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I Should Love
Sometimes someone will ask me why I do certain good things. Sometimes I ask myself. The answer is typically "because I should" or "because I love," though the answer is really both, because they go together. Love and moral necessity are both linked together. I should...
Road of Life Metaphors
I was thinking about how going through life can be like driving on a road, and began to think of metaphors to apply some wisdom. Communication is a two-way street. Just because someone passes you doesn't necessarily mean you aren't going the correct speed, and you...
On Giving
Last nights sermon was about giving, and I wanted to share some of the things I've written down and thought about. Prominent Bible references are Ecclesiastes 11:1-8, Proverbs 19:17, and Galatians 9:6-7. Giving has to do with more than money and resources. Give your...
Puzzle Pieces of Life
Yesterday I was thinking about how puzzle pieces relate to life, and then I thought about when I was little and used to put puzzles together with my grandma. They weren't little kid puzzles though, they had 100 pieces so I really had to pay attention to the picture on...
Piano Lessons
When I took piano lessons as a child, I learned a few things about learning and how they apply to life in general. Sometimes you just have to keep doing something over and over. Sometimes you need to stop doing it over and over for a while and come back to it....
The Desire to Belong
I was looking through some things I wrote several years ago and thought I'd share part of it: "Why do we like to be in groups? Why do we seek to attach ourselves to things and people that give us status or purpose? Because that is another thing for which we are made!...