Month: November 2025
-
Directives vs. Orders
I have never been good at giving orders. On the other hand I am more successful with directives. People almost never obey me, but if I frame an objective and let my listener decide if they are committed to the objective and integral to how we proceed toward it I get things done in teams.…
-
Being Poor
I have been very poor by US standards. I continue to believe that it was never that bad. I lived on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on day old bread for several years. But I was never in any danger of actually starving. I had a very cheap apartment but was never homeless until the…
-
Another Denomination
When I drifted out of the Episcopal Church I started exploring other religions. When my views about God started to positively coalesce I found myself increasingly drawn to Mormonism. It seemed far enough away from the Christianity that I was rejecting to accord with what I actually believed was true. I am beginning to wonder…
-
Pictures of Jesus
I have two very large pictures of Jesus. They are both LDS art. One is just a headshot in a white robe with a red cloak. If you’ve seen any LDS art you’ve seen this one. The other is a Sermon on the Mount print. I think. Maybe it’s a “suffer the little children to…
-
Charity
Times are rough but I am blessed. The struggle is real and necessary but so is the gratitude. I want a more abundant life so that I can bless more people with mine. I’ve been studying the scriptures today but I have also been drinking. Those probably cancel each other out. I am not content.…
-
The Left Hand of God
Most of the scriptures that I have read that say anything about it at all insist that we try to be on the right hand of God. That is the place of so-called honor. But there is also much less competition to be seated at the left hand of God. A man will get nearer…
-
Covenants
I am not an obedient man, but I like to think I can make and keep covenants. Stephanie and I have been faithfully married for almost 30 years. That is the covenant I am most proud of keeping. My oldest son’s mom made me promise that I would not try to take him from her.…
Latter Day Sinner 