December 2, 2014 The Sounds of the Season You can tell that Christmas is coming by the sights and the smells, as well as the sounds. The sounds of the Christmas season are…
November 30, 2014 All My Children As I was contemplating what to write about for today’s post, I felt somewhat stymied. After all, it is Thanksgiving weekend, and most things…
November 26, 2014 Giving Thanks A brief thought from then Bishop Robert D. Hales about gratitude, and giving thanks: “Gratitude is a state of appreciation, an act of thanksgiving,…
November 23, 2014 A Lesson From the Swamp Last week I was deep in the Louisiana bayou. I wasn’t alone, but with my EC, and our crazy Cajun driver named Gary. Zipping…
November 20, 2014 On Taking Offense: A Flow Chart It is inevitable: Some person is going to say something rude, condescending, judgmental, or mean to you. Maybe even today. People can be cruel and…
November 16, 2014 How Do You “Do” Christianity? Last Monday, my EC and I found ourselves standing in the middle of the oldest cemetery in New Orleans. No, we didn’t lose anyone,…