interesting points on God giving us things and for us being thankful. In the elementary class one of the boys said he was...
Utopia and the Strife of Life
So I recently found out about a man named John B. Calhoun who built a utopia for mice (specifically Universe 25). Go look up the details, it's all oddly interesting. But spoiler alert: it didn't work. The experiment was conducted to study social behavior, and some...
Have Faith and Prosper
I would like to talk about what it really means to prosper with your faith. Rarely does it ever mean physical gain. It always has to do with spiritual gain, but hardly ever physical gain. Having faith does not guarantee physical wealth and health. Quite often, having...
Knowing and Knowing
Knowing about someone and knowing who they are, those are two different things. I can know a lot about a celebrity, but without being friends with them I won't really know them like I know other people around me. I can know someone's favorite color, shoe size, food...
Volition and Personal Responsibility
We often look to blame others for the things that happen to us. Things can't ever be our fault. But whatever part others have played in our situation, we cannot absolve ourselves of personal responsibility for the part we have played in it, and the part we can still...