When speaking and listening to others (regardless of their age), I discover that those individuals least willing to listen and/or discuss life issues (that means most things) usually have allowed anger to dominate their life perspective in such a way
Read moreWhy Don’t People Work Hard at Marriages?
Recently, I have been exploring how I can come alongside of marriages (and even those who are thinking about getting married), knowing that marriages across the board are hurting. Yet, the biggest problem is that so many individuals in marriages
Read moreThe Roots Run Deep
Ever tried to manually pull out a weed from your grass or garden? If so, you’ve probably snapped off the root without getting to its entire core. Those of us who have done this know that when that happens, the
Read moreRock Stars
Why have I been fascinated so much with incredibly beautiful minerals all my life? Maybe it’s because the various locations of these beautiful pieces of art represent everywhere I would like to visit on this Earth. Maybe it’s because they
Read moreThe HyperMint
I couldn’t believe it. As I walked through the TSA Security of the airport, I forgot I had a mint in my pocket. Any time I travel I always just pull out everything from my pockets and send it through
Read moreShould I go to Church?
The short answer is yes. Yet I will challenge the priorities of today’s local church. I feel that today’s local church focuses so much of its strength of spiritual growth at a facility (a “come” mentality) that this strength might
Read moreAngels or Aliens
Looking at life objectively can often be a challenge, especially when you have “filters” that affect all of your perceptions of understanding. I am no different than you in that I have uniquely developed filters from my intellectual, physical, spiritual,
Read more“A Mike, a Fausto and a Pablo walk into a bar…”
Well, ok, it wasn’t a literal bar. It was more like a community center. Two of my dearest amigos from the Dominican Republic have taught me so many life lessons, I don’t even know where to begin. Yet, I have
Read more“Don’t Get Caught with Your Pants Down Without any Toilet Paper”
There’s a fine line between preparedness and obsession or panic. And yes, the pun in the title is intentional. Remember the panic rush on toilet paper? Stores could not keep up with demand and the purchase lines of panic stretched
Read moreGeneration Tech (aka GenTech)
Generation TECH “aka – GenTech” No conspiracy theories here, just factual observations. We now have a generation (perhaps two) that have become defined by the very technological environment they live in. This is perhaps the first generation that did not
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